The shortlist has been revealed for an annual awards ceremony celebrating Greater Birmingham's young professional community.
KPMG, Intercity Technology, University College Birmingham and Gymshark are among those to have received multiple nominations in the Greater Birmingham Young Professional of the Year Awards 2025.
There are 13 categories on offer at this year's ceremony which recognises achievement among under 35s across a broad range of fields including built environment, law, tech and wellbeing.
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More than 70 people have been named as finalists in the 2025 awards which will be held at The ICC in Birmingham on October 17.
The overall winner from the sector categories will be crowned the Greater Birmingham Young Professional of the Year 2025 and receive an executive MBA from headline sponsor Arden University.
The awards are run by Future Faces which is the young professionals' arm of Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce.
There are also two extra categories. The President's Award is chosen by Future Faces President Sarah Griffiths and an ambassador award which goes to a member of Future Faces.
The shortlist for this year's awards is:
Apprentice
Zoya Alam, Squire Patton Boggs
Sophia Chattaway, KPMG
Saagar Hans, Lloyds Banking Group
Alice Pritchett, Ark Media Group
Emily Rowley, KMPG
Lacey Shepherd, Entec Si
Built Environment and Engineering
Christy Davies, Shakespeare Martineau
Sophie Kelly, Fisher German
Morgan Paine, Mode Transport Planning
Selin Shefik, Arup
Jacob Smith, Mott MacDonald
Duneil Ubhi, UBITEC
Charity and Social Impact
Juan Carlos Garcia Belza, Aston Students' Union
Zainub Butt, KPMG
Sophie Evans, Birmingham Dogs Home
Alex Harden-Way, University College Birmingham Guild of Students
Pippa Preston, Queen Alexandra Charity Birmingham
ZeZe Sohawon, Emotion Dysregulation in Autism
Creative Industries and Culture
Hope Adie, Colonel Duck
Ruth Chipperfield, Ruth Mary Jewellery
Joe Greenfield, Colour Cubed Creative Communications
Catherine Kennedy, Quiet Note
Rebecca Phillips, Outdoor Places Unusual Spaces
Tallulah Travis, Gymshark
Digital, Tech & Innovation
Alastair Cowen, KPMG
Fay Elmi, Intercity Technology
Zoya Hassan, KPMG
Laura Hunt, Intercity Technology
Lewis Lydiard, Techcare
Kiranjit Kaur Shergill, Barclays
Events and Hospitality
Camelia Cara-Ion, San Carlo Restaurant Group
Kelsey Dwyer, Colmore Business District
Prabjot Ragbotra, Mitchells & Butlers
Rae Rodien, Blackberry Events
Elise White, Aston University
Finance
Jay Dhaliwal, Chase de Vere
Kieran Duffy, Heligan Wealth Management
Imogen Evans, Virgin Money
Agnieszka Knopp, KPMG
Gregory Palethorpe, Bowbrook Financial Planners
Joseph Tyerman, KPMG
Legal
Michelle Chapman, Irwin Mitchell
Rebecca Horley, Shoosmiths
Conor McDonagh, Freeths
Christie Nelson, Freeths
Judith Stone, Browne Jacobson
Esther Thomas, Fieldfisher
Marketing, Sales and Communications
Grace Coniry, Rewired
Kirsty Cove, FleetMilne
Emily Keeling, Techcare
Ollie McGrath, Tribera
Ben Robertson, Norton Insurance Brokers
Matthew Suddaby, Arden University
People and Wellbeing
Fiona Bell, Lichfield District Council
Rachel Brindley, Gymsark
Jakob Buus, KPMG
Beth Gardiner, Jacobs
Carys Hanson, KPMG
Lewis Black, Intercity Technology
Start-ups and Entrepreneurship
Matthew Harper, Gumbudii
Yomi Omotoso, Join Learnable
Mehmood Rajoka, Verity Partners
Abbey Ricketts, Adams Moore
Ryan Vora, Launch Lab
Alexios Zachariades-Layland, Gumbudii
Sustainability and Environmental, Social and Governance
Phebe Hankins, Iron and Velvet
Ellie Larkin, Jacobs
Ashlea Mallett, University College Birmingham
George-Catalin Mande, KPMG
Danielle Murphy, Lloyds Banking Group
Katherine Stanfield, Jacobs
Training and Education
Rachel Arnold, Solihull College & University Centre
Katriana Lightfoot, Arden University
Lauren Pryer, University College Birmingham
Iveta Pudilova, National Neurodiversity Training
Annemarie Schunke, KPMG
Laura Weller, Hello Sidekick
