Shining a spotlight on the female talent pipeline
Oliver Wyman is proud to announce its support for WeAreTheCity’s Rising Star awards by sponsoring the Rising Stars in the Rising Star Champion category.
Now in its second year, the WATC Rising Star Awards are the first of their kind to focus on the UK’s female talent pipeline below management level. Through these awards and our support, WeAreTheCity will recognise and celebrate 100 future leaders and role models across 20 key industries and professions.
Vanessa Vallely, founder and CEO of WeAreTheCity, said: “The focus on increasing the number of women on boards in the UK over the past few years has been incredibly successful. We now need to put the same amount of effort into supporting and highlighting the achievements of women in the pipeline. The UK and Northern Ireland has an abundance of female talent of all ages and through our awards we hope to highlight their achievements and showcase them as future leaders and role models within their industries”.
Catherine Brien, Partner of Oliver Wyman, said: “Inclusion and diversity are at the heart of our firm’s core values, making us stronger and better able to help our clients, the industries in which we work, and the communities we live in. Our own Inspiring Leaders programme matches our most senior leaders with high potential minority groups to sponsor, develop, and champion them. We are delighted to be sponsoring the Rising Star Champions category”
The WATC awards will be officially launched on 01 February 2016 and are sponsored by Barclays and supported by leading organisations such as AON, Bloomberg, BNY Mellon, Cancer Research UK (Women of Influence), The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Executive and Personal Assistants Association, EY, Keir, Lloyd’s, ISS, Morgan Stanley, Oliver Wyman, PA Consulting, PwC, Reed Smith, Societe Generale, Twenty Recruitment and Worldpay.
The nominations process is now open for all categories and will take place online at risingstars.wearethecity.com. A shortlist of 200 women will be chosen by an esteemed panel of judges and published towards the end of April. These individuals will then be invited to celebrate their shortlisting at an event at Bloomberg. The shortlist will then be open to a public vote from 25 April to 27 May 2016.
Final judging will take place throughout May when our judges will choose the final 5 winners from each of the 20 categories. The results of the public vote will also be factored into the final scores. The top 100 Rising Stars will be announced in June and all winners, sponsors and supporters will be invited to attend a prestigious evening reception at Barclays in London to celebrate and collect their awards.
Rising Star Categories:
- Banking, sponsored by Societe Generale
- Charity, sponsored by Cancer Research UK, Women of Influence
- Consultancy, sponsored by EY
- Defence, sponsored by PA Consulting
- Diversity, sponsored by AON
- EA/PA, sponsored by EPAA (Executive and Personal Assistant Association)
- Education & Academia, sponsored by The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
- Entrepreneurs, sponsored by Virgin Media Business
- Facilities Management, sponsored by ISS
- HR & Recruitment, sponsored by Twenty Recruitment
- Insurance, sponsored by Lloyd’s
- Investment Management, sponsored by BNY Mellon & Newton Investment Management
- Law, The Lynne Freeman Award, sponsored by Reed Smith
- Media & Journalism, sponsored by Bloomberg
- Oil & Gas, sponsored by PwC
- Property Services, sponsored by Kier
- Public Sector, sponsored by Soctim
- Sales, sponsored by WorldPay
- Sport, sponsored by Pedalsure
- Technology, sponsored by Morgan Stanley
As well extending the industry categories for the 2016 awards, WeAreTheCity has also included a category called Rising Star Champions, which recognises the efforts of senior leaders who are actively supporting the female pipeline. This award, sponsored by Oliver Wyman and UN Women National Committee UK, is open to both males and females who currently hold senior positions within their organisations and who have demonstrated their support for gender either internally or externally.
Criteria for entries:
- Open to all women regardless of age
- Nominees must be below management / Nominees should not be in a management position?
- Nominees must be working within the industry of the category they are nominated for
- Individuals can nominate themselves
How we define a Rising Star:
- Someone who is a champion of women in their business or sector
- Someone who strives to achieve success and results
- Someone who gives back or inspires others
- Someone who is recognised by others as having the potential to become a future leader in their industry
The Process:
01 February: Nominations open for all categories
18 March: Nominations close for all categories
25 April: Top 10 shortlist from each category announced/public voting opens for all shortlisted nominees
17 May: Shortlist celebrations at Bloomberg
27 May: Public voting closes for all shortlisted nominees
06 June: Top 5 Rising Stars for each category announced
30 June: Top 100 Rising Stars drinks reception and awards for winners, guests and sponsors at Barclays in London
Nominations are now open
For all enquires please visit, risingstars.wearethecity.com
Or email risingstars@wearethecity.com