Stephanie Achigbu,
marketing director, AWAL

Deborah Annetts,
chief executive, ISM

Charisse Beaumont, chief executive, Black Lives in Music

Vicky Dowdall,
founder & CEO, VDM Music

Shani Gonzales,
EVP, managing director, UK & head of international A&R, Warner Chappell

Claire Haffenden, director of artist relations and events, Universal Music

Mary Anne Hobbs, broadcaster, DJ, curator, Mentor, writer

Eve Horne,
founder, campaigner, songwriter, producer, creative mentor & advisor, PeakMusicUK & We Are The Unheard

Jennifer Ivory,
senior vice president, Warner Records UK

Yasmin Lajoie,
A&R executive, manager and activist (posthumously awarded)

Meenal Odedra,
founder, The Music Assistant

Christine Osazuwa,
chief strategy officer, Shoobs; UK director, Shesaid.so; founder, Measure of Music

Ellie Prohan,
DJ, presenter, radio host

Sarah Slater,
vice president, music & festivals, Ticketmaster

• Anna Neville, Global Co-President, TAP Music
• Ashley Forbes, Head of A&R Admin, EMI (posthumously awarded)
• Berrin Latif, Vice President - Legal and Business Affairs, BMG
• Beverley Whitrick, Strategic Director, Music Venue Trust
• Camilla Pia, Assistant Commissioner, BBC Radio 6 Music
• Hannah Shogbola, Agent at UTA & founder of DAJU, UTA
• Indy Vidyalankara, Founder and CEO, Independent PR
• Maria Panayi, Music Marketing Lead (EMEA), TikTok
• Maxie Gedge, European Project Manager, Secretly Group
• MJ Olaore, Chief Operating Officer, BPI
• Rachel Bolland, Director of Operations and Head of Diversity, UK Music
• Sara John Nevrkla, Specialist adviser to the DCMS Committee/Head of Policy at Creative Industries Federation/Strategist at Best For Britain campaign/Consultant for Hipgnosis Songs (posthumously awarded)
• Shauni Caballero, Founder of The Go 2 Agency, Co-founder of G293 Publishing
• Silvia Gargiulo, Founder BIY People & Talent and Podcast Creator
• Abbie McCarthy, Presenter of BBC Music Introducing & Curator of Good Karma Club
• Abi Leland, Leland Music
• Afryea Henry-Fontaine, Marketing Director, Motown UK/ EMI Records, Co-founder of The Black Music Coalition and The DeBrief
• Alexi Cory-Smith, EVP, BMG Chrysalis UK
• Alison Donald, Co-President, Columbia
• Amber Davis, A&R director, Warner/Chappell Music UK
• Angela Watts, VP Press/Marketing, Spotify
• Angie Somerside, Red Bull
• Ann Harrison, Harrisons
• Annabella Coldrick, Chief Executive, Music Managers Forum
• Annette Barrett, Managing Director, Reservoir/Reverb Music
• Barbara Charone, MBC PR
• Briony Turner, A&R Director, Atlantic Records
• Carla Marie Williams, Songwriter and Founder, Girls I Rate
• Caroline Elleray, Universal Music Publishing
• Caroline Simionescu-Marin, A&R manager, XL Recordings; Co-founder, New Gen
• Caryn Tomlinson, SVP, communications, Universal Music Group
• Christine Geissmar, Operations Director, PPL
• Claire Horseman, MD, Coda Agency
• Damaris Rex-Taylor, General Manager, Disturbing London
• Debbie Stones, General Counsel, PRS
• Diane Wagg, Founder, Deluxxe Management
• Emma Banks, Head of CAA UK
• Emma Bownes, Programming Director The O2 and SSE Arena, Wembley
• Emmy Lovell, VP, Digital, Warner Music Entertainment Retailers Association
• Erica Day, Head of Inventory and Logistics, Proper Music Group
• Fiona Haycock, Executive Producer, Music Industry Trusts Award
• Fran Malyan, Sony ATV
• Gemma Reilly, Director, UK marketing, BMG
• Harriet Moss, Managing Director, Manners McDade
• Helen Smith, Impala
• Helen Thomas, Head of BBC Radio 2
• Jackie Alway OBE, EVP, International Legal & Industry Affairs, Universal Music Publishing Group
• Jackie Davidson MBE, Founder, JD Management
• Jane Arthy, VP Of Radio Warner Bros. Records
• Jane Dyball, MCPS
• Jane Third, SVP, Because Music
• Janice Brock, Head of A&R UK, Sony ATV
• Janine Irons MBE, CEO and Co-Founder, Tomorrow's Warriors
• Jeanette Lee, Rough Trade
• Jo Charrington, SVP of A&R, Capitol Records

• Jo Hart, Founder, Hart Media
• Jo Smith, Director, Legal & Business Affairs, Warner/Chappell
• Julie Weir, Visible Noise
• Kanya King, MOBOs
• Karen Buse, Executive Director, Membership and International, PRS For Music
• Karen Emanuel, Managing Director, Key Productions
• Karma Bertelsen, Marketing Manager, Kilimanjaro Live
• Kelly Chappel, Director of Talent, Live Nation
• Kim Bayley, Chief Executive, ERA
• Kim Frankiewicz, MD, Imagem
• Lara Baker, Marketing and Events director, Association of Independent Music (AIM)
• Lauren Brennan, Producer, 6 Music Music Team, BBC Radio 6 Music
• Leah Stockford, Senior Marketing Director, RCA
• Lesley Bleakley, Director of Catalogue & Archive, Beggars Group
• Linda Walker, VP Commercial, Warner Music
• Lisa Cullington, Vice President - Creative, BMG UK
• Liz Goodwin, Managing Director, Glassnote Records
• Lucy Blair, Director, International Sales and Marketing, The Orchard
• Lucy Dickins, ITB
• Lynne Best, Head of Communications, PPL
• Maggie Crowe, Events Director, BPI
• Mandy Plumb, Warner Bros/Parlophone
• Maria May, Agent, CAA
• Megan Page, Record Store Day & National Album Day Coordinator
• Mel Armstrong, Head of Trading, HMV
• Michelle Escoffery, Songwriter and PRS Board Writer Director, PRS for Music
• Michelle Kambasha, Head of Press, Secretly Group
• Morna Cook MBE, Senior Director, HR Universal Music UK
• Mulika Sannie, Senior Vice President, Business Affairs, Kobalt Music Group
• Nadia Khan, Artist Manager and Founder of Women in CTRL, CTRL Music / Dench Records
• Naomi Pohl, Deputy General Secretary, Musicians’ Union
• Natalie Wade, Founder/CEO, Small Green Shoots & Co-Founder/CEO Cats Mother
• Natasha Bent, Live Agent, Coda Agency
• Natasha Mann, Head of Marketing, Island Records
• Negla Abdela, Head of Digital, Ministry of Sound
• Nicola Tuer, COO, Sony Music
• Pascale Khalaf, VP, Synchronisation and Licensing, Warner/Chappell
• Pat Carr, VP Marketing & Label Management, BMG
• Paulette Long, Director, Westbury Music
• Rebecca Allen, Managing Director, Decca Records
• Ruth Barlow, Director of Live, Beggars
• Safiya Lambie-Knight, Lead, Artist & Label Partnerships (Genre & Culture Specialist), Spotify
• Sam Isles, VP, Artist Services, Ticketmaster, International, and Managing Director, TicketWeb
• Sandie Shaw, Co-Chair, Featured Artist Coalition
• Sara Lord, SVP International Sync and Project Development, Concord Music Publishing
• Sarah ‘Pixie’ Pickering, Vice President, Creative and Co-Head of Synchronization, Sony/ATV Music Publishing
• Sarah Liversedge, Director of A&R, Bucks Music
• Sarah Stennett, CEO, First Access Entertainment
• Selina Emeny, International Group Counsel, Ticketmaster
• Selina Webb, Director of Communications, Universal Music UK
• Sonia Diwan, Sound Advice
• Stacey Tang, Marketing Director, Columbia
• Suzanne Bull MBE, CEO, Attitude Is Everything
• Taponeswa Mavunga, Head of Publicity, Columbia Records UK
• Tara Richardson, Manager (Foals, Peace), QPrime
• Vanessa Bakewell, Global Client Partner, Facebook
• Vanessa Reed, CEO, RS Foundation
• Vick Bain, CEO, BASCA
• Whitney Boateng, Booker, Metropolis / Live Nation, Co-Founder, #TheShowMustBePausedUK
• Wozzy Brewster OBE FRSA, Founder & Executive Director, The Midi Music Company
• Zac Fox, Group Chief Operating Officer, Kilimanjaro Live