There’s still time to book a place at a national awards ceremony which celebrates success in diversity and inclusion in the engineering industry.
The AFBE-UK Awards event – this year themed ‘Tapestry of Impact’ – will be staged at the P&J Live in Aberdeen on Thursday, November 6 [2025].
More than 700 guests will be in attendance to watch the winners declared from among the finalists in seven different categories.
Dr Ollie Folayan, co-founder and co-chairman of AFBE-UK, said: “There has already been huge interest in the 2025 ceremony but there are still a limited number of tickets available.
“I’d encourage anyone who wants to attend to secure their ticket soon and be there for what is invariably a very special evening for our industry.
“Our finalists, without exception, have made significant contributions in championing the principles of diversity and inclusion. They have fascinating and insightful stories to tell – we’re looking forward to another inspiring and memorable awards evening.”
Tickets for the event start at £90 for student members, £120 for professional members and £170 for non-members.
For more information and to purchase tickets, visit: AFBE Gala & Awards 2025 Celebrating Diversity in Engineering
Headline sponsor for the event is the Royal Academy of Engineering.
This year’s finalists are:
STEM Champion of the Year, sponsored by Wood plc
- Chloe Lipton – Data Management Engineer, Capgemini Engineering
- Hayyaan Bashir – NextGen Programme Officer, AFBE-UK
- Dr Chika Judith Abolle-Okoyeagu – Associate Professor and Head of Postgraduate Studies, RGU
- Donna Otchere – Director, SiSTEM UK
- Krystina Pearson-Rampeearee – Engineering Delivery Lead, BAE Systems
- Hawa Kandeh – Founder, Globally Linked
Young BME Professional of the Year, sponsored by Leonardo
- Mariah Ichakpa – Graduate Project Engineer, Worley
- Cynthia Okwosha – Geotechnical Engineer, Mott MacDonald
- Chinwe Odili – UK Innovation Lead, Kent
- Georgia Thompson – Design Manager, Costain Group
- Surakat Kudehinbu – Senior Investment Executive, Green Angel Ventures
- Aisha Mehmood – Software Development Engineer, Elekta
Mentor of the Year, sponsored by AspenTech
- Miguel Cabrera Vivas – Service Recovery Programme Manager, Heathrow Airport
- Hope Okhuoya – Production Technology Manager, EnQuest
- Rohit Malhotra – Project Manager, AtkinsRealis
- Timi Adegunwa – Cyber Risk Manager, Wood Mackenzie
- Edwin Ehiorobo – Digital Delivery and Innovation Consultant, EA Technology
- Professor Babakalli Alkali – Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Glasgow Caledonian University
BME Leader of the Year Award, sponsored by Shell
- Tendayi Munyebvu – Director, Amentum
- Dr Anusha Shah – Global Senior Director – Climate, Water and Nature, Arcadis
- Bolaji Sofoluwe MBE – Managing Director, ETK Group
- Sharon Rose – Director, Arup
- Edafe Onerhime – Enterprise Data Architect, Royal London
- Cyril Bruce-Cathline – New Business Manager, Fugro
Company of the Year, sponsored by Oceaneering
- Ramboll
- Mott MacDonald
- Leonardo
- STEM Returners
- Balfour Beatty
Entrepreneur of the Year, sponsored by SLB
- Edward Obi – HR Hub Plus
- Abhishek Bhatia – IDEA
- Shiladitya Ghosh – Mission Zero Technologies
- Dr Muhammad Sadiq – Active Needle Technology
- Saad Mahtar – XTRACT
- Florence Aluu – Flosverse Techsphere
Ethnicity ERG of the year, sponsored by Harbour Energy
- POEM – Royal Academy of Engineering
- Ethnicity Inclusion Network – Leonardo
- PEN – bp
- Harambe – Jacobs
- RAF EM Network – Royal Air Force
- Embrace – Siemens
Two other awards will also be presented during the evening – Special Appreciation Award, sponsored by Mott MacDonald, and Volunteer of the Year.
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