Awards 2023

Welcome to the 2023 National Diversity Awards. Live from Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral - September 15th 2023

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Award categories

The importance of having a role model can never be underestimated; role models help us to be driven, to focus, to achieve goals and strive to gain success. The positive role model award recognises an individual within the community who shows selflessness, drives change and works tirelessly to inspire others.
- Positive Role Model Award for Age
  
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- Positive Role Model Award for Disability: Sponsor - OVO Group
  
  Sponsored by: OVO
- Positive Role Model Award for Gender
  
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- Positive Role Model Award for LGBT
  
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- Positive Role Model Award for Race, Religion & Faith: Sponsor The Open University
  
  Sponsored by: The Open University
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This award applauds groups, charities and voluntary organisations that have made an outstanding contribution to their local community, or nationwide, with diversity as their core focus.
- Community Organisation Award for Age
  
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- Community Organisation Award for Disability: Sponsor - Direct Line Group
  
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- Community Organisation Award for Gender
  
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- Community Organisation Award for LGBT
  
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- Community Organisation Award for Race, Religion & Faith
  
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- Community Organisation Award for Multi-Strand
  
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The Entrepreneur of Excellence Award recognises individuals who have created a viable business, showcasing entrepreneurship and innovation. Whether you’re an entrepreneur from a diverse background, or an entrepreneur with a business that has a specific focus on a strand of diversity, then this awards for you.
- Entrepreneur of Excellence Award for Entrepreneur of Excellence Award
  
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The Diverse Company Award identifies a large organisation that is showing great strides in incorporating diversity and inclusion across their business. Whether that be an employer who has developed and delivered a number of innovative resources, attracted and retained a diverse workforce or is just starting out on their diversity journey, then we want to hear from you. This award is for companies that have over 150 employees.
- Diverse Company Award for Diverse Company Award
  
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This prestigious award honours an individual who has made significant, innovative and cumulatively outstanding contributions to enhancing the practice of equality and diversity, devoting a major portion of their life to their cause.
- Lifetime Achiever Award for Lifetime Achiever Award
  
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A celebrity that has a passion for diversity & enhancement for inclusion, using their platform to highlight a specific issue/cause and influencing positive change across the UK.
- Celebrity of the Year Award for Celebrity of the Year Award
  
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Meet the judges

Kantar | Global CEO, Profiles Division

Auto Trader UK | Head of People & Culture

Kantar | Chief Marketing Officer, Profiles Division

Auto Trader UK | Diversity, Inclusion and Community Engagement Manager

News UK | Head of Creative Diversity

Youth Justice Board for England and Wales | Chair

Aleto Foundation | CEO

ADHD Foundation | CEO

WeAreTheCity | Managing Director

Event Speaker – Event Host – TV Presenter – Personal Performance coach - Author – Business Owner - Paralympic Champion and Former World record holder

Direct Line Group | Head of Diversity & Inclusion and Engagement

Clare Balding CBE

The National Diversity Awards 2023 Host

I'm so looking forward to hosting these awards and giving everyone the chance to celebrate the substantial achievements of our fabulously diverse community across a whole range of industries, businesses and charities. It's an important spotlight on those who make the world a better place for the full rainbow of society.

Itinerary

Friday September 15th 2023

6.15pm – 7.00pm

Drinks Reception
7.00pm – 7.30pm

Opening Speeches
7.30pm – 9.00pm

3 Course Dinner
9.00pm – 10.00pm

First Half of Awards Presentation
10.00pm – 10.15pm

Interval

10.15pm – 10.30pm

Entertainment: MDA - MYDC Dance Academy
10.30pm – 11.30pm

Second Half of Awards Presentation
11.30pm – 11.45pm

Entertainment: Sing Out Gospel Choir
11.45pm – 12.00am

Carriages

Venue information

Liverpool Anglican Cathedral, St James’ Mount, Liverpool L1 7AZ

Travel Information

On foot

We are about a thirty-minute walk from most central Liverpool locations including Lime Street and Central railway stations and our main bus terminals.

By Train

Coming into Liverpool by National or Regional Rail? Many major train services terminate at Liverpool Lime Street.

By Bus

Buses stop near the Cathedral every 12 minutes or so. Routes 82, 86 stop nearby and if you like the hop on hop off city tours then you can include our Cathedral on your route.

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