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Emeli Sande ‘proud’ to headline Burberry British Diversity Awards with Stormzy, Alan Carr and Alison Hammond nominated-Alicia Adejobi-Entertainment – Metro
The star-studded ceremony will take place on March 23.
Emeli Sande will be taking to the stage at the diversity awards next month (Picture: PA)
Emeli Sande has an exciting gig ahead after being announced as headliner for the Burberry British Diversity Awards.
The Next To Me singer will grace the stage at the star-studded awards, which are set to take place at London’s Grosvenor House on March 22.
Celebrating diversity and inclusion, the awards shine a spotlight on those earning achievements over the past year across ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and religious belief.
Former T4 presenter and ex-BBC diversity director June Sarpong will do the honours of hosting the event alongside TV medical expert Dr Ranj Singh.
Attendees will be entertained by Brit Award-winning singer Emeli, 35, who will perform on the night.
Speaking about the performance, Emeli said: ‘Performing at the Burberry British Diversity Awards 2023 is a real privilege and so when I was asked to be part of this special event, I immediately said yes!
‘I am looking forward to performing and showing my support to those who are fighting for equality and advancing rights. I’m very proud to be involved.’
The singer is excited to ‘support the fight for equality’ (Picture: Getty Images)
June Sarpong will host the glitzy awards (Picture: Getty Images)
Founder of the Burberry British Diversity Awards, Linda Riley, added: ‘It is a major coup to have chart-topping artist Emeli Sandé perform.
‘She is one of the most recognisable names in British music, who is using her platform to blaze a trail in championing equality and diversity. I’m delighted she is taking to the stage – it is going to be a fantastic night.’
Emeli is best known for the hit singles Read All About It, Heaven, My Kind Of Love and Next To Me. She’s won Brits and Mobo Awards and released her most recent album, Let’s Say For Instance, in May 2022.
Last year, the singer came out and revealed she was in love with a woman. In September, Emeli announced she was engaged to partner Yoana Karemova, a classical pianist.
This Morning presenter Alison Hammond is hotly-tipped to win big (Picture: PA)
Alison Hammond, Alan Carr, Stormzy and Jill Scott MBE are among the big names nominated in the Greene King Media Champion in the Public Eye category – a prize previously won by Little Mix star Leigh-Anne Pinnock and football legend Jamie Carragher.
Besides the celebrity nominations, several major businesses such as Virgin Atlantic and NatWest are also nominated in the National Grid company of the year category while extraordinary projects like The Wolfpack Project, Football for Change and The 93% Club are nominees for the community project of the year honour for their work to combat youth loneliness and drive social mobility.
In addition to being the headline sponsor Burberry are also sponsoring the charity of the year category, and making a £5,000 donation to the winner; with Micro Rainbow, Sporting Equals and Urban Synergy all in the running.
The Burberry British Diversity Awards will take place in London on March 22.
BRITISH DIVERSITY AWARDS 2023 SHORTLIST
COMMUNITY PROJECT OF THE YEAR
Bring The Power – Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
Hinkley Connection Project -National Grid
I AM: Programme – Unloc supported by Verizon
Northumbria Police and Hedleys College Students Police
Getting on Board
Schools’ Inclusion Alliance
The 93% Club
The Community Impact Initiative CIC
The Wolfpack Project
UK Black Pride
10X BANKING – HEAD OF DIVERSITY OF THE YEAR
Alessandro Storer – OVO
Ama Ocansey -BNP Paribas
Cecil Peters – J.P. Morgan
Dr. María Angélica Pérez – Fitch Ratings
Karen Wiesenekker – British Transport Police
Katherine Gansallo – London Stock Exchange Group
Lisa Waterhouse – National Grid
Megan Cross – Kantar
Melissa Godfray – Jacobs
Raj Jones – Sodexo
Tim Hardy-Lenik – CSG
Zoey Hudson – Govia Thameslink Railway
BOOTS – HERO OF THE YEAR
Amjad Khan – HSBC
Anne Aslett – Elton John Aids Foundation
Anna Dilku – Aviva
Chloe Davies – Lucky Generals
Elizabeth Rimmington – Barclaycard
Jamie Christon – Chester Zoo
John Gillies-Wilkes – Motor Neurone Disease Association
Katie Neeves – Cool2BTrans
Oliver Holmes – Browne Jacobson
Mandy Rico – INvolve
BT – DIVERSITY IN TECH (DISABILITY) OF THE YEAR
AccessAble
Accessercise
auticon UK
BRACI
Brain in Hand
Caretech & Smartbox
Clifford Chance Tech Group
Clu
Code First Girls
Connected Academy
Snap Finger Click
MARKETING CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
#Breakthestereotype-The Glenlivet
Break the Bias Campaign – Wates Group
Fair Pensions For All – NOW: Pensions
Guest How You Guest – IHG Hotels & Resorts
I’m Not Prejudiced, But… – Greene King
Imagine a world… – CPB London
Gender Neutral Uniform Campaign – Virgin Atlantic
No Fixed Address – HSBC UK and Shelter
Say Yes to Rainbow Laces and No To Hate – Chelsea FC
Welcome Inclusion Campaign – ICAEW in collaboration with We are Sunday
CENTRICA – SUSTAINABILITY CHAMPION OF THE YEAR
Abigail Adams – Motion Content Group
Amir Sethu – MS Amlin
Anna Russell – Bupa
Ben Wilson – Association of British Insurers
David Croft – Reckitt
Dominique Santini – CSM Sport & Entertainment
David Pugh – Digital Catapult
Jessica Runicles – Motorsport UK
Julia Meek – Zenobe Energy
Peter Bragg – Canon EMEA
HALEON – DIVERSITY TEAM OF THE YEAR
Be Yourself & Community Team – Virgin Atlantic
Diversity and Inclusion Strategy Team – Govia Thameslink Railway
DE&I Team – OLIVER
DE&I Team – Clarasys
DEI Team – News UK
Diversity Board – Selfridges
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Committee – Sidley Austin LLP
Inclusion Team – HSBC UK
Belonging Team – OVO
Student Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Team – University of Birmingham
BURBERRY – CHARITY OF THE YEAR
Age Exchange
DFN Project SEARCH
Gendered Intelligence
Hidayah UK
Micro Rainbow
NeuroDiversity in Business
Sporting Equals
Technology Community for Racial Equality (TC4RE)
UK Chinese Women Connect
Urban Synergy
LOCKTON – INSPIRATIONAL ROLE MODEL OF THE YEAR
Antonio Bebba – Pfizer
Bobbi Pickard – bp/Trans In The City
David McIntosh – KPMG
Emma Rawlinson – Atlanta Group
Franklin Asante – Coutts
Greg Turner-Smart – Rolls-Royce SMR
Hannah Awonuga – Barclays
Kabir Alam – HSBC UK
Michael Adeniya – UK Black Business Week & Show
Roianne Nedd – Oliver Wyman
Tolu Oke – Amazon Web Services
Vishal Desai – MS Amlin
OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEE NETWORK OF THE YEAR
Collabor8 – Santander Consumer Finance
Defence Women’s Network
Greene Sky – Greene King
Health & Wellbeing Network – Legal & General
LSEG WIN (Women Inspired Network) – London Stock Exchange Group
Pride Network – Sage
Forces Community Network – Centrica
Social Mobility Network – KPMG
WiNG (Women in National Grid) – National Grid
Inclusion Council – Ketchum UK, part of Omnicom Group
OUTSTANDING DISABILITY NETWORK OF THE YEAR
Ability – Mills & Reeve
Ability – Greene King
Ability UK – HSBC UK
Able2 Network – BT
Disability & NeuroDiversity Employee Resource Groups – AMS
Disability Staff Network – University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust
Enable – Clifford Chance
NeuroDiversity & Disability Employee Network – Direct Line Group
The Adapt Network – Atos
The Association of Disabled Lawyer
OUTSTANDING ETHNIC DIVERSITY NETWORK OF THE YEAR
EMPOWERED – Oliver Wyman
Ethnic Diversity Network – BT
FT Embrace – Financial Times
LEAD Network (Latin@s for Empowerment, Advancement and Development) – London Stock Exchange Group
Mosaic Employee Resource Group – Dell Technologies
Multicultural Inclusion Network (MCIN) – WTW
Multicultural Network (MCN) – NatWest
Positive Ethnicity Network (PEN) – bp
REACH – Direct Line Group
Unity – Greene King
OUTSTANDING LGBTQI+ NETWORK OF THE YEAR
Archway – Network Rail
bp Pride – bp
Breathe Network – KPMG
Pride – HSBC UK
Pride Alliance UK – Walgreens Boots Alliance
Prism – Post Office
Proud FT – Financial Times
PrOWd – Oliver Wyman
UK LGBT+ Network – WTW
Unity – EY
SOCIAL MOBILITY INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR
Big Voice London
Clu
Football For Change
Passport to Change – Virgin Atlantic
Pathways to Consulting – Oliver Wyman, McKinsey, Bain, and BCG
Social Mobility Action Plan – Simmons & Simmons LLP
Social Mobility Network – KPMG
Social Mobility Strategy – Mishcon de Reya LLP
The Changing Face of Technology – Atos
The Integrated Vicious Circle Campaign – HSBC UK
RUEBIK – HR CHAMPION OF THE YEAR
Ciprian Arhire – Entain Group
Claire Hope – IHG Hotels and Resorts
Genevieve Glover – Barchester Healthcare
Hannah Spencer – National Grid
Jordana Semaan – Investcorp
Marie-Helene Tyack – Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty
Rebecca Roberts – Kellogg Europe
Sanchia Alasia – London South Bank University Group
Sharlene John – Selfridges
Vania Jussura – The Bank of London
NATIONAL GRID – COMPANY OF THE YEAR
Deutsche Bank
Kantar
London South Bank University Group
NatWest
Silicon Valley Bank UK
SThree plc
Swinton Insurance
Virgin Atlantic
Wickes
WTW
DIVERSITY CHAMPION OF THE YEAR
Bano Sheikh – KPMG
Deepa Shah – Bupa
Deon Pillay – Legal & General Investment Management
Eimear O’Connor – Form3
Emily Hamilton – RS Group PLC
Fraser Longden – Wickes
Jennifer Tippin – NatWest
Olivia Grant – Reed Smith
Romi Savova – PensionBee
Simon Lem – Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Victoria Anderson – Big Voice London
Georgia Dawson – Freshfields
GREENE KING – MEDIA CHAMPION IN THE PUBLIC EYE
Alan Carr – Comedian, broadcaster and writer
Alison Hammond – TV Personality
Ellie Simmonds OBE – Paralympian
Jill Scott MBE – Professional footballer
John Bishop – Comedian
Little Simz – Musician
Ncuti Gatwa – Actor
Romesh Ranganathan – Actor and comedian
Sadiq Khan – Mayor of London
Stormzy – Musician
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