FastForward15 has announced the finalists for the inaugural
FF15 Mentoring Awards 2025.
Following a judging process, a panel of industry experts has
selected individuals and organisations who embody excellence in mentorship,
leadership, and professional development within the events and hospitality
sector.
The
finalists
Agency Mentoring Programme of the Year
Ally of the Year
- Felicia Asiedu & Cvent
- Maria Cunha
- Shonali Devereaux
- Diversity Alliance
- HeadBox
- Zoe Hill
- Hayley Nicholson
- Anna Ryan
Coaching Champion
- Nadia Gasper – KERB+
- Lisa Donohue – KERB+
- Laura Capell Abra
- Nel Flint
- Cally Willoughby-Ward
- Emily Maule
Community and Mentoring Impact
- Lee Dennison
- Anita Howard
- NOWIE
- Michelle Rees
Corporate Mentoring Programme of the Year
Diversity and Inclusion Trailblazer
- Diversity Alliance
- Festival of the Girl
- Cat Kevern – NOWIE
- Annie Smith
Event Student Excellence
- Maise Bushell
- Annabel Dilley
- Cerys Dutton
- Annie Hart
- Maggie Mitchell
- Krystyna Zulinska
Mentor and Me
- Carina Bauer & Diana Frederiksen
- Carolina Wall & Mike Ford
- Kathryn Williams & Emma Broom
- Richard Bridge & Charli Briggs
- Mia Breading & Selina Donald
- Sammy Connell & Sophie Tanner
- Eleanor Mather & Debra Nightingale
Mentor of the Year
- Richard Bridge
- Nika Brunet Milunovic
- Sammy Connell
- Ewelina Dunkley
- Andrew Mosely
- Kathryn Williams
Rising Star Mentee
- Mia Breading
- Joanna Crosby
- Ashleigh John
- James Lee
- Georgia Suttie
- Chloe Turner
The FF15 Mentoring Awards 2025 will take place at The
Mermaid London – River Rooms on Thursday 24 April. Tickets are
available to purchase here,
with a special student
rate at £45.
Proceeds from the event will support the FastForward15
Mentoring Programme and the FF15 University Challenge,
empowering the next generation of industry talent.
