CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FINALISTS.
WinTRADE Awards 2020 are now CLOSED.
Because of COVID-19 we have had to postpone our Awards Dinner at our usual time and venue, but we will get back to you in the New Year once government guidelines are clearer. In the meantime keep an eye on your inbox. From All At WinTrade Global have a wonderful, restful and safe Festive Season . Keep Safe, Keep Well and Keep In Touch. See you all in the New Year.
To WinTrade Family Friends and Supporters – COVID-19 Notice:
In light of the current pandemic COVID-19 and to protect and safeguard the health and well-being of our Members, Executives and Patrons, we will be heeding Government advice and postponing the WinTradeGlobal Summit & Awards and hope to host a live event in June 2021.
We wish you to note that we will be leaving the nominations and voting process open until further notice.
We will be making update announcements as soon as possible.
Meanwhile, we will be working behind the scenes to ensure that WinTrade Global Week & Awards, keeps its well earned position in the arena of celebrating women in business globally. Look out for our announcement for our new date for our WinTrade Global Summit & Awards 2021 on our website and social media platforms over the coming weeks.
In the meantime we are arranging various online activities which we look forward to sharing with you soon and trust you will enjoy.
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Until then, on behalf of the WinTrade Global Advisory Board, Patrons and Executives, please ensure that you keep yourself and family safe, and we look forward to keeping in touch and seeing you in the New Year.
Dr Yvonne Thompson CBE: Founder WinTrade Global
This category will award women who have demonstrated consistency, integrity and progressive thinking in her work. The nominees will include women working in broadcast, radio, online and print. This category is for women proving their ability to support other women or those who have changed perceptions/been a catalyst or agent for change in the broadcasting arena.
There will be four finalists in this category.
There will be Two Winners: One Entrepreneur and one Corporate.
There will be Two Highly Commended: One Entrepreneur and one Corporate.
NOMINATE HERE
This category will award a woman who demonstrated consistency, integrity and progressive thinking in her work within the marketing and PR arena. This category is for women proving their ability to support other women or those who have developed a campaign which has changed perceptions/been a catalyst or agent for change. The nominees will include women leading campaigns in broadcast, radio, online and print. Nominees can be from a brand, the media or an ad agency.
There will be four finalists in this category.
There will be Two Winners: One Entrepreneur and one Corporate.
There will be Two Highly Commended: One Entrepreneur and one Corporate.
NOMINATE HERE
WOMEN IN ENGINEERING
This category will award women who demonstrated consistency, integrity and progressive thinking in her work within the engineering sector. The nominees will include women whose engineering skills have produced a world-class invention: A product that has made the lives of its intended clientele better.
There will be four finalists in this category.
There will be Two Winners: One Entrepreneur and one Corporate.
There will be Two Highly Commended: One Entrepreneur and one Corporate.
NOMINATE HERE
WOMEN TRAILBLAZERS
This category will award women who demonstrated consistency, integrity and progressive thinking in her work, pushing new boundaries in sectors not usually associated with female practitioners. This category is for women whose world-class innovation is producing a positive outcome.
There will be four finalists in this category.
There will be Two Winners: One Entrepreneur and one Corporate.
There will be Two Highly Commended: One Entrepreneur and one Corporate.
NOMINATE HERE
WOMEN IN FASHION DESIGN
This category will award women who demonstrated consistency, integrity and progressive thinking in the world of fashion design; whether it be clothes, shoes and accessories, make-up or hair. The nominees will include women whose innovation and skill has positively impacted their industry. There will be four finalists in this category.
There will be Two Winners: One Entrepreneur and one Corporate.
There will be Two Highly Commended: One Entrepreneur and one Corporate.
NOMINATE HERE
WOMEN IN HEALTH AND WELLNESS
This category will award women that demonstrated consistency, integrity and progressive thinking in the Health & Wellness sector. The nominees will include women who have shown passion and innovation, positively impacting the Health and Wellness sector.
There will be four finalists in this category.
There will be Two Winners: One Entrepreneur and one Corporate.
There will be Two Highly Commended: One Entrepreneur and one Corporate.
NOMINATE HERE
WOMEN’S NETWORKS
This category will award a female business network that demonstrates consistency, integrity and progressive thinking in support of entrepreneurial women in business. The nominees will include networks that have promoted, profiled and supported women’s networks. There will be four finalists in this category.
There will be Two Winners: One Entrepreneur and one Corporate.
There will be Two Highly Commended: One Entrepreneur and one Corporate.
NOMINATE HERE
WINTRADE SUPPORTING UN SDG AWARD 2020
This category will award a female who has demonstrated consistent integrity and progressive thinking in her work representing and supporting the UN Sustainable Goals for Gender Equality, Equal Access to Opportunities, Education and Finance with the specific goal of making the world a better and sage place for women and minorities.
There will be four finalists in this category.
There will be Two Winners: One Entrepreneur and one Corporate.
There will be Two Highly Commended: One Entrepreneur and one Corporate.
NOMINATE HERE
This category will award a woman who has demonstrated consistency, integrity and progressive thinking in her work within the legal sector. The nominees will include women who have held a corporate legal position for more than two years and impacted the industry and/or their clients and staff. There will be three finalists. One WINNER and two HIGHLY COMMENDED will be chosen from the nominees.
NOMINATE HERE
This category will award a woman who has demonstrated consistency, integrity and progressive thinking in her work within the tech or digital sector. The nominees will include women who have held a corporate position for more than two years and made a positive impact on the business and/or their clients and staff. There will be three finalists. One WINNER and two HIGHLY COMMENDED will be chosen from the nominees.
NOMINATE HERE
This category will award a woman who has demonstrated consistency, integrity and progressive thinking in her work within the banking sector. The nominees will include women who have held a corporate position for more than two years and made an impact on the industry and/or their clients and staff. There will be three finalists. One WINNER and two HIGHLY COMMENDED will be chosen from the nominees.
NOMINATE HERE
This category will award a woman who has demonstrated consistency, integrity, leadership and progressive thinking within the diversity arena. The nominees will include women in a corporate position for more than two years who have made an impact on diversity in a corporate setting and/or increased diversity in their workplace. There will be three finalists. One WINNER and two HIGHLY COMMENDED will be chosen from the nominees.
NOMINATE HERE
WOMEN HEADS OF DIVERSITY
This category will award women who has demonstrated consistency, integrity, leadership and progressive thinking within the diversity arena. The nominees will include women in a corporate position for more than two years who have made an impact on diversity in a corporate setting and/or increased diversity in their workplace. There will be four finalists in this category.
There will be Two Winners: One Entrepreneur and one Corporate.
There will be Two Highly Commended: One Entrepreneur and one Corporate.
NOMINATE HERE
This category will award a man, corporate or otherwise, who has demonstrated consistency, integrity and progressive thinking in the support of women intrapreneurs or entrepreneurs. The nominees will include men who have promoted, profiled and uplifted women in business. There will be three finalists. One WINNER and two HIGHLY COMMENDED will be chosen from the nominees.
NOMINATE HERE
This category will award someone who has demonstrated consistency, integrity and progressive thinking in the support of minorities in the workplace. The nominees will include men and women who have promoted, profiled and uplifted minorities in business; corporate or otherwise. There will be up to six finalists with one WINNER and two HIGHLY COMMENDED.
NOMINATE HERE
GWIIN & WinTrade Innovations Award
Gwiin Awards – This category will award a female who has demonstrated consistent integrity and progressive thinking in her work within the innovation space, proving her ability to innovate a future-proof product or service which has changed perceptions or has been the catalyst or change agent, in the lives of its market audience. These awards are independently adjudicated by the Global Women’s Inventors and Innovators Network and will be presented as part of the WinTrade Awards evening.
NOMINATE HERE
WOMEN ON BOARDS
This category will award a woman who has demonstrated consistency, integrity and progressive thinking in her work on a FTSE100 board. The nominees will include women who have held a corporate board position for more than two years and made an impact on the ‘Women on Boards’ movement and its perception in the business world. There will be four finalists in this category.
There will be Two Winners: One Entrepreneur and one Corporate.
There will be Two Highly Commended: One Entrepreneur and one Corporate.
NOMINATE HERE
CORPORATE
This category will award a company whose diversity policies and practises have demonstrated consistent integrity, progressive thinking and world-class leadership; showing positive outcomes from their diversity recruitment, retention and reward practices.
There will be four finalists in this category.
There will be Two Winners: One Entrepreneur and one Corporate.
There will be Two Highly Commended: One Entrepreneur and one Corporate.
NOMINATE HERE
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AWARD
This category will award women who demonstrates consistency, integrity, progressive thinking and world-class leadership in her work within her chosen sector. The nominees will include women who have been in a global role for more than two years and made an impact on the industry and/or their clients and staff. There will be four finalists in this category.
There will be Two Winners: One Entrepreneur and one Corporate.
There will be Two Highly Commended: One Entrepreneur and one Corporate.
NOMINATE HERE
NOMINATE HERE
HERITAGE
This category will award a man or woman who has demonstrated consistency, integrity, progressive thinking and world-class leadership in their work within their chosen sector. This is likely to be someone who has retired or been carrying out their work for 25 years or more. This person’s life’s work is likely to leave a positive legacy for their industry or community. This category may award one male WINNER and one female WINNER.
NOMINATE HERE
EXCELLENCE
This category will award a women who demonstrates consistency, integrity, progressive thinking and world-class leadership in her work within her chosen sector. The nominees will include women who have held a global role for more than two years, or who shows that her international influence and leadership has made a lasting impact on the industry. There will be four finalists in this category.
There will be Two Winners: One Entrepreneur and one Corporate.
There will be Two Highly Commended: One Entrepreneur and one Corporate.
NOMINATE HERE
NOMINATE HERE
WINTRADE AWARD
This category will award a man or woman who does not necessarily fit into any category, but it is felt they should be recognised by WinTrade for their contribution to their industry sector, community, or peers. There will be four finalists in this category.
There will be Two Winners: One Entrepreneur and one Corporate.
There will be Two Highly Commended: One Entrepreneur and one Corporate.
NOMINATE HERE
WINTRADE WOMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD 2020
This category will award a woman who has demonstrated outstanding integrity and progressive thinking in her work; going above and beyond; proving her ability to change perceptions of women and under-represented communities; or has been the catalyst or change agent in the lives of her market audience. This award is not open for nominations or votes, and will be decided on by WinTrade Patrons and Executives.
WINTRADE ICON OF THE YEAR AWARD 2020
This category will award a woman who has demonstrated outstanding integrity and progressive thinking in her work; going above and beyond; proving her ability to change perceptions of women and under-represented communities; or has been the catalyst or change agent in the lives of her market audience. This award is not open for votes.
WINTRADE YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
This category will award a female between 18 and 25 who has demonstrated potential to become a business leader in their chosen field. Demonstrating consistent integrity and progressive thinking in her work space, proving her ability to strategically future-proof her business for growth within the following 5 years. There will be four finalists in this category.
There will be Two Winners: One Entrepreneur and one Corporate Intrapreneur – Rising Star.
NOMINATE HERE
There will be Two Highly Commended: One Entrepreneur and one Corporate.
CELEBRATING WOMEN’S CONTRIBUTION
The WinTRADE AWARDS are for women who’ve dared to take their destiny into their own hands; women that demand financial freedom and contribute to the success of their country’s GDP; Women that support the Womenomics ethos, recognising women’s financial contribution to the global economy.
JOIN US AT THE SPECTACULAR WINTRADE AWARDS GALA DINNER
Hosted at the luxurious Park Plaza hotel, the consummation of WinTRADE Week will be a glamorous celebration of global women in business. With impressive hosts and inspiring keynote speakers, we can promise you an unforgettable evening.
We seek to raise the profile of women entrepreneurs in the workplace, elevate their value and celebrate the corporates that support, encourage and promote the talent pipeline.
FAQs WinTRADE Awards
The Judges score each answer individually and entries are often referred back to during the awards process. You should therefore consider all questions carefully, packing them full of information that highlights the achievement of the business. However, whilst we urge you to answer all questions thoroughly, please do not exceed the word quota for each one.
Our Judges are looking for relevant, concise answers that are accurate and honest. They want to get an understanding of the business’ principles, philosophies and practices. They also want a sense of how the business became successful, as well as plans and vision for the future.
We want to ascertain if the business can show the following:
- Industry excellence
- Leadership
- Change agent
- Business cultural change
- Impact on stakeholders
- Inspiration and Aspiration
- Industry innovation and inventions
- Continuous Learning
- Service to the community over and above the workplace
- How this business would pay it forward (pass on its success to others)
You can find more information about the judging criteria here: <link>
Our judging panel is made up of business experts, successful business owners, and representatives from our sponsors.
Sponsors are not allowed to vote on the categories they are sponsoring.
They treat all entry information professionally and sign a confidentiality agreement before judging commences.
When you are ready to go – download your nomination form here:
Yes. It’s possible that a business could win both the category award that they entered, as well as an overall award, such as Excellence, Leadership or International.
You can also be the recipient of multiple awards by winning at both the state and national level.
Nominations are now open.
Nominations Close: *
Judging: *
Finalists Informed: *
Awards Dinner: 12th June 2020
We will not accept any nominations after 23.55 on the *
Prizes for the 2020 Awards include industry learning workshops, global networking, business opportunities, WinTRADE membership and international speaking opportunities. Media coverage will be included in the winner’s package. Each finalist will receive a complimentary ticket to the WinTRADE AWARDS GALA DINNER, with discounted tickets for your guests.
Self-nomination and 3rd party nominations are both accepted and encouraged!
Nominating and entering the WinTRADE AWARDS is free. So, if you’re ready, submit your nomination here:
