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.
For more information on AFBE-UK Scotland, visit: http://www.afbescotland.org/
