The shortlist for the 2022 Future Faces awards has been unveiled.
The annual celebration will recognise achievement among professionals aged 35 and under from across Greater Birmingham.
Engineering consultancies Arup and Mott MacDonald and mobile payment firm Voilo are among those to receive multiple nominations across the 13 different categories.
One individual category winner will be chosen as the overall Greater Birmingham Young Professional of the Year and receive a fully funded MBA.
The event is run by Future Faces which is the young professionals' arm of Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce and this year's awards will mark ten years since its establishment.
The 2022 awards feature a new category for health and wellbeing alongside a new president's award and the ambassador prize which is given to a member of Future Faces.
The 2022 shortlist is:
Apprentice of the Year
Claudia Manley, Arup
Asiba Safi, Mott MacDonald
Daisy Carter, Jacobs
Education and Public Sector
Gurdeep Chima, Aston University
Ioana Axinte, ONE Learning
Myia Khela, Maze Tuition
Industry and Engineering
Heather Williams, WSP
Kirsty Morris, Screed & Stone
Ashik Nazar, Arup
Legal
Caitlin Hindson, Irwin Mitchell
Freya Dearman, Magma Legal
Ashley Kerr, Mills & Reeve
Health and Wellbeing
Arjan Bains, KPMG
Jeevan Singh Chagger, Evolve
William Crawford, Quietnote
Marketing and Communication
Faye Kent, Greater Birmingham & Solihull Institute of Technology
Gurdas Singh, Wanama
Emma Bateson, Intercity Technology
Retail and Hospitality
Andreas Tashos, Genting Hotel
Mandeep Sidhu, Primark
Jacques Hobson, The Belfry
Arts and Culture
Dan Wharton, Ark Media
Ben Wooldridge, The Rep
CJ Lloyd Webley, Black Pound Project
Gurpri Bains, Burnley Football Club
Charity and Third Sector
Tal Arrowsmith, Gro-organic
Kiara McKay, Pathway Group
Abigail Coulson, Acorns
Finance
Jamie Gibson, Mazars
Amy Jacklin, Virgin Money
Harriet Saunders, The FSE Group
Vishal Mishra, Hummingbird Fintech
Start-ups and Enterprise
Tom Field, Dakro
Davies Okeowo, Novel Innovations
Ronan Hynes, Voilo
Technology and Innovation
Yung Lau, Jacobs
Ravi Ranjan, Voilo
Kiran Shergill, Coventry University
Sustainability
Maddie Booth, Scrubbee
Ingrida Vengalyte, Jacobs
Riona Ainge, Mott MacDonald
Chris Brewerton, head of Sutton, Lichfield and Tamworth chambers who led the judging panel, said: "We've had over 80 young people apply for the Future Faces Awards this year.
"It was a privilege to read through all the applications alongside the judging panel and the very high quality of entries highlights the calibre of young people working in the Greater Birmingham region.
"We can't wait for all the shortlisted nominees to be able to come together and celebrate their achievements."
The ceremony will take place on August 26 at the ICC in Birmingham.
