Your Awards Night Programme
It's finally time to celebrate and we welcome you to The Business Culture Awards Night 2022. Here is all the information you'll need for the night in one place, including the order of events, your menu, the list of Finalists in each of the categories and more. We wish you a super evening and best of luck! Remember to tweet us @bizcultureawds using the event hashtag #bcas22
Key Details
Date - Wednesday 5th October
Dress Code - As part of our celebration theme, we'd love for you to forget what others’ expectations are for how you should appear for a professional event in London and come along based upon how you would most comfortably dress for a celebratory evening event. There are so many wonderful styles of dress, including black tie – share these stories with us!
Venue - DeVere Grand Connaught Rooms, 61-65 Great Queen St, London WC2B 5DA
Nearest Tube Stations - Holborn, Covent Garden
Nearest Car Parking - NCP London Bloomsbury Square Car Park. To redeem 20% discount on your parking, click here
Disabled Access Information - See the venue's disabled access information before arriving at the event, or ask a member of staff
In the West End, De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms is one of London’s most impressive, stylish and opulent event venues. It has a history dating back to 1775 when the venue was home to a Free Mason's tavern before becoming a hotel in 1909.
Order of the Event
Drinks Reception – 18:45
Dinner – 19:30
Live music - 20:40
Intro from our compere - 21:00
Awards Ceremony - 21:15 - 23:00
(Plus photos with your team)
Live band & dancing - until 01:00
For colleagues unable to get there in person, we will be livestreaming the Awards Ceremony via our Twitter page, starting 21:15, so that they don't miss out on the announcement of the Winners for your categories.
An Inclusive Event
This is a celebration but we appreciate that there's no one size fits all and people love to celebrate differently.
We have a number of designated quieter spaces at the venue (Burr & Co and The Snug) and a prayer space (Hospitality Suite), all available throughout the evening. See the floorplan ahead of the event, or ask a member of staff to direct you. Those who wish to pray are asked to please bring their own prayer mats. You can see the venue's disabled access information here too. We are also aware that the event coincides with the end of Yom Kippur and that a number of guests need to arrive later. Finally, if you have advised of any special dietary requests or requests for no alcohol, these have been communicated to the venue and will be catered for.
The Reception
The Reception will be held in the Balmoral Suite, where you can convene with the rest of your party. If you have items for the Cloakroom, this is located on the Ground Floor and reception staff will direct you on your arrival at the venue. There are branded group meeting points in the Balmoral Suite for guests who have booked a premium table. We invite you to be photographed with your group in front of the Business Culture Awards media wall. This image will be sent to you following the event.
The Welcome
Welcome from Tim Pointer
Founder & Chair of Judges
Business Culture Awards
Our Charity Partner
With Ambassador & GOSH parent, Clive Mear
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Tim Pointer, Founder and Chair of Judges for the Business Culture Awards will be welcoming and celebrating all of the Finalists and Judges gathered at the event.
We are proud of our almost 6-year partnership with Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity and that, through our ongoing events and activities, we are able to continue to support a charity which touches so many lives. We're delighted be joined by GOSH and you're invited to make a donation tonight.
Your Host - Reverend Richard Coles & Live Music
Few can claim a CV as eclectic as this year's compere, Reverend Richard Coles. He is a prolific, best-selling author, radio presenter, TV regular and former-Church of England priest; who was the vicar of Finedon in Northamptonshire from 2011 to 2022. He first came to prominence as the multi-instrumentalist who partnered Jimmy Somerville in the 1980s band the Communards, with hits including "Don't Leave Me This Way". Reverend Richard is a frequent guest panellist on shows such as Have I Got News For You, Would I Lie To You? and QI. Often described as Britain's most famous vicar, Richard was the inspiration for the main character in the BBC hit comedy Rev, a programme for which he also served as consultant.
For the night's live musical entertainment, we’re excited to be unveiling a band to get you out of your seats ready to party with an array of Pop, Funk & Soul hits! The Compilation are an exciting & energetic party band with a broad repertoire spanning all eras from the 60s to the present day. They cover best selling artists from Dua Lipa, The Weeknd, White Stripes, Stevie Wonder & many, many more.
The Awards Ceremony
The moment has arrived to find out who this year's Winners are! There are 26 category awards to be announced as well as one Overall Winner, selected from all of our category Winners. Very best of luck to all of tonight's Finalists.
Best Business Transformation Initiative
The Transformation category recognises organisations that have achieved a significant shift in their organisational culture.
BeLiminal
CarParts.com
Hanson UK + Dragon Learning
Industrial Trading Solutions
Lubbock Fine
Mortgage Advice Bureau + Culture Consultancy
Socotec UK
Uniqa
Building a Culture of Innovation Initiative
A culture of innovation welcomes new ideas and approaches from anywhere in the organisation and creates a position of sustained advantage.
Bewley Homes
Bitwise Industries
FITC
NatWest Group
SSCL
Tata Consultancy Services
UST
Leading with Purpose for Business Culture
Purpose-led businesses are proven to perform better; with purpose driving growth. A common vision and ambition stems from the central brand purpose, highlighting clearly to employees not only what they need to do but why they are doing it.
GAMA Healthcare
Netsurit
Peel L&P
Slalom
UST
Wunderman Thompson
Best Brand & Values Initiative for Business Culture
These organisations have placed their values at the heart of their brands, living them purposefully every day, and seeing the impact in terms of attracting and engaging extraordinary people.
Elaworld + Elements
Engtal
GAMA Healthcare
Glide
Lloyds Banking Group - Group Culture Team
Moore Barlow + dragonfish
Mount Anvil
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Best Working Environments & Practices Initiative
How, where and when we work, has the power to transform lives and the engagement of the best leaders and teams; deeply affecting the way our employees and other stakeholders operate, innovate and collaborate at work.
Cambridge University Press & Assessment
Evora
FITC
gunnercooke llp
Lubbock Fine
Peldon Rose
Personio
Spirit Health
Best Learning Initiative for Business Culture
The Learning award will be presented to an organisation that has put highly effective and inspirational learning at the heart of its culture - with exceptional results.
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
CAE Technology Services
Charity Link
EDF + OPG + t-three
Jasco Products
monday.com
NatWest Group
Schroders + Higson Consulting
Best Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Initiative
This award recognises organisations who really understand the change that is needed to create true inclusion and who are creating a meaningful shift towards more equitable environments.
Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Blake Morgan
Cultural Infusion
Schroders
Takeda + Vynamic
UST
Westminster City Council
XPS Pensions Group
Best CSR / Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative
This award recognises initiatives which have benefitted the wider community or prioritised sustainable practices, as well as capturing the hearts and minds of employees to create a better workplace.
Cambridge University Press & Assessment
Patron Capital
SSCL
Swiss Re
TruRating
UST
Wunderman Thompson
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Best Internal Communications Strategy for Business Culture
Effective communications make a cultural foundation stronger. Not only does a sound, well-executed strategy engender better informed, more capable and trusted leaders but also employees who feel more valued and engaged.
Phillip Morris International
Phoenix Group + Cowry Consulting + Emperor
SSCL
UST
Best Employee Voice Initiative for Business Culture
Harnessing employee voice is critical to building trusting relationships between employers and their people and ultimately a positive workplace culture.
Autocab
Lloyds Banking Group - Group Culture Team
Mount Anvil
SSCL
Strativ
Talent Point
The Good Marketer
UST
Best Next Generation Initiative for Business Culture
Businesses who have put the recruitment and development of future talent as central to their organisational culture put themselves in a competitive position through the 2020s and beyond.
Footprint Digital
NatWest Group
Peel L&P
The Good Marketer
Westminster City Council
Wharton Business Consulting
Wunderman Thompson
Best Coaching, Mentoring & Personal Development Initiative
The development of a culture which prioritises coaching and personal development supports not only the individual’s, but also the organisation’s, performance and success; providing a stabilising factor during change.
CAE Technology Services Ltd
Charity Link
Glide
Peel L&P
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Best Talent Approaches for Business Culture
Organisations are becoming increasingly dependent on a blended, multi-generational and geographically dispersed workforce to deliver on their business strategy. This award recognises organisations who have delivered innovative talent strategies with a positive impact on company culture.
Footprint Digital
monday.com
South East Water + ETS
Westminster City Council
Wharton Business Consulting
Wunderman Thompson
Best Wellbeing Initiative for Business Culture (Large Organisation)
Many organisations are prioritising the health & wellbeing of their employees, recognising this as critical to driving engagement and strengthening business culture.
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Blake Morgan
Cambridge University Press & Assessment
Lloyds Banking Group - Group Health & Wellbeing
Slalom
SSCL
UST
Best Wellbeing Initiative for Business Culture (Small to Medium Organisation)
Many organisations are prioritising the health & wellbeing of their employees, recognising this as critical to driving engagement and strengthening business culture.
Acacia Training
CAE Technology Services
GAMA Healthcare
Industrial Trading Solutions
Inzpire Limited
Netsurit
Peldon Rose
Business Culture Leadership Award
This will be presented to one or more leaders who have had a significant impact on Business Culture; creating the type of workplace which has the confidence of staff and other stakeholders.
Bewley Homes - Elaine Stratford
Evora Global - Board of Directors
Globalization Partners - Nicole Sahin
Mortgage Advice Bureau - Claire Smith
Provide Community Interest Company - Mark Heasman
UST - Sunil Balakrishnan
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Business Culture Ambassador Award
This award is for an individual who has advanced a positive and productive company culture. It recognises a focus and commitment that has energised and directed others to advance their business, and create a higher level of experience and performance.
Industrial Trading Solutions - Liza Lavender
Spirit Health - Vanessa Reading
Business Culture Team Award
This award recognises a team whose passion and commitment shines through in their collaborative championing and influencing of unique workplace culture.
Euro Accounting
Sage
SSCL
Takeda + Vynamic
Uniqa + Accenture
WeShape
Best Integration & Merger Initiative for Business Culture
This award recognises organisations that have achieved a merger or integration of teams, brands, or companies, creating a sense of unity in the culture of the newly-formed entity.
Cambridge University Press & Assessment
Fairstone Group Ltd
Moore Barlow + dragonfish
Best International Organisation for Business Culture
The International category recognises organisations with considerable reach outside the UK that have enacted outstanding multinational Business Culture initiatives across geographical boundaries.
Bitwise Industries
EDF + OPG + t-three
Euro Accounting
Globalization Partners
Netsurit
UST
Workhuman
Xenergie
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Best Public / Not-For-Profit Organisation for Business Culture
Business Culture is one of the top 5 reasons why people choose to work for an organisation, and this is arguably even more the case in the public and not-for-profit sectors.
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Provide Community Interest Company
The Children's Trust + dragonfish
Westminster City Council
Best Small Organisation (under 50 people) for Business Culture
This award recognises a company with fewer than 50 employees which has undertaken a substantial Organisational Culture initiative with exceptional results.
BeLiminal
Euro Accounting
Industrial Trading Solutions
Level
The Good Marketer
Best Small Organisation (50-250 people) for Business Culture
This award recognises a company with 50 to 250 employees which has undertaken a substantial Organisational Culture initiative with exceptional results.
Patron Capital
Peldon Rose
Spirit Health
Strativ
Talent Point
WeShape
Best Medium Organisation for Business Culture
This category focuses on companies with 251-2,500 employees who have undertaken substantial initiatives with a transformative effect on organisational culture.
BMJ + Coode Associates
Fairstone Group Ltd
gunnercooke llp
Mortgage Advice Bureau
Personio
Workhuman
XPS Pensions Group
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Best Large Organisation for Business Culture
Competition has been fierce and our Finalists, organisations with over 2,500 employees, have demonstrated how their organisations have advanced at a cultural level, and what business benefits have arisen as a direct result.
Hanson UK + Dragon Learning
Sage
Schroders
Slalom
Ultra Electronics
Uniqa
UST
Business Culture Consultancy of the Year
This award recognises the achievements of consultancies, and will be presented to a consultancy that has enabled exceptional results in their clients’ Business Culture work.
Coode Associates
Culture Consultancy
ETS
t-three
Vynamic
Xenergie
Overall Winner
This award will be presented to the category winner who has shown the broadest deployment of their initiative. This organisation will have demonstrated the highest standards in strategic alignment, innovation and stakeholder engagement to drive the biggest impact on business culture and performance.
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Many Thanks to Our Judges
Business Culture Awards Judges are part of a growing community of professionals who are passionate about exceptional culture, and seeking to make the workplace a more engaging, collaborative and productive place. Their time and commitment to these awards is amazing and it's great to have many judges in the room for the event.
See all Judges here
Andy Stoker
Change Director
Studio Banana
Aggie Mutuma
CEO
Mahogany Inclusion Partners
Simon Youngs
Group Talent Director
Essentra