Future Faces will celebrate another record year – during which it has doubled in size – at the ICC in Birmingham in September.
The young professionals’ arm of the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce is staging its fifth annual awards and dinner on Friday, September 20.
A move to the ICC, one of the largest conference and event venues in the city, reflects the organisation achieving record growth in the past 12 months.
Future Faces helps businesses support young colleagues during their career development and its membership profile now spans across multiple sectors, comprising professional, financial and IT, manufacturing and construction, charity and public sector, marketing and events, leisure and business hospitality, technology, engineering and entrepreneurial and creative.
Mark Hipwell, Future Faces president, said: “Now in our seventh year, the Future Faces network has grown from strength to strength.
Our numbers have grown exponentially and we are excited that our awards dinner is graduating to one of Birmingham’s biggest event spaces.
“I can’t wait to see the awards applications coming in over the next few months – particularly as Birmingham continues to hit massive highs with entrepreneurs, small businesses and with its ever-changing skyline.
“I’d highly recommend any young professional who is keen to develop their career or promote themselves beyond their own business sector to apply for the awards.”
At the 2018 awards, marketing expert Rebecca Halbert from commercial property consultancy Avison Young was crowned the Future Face of Greater Birmingham, having also won the Future Faces of Sales Marketing and Communications sector award.
The winner of this year’s overall Future Face of Greater Birmingham award will also receive a fully-funded Executive MBA scholarship from Future Faces patron Aston University. The scholarship is worth up to £30,000.
Mark Smith, executive director of business engagement at Aston University, said: “Aston University is delighted to support Future Faces by offering a fully-funded MBA programme to the winning member.
“Alongside the excellent opportunities offered by Future Faces, the Aston Executive MBA – one of the best in the world – will equip them with the knowledge needed to thrive in their sector.
“We look forward to welcoming the winner into our Aston Business School alumni.”
This year’s awards will feature two new categories – the Future Face of Charity and Social Enterprise and the Future Face of Public Sector and Education, reflecting the network’s multi-sector membership base.
The Future Faces Ambassador Award is sponsored by Common Purpose, with the winner receiving their Streetwise MBA, worth £5,000.
For more information on the 2019 Future Faces dinner and awards visit https://www.greaterbirminghamchambers.com/networking-events/events-calendar/listing/future-faces-annual-dinner-awards-2019/details
