Hugely Successful Women’s Business Conference Showcases Scotland’s Rising Female Stars

WOMEN’S BUSINESS CLUB saw the annual Women’s Business Conference & Awards take place at the Edinburgh Royal College of Physicians. The conference, which took place on Tuesday 29th October 2024, welcomed just under 150 delegates from across the country who all valued the opportunity to learn and celebrate each other.

Women’s Business Club are thrilled to be acknowledging and celebrating women’s professional achievements across the region.

Angela De Souza, Founder and CEO of Women’s Business Club says, “There is nothing quite like celebrating the accomplishments of our businesswomen. The calibre of the entries was extremely high making the judge’s decision really tough. Although only one woman could win in each category, we feel that every single woman who entered is a winner – she is still standing, she is still determined to succeed and she still has hope for the future, a winning attitude indeed.”

Tamsin Broster, one of the speakers, says, “The energy of the room today was electric, women were connecting, collaborating and celebrating each other. This was an event that every woman in that room will remember for a long time”

The 2024 Scotland Women’s Business Award winners are:

𝗙𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿

𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 Cambridge Judge Business School

Winner: Lorna McBreen

Runner up 1: Emma Hokayem

Runner up 2: Alex Coward

𝗖-𝗦𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱

𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘍𝘔𝘛 𝘊𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨

Winner: Celia Davies

Runner up 1: Gail Burden

Runner up 2: Lesley Robertson

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿

𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 Heartsong Live

Winner: Jane(Jianyi) Nie

Runner up 1: Srishti Verma

Runner up 2: Suzie Payne

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿

𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 J&B Finance Ltd

Winner: Yoshiko Kalloo

Runner up 1: Angela Rieu-Clarke

Runner up 2: Coral Donaldson

𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱

𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 Muffin & Poppy

Winner: Sam Fernando

Runner up 1: Valeriya Rozhkova

Runner up 2: Carol Murdoch

𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱

𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 Scullion LAW

Winner: Dr Brenda Hector

Runner up 1: Lauren Rennet

Runner up 2: Susan Heaton

𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻

𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 Circle Finance

Winner: Naila Mir

Runner up 1: Judith Higson

Runner up 2: J&B Finance Ltd

𝗘𝗗𝗜 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱

𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 Scullion LAW

Winner: Fahima Danishmal

Runner up 1: Noreen Baqir

Runner up 2: Alison Chiwara

𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱

𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 Circle Finance

Winner: Fiona Taylor

Runner up 1: Claudia Romero

Runner up 2: Carly McNamara

Find out more and nominate women for future awards at https://womensbusines.club/awards