How you'll be judged

The Women in Utilities Awards are judged by an esteemed panel of industry experts, hand-picked for their specialist knowledge and experience within their specific field.

STAGE 1

Judges will thoroughly review all entries and evaluate them based on the outlined criteria. You can find further details of the scoring process in our entry guide.

STAGE 2

Successful entries will move to a category group evaluation, where  judges will discuss and collaborate, agreeing on the finalists and winners for 2026.

Meet the judges reviewing your entries:

Mac Alonge
CEO
The Equal Group

Karen Anderson
WUN

Valmai Barclay
General Council
Water UK

Rachel Cary
Head of Industrial Strategy
Energy UK

Adam Clarke
Managing Director
The Energy Consortium

Paul Cox
CEO
EU Skills

Gary Ford
MD
Men for Inclusion

Sarah Hopkins    
Director
Women's Utility Network

Katie Lezanby
Executive Director
Pipeline Industries Guild

Gabrielle Mandell
CEO
Institute of Water

Ian McCluskey
Head of Technical & Policy 
IGEM

Debbie Mitchell
Director of Utilities Networks
Energy & Utilities Alliance

Jesusoorefunmi Olaoye
Co-founder
Energyz Black

Oluseyi Onifade
Strategic Programme Manager
UKWIR 

Charlie Page
Industry Engagement Manager
WaterAid

Lisa Robyn Wood    
Director    
GRIP Coaching 

Lawrence Slade
CEO
Energy Networks Association

Juliet Summers
Inner Talent
 

Joanna Wade
Chief Strategic Advisor
ADE

Kirsty Webb
HR Director Financial Services
Barclays

Sallyann Weston-Scales
Weston Scales