The Armed Forces Community Awards at Soldiering On
Finalists
Animal Partnership Award
In partnership with Pets at Home
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Business Scale-Up Award
In partnership with LSEG Foundation
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Business Start-Up Award
In partnership with Barclays
Community Impact Award
In partnership with BAE Systems
Defence Inclusivity Award
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In partnership with Babcock
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Education, Training & Development Award
In partnership with Reed in Partnership
Employee Champion Award
In partnership with Landmarc
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Connecting Society Award
In partnership with DXC
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Healthcare & Rehabilitation Award
In partnership with Redwood Technologies Group
Inspiration Award
In partnership with NatWest
Lifetime Achievement Award
In partnership with Oracle
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Working Together Award
In partnership with Forces in Mind Trust
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Independent Judging Panel
Lt Gen Richard Nugee CB CVO CBE
Co-Chair of Judges
Debra Allcock-Tyler
Co-Chair of Judges
CEO, The Directory of Social Change
A J (Vern) Stokes OBE MVO DL
Garrison Sergeant Major
Zoë Bishop
HR Director, Department of Health & Social Care
Brigadier (Retd) Robin Simpson
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Professor of Military Primary Healthcare and Veterans Health, University of Chester
David Richmond CBE
CEO, Royal Hospital Chelsea
Neil ‘Jacko’ Jackson
Director, Defence Relationship Management (MOD
Brig Karl Harris CBE
Founder and Member, British Army’s Multicultural Network & Director, Land Command and Staff College
Michelle Alston
Chief Executive, Forces in Mind Trust
Rebecca Foran-Coutts BEM
Global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Manager, Practices & Partnerships, BAE Systems
Martin Taylor
Co-Founder and Deputy CEO, Redwood Technologies Group
Nick Wood MSc FHEA
Armed Forces & Uniformed Services Manager, York St John University
Sarah Houghton
Head of UK Delegation, Invictus UK Board, Director Armed Forces People Policy, UK Ministry of Defence
Brigadier N P Mackenzie
Head of Talent, Skills, Learning and Development, UK Ministry of Defence
Category Judging Panel
Craig 'Lewy' Lewis
Senior Digital Specialist / Chair - Military Inclusion Group, Microsoft
Daniel Elser
Director of Grants and Quality, The Royal British Legion
Angela Owen OBE
Founder, Women in Defence UK
Harry Ryan
Account Manager, MOD at Cisco
Mark Miller
Business Development Director - UK Defence, GKN Aerospace
Gina Allsop
Inspiration Award Winner 2022
Tony Blaney
Senior National Account Manager, Defence Relationship Management (MOD)
Karen Porter
Head of Communications & Engagement, Landmarc
Kate McCullough
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Director of Operations, COBSEO
Chantelle Miller
Chief of Staff Headquarters Centre, Member of the Army Multicultural Network
Lisa Marr
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Head of Security Awareness, RWE
Hayley Gardner
Co-Founder of Purendure, Business Start-Up Winners 2025
Duncan Bruce OBE
Army Veteran
Laura Truckle
Managing Direcor, Active Plus
Sam White
Managing Director, SME Relationships, Barclays Business Banking
Major Munish Chauhan MBBS, MRCS, DMCC, PGDip
RAMC
Maj Javed Johl
Chair, Army Multicultural Network
Jade Guest
Account Manager, Public Sector, Computacenter
Rosie Hutton
Rosie Hutton, Key Initiatives and DE&I Lead – EMEA, CBRE
Camilla Howard
Regional Operations Manager, Compass Group