Head Judges

David Worsfold
Freelance Journalist Specialising in the Insurance Industry
Worsfold Media
Sian Barton
Judging Chair
Freelance Journalist

Judges 2026

Ailsa King
Chief Commercial Officer
Marsh McLennan UK
Ajay Mistry
Co-Founder & Co-Chair of iCAN
Gambit Partners
Andrew Rosam
Partner
PWC
Bola Adesina
Group Inclusion Manager
Chaucer Group
Cat Drummond
Partner
LCP
Catherine Hulme
Operations Director, Motor
Innovation Group
Cathie Bruce
Non Executive Director for Mercedes-Benz Insurance Services UK and National Pharmacy Association Insurance
Braes Consulting
Charlotte Myers
Senior Director, Global Technical Development
Markel
Claire Burrell
Chief Operating Officer
Eaton Gate
Claire McDonald
CEO
SCOR Business Solutions
Debbie Little
Chief Client Officer, UK & Ireland
Crawford & Company
Erik Johnson
Head of Technical, Standards and Enablement Underwriting Strategy and Performance, International
Markel
Helen Donegan
Chief Operating Officer
Canopius
Hema Prem
Council Head EMEA DE&I, VP Insurance EMEA
Infosys
Huw Evans
Partner
KPMG LLP
Ida Axling
Content Writer and Editorial Consultant
Freelance Journalist
Jade Kowalski
Partner
DAC Beachcroft LLP
Jeremy Cross
Non-Executive Chairman
Harrison Holgate
Jill Hambley ACII
Managing Director, Consultancy Division
UKGI Group Ltd
Jonny Briggs
DEI & Executive Search Director
Aviva plc
Josh Brekenfeld
Chief of Staff, General Insurance
AIG
Jyoti Navare
Associate Professor
Middlesex University London
Kalpesh Shah
Director
Zakharia Group
Liisa Antola
Manager, DEI & Customer Outcomes
ABI
Maxine Goddard
SVP, Global Head Projects & Internal Audit
Verist Inc
Mike Keating
Chief Executive Officer
Managing General Agents' Association
Nadege Genetay
Partner
Sicsic Advisory
Paolo Cuomo
Executive Director
Gallagher Re
Philippa Cartmell
Senior Managing Director
WTW
Sam Lydon
Managing Director
Empower Development
Sam Nowell
Managing Director
Sea Change London
Sam Barrett
Freelance Insurance Journalist
Sandra Lewin
Founder
100 Women in Insurance
Simone Krummaker
Associate Professor of Insurance
Bayes Business School (formerly Cass)
Suneeta Padda
CEO
Padda Consulting Ltd
Vannessa Young
Compliance, Sustainability and Advisory Boards' Manager
BIBA
Yvette Essen
Head of Communications and Market Engagement
CyberCube