FF15 Mentoring Awards
The FF15 Mentoring Awards, first hosted in 2025, brings together mentors, mentees and supporters for a celebration of mentorship, innovation and the individuals shaping the future of events and hospitality.
The Fast Forward 15 Mentoring Awards not only celebrates excellence, but also raise vital funds for two industry initiatives:
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Fast Forward 15 Mentoring Programme – a not-for-profit, award winning mentoring scheme, founded by Fay Sharpe OBE, for the events and hospitality industry as a way of boosting upcoming female event professionals and pairing them with industry leaders.
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FF15 presents University Challenge – a programme designed to help students transition from education to industry employment. With many students struggling to transition from education to industry employment, this challenge will offer the project management, creativity and networking skills for today’s talent and event profs of the future.
The 2025 Winners
Corporate Winner:
- IQEQ
Agency Winner:
- BCD – Win
- emc3 – Highly Commended
Mentor of the Year:
- Richard Bridge – Win
- Andrew Mosely – Commended
- Kathryn Williams – Commended
Rising Star
- Ashleigh John – Win
- Mia Breading – Commended
Diversity & Inclusion
- Elevate Global – Win
- Festival of the Girl – Commended
Ally of the Year
- Felicia Asideu, Cvent – Win
- Gabby Austen-Browne, Diversity Alliance – Commended
- Hayley Nicholson, Nuff Said Events – Commended
Event Student
- Annie Hart – Win
- Maggie Mitchell – Commended
- Maisie Bushell – Commended
Community
- Candice Kass – Win
- NOWIE – Commended
Mentor & Me
- Kathryn Williams & Emma Broom – Win
- Caroline Wall & Mike Ford – Commended
- Sammy Connell & Sophie Tanner– Commended
Coaching Champion
- Nel Flint – Win
- Cally Willoughby-Ward – Commended
Community Coaching Initiative
- KERB + (Nadia Gasper, Lisa Donohue)
