Enactus UK & Ireland Awards Announcement 2026
Enactus UK & Ireland are excited to announce the shortlist for our 2026 Awards! This is the time of year when we come together to celebrate and recognise the incredible work happening across our network - we are absolutely delighted to be able to showcase these achievements.
We received a huge number of nominations this year, which, combined with the exceptional quality of work being done across our network, has made the shortlisting process incredibly competitive. We would like to offer huge congratulations to everyone who has been nominated and shortlisted this year for this fantastic achievement - well done!
An enormous thank you also goes out to our partners for their ongoing support of Enactus UK & Ireland. Their support is what makes these wonderful events possible and allows us to continue developing the next generation of responsible leaders through our programmes across the UK and Ireland.
Drumroll please 🥁: the nominees for the Enactus UK & Ireland Awards 2026 are…
Changemaker of the Year:
Alix Billyeald - Enactus Liverpool
Katherine Boyle - Enactus QUB
Luke Hester - Enactus Huddersfield
Erin Martinez - Enactus Southampton
Rueben Mardell-Kearns - Enactus Southampton
Rioana Thankaraj - Enactus Birmingham
Enactus UK & Ireland Team of the Year (Newcomers):
Enactus Brunel
Enactus Edge Hill
Enactus QUB
Enactus Sussex
Enactus UK & Ireland Team of the Year (Established):
Enactus Derby
Enactus Exeter
Enactus Liverpool
Enactus Southampton
Enactus TU Dublin
University Advisor of the Year:
Rachel Bickerdike - Enactus Durham
Emma Bishop - Enactus Loughborough
Oliver Stonier - Enactus Derby
Liz Taylor - Enactus Sheffield
Phill Williams - Enactus Birmingham
Gary Wood - Enactus NMITE
Alumni Impact Award:
Dimitris Stoidis - Alumnus from Enactus Southampton
Rebecca Narh - Alumna from Enactus Southampton
Millie Jones - Alumna from Enactus Liverpool
Calum Moore - Alumnus from Enactus Sheffield
Vic Wiesmath - Alumna from Enactus Southampton
Best Team and Partner Collaboration:
Enactus TU Dublin and Enterprise Mobility
Enactus Liverpool and Magnit
Enactus Cardiff and British Airways
Outstanding Contribution Award:
Martin Edmondson
Cherie White
Joshua Parker
Helen Alkin
Tom Simmonds
Outstanding Coach of the Year:
Oroghene Odin - Amazon - Coach to Enactus Manchester
Fiona Condron - BDO - Coach to Enactus York
Lucy Davies - British Airways - Coach to Enactus YSJ
Jason Cherot - AIG - Coach to Enactus Sheffield
Alicja Pietkun - SAP - Coach to Enactus Exeter
Surabhi Agarwal - KPMG - Coach to Enactus UCD
Partner Champion of the Year:
Tracey Sadlier/Lorna Wade - Wells Fargo
Ryan Whitlock - Enterprise Mobility
Grace Rutherford - British Airways
Camille Thobois - Sodexo
Martha Stagg/Katie Sudds - Unilever
We’ll be announcing the winners at our Awards and Celebration evening on the 14th April, and celebrating our winner again at the NextGen Takeover on the 15th of April at the ExCel Centre. If you’d like to come and show your support, register for the NextGen Takeover here: https://forms.enactusuki.org/nextgentakeover - we can’t wait to see you there!
