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  WeAreTheCity Top 50 Rising Star Winners | Announcement
  WeAreTheCity are proud to announce the winners of their Top 50 Rising Star awards. The Rising Star awards were introduced to showcase the UK pipeline of female talent below management and to create female 50 role models across 10 different industries and professions.
  The awards were entered by 340 individuals were judged by a panel of 14 independent judges. Over 15,000 public votes were received for the 100 shortlisted nominees from across 112 countries. The awards were kindly sponsored and supported by Morgan Stanley, Societe Generale, BNY Mellon, Newton Investments, Reed Smith, Twenty Recruitment, Ladbrokes, Guardian Women in Leadership, EY, Barclays, Bloomberg, RBS and the Government Equalities Office.
  Vanessa Vallely, MD of WeAreTheCity said "It has been a total honour to run this years awards and highlight the achievements of so many amazing women, the calibre of entries was truly phenomenal. WeAreTheCity is very much about supporting the female pipeline and introducing these awards was a perfect opportunity to showcase the amazing talent of women across the UK. We are exceptionally proud of our winners and look forward to following their future success. We wouldn't have been able to launch these awards without the support of so many organisations who took no convincing to support these women and recognise their achievements. Both myself, my team, our sponsors, judges and supporters are very much looking forward to celebrating with all of our winners at the House of Lords in September".
  Once again, we would like to congratulate all our winners and extend a sincere thanks to our shortlist, judges, sponsors and to everyone who supported Rising Stars 2015.
  The winners of each category can be found here
  Announcing WeAreTheCity's Top 50 Rising Star Awards "Shining a spotlight on the female talent pipeline"
  Nominations open 1st June 2015 - click here
  WeAreTheCity is delighted to announce the launch of the WATC Top 50 Rising Stars Awards for 2015.
  These new awards are the first to focus on the UK's female talent pipeline below management level and will celebrate 50 female individual contributors that represent the leaders & role models of tomorrow. We hope that by raising the profile of our short list and winners, we will also encourage organisations to consider how they strengthen the development of their female pipeline in the future.
  Recognising that careers for women may follow different timescales, the Top 50 Rising Star awards will not have any age restrictions included within the criteria. We feel we have a responsibility to ensure that female talent regardless of age and background receives the necessary support and skills to transition into key decision-making roles within our organisations.
  "The need for more women in senior leadership roles is widely recognised. At Barclays, we want to go further - we believe in cultivating a pipeline of female talent across all levels of the organisation, from the executive assistant right through to the boardroom. These awards recognise the considerable achievements of talented women and our sponsorship reflects our commitment to support the women that come through our ranks to stay until leadership." - Mark McLane, Managing Director, Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion at Barclays PLC
  WeAreTheCity will use its extensive reach across the UK & Ireland to find 50 high-achieving women across 10 key industries and professions
  The WATC awards will be officially launched on 01 June 2015 with support from organisations such as Morgan Stanley, Barclays, Lloyds, Societe Generale, Reed Smith, Ladbrokes & Twenty Recruitment.
  The nominations process opens on 01 June 2015 for all categories and will take place online at wearethecity.com. A shortlist of 10 for each category will be judged by WeAreTheCity and published during July. Judging of the final 5 winners for each category will take place with the category sponsors & independent judges during August. The 50 winners will be announced in September where they will be invited to celebrate their awards at a champagne reception.
  Rising Stars in Consulting
  Rising Stars in Investment Management
  Rising Stars in Law
  Rising Stars in Technology
  Rising Stars in Insurance
  Rising Stars in Media & Journalism
  Rising Stars Personal & Exec Assistants
  Rising Stars in Recruitment & HR
  Rising Stars in Sport
  Sponsors of each category will be announced on the 1st of June
  Open to all women regardless of age
  Nominees must be below management
  Nominees must be working within the industry of the category they are nominated for
  Individuals can nominate themselves
  How we define a rising star
  Someone who is making a difference in their industry
  Someone who demonstrates passion and drive
  Someone who gives back or inspires others
  Someone who is recognised by others as having the potential to become a future leader in their industry
  01 June: Nominations open for all categories
  26 June: Nominations close for all categories
  20 July: Top 10 short list from each category announced/public voting opens for all shortlisted nominees