In its second year, the Women to Watch Awards 2024 seeks to honour the women in the printing and packaging industry who empower others through their leadership, champion innovative solutions, navigate with strategic expertise, and drive transformative change. 

The Awards are given to women leaders from the industry in 13 categories, namely, Educator of the Year; Business Leader of the Year; Factory Champion of the Year; R&D Captain; Rising Star of the Year; Fintech Leader; Designer of the Year; Mentor of the Year; Sales Champion of the Year; Young Business Leader; Packaging Person of the Year; Publishing Person of the Year and All Women Team of the Year.

Applications were invited for achievements from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023.

During the Jury Day, the five esteemed Jury members will go through the submissions received and prepare a shortlist.   

The Jury members for Women to Watch Awards 2024 are Jaini Gala Shah, creative head and founder, Artistically Wired; Tasneem Vasi, managing director, CTRL M Print Management India; Kavita Dalal, content creation lead, Beyondesign; Anupama Sajeet, senior correspondent, Haymarket SAC Publishing; and Jayashree Joshi of Goethe-Institute.

Charmiane Alexander, digital editor at PrintWeek, said, “We are excited to see so many women apply for the Awards. It is a good sign for the industry as a whole.”

Naheed Sorabjee, who is the director at Haymarket SAC and chairperson of the Women to Watch awards said, “Women to Watch Awards reflect PrintWeek’s and Haymarket SAC’s commitment to promoting gender equality in the industry.”