On 28 April jury examined 70 entries across categories such as 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 and publishing person of the year.

The Women To Watch Awards shortlist was published in the 262-page May Anniversary Issue of PrintWeek. Click here to see the shortlisted candidates.

Naheed Sorabjee, director at Haymarket SAC Publishing, who is the chairperson of the Awards said, “The Women to Watch Awards seeks to honour the women who lead and inspire excellence in the printing and packaging sectors. These WTW Awards reflect PrintWeek’s commitment to promoting gender equality in the industry.”

Aashika Sadh, founder of #Ashtag said, “The best part about being a woman is, one empowered woman will definitely influence many more.”

Benita Paul, head of marketing - Asia at Siegwerk, said, “There should be more meetings and forums like these to encourage women to participate and spur gender equality."

Shormistha Mukherjee, director of Flying Cursor Interactive, said, “Women don’t want a different table, we want a seat at the table."

Charmiane Alexander, digital editor at PrintWeek and WhatPackaging? said, “The Women to Watch Awards is all about celebrating the clout of women in the industry, who have not only achieved excellence, but have been unwavering in their efforts to encourage and boost the standards within the industry.”

As Bhavika Shah, founder and creative director of Beyondesign, who is part of an all women team at Beyondesign said that the all-women jury for the Women to Watch Awards 2023 was one the best she has been a part of.

Sorabjee said, “We invite you to attend this virtual awards show and be a part of the first edition of the Women to Watch Awards.”

Click here to register.

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