THE Mastering Diversity & Inclusion AWARDS 2025
Mastering Diversity: We Go Together Or Not At All!
Get ready to celebrate the achievements of those who tirelessly work in the field of Diversity and Inclusion in Wales!
Who will be the gold, silver or bronze winners this year?
With nine Award Categories, plus our Lifetime Achievement Champion Awards, this year's event is set to be bigger than ever before.
Hosted at Senedd Cymru in Cardiff Bay, these free awards celebrate the champions, leaders and inspiring individuals for their work in driving equitable and inclusive communities, workplaces and services in Wales.
The Awards Ceremony will be hosted on the 18th November 2025 at the Senedd, with our greatest thanks to our Senedd sponsor Hon Vaughan Gethin MS. More details and the full event agenda can be found below.
It's free to nominate yourself, a colleague or friend for the awards, and the awards event is also free to attend (although numbers are limited).
Scroll down for the full list of awards categories, criteria and entry forms and information.
The Award categories 2025
The awards are split into categories inspired by key themes from the 2025 Mastering Diversity conference and include two special personal recognition awards.
The deadline for nominations is 30th September 2025.
Enter now!
This year's Categories are:
Diversity in Business Champion (Nominate Now)
Diversity in Public Sector Champion (Nominate Now)
Diversity in Education Champion (Nominate Now)
Cognitive & Neurodiversity Champion (Nominate Now)
Gender Equity Champion (Nominate Now)
STEM Champion (Nominate Now)
Diversity in Sports Champion (Nominate Now)
Diversity in Representation Champion (Nominate Now)
Community Champion - (Nominate Now)
Lifetime Achievement Award - (Nominate Now)
The Awards Ceremony - 18 November 2025 - Senedd Cymru
Diversity & Inclusion Awards guests can expect a drinks reception and light refreshments alongside the main awards ceremony, as well as the opportunity to network with like-minded change makers from across Wales.
The Agenda for the Awards Ceremony can be found below.
Submission Guidelines
- Deadline: All nomination forms must be submitted by September 30th 2025.
- Submission Method: Please click on the 'nominate now' buttons above to enter each award OR scroll down to find the submission form link per category.
- Contact Information: If you encounter an issue when accessing / using the form, please contact bernie@masteringdiversity.com
AWARD CATEGORIES & PARTNERS
Diversity in Public Sector Champion
Award Sponsor: Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust
Cognitive & neurodiversity champion
Cognitive & neurodiversity champion
Community Champion
Community Champion
Cognitive & neurodiversity champion
Awards Ceremony Agenda *
- 18th November 2025
- Senedd Cymru
- 4pm - Arrival
- 8pm - Event Closes
- Dress Code: Black Tie
Scroll down for our Speakers' profiles!
(* Subject to change)
16:00 - ARRIVAL
To secure your spot for an exclusive screening of the Mastering Diversity Documentary
17:00 - exclusive Documentary screening
A showcase of the Mastering Diversity Documentary
Short break
18:00 - Awards ceremony opening
Hon Vaughan Gething MS
Awards welcome
From our Awards Host, Molly Stephens
Keynote Speaker- Peter Jolof
Peter is a Welsh Diplomat based in Brussels, leading on Climate, Energy, Environment, and Future Generations policy
The Award presentations
With photography.
Networking
20:00 - Event close
2025 MASTERING DIVERSITY AWARDs : Our Sponsors
Speakers & Awards Host
Hon Vaughan gething ms FORMER FIRST MINISTER
Senedd Constituency Member
Welsh Labour and Co-operative Party
Welsh Labour Group
Cardiff South and Penarth
Awards CEREMONY HOST: Presenter, Reporter, Broadcast Journalist. MOLLY STEPHENS
keynote speaker: PHILIP Jolof
Philip works in the Welsh Government Brussels Office, where he leads on Climate, Energy, Environment, and Future Generations policy. Deeply committed to representing Wales on the international stage, Philip plays a key role in strengthening Wales’ relationships with the EU and priority regions.
As the Welsh Government’s Future Generations Champion, Philip also sits on the Welsh Government board, advocating for the Well-being of Future Generations Act to be embedded in top-level decision-making. A passionate advocate for sustainable development, he champions collaboration between regions and nations to share best practice and build more resilient, forward-looking communities.
Philip is a member of the expert panel for Academi Wales, contributing to leadership development across the public sector. He is also the former Chair of the board of Trustees of COS, a sensory loss charity in North Wales, and remains a strong advocate for inclusion and support for the sensory loss community in the workplace.
Born in Sweden and raised in North Wales from the age of three, Philip proudly identifies as an adopted Welshman.
BERNIE DAVIES: Awards founder, Tedx Speaker NED, EDI Advisor & Author
Mastering Diversity Awards Founder, former lawyer and multi-award-winning EDI Expert, Bernie Davies has herself received 4 prestigious EDI Awards, including EMWWAA Lifetime Achievement Award for her work in EDI.
On United Nations Human Rights Day, 2022, the Universal Peace Federation awarded Bernie the prestigious Title of Ambassador for Peace at their headquarters, Lancaster Gate London for her work in Diversity Equity and Inclusion.
Bernie understands the importance of being recognised for hard work and as a result made it her mission to fill the gap for Awards exclusive to Diversity and Inclusion work in Wales.
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