Risk Excellence Awards
Finalists
Congratulations to all our finalists.
Barry Holt Award – Outstanding Risk Management Practice:
ABB Process Industries Division Risk Team
Ashview Consultants
Enerjisa Enerji Üretim A.Ş.
Prospero
Saudi Arabia Railways - SRGC Department
Employee Learning Programme of the Year:
ABB Process Industries Division
Barclays
Fujitsu
John Bennett Award – Exceptional Young Professional of the Year:
Emelia Ntiamoah
Juhina Al Shamsi
Munene Kamundi
Leaders in Employee Safety & Wellbeing, sponsored by HSI Donesafe:
Ashview Consultants
Balfour Beatty and 3M
Descon Engineering
Pius Kimutai Milgo - Nokia
Stephen Ablett - University of Reading
Leading Sustainability Initiative:
Masood Shah - SHARJAH ENVIRONMENTLE COMPANY BEEAH
Michael John Jose Beronio - Elegancia Facilities Management
Mitsubishi Electric Middle East, Africa and CIS Co. LLC
Mentor of the Year:
David Ongesa
Joanna Amanyire
Kennedy Wong
Most Impactful Risk Research Project, sponsored by Amazon:
Jayachandran - Saudi Aramco
Psychology Applied
Waleed Umer - Northumbria University
Risk Team of the Year:
ABB Process Industries HSE Team
ADNOC Logistics and Services (ADNOC L&S) Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Department
Ashview Consultants
MATAR - Hamad International Airport
Saudi Arabia Railways - SRGC Department
Technological Breakthrough of the Year:
Enerjisa Enerji Üretim A.Ş.
Partrac Limited, a Venterra Group Company
Waleed Umer - Northumbria University
Risk Excellence Awards
When: Thursday 21 May 2026
Timings: 1:30 - 7pm
Where: The Sheraton Grand, Park Lane, London
Nearby hotels:
You can find a list of hotels near to Sheraton Grand here.
“This year demonstrates another year of elevating the bar of risk management standards, with a group of extremely talented individuals and teams that are pushing the boundaries of our profession. Congratulations from one former winner to another.”
Samuel Jones MSc CMIOSH FIIRSM- Amazon
Categories
Full category list:
Leaders in Employee Safety & Wellbeing , sponsored by HSI Donesafe
John Bennett Award - Exceptional Young Professional of the Year
Most Impactful Risk Research Project , sponsored by Amazon
IIRSM's President's Commendation
To view the full criteria list for each category, please visit our categories & criteria page.
Headline Sponsor
Thank you to our headline sponsor HSI Donesafe.
Category Sponsor
Thank you to our category sponsor Amazon.
Why take part?
The IIRSM Risk Excellence Awards celebrate all those who contribute to protecting people, reputations and profits. We recognise those organisations, teams and individuals that champion better risk management to drive organisational and employee wellbeing.
Our awards are independent and free to enter for both IIRSM members and non-members. Whether you work for a large multinational with big budgets and lots of resources, or an SME or charity with smaller budgets and limited resources, the principles and benefits of effectively managing risk equally apply.
By attending or entering the IIRSM Risk Excellence Awards you are:
Recognising outstanding risk excellence of individuals, teams and organisations
Highlighting the importance of people, communication and working together to achieve integrated risk-decision making
Enhancing individual, team and organisational profiles within the risk, safety and wider business community
Raising the importance of risk leadership at all levels within an organisation
Our Judges Panel
Our judges bring lots of experience to the table, from risk experts to leaders in different industries. We're excited to have them help us celebrate and reward the best efforts in managing risks. Check out their profiles below to see the diverse perspectives they bring to the evaluation process.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Supporting the IIRSM Risk Excellence Awards places your organisation at the forefront of a rapidly evolving profession, offering unparalleled exposure to a global network of professionals shaping the future of risk and safety management.
Sponsorship Opportunities start at £3,300
If you're interested in sponsoring our 2026 awards, please contact us to discuss your options - corporates@iirsm.org
Testimonials
"A really great night at the awards. Having attended these events in the past this was the best, great venue, fantastic food and outstanding service."
"I greatly appreciated the warm welcome at the event and the incredible ceremony. It was a memorable evening, and we enjoyed ourselves immensely."