The finalists have been announced for the Institute of Telecommunications Professionals (ITP) annual awards, now in their 10th year, which recognise those providing a valuable contribution to the industry.
The event will take place on 9th November at the Raddisson Blu Portman Hotel, London.
The finalists are:
Apprentice of the Year, sponsored by Ubi-Tech
Sean Norgate, BT
Rakesh Naidu, Cirrus
Yasemin Sunbul, Openreach
Ryan Jones, Astro Communications
Mentor of the Year, sponsored by BT
Steve James, BT Openreach
Andy Parham, BT Openreach
Steve Smith, Astro Communications
Christopher Mills Award, sponsored by Jacqui and Dean Mills:
Ben Bruin, Openreach
Ryan Hawkins, Openreach
Women in Telecoms, sponsored by CityFibre:
Tara McDaid, Cisco
Maria Cuevas, BT
Caroline Hughes, CityFibre
New category: Engineer of the Year, sponsored by Savills Telecom
Chris Cook, Virgin Media
David Tomalin, CityFibre
Clayton Roper, Openreach
New category: Innovator of the Year, sponsored by Nokia
Emma Martin, CityFibre
Alessandra Sale, Nokia Bell Labs
Alex Healing, BT
"This year marks the tenth anniversary of our awards, which were launched to recognise and reward excellence within our industry," said Crissi Williams, CEO at the ITP.
"Each year the judges face tough decisions as we are inundated with high calibre entries. There is so much innovative, ground-breaking work taking place every day across the industry in telecoms apprenticeships, mentoring and leadership.
"Reading the entries was truly inspiring and we wish everyone the best of luck on the night!"