Downtown in Business Birmingham is delighted to announce the shortlist for the City of Birmingham Business Awards 2022.

The City of Birmingham Business Awards (COBBA) was established by Downtown Birmingham in 2017 to acknowledge and celebrate companies and entrepreneurs that have made a successful and significant contribution to economic growth in the city region.

With only limited tickets available for this exclusive ceremony at the Park Regis Hotel, the sell-out event attracts entrepreneurs, business leaders, academics, and decision makers.

The full list of nominees for this year’s awards are:

Female Networker of the Year 2022
Anita Champaneri, Delicious PR
Camile Gill, Digital Glue
Elizabeth Mee, Woodshires
Harriet Giles, Dishoom
Jessica Brabant, Park Regis Hotel
Laura Orrell, The Grand Hotel
Leila Smith, Promise PR & Creative

Male Networker of the Year 2022
Adrian Blount, Azets
Dan Kendrick, Big Property Finance
Ian Harrison, Growhouse
Jamil Shabir, Bootcamp Media
Mitesh Parmer, Wellspace Architects
Phil Oldershaw, Pose Events
Ryan Doyle, Park Regis Hotel
Sat Bhandal, Crystal Specialist Finance

Newcomer of the Year 2022
Birmingham Contemporary Art Gallery
Boxxed UP
Dhalings
Eastside Rooms
Pi SQ Ltd
POSE Events
Promise PR & Creative
The Grand Hotel

Charity of the Year 2022
Acorns
Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity
Birmingham Dogs Home
Birmingham Hospices
Land Aid
Love Brum
Mind
St. Mary’s Hospice

Man of the Year 2022
Alex Tross, Centrick
Jamil Shabir, Bootcamp Media
Javan Bramhall, Digital Glue
Justin Varney, Director of Public Health Birmingham
Peter Kienast, The Grand Hotel

Woman of the Year 2022
Angel Gaskell, HDY Agency
Greta Geoghagen, Digital Glue
Laura Orrell, The Grand Hotel Birmingham
Leila Smith, Promise PR & Creative
Nicola Fleet-Milne, Fleetmilne
Yetunde Dania, Trowers & Hamlins

Legal Firm of the Year 2022
Forresters
Harrison Clark Rickerbys
Knights
Shakespeare Martineau
Squire Patton Boggs (UK) LLP
Talbots Law
The Wilkes Partnership

Financial Services Firm of the Year 2022
Azets
BIG Property Finance
Crystal Specialist Finance
Finance 4 Business
Lucent Financial Services
Voilo Ltd
Woodshires

Creative and Digital Agency of the Year 2022
Bootcamp Media
Delicious PR
Digital Glue
HDY Agency
Lightbox Digital
Promise PR & Creative
We Are Spoke

Hospitality Venue of the Year 2022
Dishoom
Fazenda
Lulu Wild
Manahatta
Park Regis Hotel
Staycity
The Grand Hotel Birmngham
Vagabond

Employer of the Year 2022
Azets
Digital Glue
Dishoom
Gleeson Recruitment
Promise PR & Creative

Architect of the Year 2022
Align Architecture
Associated Architects
DB3 Architecture
K4 Architects
WellSpace Architects

Property Firm of the Year 2022
Centrick Property
Cordia Blackswan
Elevate Property Group
Greenvilla Homes
Hortons’ Estate Limited
Russell WHBO

Business Hero of the Year 2022
Jamil Shabir, Bootcamp Media
Javan Bramhall, Digital Glue
Paul Clifford, Azets
Phil Innes, Loki Wines
Tara Tomes, EAST VILLAGE
Tim Andrews, Hollywood Monster

Sustainability Business of the Year 2022
B & M Waste Services Ltd.
Adelan
Love Logs
Touchwood Solihull