The Leading Light Award 2011 is now closed for entries.
Take a look at our shortlisted candidates and cast your vote for who you want to win here!
Our entrants all believe they have championed a work initiative that has stretched and challenged their technical knowledge. Or taken on a difficult project knowing that they will have to develop their own personal skills to make it happen. Or have gone above and beyond their normal daily role to help a colleague develop themselves and achieve success.
How to enter
Stage one - Just complete our short entry form that allows you to summarise your achievement to tell us why you feel it makes you our Leading Light 2011
The deadline for stage one entries is now past. Thank you to everyone who entered and good luck!
Stage two – Entrants may then be invited to expand on the details of their achievement so that we can showcase them on our website for our online member voting
Those who got through to stage two have now been notified! Vote for your favourite here and make sure you come to the finalist announcement drinks reception, taking place at our 2011 Leading Edge Convention.
Stage three – Our lucky finalists will be invited to IGD to present their entry to our judging panel, who will determine our final winner
Questions? Need help? Email us on leadinglightaward@igd.com
Our Leading Edge Leading Light Award is kindly sponsored by Kraft Foods
Your entry, the process in more detail:
Stage One – Just fill in and submit a short summary of why you should win, and contact details of a supporter (eg your manager or team leader) you will then be invited to proceed to stage two. Stage one is now closed.
Stage Two – Now you can expand on the details of your entry for our judges! From your entries, a shortlist will be profiled on a dedicated webpage on the Leading Edge website and we will encourage our members to cast their vote for who they think should be in the final stage. At this point, your supporter will be asked to add their comments to support your achievement. From your full entry, your supporter's comments and the online voting, our judges will determine our finalists.
All short-listed candidates will be invited to attend our fabulous Leading Edge Leading Light Reception 2011, which will follow our Annual Convention. This is when our sponsor, Kraft Foods, will announce the finalists.
Stage Three – Our finalists will then be invited to attend a judging day to present their achievement in person. All finalists invited to panel will also be guests of Kraft Foods at the prestigious IGD Food Industry Awards 2011 on 11th October 2011 at the The Lancaster London Hotel, London W2, when our overall winner will be presented with their trophy and £2000 prize money onstage before some of the biggest names in the industry.
