IMI Annual Dinner and Awards 2027
Be You Award: Championing Inclusion
Aligned with the IMI’s ambition to elevate the motor industry workforce into a globally admired profession, this award celebrates those who are actively creating a more inclusive, accessible, and representative sector.
Be You Award
This award recognises an outstanding individual that is making a meaningful and sustained contribution to improving inclusion across the automotive sector.
It highlights those who are helping to shape a more inclusive and future-ready automotive workforce, ensuring the sector remains relevant, resilient, and open to all.
It recognises those individuals or businesses that not only support individuals from diverse backgrounds and lived experiences, but also strengthen the industry by widening participation, attracting new talent, and fostering a culture where everyone can succeed.
Award overview
Nomination criteria
Nominations should demonstrate how the individual:
- Expands access to careers and development opportunities for underrepresented groups.
- Fosters an environment where individuals feel valued, supported, and able to succeed.
- Delivers diversity and inclusion initiatives with measurable impact.
- Champions inclusion, challenges barriers, and influences others through positive leadership.
- Contributes to a diverse and sustainable automotive talent pipeline.
- Embeds inclusion into long-term strategies and drives ongoing progress.
Eligibility
Nominees must be individuals operating within the automotive sector who can demonstrate a clear commitment to advancing inclusion and diversity.
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