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APM Volunteer Achievement Awards

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APM Volunteer Achievement Awards 2026

We are delighted to announce the nominees of our eighth Volunteer Achievement Awards to recognise and reward the invaluable contribution volunteers make to the success of the organisation and wider profession.

Winners will be announced at the APM Volunteers’ Development Forum in June 2026.

Nominees

We have six award categories recognising individual and collective successes. Congratulations and good luck to all our nominees.

APM Volunteer Event of the Year

  • AI in Project Management: Current Breakthroughs and Future Considerations for Project Managers 2025 –  APM London Regional Network, Maryam Raad (CPD stream lead), Stevie Downie (Deputy lead)
  • South Wales and West of England Regional Network Conference 2025
  • Demystifying Earned Value (in collaboration with the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Midlands) – APM Midlands Regional Network, Manish Khanna
  • APM North West Regional Network Conference 2025, The Power of Creativity in Projects – Neil Horner (Network lead), Charlotte Brew (Deputy network lead), Phil Hardy, Jennifer Davies, Mark Graham, Taru Suresh, Katie Rowlands, Carl Gavin
  • Women in Project Management Interest Network Conference 2025, Transform Tomorrow – Irene Maposa (Lead)
  • Empowering the C-Suite: What can we do as APM members to elevate professionals into executive leadership roles – APM London Regional Network, Lauren Garrett
  • Breaking the Silence: Embracing Vulnerability and Mental Resilience in Project Management for Men's Well-Being – APM London Regional Network, Chibuzo Ikeh
  • Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU): Transforming Journeys for the People of the North – A Programme Management Perspective – APM Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire Regional Network

APM Volunteer of the Year

  • Jack Adams  
  • Josh Davies 
  • Michael Diskin
  • Alan Glennie
  • Neil Horner   
  • Chibuzo Ikeh 
  • Jack Ince 
  • Manish Khanna
  • Irene Maposa 
  • Dr Hugo Minney   
  • Élitz-Doris Okwudili  
  • Awoya Samuel Oluwatimileyin  
  • Sangeetha Ramachandran   
  • Cesar Rendora  
  • Rochelle Sampson-Clarke
  • Simon Wingfield 

APM Interest Network of the Year

  • AI and Data Analytics Interest Network
  • People Interest Network
  • Risk Interest Network
  • Sustainability Interest Network
  • Women in Project Management Interest Network

APM Regional Network of the Year

  • Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 
  • London
  • North West
  • Scotland
  • South Wales and West of England

APM Education Volunteer of the Year

  • Sami Abbasi
  • Andrew Baber
  • Edward Enejoh
  • James Evans 
  • Michelle Littlemore
  • Gordon MacKay
  • Peter Pepper 
  • Manikanth Reddy
  • Rochelle Sampson-Clarke 

APM Special Achievement of the Year

  • Alan Apps
  • Chris Blockey Webb
  • Phil Hardy
  • Guy Hindley
  • Paul Johnson
  • Debbie Lewis
  • Irene Maposa
  • Milla Mazilu
  • Matt Tucker

Recognition of the awards winners

Winners will be announced at the APM Volunteers’ Development Forum in June 2026 and will receive a sustainably sourced APM Trophy per category. Winners will be profiled on the APM website and through social media, to promote the value of volunteering with APM.  

If you have any queries please contact volunteers@apm.org.uk

Read about the 2025 winners.