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Andrew Ward announced as a finalist for BYPY 2016

Andrew is named a finalist in the technology category of the 2016 Birmingham Young Professional of the Year awards, run by BPS Birmingham Future.

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Andrew in black tie with a group of guests in front of the BYPY 2016 sponsor board

Each year BPS Birmingham Future runs the Birmingham Young Professional of the Year (BYPY) Awards, a prestigious event that attracts over a thousand delegates and business leaders from across the city.

A packed hall of round dinner tables at the BYPY awards, with a big screen reading ‘Celebrating 15 years, BPS Birmingham Future’s Awards’

Earlier this year I was honoured to be nominated in the technology category, and today I’ve been announced as a finalist! The Birmingham Post covered the finalists:

BYPY 2016: All about the Technology category finalists

— Birmingham Post (@birminghampost), 21 April 2016. Read the article or view the post on X

Mike Brooman and Hannah Quinton are the other finalists in the category, and both deserve to win the top spot. Tough competition!

Andrew with fellow technology finalists Hannah Quinton and Mike Brooman, smiling in front of a painted mural

The awards take place at Birmingham’s ICC on Thursday 12 May 2016. I look forward to seeing you there.

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