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Your Award Panel

Date

Monday, November 17th 2025

Hello! We are your panel members; we are looking forward to meeting you and hearing about your social venture.

UnLtd panels reflect our commitment to inclusion, with over 50% of our panel members identifying as Black, Asian or minority ethnic and/or disabled, and at a minimum, one panel member who identifies as Black, Asian or minority ethnic and/or disabled sitting on each panel.

    Panel Chair

  • Tim Lages

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    Social Entrepreneur Support Manager at UnLtd

    Tim is a Social Entrepreneur Support Manager at UnLtd. He works as part of our Thematic team and specialises in investment readiness, health, and sporting sectors. During his time at UnLtd since 2017, he has helped to manage the Transform Ageing programme and has supported many social entrepreneurs within the sector to grow and scale their impact. He is really interested in how social entrepreneurs can work to address health inequalities and deliver preventative practices that improve quality of life and reduce pressure on public resources. Before UnLtd he worked for Brunelcare, a care charity and housing association for people in later life in Bristol, which is where he first became interested in the ageing sector. Prior to this he went to Exeter University and during his time there founded two (largely unsuccessful) social enterprises through Exeter’s Enactus programme.

    Social Entrepreneurs

  • Eric Bishyika

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    Social Entrepreneur

    Eric is a young entrepreneur from Oldham. He founded SW Clothing at the age of 13, using savings from his paper round. His business garnered media attention, featuring in BBC News, Channel 4, and the Manchester Evening News. Eric now leads a few different ventures including the Business Incubator Group (BIG), an incubator program supporting young entrepreneurs and disadvantaged youth in establishing their businesses and developing personal skills.

  • Saadia Abubaker

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    Social Entrepreneur

    Saadia is the founder of Saadiaspeaks, with a passion for youth empowerment, she uses the power of her voice to inspire and initiate change, delivering masterclasses and events on topics such as confidence building, vision and goal setting, networking and, building a growth mindset.

    UnLtd Colleagues

  • Amanda Johansson

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    Social Entrepreneur Support Manager at UnLtd

    Amanda is a Social Entrepreneur Support Manager and has been part of the Thematic team at UnLtd since May 2021. Prior to this she was co-CEO of a youth leadership charity in south London. She has over 15 years' experience in the creative, education and charity sectors working in start-ups and on growth projects in the UK and abroad. An avid reader, Amanda is interested in the power of storytelling to build support and sustainability of ventures. She also likes data, dogs and all things nature based – not necessarily in that order.