The Top 100
Influential
People 2026
The Top 100 programme, run in association with market leading awards experts Awards Intelligence, is a centre of excellence, recognising individuals for their talent and achievements.
Awards Intelligence work day in day out with notable and top flight individuals, whom they support in identifying and successfully applying for awards and top tier appointments. Establishing a programme to recognise these individuals is a quite simply a logical extension of a long-established history of working with exceptional people for 17 years.
We are looking to recognise those in
the UK who excel
in one of the following areas:
- Business & Entrepreneurism
- Diversity & Inclusion
- Environmental Sustainability
- Human Rights
- Philanthropy
- Environmental, Social & Corporate Governance (ESG)
- Health & Social Care
- Science & Technology (including Frontier Tech)
- Education
- Culture, Arts, Media & Entertainment, Sport
About Awards Intelligence
The Top 100 Influential People is run and administered by Awards Intelligence. Awards Intelligence is the market leading awards consultancy, helping individuals and businesses apply for top tier awards such as Royal Honours, King’s Award for Enterprise and the House of Lords.
“I was delighted to be nominated for the Top 100 and even happier to have been recognised alongside so many other high achievers’’
Dr Samir Srivastava, Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist
FAQ's
Any UK resident can nominate themselves, a friend, family member, business associate or community contact.
Please complete all sections for the form, focusing on influence and impact of the nominee within their sector, which should fall within one of the following:
- Business & Entrepreneurialism
- Diversity & Inclusion
- Environmental Sustainability
- Human Rights
- Philanthropy
- Environmental, Social & Corporate Governance (ESG)
- Health & Social Care
- Science & Technology (including Frontier Tech)
- Education
- Culture, Arts, Media & Entertainment, Sport
The information should not take the form of a CV or job resume, but make sure that any information is substantiated and factually accurate. The nominee must be demonstrably active in the areas for which they are being nominated.
Online links to further relevant information can be included, but we will not accept physical examples of the nominee’s work, such as printed materials or audio/visual recordings. Any such physical examples sent to us will not be returned.
Please include a maximum 200 word/1000 character Executive Summary* of the nominee’s achievements, and why they are worthy of receiving recognition form the Top 100 Influential People judges. The maximum word count for the nomination, excluding the initial 200 word summary is 2000 words/10,000 characters.
- If a nomination is successful the 200 word Executive Summary will be published on the Top 100 Influential People website and other marketing materials.
- We cannot enter into any discussions or correspondence regarding the merits of nominations or individual cases.
- No feedback will be given.
- The judges’ decision is final.
We welcome nominations year round. Nominations submitted before November 2025 will be considered for the winners’ list in January 2026. The Top 100 Influential People list will be announced in early December 2025. Successful nominees will be formally listed on the website along with a 200-word summary of their background and achievements and a photograph.
We will provide a free, honest assessment of a potential nominee’s chances of success on request via our Helpline.
Please contact enquiries@top100influentialpeople.com before submitting the nomination if you require advice and guidance.
You may send additional information to support the nomination at any time up until the deadline date. This information will be added to the original nomination.
Judges must be notified immediately if, after submission, there are any important changes to the information supplied on the nomination form that may have a direct impact on the outcome.