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A huge congratulations to Imperial's finalists and winners

On Friday 24 April, the 2026 took place at The Pelligon in Canary Wharf.

The event is organised by and sponsored by a variety of organisations including Skyscanner, Bloomberg, Bank of New York and Rolls Royce this year. It offers ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ the opportunity to showcase their talent, celebrate their potential and network with both employers and their fellow nominees. 

Out of 162 finalists across 16 categories, Imperial made up an unprecedented 13:

• Yemi Abe - The Black Heritage Undergraduate of the Year Award
• Gianni Austin - The Black Heritage Undergraduate of the Year Award
• Ayan Butt - The Future Insurance Professional of the Year Award
• Charlotte Cole - The Engineering Undergraduate of the Year Award
• Minanga Jayasekera - The Undergraduate of the Year Award Celebrating Excellence through Future Skills
• Emily Kanagasabay - The Engineering Undergraduate of the Year Award
• Ho Fung Kum - The Future Insurance Professional of the Year Award
• Ashrita Nandula - The Female Undergraduate of the Year Award
• Krush Patel - The Seminconductor Undergraduate of the Year Award
• Guneet Sohanpal - The Seminconductor Undergraduate of the Year Award
• Shaan Suri - The Multilingual Undergraduate of the Year Award
• Abhinav Tavva - The AI Innovator of the Year Award
• Surith Thogulava - The Engineering Undergraduate of the Year Award

This is an outstanding achievement, especially considering that over 6,000 ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ had initially applied.

Our winners

After a drinks reception and lunch, allowing the finalists to network with representatives from the sponsoring employers, Jamie Laing, host of the awards, took to the stage to begin announcing the winners.

Emily Kanagasabay, a second-year Design Engineering student, won Undergraduate Engineer of the Year and Abhinav Tavva, a second-year Computing student, took home the AI Innovator of the Year award.

We would like to wish them a hearty congratulations and all the best for their future endeavours!

Feeling inspired?

If you’re interested in finding out more, head to the website. The nominations for the 2027 awards will open during the autumn term.

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