The Legacy of Leadership Award
The Full Picture
Celebrating vision, integrity and impact. Fourteen pages covering the themes, the categories, the judging, the room and every way to take part.
Recognition nominees are proud to earn
The Legacy of Leadership Award celebrates the founders, executives, directors and mentors setting the standard in their field. Free to enter, open across every sector, and built to give the people who lead three things that are hard to buy.
Credibility
Independent recognition, judged against published criteria — the kind of proof a customer, a buyer or a procurement panel accepts without argument.
Visibility
Press coverage, social reach and a shortlist announcement that puts your name in front of people who have never heard it.
Momentum
A badge that keeps working all year — on your site, in your bids, in your emails and in every conversation that follows.
The scale of the programme
1
Award Theme
35
Award Categories
600+
Guests Expected
100%
Free to Nominate
Guest numbers are the planned capacity for the ceremony at Cardiff City Stadium and are indicative until seating closes.
One focused theme, one platform
Each theme is its own world of recognition — a distinct area of focus with its own categories, judged on its own terms, celebrated on the same night.
The Legacy of Leadership Award
Honouring a legacy of leadership
A distinguished accolade for the leaders whose vision and influence leave a lasting mark on business and community.
35 categories, one of them yours
Enter as many categories as genuinely fit. There is no cost per entry and no limit on how many you go for.
The Legacy of Leadership Award35 categories
Six reasons nominees put a name forward
What recognition actually does
70%
of clients say awards increase their trust in an organisation
3x
more media coverage for shortlisted leaders and businesses
2x
stronger recruitment pull under award-winning leadership
From entry to the stage
Entries are open now and close on 11 September 2026. Six steps, and the first one takes about ten minutes.
Where the credibility comes from
An independent panel of respected leaders and sector experts scores every entry. Scoring is impartial, criteria are published, and nobody buys a trophy here.
What judges score on
- Impact & Results — 30% of the score
- Innovation — 25% of the score
- Leadership & Culture — 20% of the score
- Sustainability — 15% of the score
Finalists and partners, one room
Thursday 29 October 2026 · Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff CF11 8AZ, United Kingdom — finalists and their teams, the people who advise and fund them, and the people who write about them.
Four levels, built around you
Every package is assembled from the same menu — the level sets how much of it you take and how prominently your name sits on the night.
Reach the room without a package
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Nominations are open. Yours takes minutes.
Entering The Legacy of Leadership Award 2026 is free, open to every sector, and you can put yourself forward or nominate someone else. Entries close on 11 September 2026.
Free to enter · Takes 10 minutes · No payment, ever
Talk to the team
Enquiries
info@legacyofleadershipaward.com
Telephone
+44 2034 517166
Office
Level 30, The Leadenhall Building, 122 Leadenhall St, London EC3V 4AB, United Kingdom