ENTRY CRITERIA
Each entry form requests a maximum 600-word count which is written around our four core values that each inductee will be judged upon. The entry must showcase their proven ability to embrace disruption, inclusion, courage, and excellence.
There is no barrier to entry or discrimination based on age, time spent in the industry, or current job title. Nominations are open to anyone who exists outside of the C-Suite, with the exception of CEOs or Founders of start-ups who are under the age of 35 and the business is no more than three years old.
FAQs
The Future 100 Club is made-up of media professionals who are deemed to have the talent, drive and ability as a future media leader, regardless of their current job title or time spent in the industry. The only job title excluded is those at a c-suite level.
A panel of judges will review the entries and will score to each individual entry, with the top 100 highest scores making the final cut. Each entry will be scored based on the evidence of how they have displayed disruption, inclusion, courage, and excellence.
Anyone can nominate, whether that comes from current managers or industry leaders, colleagues or peers, or even self-nominations. The person nominated does not have to report into you, nor do you need to be at the same company, as long as the evidence provided backs up the nomination.
Apart from the prestige of being listed as a future industry leader, F100 members will receive VIP ticket allocations for selected conferences, be invited to speak at our conferences, contribute to The Media Leader, and receive an invite to The Future 100 Club networking event.
F100 VALUES
How have you moved ideas, products or the industry forward? What have you learned, unlearned or challenged over the past 12 to 18 months? How have you adapted to new tools, technologies, business models or audience behaviours, and what did you do with that learning? Have you contributed to industry debate or introduced a new way of thinking?
How have you helped others succeed? Have you shared knowledge, created opportunities, championed others or helped shape your team, organisation or the wider industry? Have you left things better than you found them?
When did you stand up for what mattered? Have you advocated for an idea, a person or a decision? Did your bravery create space for others? Have you owned your mistakes, challenged accepted thinking or spoken up when it would have been easier not to?
What changed because of you, and how did you deliver it? A client won, processes improved, audiences grew or a team performed differently because of your actions. Did you prioritise long-term credibility over short-term gain? Did you handle difficult conversations or relationships with integrity? The scale doesn't need to be huge but show evidence of the difference you made and that you made it the right way.