The shortlist has been announced for the third annual Future Faces awards.

Run by Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce, the awards recognise young professionals aged 35 and under from across the city.

There are seven categories, including a new award this year for the arts and culture sector, and from these winners an overall champion will be chosen.

Russell Jeans, the chamber's chief operating officer and judging panel chairman, said: "The volume and high calibre of applications received is a sign of how seriously the business community is taking these awards.

"As a region, it is more important than ever that we support the development of our young professionals and one way of doing this is to recognise their efforts and achievements.

"The Future Faces awards are a fantastic way of doing precisely that."

The shortlisted candidates are:

Arts and Culture

Rachael Magson, Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre

Amrit Singh, Freelance Creative Designer

Cynthia Miller, ORB Creative

Roisin Caffrey, Stan's Café

Entrepreneurship

Daniel Bridgewater, Buckt

Joe Kibbler, Icarusparts.com

Angus Drummond, Limitless Travel

Matthew Jones, Oxbridge Home Learning

Technology and Innovation

Dan Rice, Hopper HQ

Richard Westman, Kaido Group

Tom Charman, Kompas

Jeremy Lambert, Ononga

Industry

James Guest, Carney Green

Mark Hipwell, CH2M

Samuel Boot, Pennycuick Collins

Eleanor Pugh-Stanley, Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents

Sales, Marketing and Communications

Jordan Ladley, Escape Live

David Glenwright, JC Social Media

Natalie Merrix, Rewired PR

Sam Watts, Selfridges

Legal

Laura Ralfe, Irwin Mitchell

Greg Fearn, Mills & Reeve

Emma-Louise Hewitt, Standley & Co

Elizabeth Mulley, Trowers & Hamlins

Finance

James Dockerill, Deutsche Bank

Hassan Ejaz, Deutsche Bank

Jaccy Gasgoyne, Deutsche Bank

Ruzwan Boota, Mazars

The judging panel comprised operations director of Common Purpose Louise Teboul, Independent Birmingham founder Joe Schuppler, Birmingham Hippodrome chief executive Fiona Allan, CBRE senior director Gary Cardin and Millennium Point's head of marketing and events Neil Anderson.

The winners will be revealed at an awards dinner on September 15 at Edgbaston Stadium.