Birmingham's Batonbearers

Andréa’s leadership of the University of Birmingham’s activities around the Commonwealth Games as an Official Partner of the Queen’s Baton Relay international leg, has been game-changing for the University and its partners. Andrea’s creativity and energy combined with a collaborative approach to harnessing expertise and ideas from around the University and the Commonwealth. Has ensured the full range of both the University’s and the city’s game changing work is presented to a global audience.

Andréa has leveraged existing partnerships and developed new relationships in key Commonwealth countries, which has been game changing for both the University and our partners. As the face of the University and key contact to many, Andréa lives our values and underpins our global ambitions, as well as those of the Queen's Baton Relay.

When asked about how it felt to be a Batonbearer, Andréa replied:

“It is such an incredible honour to have been selected as a B2022 Batonbearer for the University. I remember feeling incredibly excited, but also very humbled to hear that I’d been selected, given the amazing Commonwealth Batonbearers we’ve had through our partnership with the Queen’s Baton Relay – from Vinisha Umashankar, the young 15-year-old innovator who spoke at Cop26, to former Commonwealth athletes in Australia, and even the President of Zambia, a UoB alumnus”.