A woman working in tech who has gone out of her way to support the cause of getting more women and diverse groups of people into the industry in the last 2-years. As well as examining the initiatives the candidates has pioneered to inspire women and diverse talent to succeed in tech, judges will also assess their leadership, evidence of growth and their work’s impact on, and integration with, the business.
Jeanene Williams, IT Vision Australia
Jenny Tan, ISACA SG Chapter
Jill Tang, Ladies Who Tech
Joy Chen, GHD Digital
Michelle Mannering, GitHub
Neha Agarwal, Citibank
Smita Jamalamadaka, HSBC Technology India
Sonia Vatcher, Commonwealth Bank Of Australia
Subashini Lenainnagamage, Pearson Sri Lanka
Swati Mohan, NatWest Group
A senior figure who has gone out of their way to improve the diversity levels within IT, within the organisation and/or in the wider community. Successful nominations must provide case studies or examples of how the candidate has gone out of their way, or strategically prioritised, getting more diversity of talent into IT and/or supporting them in their careers, and how they intend to continue their work and support.
Jerome Bourgeon, Credit Agricole CIB
Maqsood Syed, JLL Singapore
Richard Lord, HSBC Hong Kong
A chief information / technology / operational officer or director / head of who has demonstrated positive impact on the company’s top line and driven new customer value through the innovative use of technology. Candidates will include examples of strong leadership and how they have employed a technology strategy to enhance product development and improve the service the company provides to customers. Judges will also assess how well ingrained this senior leader is in the business and how she has helped put technology at the heart of the business, driving strong commercial results in the process.
Daisy Santosa, Software AG Singapore
Kedi Wu, Chevron
Neelima Sharma, ESL Steel Limited Vedanta
Prachi Shah, Syncron
Rucha Nanavati, Mahindra Group
SathiDevi S Raj, Randstad India Pvt Ltd
Shui-Min Tan, NUS Information Technology
A woman IT, technology or business leader who has demonstrated successful results in data technology in the last 2-years. This could include demonstrations of successfully deploying data technologies; improving how a company uses or deals with data; delivering effective data strategies; enhancing decision-making with data; contributions to a growth/continuity plan; and/or furthering knowledge, awareness and education around data and related technologies.
Aleena O’Neill, Newcastle Permanent Building Society
Datin Habsah Bt. Nordin, Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas)
Ekta Gupta, MatchMove Pay Pte Ltd
Geraldine Wong, GXS Bank
Manisha Banthia, Fiserv India Pvt Ltd
Maryam Maqbool, Meezan Bank Ltd
Meadha Batra, Publicis Sapient
Mona Agarwal, Pearson Global Business Services
Radhika Rathi, Infocepts
Winne Chen, HSBC China
This award will be presented to a project or initiative that has had demonstrable success in improving the recruitment, onboarding, development and/or progression, and inclusion of underrepresented talent. This may be a digital technology driven initiative or project that has also improved communication, engagement and support and removed a significant barrier to change affecting diverse talent.
Submissions must include the name of the initiative or project.
Change Network, Software AG Australia
Digital IT Women’s Guild, HSBC ASP China
Graduate Trainee Program, First Derivatives
SoftwareAGain, Software AG Bangalore Technologies
TakeITforward (TIF), J.P. Morgan
TechLadies
VIC ICT 4 Women
A woman chief digital officer, digital director or leader of a digital transformation who has led an IT/Digital transformation or business change programme driven by technology in the last 2 years. Judges will look at examples of the technology and innovation involved; leadership; best practice; results and return on investment; alignment to business goals; how culture shifts were managed; and a growth/continuity strategy.
Dr Beena Kumari, CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory
Falguni Kadvani, DFA Robotix
Fenny Valentina, PT. Central Data Technology
Fiona Gordon, JLL Australia
Gayanika Gunasekera, SriLankan Airlines
Juliana Chua, EssilorLuxottica
Madhumati Iyer, Singtel
Meera Shenoy, Youth4Jobs Foundation
Uma Bhatt, Johnson & Johnson
Vidyalakshmi Uppili, Accolite Digital
This award is open to the VP of Diversity, Chief Diversity Officer, Heads and Directors of Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion in the tech industry. This person has demonstrated success in addressing inequalities and improving outcomes, ensuring a culture where all employees can thrive. This nominee is a role model and innovative leader in actively supporting employees; has introduced organisational change that can be measured in terms of staff engagement, retention, satisfaction, and wellbeing. This person is a great influencer and inspires and motivates others to improve the business for all.
Carol Lee, ISACA China Hong Kong Chapter
Deepali Arjun, HSBC Technology India
Nicole Liu, HSBC Technology Center China
Nicole Poon, MatchMove Pay Pte Ltd
Shalaka Kapadia, HSBC Technology India
Shikha Agarwal, Software AG Australia
Vanessa Sorenson, Microsoft New Zealand
Veronica Llorca-Smith, Leaders for Good
A woman leader of a technology, digital or e-commerce start-up that has demonstrated excellent growth in the last 3-years. Judges will look at demonstrations of a growth mindset, inclusive and inspirational leadership, and standout achievements.
Debra Taylor, OpenSparkz
Harshani Perera, Inqbaytor
Helen Tung, NewSpace2060
Jennifer Lauretta Leong Bee Yoong, 360 Smart Home
Natalia Mykhaylova, WeavAir
Nikitha Karrai, RedCliffe Group Ltd / Pinheads Interactive Pte Ltd
Shwetha Ravi, Learnseeker
Yashu Kapila, BugRaptors
An IT team, led by a woman, that has delivered real value – with tangible business results – to a company. Judges will look at projects and achievements, along with examples of best practice, leadership, ROI generated, alignment to business goals and growth strategies.
JLL – PDS APAC BI Team, Led by Anshu Chaudhary
Software AG Operations Malaysia, Led by Diana Jayne Gonzales
JLL - Global BI Strategy, Enablement, and Technology Team, Led by Fiona Gordon
SriLankan Airlines, Led by Gayanika Gunasekera
Software AG - Global Support APJ Team, Led by Nurul Syuhada Binti Mohd Anuar
Syncron, Led by Prachi Shah
Grabtaxi Holdings Pte Ltd, Led by Quinny Lei
NUS Information Technology, Led by Shui-Min Tan
Singapore Life Ltd, Led by Yean Ping Yar
Shinsegae I&C, Led by Yoojeong Lee
This category recognises the achievements over a long period of time which have made an important contribution to the general standing of the technology industry. This individual has dedicated a major part of their working life to helping and supporting others. Judges will be looking for evidence of multiple projects and how they have impacted women and young girls. This individual is required to have more than 10 years of service within the technology industry.
Anjali Sharma, General Mills
CJ Meadows, i2e – The Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center, S P Jain School of Global Management
Neha Agarwal, Citibank
Prachi Shah, Syncron
Sandra De Zoysa, Dialog Axiata Plc.
Tracy Quah, Informatica
Verena Siow, SAP Asia
A woman under the age of 30, or who turns 30 in 2023, who has progressed rapidly though their career and demonstrated business value and innovation through the use of technology. This could include demonstrable success deploying technologies; improving approaches to technology; delivering effective strategies; enhancing decision-making; creating business value, efficiencies and cost savings, or improving services; driving new innovation in the industry; or furthering knowledge, awareness and education around technology.
Candidates must have a 2-year track record of work and contribution in their organisation.
Clare Lim, DocuSign
Hansani Halwatura, Millennium IT ESP
Mishty Negi, J.P. Morgan
Nayab Aweez, Apple Inc.
Nicolette Ow Keng Ngee, C+C Communication Designs
Nipuni Rajapakse, Pearson Sri Lanka
Prachi Dahibhate, Relfor Labs Pvt Ltd
Vidhi Agrawal, Infocepts
Yoojeong Lee, Shinsegae I&C
Zain Masri, Google
A woman CSO, CISO or any other senior IT security function (including cyber security and data management), who has delivered outstanding work, implemented innovative approaches to security and contributed to the impact of policies, procedures and projects within the business. Submissions should include examples of this work; the ROI; the methodologies of implementation; the impacts on the business and other stakeholders; and their strategy to uphold security best practice.
Alexandra Mercz, GoTo
Carol Lee, Hang Lung Group
Hansani Halwatura, Millennium IT ESP
Harsh Kaur, Trend Micro
Neha Malhotra, Singapore Computer Society - Cybersecurity Chapter.
Nishu Mittal, Emirates NBD
Priyanka Tamahankar, cyberSecurist Technologies Pvt Ltd
Shakthi Priya Kathirvelu, Funding Societies / Modalku
This award honours a responsible tech project or initiative within an organisation or company, with a demonstrable social or environment impact. It recognises social responsibility, charity work or green and sustainable initiatives that are driven or implemented using pioneering digital techniques. Entries will be judged on their effectiveness, innovation and overall commitment to doing good. Entrants should reference how their technology links to the UN Sustainability Goals, and which SDGs in particular.
GenerationTech, J. P. Morgan
HP Inc.
Ladies Who Tech
The 2 Senses, Cognizant
Recycle3Go, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS and PETRONAS
Youth4Jobs Foundation
A company that has torn up the rule book to create innovative processes and ways of working to drive a coherent and sustainable working strategy. Judges will look at demonstrations of growth (turnover, profit, employees etc.), standout achievements and customer testimonials. The business must be under 3-years old.
360 Smart Home
Big Data Minds MENA
WeavAir
A role model who has demonstrated a high degree of excellence, innovation and leadership in the last 5-years, and shone a light on the great things women in technology can achieve. In their submission, nominees should not only demonstrate outstanding business- and tech focussed achievements, but also give examples on how they have actively sought to bring more diversity to the technology industry.
Anjali Sharma, General Mills
Datin Habsah Bt. Nordin, Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas)
Irene Sow Mei Lock, Group Technical Solutions, Petronas
Jeanene Williams, IT Vision Australia
Neha Malhotra, Singapore Computer Society - Cybersecurity Chapter
Punam Firke, HSBC Technology India
Rajshri Gadad, Eaton Corporation
Tracy Quah, Informatica
Vanessa Sorenson, Microsoft New Zealand
Verena Siow, SAP Asia
