The WiTWA Tech [+] Awards celebrate the outstanding achievements and contributions of women in the tech industry. Our mission is to recognise and honour the trailblazers, innovators, and leaders who are driving progress and making a significant impact in their fields.
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This is for the women who actively advocate for and support other women in Tech [+]. They are role models who guide more women into technology, STEM or digital fields, or inspire women to succeed in technology roles and organisations. Whether they work, volunteer or use tech for community good, we’re looking for leaders who are building diversity and making a difference.Â
Sheree is a leader and advocate for inclusive STEM education. Through her work in organisations such as the CSIRO and the UWA Data Institute, Sheree fosters a thriving, collaborative volunteer community, mentors emerging leaders, and inspires students through competitions and digital literacy initiatives.
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This is for the women who work with data to understand, interpret, predict and harness the next big thing. They are masters of fields that are reshaping our society. Whether they are solving complex problems, interpreting data or making robots do things they couldn’t do yesterday, we’re looking for women who are pushing the boundaries of technology to create impact.Â
Puja is an innovative leader in AI and data analytics. Throughout her professional career, Puja has transformed complex issues into groundbreaking solutions that were efficient, safe, and business savvy.Â
Puja is an advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion. She champions the need for us to build a culture where both people and technology thrive.Â
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This is for the women who transform ideas into working products in a beautiful and agile way. They are the deep thinkers who embrace challenges and know how to craft solutions. Whether they code, build, develop or design we’re looking for the smooth operators of strategy, architecture (data, enterprise, infrastructure or systems), software development, automation, DevOps, QA, and applications. Â
Louise is a leader in software architecture, development and QA. She has spent her career transforming global engineering practices through innovation, automation and governance.Â
Furthermore, Louise is a firm believer in the importance of helping future generations through mentorship and making sure she’s fostering an inclusive and collaborative culture wherever she goes.Â
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This is for the women in the fastest-growing field in the tech industry which, if not managed well, can also be the most harmful. They are on a mission to keep networks, stakeholders and end users safe from malicious actors. Whether they are detecting, preventing or responding to threats we’re looking for those women playing a crucial role in protecting systems, networks and data from unauthorised access, cyberattacks and other security breaches.
Rebecca is a cyber security leader with more than 25 years of experience in driving innovation, risk reduction, and cultural change. Among her peers, Rebecca is known for her resilience, technical expertise, and inclusive leadership.
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This is for the women who bridge the gap between people, business and technology. They are walking in the shoes of others and articulating technology solutions that customers love. Whether they’re our UX / UI experts, BAs, product managers or product owners we’re looking for user advocates who are shaping the direction and success of technology products and solutions.
Kate is a leader in UX, who has transformed HBF by embedding human-centred design across their products and processes. During her time at the organisation, she has scaled their UX capabilities, delivered measurable improvements in their app and website experiences. Furthermore, Kate has also mentored several women into leadership roles.
Beyond the workplace, Kate fosters confidence and digital literacy in students with a curiosity for STEM.
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This is for the women who keep everything running smoothly for the rest of us. They deliver the best solutions, on time, on budget and with the right infrastructure. Whether you call them magicians or know them as our agile coaches, delivery leads, change managers, project managers and scrum masters, we know they’re giving their all for the business, clients and end users. Â
Carolyn is a leader in the public sector, who is transforming vegetation mapping in Western Australia using AI. Her visionary approach and technical expertise has set new benchmarks for government innovation, as well as creating lasting social, environmental and technological impact.Â
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This is for the women starting new ventures – our entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs and innovators. They are visionaries, risk takers, change makers and confident creators. Whether they’re starting up, rethinking, accelerating or collaborating we’re looking for those using passion, motivation and curiosity to drive change, push boundaries and turn ideas into reality.Â
Isabelle is a trailblazing entrepreneur and venture leader who seeks to combine innovation, impact and scalability. She mentors and manages multiple startups as Head of Ventures at BetterLabs — WA’s only venture studio.Â
Through her work, Isabelle seeks to foster a culture based on collaboration, inclusion and bold thinking.Â
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This is for the women who integrate artistry and innovation with the tools and processes of technology. They are creatives, looking for new ways to explore, build, augment and reimagine. Whether they’re a specialist in their field or fielding interdisciplinary practice, we’re looking for artists, designers and creative technologists who push boundaries and create immersive, interactive or transformative experiences.
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This is for the women who play a critical role supporting the day-to-day operations of technology teams and organisations. They are the quiet heroes helping all of us meet goals and deliver value. Whether they’re getting word out or ensuring inhouse systems are working smoothly we’re looking for women who are finding solutions to drive business success.Â
Devina is a biomedical scientist and venture analyst whose career spans research, clinical trials, intellectual property, and investment.Â
She bridges science, law, and business to deliver impactful solutions, mentors women in STEM, and supports early-stage life sciences ventures.Â
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This is for women who are lecturing or teaching within a STEM discipline at tertiary level (under or postgraduate) or in research institutions. This includes women who are leading the way in research of STEM, STEAM or Digital fields. And it’s for women who teach and research topics related to the tech industry, in particular in relation to exploring the lack of diversity in the industry (including but not limited to gender imbalance) and the path forward for equity in STEM fields.Â
Raffaella is a leading computational chemist whose atomic-level research has transformed our understanding of mineral formation and industrial applications. She is an advocate for inclusive and sustainable STEM careers.Â
Furthermore, Raffaella mentors researchers and has co-founded initiatives which support women, minorities and early-career scientists.
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This is for the women educators within our school and TAFE systems, from K to 12 and including VET education. They’re providing high quality outcomes and approaches in STEM, STEAM or Digital teaching, integrating learning areas and encouraging students to explore, innovate, create, collaborate and problem-solve. Or they might be raising awareness of the importance of 21st Century skills in preparing students for roles and technologies that don’t yet exist.Â
Wei is a leading computer science and AI educator who is known for her innovation in teaching, research and digital transformation. She empowers the next generation of digital leaders and champions through leadership, technical expertise and advocacy for ethical and inclusive AI in classrooms, research and the broader community.Â
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This is for women in Tech [+] who best demonstrate excellence in leadership, communication and strategic vision. The award is not restricted purely to C-level, though the position should be senior (GM/Director) with responsibility for technology in the organisation. Candidates will include examples of strong leadership; how they have had a positive impact on the company’s top line and driven new customer value through the innovative use of technology. Judges will also assess how they have helped put technology at the heart of the business, driving transformative change and/or strong commercial results in the process.Â
Sandy is an international leader in technology, innovation, and sustainability. She has shaped public policy, education, and global discourse on responsible AI and inclusive trade.Â
Throughout her career, Sandy has championed women, minorities and Indigenous participation in STEM.Â
Sandy’s leadership is a great example of integrity, courage, and values-driven impact across local and global communities.Â
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This award will go to a person who does not identify as a woman and who has gone out of his/their way to improve the diversity, inclusion and equity for women in tech roles and organisations, within their workplace 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 women into IT and/or supporting them in their careers.  Â
Simon is a committed ally and transformative leader in tech and cyber security. During his three years leading RAC’s Governance and Assurance team, Simon has created one of the few female-majority cyber security teams in the industry.Â
Simon has created a measurable and lasting impact on gender equality in a traditionally male-dominated field.Â
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We want to showcase your amazing work! This is an open category for all candidates who identify as a woman. All candidates are invited to publish their profile and promote themselves to their communities, whether that be through work, membership organisations or friends and families. The winner will be the candidate who gets the most votes through an open public voting round.Â
Gabrielle is a pioneering educator in STEAM and Digital Technologies, who is known for creating inclusive and future-focused learning pathways.Â
She is known for her efforts to champion student voice and mentor staff. Her attitude towards fostering innovation has inspired her school and the wider WA education community to embrace creativity, diversity, and lifelong learning.Â
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A woman who lives and works outside the Perth and Peel Regions and who is delivering outstanding projects.Â
Carly is a regional Digital Technologies leader who transforms teaching and learning by integrating culture, coding, and robotics.Â
Throughout her career, Carly has empowered teachers through professional learning and coached students to award-winning success in the first Lego League. She’s also known for developing innovative curriculum projects which link Noongar languages with technology.Â
Carly’s leadership is creating a deep lasting impact on staff, students and the regional WA education community.Â
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A woman aged 18 to 25 years (25 or younger on 30 June 2024) who has demonstrated excellent drive and potential to be the next generation leader in their field.Â
Jasmine is an emerging leader in medicinal chemistry. Currently, her research is driving breakthroughs in cancer treatment. As a PhD candidate at UWA, Jasmine is currently developing drug candidates that restore or improve patient response to immunotherapy — a critical gap in healthcare.Â
She recently presented some of her research findings at the 17th Winter Conference on Medicinal & Bioorganic Chemistry in Colorado.
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A woman who has demonstrated the highest degree of technology excellence, innovation and leadership in her career, and shone a light on the great things women in technology can achieve. Candidates should have not only have demonstrated outstanding business and/or technology focused achievements, but also give examples on how they have actively sought to bring more diversity into the technology industry. 
Vimali is a delivery and data leader who has transformed the WA Health Data Platform. Her contributions to the industry have set a new standard for IT delivery in complex health systems.Â
Throughout her career, through her leadership and own technical skills, Vimali has shown the importance of DEI not only for the organisation but end users as well.
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A woman who demonstrates personal leadership and is at the start of their Tech [+] career or has transitioned into a Tech [+] field or specialisation.
Meg has revitalised the BinarX Outreach Program by expanding participation and delivering hands-on STEM experiences that prepare students for real-world engineering challenges.Â
She has mentored students by using innovative curriculum designs and scalable programs which enabled them to create spaceflight-ready experiments.Â
Meg is also known for consistently fostering inclusivity to build confidence in STEM students.Â
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