The TechDiversity Awards 2026 wants your nominations, and your logo, next to the initiatives genuinely reshaping Australia’s tech talent landscape.
Let’s get straight to the numbers keeping tech leaders up at night. The Department of Industry, Science and Resources reported a 3.2–3.9 per cent decline in tech roles between May 2024 and May 2025. Not growth. Decline.
Meanwhile, we need 1.2 million tech workers by 2030 to remain globally competitive. And according to the 2025 Digital Pulse report from Deloitte and the Australian Computer Society, closing that gap could deliver a $25 billion economic boost.
So where’s the disconnect?
Entry-level hiring is slowing as AI reshapes what “junior” even means anymore. Traditional talent pipelines aren’t delivering.
And the organisations still treating workforce diversity as a compliance exercise rather than a competitive strategy? They’re wondering why their Glassdoor reviews read like a cautionary tale.
The awards hunting for real solutions. This is exactly why the TechDiversity Awards exists and why, after a decade in Melbourne, we’re bringing the 2026 Awards to Sydney on 31 July.
Across five categories, we’re searching for the campaigns, initiatives and leaders actually moving the needle:
But the big one for B&T readers?
Campaign of the Year. We want to see the marketing and communications campaigns that didn’t just talk about inclusivity; they drove measurable action. If your campaign shifted perceptions, changed behaviours, or delivered results that made your audience pay attention, this is your category.
Put your brand where change is happening
Past sponsors and nominees include some of the biggest names betting on Australia’s tech future: Westpac, AWS, Microsoft, Accenture. This isn’t a feel-good photo opportunity. It’s the platform shaping how Australia talks about tech workforce capability.
Align your brand with the initiatives changing the game. Reach 1,800+ senior decision-makers. Be seen as part of the solution, not another organisation wondering why the pipeline isn’t working.
Why B&T readers should pay attention?
Here’s the thing: the organisations winning the talent war aren’t outspending everyone else. They’re out-positioning them.
In a market where employer brand and consumer brand are increasingly indistinguishable, how you build your workforce is your marketing strategy. The companies recognised at the TechDiversity
Awards aren’t just doing good work, they’re signalling to candidates, customers and shareholders that they’ve figured out something the competition is still puzzling over.
Nominate. Sponsor. Show up.
The 2026 TechDiversity Awards will be held in Sydney on 31 July, with the theme “Influence Redefined, Power in Every Voice.”
Nominations are open. Whether you’re putting forward a campaign that deserves recognition, or you want your brand standing alongside the organisations reshaping Australia’s tech workforce, now’s the time.
Because traditional pipelines aren’t delivering. And the $25 billion question is: who’s actually going to fix it?
