The finalists for the Women Leading Tech Awards, presented by Atlassian, have been revealed!
It’s a bumper lineup of pioneers, doyens and sages in the tech industry and a time when it seems to be backtracking on much of the progress it has made in recent years.
Tickets are still available for the event, taking place at Sydney’s Hyatt Regency on 28 March.
Here, in alphabetical order, are all the finalists.
ADTECH
- Amy Jansen-Flynn, Adform
- Annie Marendaz, The Media Store
- Hayley Donohoe, Monks
- Hayley Monteiro, Omnicom Media Group Australia
- Jade Watson, GroupM
- Laurence Demousselle, Carat Australia
- Loesje Lambooy, Ogury
- Nicola Staveley, Audience360
- Nikita Bansal, TeqBlaze
- Shivani Pant, Taboola
- Sorrel Kesby, GumGum
AI PIONEER
- Amy Tucker, Springboards ai
- Clare Lim Min, Okta
- Danica Bellchambers, CHEP Network
- Emily Bowers, Google
- Lisa Green, Telstra
- Kerry Halupka, Canva
- Michelle Bauman, wiq, Woolworths Group
- Nirvana Luckraj, Healthdirect Australia
- Noni Hollonds, Atlassian
- Samantha Garrett, Canva
- Sreyna Rath, Jaimee AI
- Utkarsha Ghule, Quantium
- Camilla Edwards, SafetyCulture
- Fiona Triaca, Heatseeker
- Kellyn Coetzee, Kinesso
BUSINESS SUPPORT
- Amy Storen, Meta
- Georgia Cunningham, Securus Consulting Group
- Natasha (Tash) Lee, NCS Australia
- Olivia Diamond, Canva
- Rebecca Sewell Atlassian
CHAMPION OF CHANGE
- Archana Chintapalli, Canva
- Dr Susan McGinty, Aya Leadership
- Georgina Healy, In the Blink of AI
- Holly Hunt, Women in Digital
- Jen Dobbie, Hotwire Australia
- Louise Wilson, LinkedIn
- Prayna Prasad, Cloudflare
- Renee Noble, Girls’ Programming Network
- Vandana Mehra, NCS Australia
CUSTOMER SUCCESS
- Bridget Hewitt-Cartwright, Canva
- Cicely Finamore, SafetyCulture
- Claire Kim, Quantium
- Emily Qi, Atlassian
- Keely Harding, Audience360
- Leana Marx, Verint Systems
- Leanne Fernandes, NCS Australia
- Madeleine Marsh, Meta
- Mollshree Gogia, NCS Australia
- Sagorika Sen, GroupM
- Stefanie DiGianvincenzo, Meta
- Yasmine Delaney, Sunny Advertising
CYBER SECURITY
- Anne-Louise Brown, Akin Agency
- Annie-Mei Forster, Securus Consulting Group
- Kanwalpreet Kaur, Australian Taxation Office
- Katherine Boxall, Increment
- Lena Abanes, Probe Group
- Meagan O’Mahony, THE ICONIC
- Medha Mishra, PaperCut
- Puneeta Chellaramani, CapgeminiAustralia
- Sarah Van Der Meer, Alchemy Solutions
DATA SCIENCE
- Ana Walker, Atlassian
- Colette Marais, Quantium Telstra
- Giselle Montamat, Canva
- Magdalena Kortas, Westpac Banking Corporation
- Rita Do, Meta
- Swati Deo, EssenceMediacom Australia
DELIVERY
- Alex Kemp, Canva
- Anna Andersson, Iress
- Christy McCarthy, ReachOut
- Hayley Crimmins, Ingenuity Partners
- Jo Gallyot, HBF Health
- Maryevans Uche-Amanze, Alchemy Solutions
- Nikki Gittins, Atlassian
- Rose Ryall, NCS Australia
- Sanduni (Sandy) Thondilege, NCS Australia
- Sonal Narkhede, Quantium
- Sorcha Doran, iProspect
- Wanda Palce, Atlassian
DESIGN
- Brona O’Connor, Atlassian
- Carmela Soares, Meta
- Christina (CJ) Jones, Canva
- Debora da Silva, MyPass Global
- Georgia Price-Bell, Up
- Hiona Haeata, News Corp Australia
- Kavita Agarwal, NCS Australia
- Maria Christley, Atlassian
- Tarra Van Amerongen, Atlassian
DEVELOPER
- Akshoo Toraskar, Securus Consulting Group
- Anne Calantog, Atlassian
- Isabel Tseng, oOh!media
- Jovana Dunisijevic, Atlassian
- Kristina Brencheva, AKQA
- Marika Conomos, UpLift AI Group
- Michelle Seeto, Canva
- Rami Tae, Heatseeker
- Teresa Feng, Canva
E-COMMERCE
- Leah Jackson, GroupM
- Shelby Van Zwol, Chain Social
- Lela Richmond-Johnson, Criteo
EDUCATION/RESEARCH
- Xinyu Zhang, The University of Adelaide
- Michelle Chomiak, Girls’ Programming Network
ENGINEERING
- Ania Wedracki, Atlassian
- Anitha PalaKurthi, The Foxtel Group
- Annabel Zhou, Google, Toastie
- Ellese Cotterill, Canva
- Florencia Bonansea, Atlassian
- Rohitha Yarlagadda, Quantium
- Sarah Tabassum, oOh!media
- Sherly Ramalingam Panneer, carsales.com.au
- Shweta Gandhi, Woolworths Group
- Vivian Shen Google, Toastie
- Cinthia Valero, Nine Entertainment Co
- Vaishnavi Naidu, Nine Entertainment Co
ENTREPRENEUR/FOUNDER
- Brittany Fox, Nevam
- Charlsey Pearce, MortarCAPS Higher Learning Data Standard
- Dr. Angela Kwong, Enlighten Me Products
- Isobell Roberts, BrandComms.AI
- Jess Hope, Create Racket
- Kristie Atkins, Wink
- Kym Treasure, Audacia Audio
- Lisa Lie, Learna
- Marika Conomos, UpLift AI Group
- Melinda McKenzie, Increment
- Patricia Droguett, Software at Scale
- Wendy Chen, MSquare Technology
EXECUTIVE LEADER
- Demelza Green, Patient Zero
- Fiona Roberts, MiQ
- Jennie Rogerson, Canva
- Jenny Parkes, Audience360
- Kate Gamble, Omnicom Media Group
- Keir Garrett, Cloudera
- Lisa Marsh, eLumina
- Melcar McCaig, SafetyCulture
- Melinda McKenzie, Increment
- Pippa Leary, News Corp Australia
- Poorani Adewole, EssenceMediacom Australia
- Suzie Cardwell, Nine Entertainment Co
GLASS CEILING
- Carolyn Stebbing, Little Village Creative / The Announceables
- Lily Serna, Atlassian
- Scarlett McDermott, Longitude Advisory
- Shivangi Singal, MYOB
- Wendy Zveglic, Fluent Commerce
INNOVATOR
- Brittany Fox, Nevam
- Georgia Swanson, NCS Australia
- Kate O’Keeffe, Heatseeker.ai
- Kym Treasure, Audacia Audio
- Maria Izvestkina, Canva
- Marika Conomos, UpLift AI Group
- Nirvana Luckraj, Healthdirect Australia
- Rhiannon Ross, Australian Taxation Office
- Sally Davies, MYOB
- Sarah Tan
- Susan Travis, Tech Council of Australia
- Xue Ying Chen, GroupM
- Zoe Kostos, Paramount Australia
MARKETING
- Bonnie Dodemaide, iProspect
- Caitlin Retell, carsales.com.au
- Cath Brands, Flintfox International
- Felicity Grey, RISER
- Jane Chan, Magnite
- Mandy Bowman, Atlassian
- Meg Montgomery, Pinterest
- Natalie Miller, ReadyTech
- Phoebe Cater, SafetyCulture
- Sara Herbert, Audience360
- Tracy Bolton, SAS
- Victoria Gilmore, Canva
MARTECH
- Alyce Wilson, Southern Cross Austereo
- Poorani Adewole, EssenceMediacom Australia
- Theresa Marwah, Canva
- Vianna Kim, EssenceMediacom
MENTOR
- Belinda Pervan, Veeam Software
- Clare Lim Min, Okta
- Gemma Dawkins, PHD
- Helena Court, Increment
- Lucille Tachet, Canva
- Sara Moad, Girls’ Programming Network
- Sarah Stokes, Atlassian
- Sumita Mukherjee, Atlassian
PEOPLE AND CULTURE
- Jeannie Phun, Magnite
- Manon Pietra, Canva
- Negin Mahmoudi, Hnry
PRODUCT
- Amberlee Glenn-Andrews, Australian Taxation Office
- Amy Holland, Zitcha
- Ashleigh Webb, Avid Collective
- Danielle Harmer, Domain Group
- Emily MacDonald, Canva
- Hayley Monteiro, Omnicom Media Group Australia
- Jemma Swaak, Atlassian
- Jennifer Dimic, Quantium
- Karla Belista, GumGum
- Kerona Singh, Hnry
- Kristin Perchal, Atlassian
- Nadeen Bair, SAS
- Nancy Pagano-Yan, News Corp Australia
- Olivia Grimshaw, Nine Entertainment Co
- Jasmina Cahill, THE ICONIC
PR
- Hannah Moreno, Third Hemisphere
- Louise Halloran, Atlassian
- Sofia Polak, Akin Agency
RECRUITER
- Bhavna Gaundar, NCS Australia
- Paige Gow, Hnry
- Zuli Posada, Atlassian
RISING STAR
- Alex Penna, Atlassian
- Ally Hodge, Increment
- Harshini Jayakumar, SAS
- Jada Ross, Quantium
- Naomi Stuart, Canva
- Rubab Rahman, Origin Energy
- Sandra Kanjian, Quantium
- Sowmiya Selvakumaraswamy, NCS Australia
SALES
- Anna Walkiewicz, SAS
- Erika Diskancova, Canva
- Jessica Gilroy, Atlassian
- Lisa Sos, NCS Australia
- Lucinda Bauermeister, Meta
- Madison Keen, Sunny Advertising
- Roisin McErlain, SafetyCulture
- Tasneem Ali, Audience360
- Victoria Brennan, TikTok
WOMEN LEADING TECH AWARD FOR SOCIETY
- Lily Clarke, SAS
- Nicole Phillips, Canva
- Phoebe Lavan, Girls’ Programming Network
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