It’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for — the winners of 2024’s Women Leading Tech Awards, presented by Atlassian, have been revealed!
These awards celebrate the women who drive innovations, create change, smash glass ceilings and forge bold new paths for everyone to follow. This year’s winners are an inspirational cadre of remarkable women — some of whom have spent decades driving the industry forward, like Executive Leader winner Katrina Troughton and others who are just starting out, such as Rising Star winner Grace Johnson.
Woman of the Year
Hannah Moreno — Third Hemisphere
Adtech
June Cheung — Scope3
Advocacy
Thoughtworks
Business Support
Whitney Newman — Essential Tech
Champion of Change
Cia Kouparitsas — WithYouWithMe
Customer Success
Jyo Shukla — Raptiv
Cyber Security
Kate Monckton — Deloitte
Data Science
Jacqueline Huvanandana — Woolworths Group
Delivery
Chelsea McPhail-Rosenberg — Woolworths Group
Design
Ashleigh Sterzenbach — Canva
Education/Research
Qiuhong Ke Monash — University
Engineering
Melissa Proxenos — Debtrak
Entrepreneur/Founder
Charlotte Bradshaw — Evrima Technologies
Executive Leader
Katrina Troughton — Adobe
Fintech
Kathryn Williams — KMint
Glass Ceiling
Kaelah Ford — Canva
Innovator
Tandadzo Matanda — Musa Ventures
Marketing
Sara Palmieri — Lenovo ANZ
Martech
Candice Ayad — Bank of Queensland Group
Mentor
Shan Wen — VMware
People and Culture
Christine van Hoffen — Tracksuit
People’s Choice
Wendy Komadina — Cloudflare
Product
Jo Magno — Canva
Public Relations
Hannah Moreno — Third Hemisphere
Rising Star
Grace Johnson — Anduril Australia
Sales
Anna Mascarello — Elastic
Social Impact Advocate
Sophia Symeou — Bill Fairies Pty Ltd
Sustainability Crusader
Cecille Weldon — Weldonco Advisory
