An individual working with tech who is a role model and has gone out of her way to support the cause of getting more women in IT with a proven track record in advancing career opportunities for women for 2 or more years. As well as examining the women in IT initiatives the candidates have pioneered to inspire women to succeed in technology, judges will also assess their leadership, evidence of growth and the initiative’s impact on, and integration with, the business specifically.
Erin David, JLL
Fatin Fatihah Zahari, Microsoft
Michelle Mannering, GitHub
Neha Agarwal, Citibank
Nurul Syuhada Mohd Anuar, SoftwareAG
Chea Ratha, Cambodia Women Entrepreneurs Association (CWEA)
Rachel Tan, Oracle
Roxy Lu, Mintel
Stacey N. Lacy, Citi
Yesl Koh, Meta
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.
Greg Unsworth, PwC Singapore
Jenny Tan, ISACA SG Chapter
Neha Agarwal, Citibank
A female Chief Information Officer or head of information technology (IT) who has demonstrated innovation and IT excellence. Judges will look at projects and achievements spanning the current organisation or others if applicable, within the last 2-years. Examples of best practice, leadership, ROI generated and alignment to business goals must be included.
Aparna Kumar, HSBC
Dina Dembo-Orgil, Gett
Heena Patel, HSBC
Jenny Zhang, Johnson & Johnson Medical (Shanghai) Ltd
Joyce Shia, Singtel
Kathleen Stubbs, JLL
Kedi Wu, Chevron
Rebecca Lythgo, BNY Mellon
Sathidevi S. Raj, Randstad India Private Ltd
Sheetal Shalini, Sugar Cane Growers Fund
A female 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; or furthering knowledge, awareness and education around data and related technologies.
Anshu Chaudhary, JLL
Geraldine Wong, GXS
Jinsoo Jang, LG Uplus
Khyatee Chhabra, Publicis Sapient
Nufar Gaspar, Intel
Pooja Shah, Visa Inc.
Shanthi Srinivasan, InfoCepts
Wenxia Yuan, Bank of Communications China
Yan Chen, HSBC Software Dev (GD) Ltd
This award will be presented to a project or initiative that has had demonstrable success in improving the recruitment, onboarding, development and/or progression 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.
Accenture
SoftwareAGain, Software AG Bangalore Technologies Pvt Ltd
Thoughtworks
Software AG Internship Program
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A female 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; and how culture shifts were managed.
Anuradha Balasubramanian, Accolite Digital
Jinsoo Jang, LG Uplus
Kedi Wu, Chevron
Melinda McKinley, Standard Chartered Bank
Sheetal Shalini, Sugar Cane Growers Fund
Shui-Min Tan, National University of Singapore, Information Technology
Tanushree Sarkar, Johnson & Johnson
Tushita Suri, Schneider Electric Asia Pte Ltd
Yean Ping Yar, Singlife with Aviva
Ying Zhang, Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatization
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.
Ai Ling Chan, bp
Aparna Prabhudesai, InfoCepts
Carolyn Chin-Parry, PwC Singapore
Enkhsaikhan Nyamsuren, Association of Mongolian Women in Technology and Science
Grace Lai, HSBC Hong Kong
Naomi Rajendram, Accenture
Priyanka Gupta, KPMG Singapore
A female tech professional who has demonstrated outstanding innovation, customer wins and deployments in the last 2 years. Judges will look at products/services, client testimonials, examples of ROI achieved, success in challenging implementations, post-sales support and service, and tailored customisations in specific enterprise environments.
Engr. Fariza Shahid, International Steels Ltd
Kausambi Manjita, Mason
Miah Feroz, Sustainable Development for Vulnerable Peoples in Bangladesh
Nisah Jfr, Musiio
Phaedra Pang, PwC Singapore
Prachi Shah, Software AG
Sandy Lim, MatchMove
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 and alignment to business goals.
Carolin Baumgartner, Petrofac
Harshada Joshi, HSBC
Jenny Zhang, Johnson & Johnson Medical (Shanghai) Ltd
Jinsoo Jang, LG Uplus
Lavanya Valiveti N. V., JLL
Lili Zheng, Fidelity International
Petrina Chung, HSBC Hong Kong
Ramya Gopalkrishna, Accolite Digital
Ritu Thareja, Fiserv India Pvt Ltd
Shyamala Jhaveri, Alstom
A woman under the age of 30, or who turns 30 in 2022, who has progressed rapidly though their career and demonstrated business value and innovation using technology. This could include demonstrations of successfully deploying technologies; improving how a company approaches technology; delivering effective IT or technology strategies; enhancing decision-making with technology; creating business value, efficiencies and cost savings, or improving services, through the use of technology; 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 to the organisation.
Adeline Koh, Automation Anywhere
Aditi Agarwal, Thoughtworks
Clarice Ng, C+C&Co
Dinithi De Silva, Pearson Sri Lanka
Fatin Fatihah Zahari, Microsoft
Hansani Halwatura, MillenniumIT ESP
Kristen Pak, Hype & Dexter
Sarah-Ann Yong, Microsoft
Shalini Kumari, Axis Bank
Yesl Koh, Meta
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This category recognises the achievements over a long period of time which has 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.
Amudha Chinnaswamy, Cognizant Technology Solution
Bhakti Gautam, HSBC
Charvi De Silva, Pearson
Chung Kei Dorothy Chau, Crypto.com
Erandathi Ranasinghe, Pearson
Shefali Bansal, Red Hat (An IBM Company)
Shilpa Sane, HSBC
Sreejaa Vidyasagar, Cognizant
Winnie Lee, Appier Inc.
Yean Ping Yar, Singlife Ltd
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This award recognises an employee network that strives to ensure the views of its community are heard and acted on to change the system. This network has influence and inspires and motivates its stakeholders to improve the work environment and ways of working for its members. It must be able to demonstrate a change in a way or working, process, or outcomes for an impacted group.
Association of Mongolian Women in Technology and Science
Beyond Gurukul, Cisco Systems India
Ladies Who Tech
A female CSO, CISO or any other senior IT security function (including cyber security and data management) who has delivered outstanding work. Judges will assess the candidates’ innovative approaches to security and the impact of their policies, procedures and projects on the business.
Jasmita Malik, Landmark Group
Jo Stewart-Rattray, BRM Advisory
Mel Migrino, MERALCO and Subsidiaries
Nishu Mittal, Emirates NBD
Rajvi Modi, Paytabs
Shakthi Priya, Funding Societies, Modalku Group
Silvia Ihensekhien, ShipServ
Surya Dashrath, AutoRABIT
This award will be presented to the individual or organisation that has made an outstanding contribution to addressing social-economic inequalities. The award recognises projects/initiatives that encourage social mobility and sustainable community involvement from all backgrounds.
Kavitha Krishnamurthy, Cognizant
Mae Ann Fong, Encora Inc.
Methawee Thatsanasateankit, Vulcan Coalition
This award honours an organisation or company using technology to improve the lives of others and the world around us. It recognises corporate social responsibility, charity work or green and sustainability 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.
Kavitha Krishnamurthy, Cognizant
Methawee Thatsanasateankit, Vulcan Coalition
Pratima Harite, Lenovo Asia Pacific
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A woman who has demonstrated the highest degree of IT excellence, innovation and leadership over the last 2 years, and shone a light on the great things women in IT 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.
Corrie Briscoe, Amazon Web Services
Durva Leena Arun Chougule, HERE Technologies
Jenny Tan, ISACA SG Chapter
Jo Stewart-Rattray, BRM Advisory
Lou Ann Ordas, Software AG
Ritu Thareja, Fiserv India Pvt Ltd
Thilani Abeysooriya, Pearson
Tracy Quah, Informatica
Winnie Lee, Appier Inc.
Yashu Kapila, BugRaptors
