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Friday 19.03.2027

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Recognising the Future

The Women Leading Tech Awards, presented by Atlassian, has returned for 2027. We’re celebrating the women creating change, breaking through barriers and turning challenges into progress.

Progress doesn’t happen in straight lines. Change is built from thousands of small steps, ideas, connections, breakthroughs and the people brave enough to get the ball rolling.

From the people building what’s next to those creating change across their teams, companies and communities, the Women Leading Tech Awards recognises the women making their mark across Australia’s technology industry.

This year, we have introduced a new nomination system to help ensure deserving women get their moment in the spotlight. Simply submit a nomination for a woman you think is worthy of winning and why you think she deserves to be recognised. We’ll share your message with your nominee and invite her to complete an official Awards submission.

The Women Leading Tech Awards recognises talent across every corner of the industry — from rising stars and innovators to executives, founders, mentors and changemakers. Awards span job roles, technology industries and the wider impact women are having on their organisations, communities and society.

 

The Awards is inclusive of women and non-binary and gender-diverse members of the technology industry.

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"I walked in with 70% battery, I walked out fully recharged."

It was really nice being surrounded by brilliant minds, kind hearts and energetic personalities. I really enjoyed getting to know new names across the industry, reconnecting with old friends, and cheering for juniors I had once mentored.

 

– Hasnae Rehioui, SafetyCulture

Categories: Job_Role_

This award is for women with roles including, but not limited to: executive assistants, personal assistants, office managers and business support coordinators.
This award is for women with roles including, but not limited to: chief financial officer, S/E/VP finance, head of finance, treasurer, financial controller.
This award is for women with roles including, but not limited to: customer success manager, customer support specialist, account manager, technical account manager, customer experience manager, customer success, customer relationship manager and client services.
This award is for women with roles including, but not limited to: data scientist, data engineer, data architect, data analyst, database administrator and data modeller.
This award is for women with roles including, but not limited to: project manager, program manager, delivery manager, scrum master, agile coach, release train engineer, producer, traffic manager, change manager.
This award is for women with roles including, but not limited to: UI/UX designer, web developer, VR designer or AR designer.
This award is for women with roles including, but not limited to: software developer, full stack developer, frontend developer, backend developer, web developer or cloud developer (AWS / Azure / GCP Developer).
This award is for women with roles including, but not limited to: software engineer, API engineer, infrastructure or platform engineer, systems engineer or network engineer.
This award is open to women who have founded or are leading a technology, digital or e-commerce startup that has been in business for up to five years (as of 28 January 2027).
This award is open to women who are currently in C-Suite leadership roles within a technology business and demonstrating visionary leadership of staff as well as creating a meaningful and significant change in the industry and the country.
This award is for women with roles including, but not limited to: CMO, head of marketing, head of brand, head of communications, marketing director, brand director, communications director, marketing manager, brand manager.
This award is for women with roles including, but not limited to: chief people officer, head of people & culture, director of employee experience, HR director.
This award is for women with roles including, but not limited to: chief product officer, product manager, product owner, product analyst, product researcher, UX researcher, market researcher, employee experience researcher, insights analyst, people scientist, organisational researcher, customer insights lead, user experience strategist and research manager.
This award is for women with roles including, but not limited to: chief communications officer, director of public relations, head of marketing and communications.
This award is for women with roles including, but not limited to: chief revenue officer, chief sales officer, sales director, business development manager, technical sales consultant.

Categories: Industry_

This award is open to any woman working in the AdTech industry, either client-side, agency-side or vendor-side, regardless of whether they are in a technical, managerial or other role.
This award is open to women who have demonstrated genuine innovation in the use of artificial intelligence (AI), generative or otherwise, within their organisations or the broader industry. It is open to women with technical development or research roles, as well as women in non-technical roles who have harnessed and applied AI technology in novel ways to solve business or societal challenges.
This award is open to women who have led the industry in their work on cyber security through research, technical product development or education. It is open to women with technical development or research roles, as well as women in non-technical roles who have solved cyber security challenges in other ways.
The EdTech award recognises women who have demonstrated leadership and created change at an industry-wide level within the education technology sector. It is open to women working within EdTech firms, as well as educators themselves who have created change with technology.
This award is open to women lecturing, researching or teaching within a technology discipline at either high school, tertiary or post-graduate levels.
This award is open to any woman working in the financial technology industry. This includes businesses involved in lending, banking, payments, insurance, personal finance, cryptocurrencies, enterprise solutions or regulatory work.
This award is open to any woman working in health technology, including digital health platforms, medical devices, health data and analytics, telehealth and wellness technology. This includes FemTech businesses that address women’s health needs, from reproductive and maternal health to menopause and beyond.
This award is open to any woman building, leading or implementing HR technology or recruitment technology, the platforms and tools powering talent acquisition, workforce management, people analytics or employee experience. It differs from the People & Culture award, which rewards individuals working in-house in HR, People & Culture and Recruitment functions. This award rewards those advancing HR and Recruitment Tech as an industry.
This award is open to any woman working in the marketing technology (MarTech) industry, whether agency, client or vendor-side. This can include anything from SEO to automation tools to market mix modelling and beyond.
This award is open to any woman working in property or construction technology, whether developing platforms for property management, real estate transactions or building design, or applying technology to solve challenges in construction project delivery.

Categories: Changemaker_

This award is open to senior leaders of any gender within businesses who have taken action to drive widespread positive change for the inclusion and empowerment of women and other marginalised groups within the tech sector, as well as the overall diversity of the industry.
This award recognises technology businesses that are not only vocal about supporting women in the workplace but also take meaningful action to ensure gender equality. It is open to all employers in the technology sector who are committed to an inclusive environment for women. This award is not open to individual women. Instead it awards an entire company.

The Glass Ceiling Award is for women who have smashed the glass ceiling themselves or who have opened a crack so wide other women can proudly ascend above it.

This award is open to women who have changed the game within the tech sector or the broader community through the use of technology.

The Mentor award celebrates women who, by means of advising, have helped other women progress in their careers, driving learning and development. The winner can be working and guiding others in any area within the tech industry.
The Rising Star award is open to any woman who is shifting paradigms, breaking new ground and smashing glass ceilings. Entrants must be under the age of 30 as of 28 January 2027.
This award is open to women ensuring that technology gives us the better future we have been promised. It celebrates those using their position, skills and drive to make our society and our planet better for everyone and everything.
Chosen by the Women Leading Tech Committee.

Key_Dates

Entry Deadline

11:59pm AEDT, Thursday 28 January 2027

Late entry deadline

11:59pm AEDT, Thursday 4 February 2027

People’s Choice Poll Launches

Thursday 11 February 2027

Last Chance For Early Bird Tickets!

11:59pm AEDT, Wednesday 3 March 2027

Finalists Announcement

Thursday 4 March 2027

People’s Choice Poll Closes

11:59pm AEDT, Friday 6 March 2027

Awards Night

Friday 19 March, 2027 | Sydney Town Hall

Presenting Partner: Atlassian

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