Finalists of the 2019 WID Awards

The Women in Digital Awards were founded based on the idea ‘you can’t be what you can’t see.’ The awards are a celebration of incredible women and non-binary folk within the digital industries and the organisations that support them.

It was not an easy job for our panel of industry expert judges but we are so very excited to announce the FINALISTS for the 2019 Women in Digital Awards.


Learn more about the WID Awards

See the 2019 WID Awards Winners

Meet the 2019 WID Award Finalists


The 2019 Founder of the Year Finalists, powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS)



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Nyree McKenzie
Co-Founder & CEO
Bidhive



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Carly Brown
Founder
UNE PIECE



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Christy Laurence 
Founder & CEO
Plann



The 2019 Executive Leader of the Year Finalists, powered by Microsoft



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Mandy Ross
Chief Information Officer
Tabcorp



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Lara Paholski
Chief Marketing Officer 
GlobalX



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Jacyl Shaw
Global Practice Director – D-Lab
GHD



The 2019 Community Champion of the Year Finalists, powered by Queensland Urban Utilities



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Tess Wethereld
R&D Innovation Architect
TechnologyOne / STEAM Lab



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Bella Zanesco
International Best Selling Author
Fully Expressed Enterprises



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Anne Marron & Cherie Whelan
Account Manager  | Specialist Director 
AWS | Deloitte



The 2019 Developer of the Year Finalists, powered by ERM Power



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Tharanga Kasthuriarachchi
Junior Software Engineer
MAXART



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Evelyne Grier
Developer
GlobalX



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Katie Woolston
Software Engineer
Genie Solutions



The 2019 Digital Marketer of the Year Finalists, powered by Expose Media



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Kirsty Porter
Social Media & PR Manager
Leina Broughton



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Ekaterina Richardson
Digital Marketing Coordinator
Stellar



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Navjot Sharma
Marketing Projects Manager
Krispy Kreme



The 2019 Rising Star of the Year Finalists, powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS)



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Sharine Duran
Founder & CEO
Adzurra



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Madhushri Banerjee
Communications & Content Coordinator
Planet Ark Power



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Harshna Gounder
Analytics Specialist
QLD Urban Utilities



The 2019 Innovator of the Year Finalists, powered by Suncorp



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Sarah-Jane Peterschlingmann
Managing Director
ATech



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Madeleine Franklin
Digital Marketing Project Manager
Domino’s Pizza Enterprises



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Katie Richards
Founder & CEO
Virtual Legal



The 2019 Digital Producer of the Year Finalists, powered by Cult



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Heylee Menzies
Digital Producer
QSuper



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Ebony Breen
Content Producer
RedEye Apps



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Zoe Eather 
Host
Smart Community Podcast



The 2019 AI Leader of the Year Finalists, powered by the Bank of Queensland (BOQ)



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Kirstin Butcher
CEO
GenVis



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Stephanie Brownlee
Product Manager
Faethm AI



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Kristin O’Brien 
Founder & CEO
Voop.Global



The 2019 Diversity Employer of the Year Finalists, powered by Canstar



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ERM Power 



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Blackbook.ai



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Genie Solutions



The 2019 Champion of Change Finalists, powered by the University of Queensland (UQ) Business School



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SonoKids



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Tech Girls Movement



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The Very Good Bra



Thank you to our amazing 2019 partners:

The Women in Digital Awards would not be possible without their support

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