The 2020 National Women in Digital Awards
About the Women in Digital 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 within the digital industries and the organisations that support them.
Thank you to our amazing partners
The Women in Digital Awards would not be possible without their support
Key Dates
Nominations Open: Friday 24th July 2020
Nominations Close: Friday 25th September 2020
Finalist Judging Date: Friday 2nd October 2020
Finalists Announced: Tuesday 6th October 2020
Winners Announced: Friday 6th November 2020
Nominations are now OPEN
We’re so excited to celebrate industry leaders and need your help to bring this event to life. So help make a difference by shining a light on the incredible industry leaders – that might be you or someone you know!
AWS Founder of the Year
An award for Australia’s leading female founder of a digital product and/or organisation.
Salesforce Executive Leader of the Year
Awarded to Australia most outstanding executive leader in the digital sector.
COSOL Technical Leader of the Year
Awarded to a high-performing technical leader for excellence in software development.
Canva Digital Marketer of the Year
Recognising Australia’s best talent in digital and data driven marketing.
Urban Utilities Diversity Employer of the Year
Acknowledging an organisation making leaps and bounds to improve diversity and inclusion.
AWS Rising Star of the Year
Awarded to an ambitious young innovator, who has demonstrated an outstanding potential.
Clinic to Cloud Innovator of the Year
Awarded to an innovator with the the most forward-thinking, innovative and disruptive product, service or business enhancement.
Join us on the night
The awards gala is where the community comes together – providing a great opportunity to network with industry leaders.
Despite external challenges in 2020, we’re determined to keep the tradition alive by hosting a memorable virtual experience to connect, educate and empower the community through these challenging times.
To keep the awards short and sharp we’ve reduced down to seven key categories, have an international keynote, a few VIP cameos and as always, some downright hilarious MCs to keep you entertained.
Here’s how the (virtual) gala will run…
3:30pm (AEST)
Event kickoff! We’re encouraging teams to get together in person or virtually, to celebrate this illustrious event which represents resilience and excellence. After a ‘welcome to country’ and introduction from our MC, we’ll hear from our international keynote as she shares her personal journey spanning 3 continents and a few career changes.
4:00PM (AEST)
We will then announce the award finalists and winners over the next hour as our virtual guests enjoy a few celebratory Friday afternoon beverages . There’ll be a few surprises and a lot of excitement with special guests (including Leanne Kemp, Founder & CEO of Everledger!) throughout this unprecedented event production.
5:00 PM (AEST)
Event close but we very much encourage that the celebrations continue with you and your teams!
Event Details
Location: Your office / home office / wherever there’s a strong Wifi connection and a nearby fridge of tasty beverages!
Dress Code: Black tie… or tracksuit pants. This may be the one and only gala you can attend with your fluffiest of slippers.
Ticketing: We’re selling Viewing Only tickets, and Viewing + Catering tickets. Our catering packages will include a beer / wine package plus charcuterie board… yum!
FAQs
We have our Women in Digital Awards portal which includes all the information about each Award Category as well as the criteria. You can choose to ‘Nominate Myself’ or ‘Nominate Someone’.
If you nominate someone else, they will receive an email to let them know that you’ve nominated them. They’ll then need to accept their nomination by following the prompts in the email.
If you are on your computer… Click this link to head to our Awards Portal. Then click on the categories on the right hand side to nominate yourself or someone else for an award.
If you are on your phone… Click this link to head to our Awards Portal. Then scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the categories to nominate yourself or someone else for an award.
Yes, you must! Don’t be shy. By nominating you’ll not only be recognising your own achievements, you’ll also be inspiring other young women to pursue a career in digital.
Absolutely! We have our Women in Digital Awards portal which includes all the information about each Award Category as well as the criteria. You can choose to ‘Nominate Myself’ or ‘Nominate Someone’.
If you nominate someone else, they will receive an email to let them know that you’ve nominated them. They’ll then need to accept their nomination by following the prompts in the email.
If you are on your computer… Click this link to head to our Awards Portal. Then click on the categories on the right hand side to nominate yourself or someone else for an award.
If you are on your phone… Click this link to head to our Awards Portal. Then scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the categories to nominate yourself or someone else for an award.
Yes absolutely! We love having male champions of change attend our events whether that’s in person or online. Our community is pro-diversity and pro-equality… we’d say almost 30% of our community is made up of male champions of change and our Women in Digital Advisory Board is reflective of that (66% female representation, 33% male representation).
Have a question?
We are only an email away.
Thank you to our amazing partners
The Women in Digital Awards would not be possible without their support