Finalists of the 2024 WID Awards

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

For the 2024 Women in Digital Awards, we again received a record number of nominations and completed submissions! It was not an easy decision for our panel of industry expert judges but we are so very excited to announce the FINALISTS for the 2024 Women in Digital Awards.

Meet the 2024 WID Award Finalists


The 2024 Champion of Change Finalists, powered by Global Payments


This category celebrates an impact-orientated individual that is driving change and social good by either harnessing the power of digital or improving the digital industry.


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Alex Penna
COO
Tech Inclusion



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Jenna Leo
CEO & Cofounder
Like Family



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Jess Wilson
Chief Executive Officer
Good Things Australia



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Kylie Wallace
CEO and Chief Gardener
Seedling Giving



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Letitia Shepherd
Head of Digital
Good360 Australia



The 2024 Customer Experience Leader of the Year Finalists, powered by Askable


Recognising the extraordinary power of customer experience design to create integrated omnichannel experiences. This is an individual entry designed to recognise and showcase incredible intuitive and branded customer experiences.


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Elizabeth Piacere
Senior Digital Experience Specialist
RACQ



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Melissa Zanker
Customer Experience Strategy Manager
Beyond Bank



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Michelle Erdosi
Head of Customer Strategy & Insights
BOQ Group



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Sarah Tan
Product Designer
Atlassian



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Talia Yat
UX/UI Manager
Flight Centre Travel Group



The 2024 Cybersecurity Leader of the Year Finalists, powered by Sekuro


This award recognises the incredible importance of cybersecurity and governance to keep us safe online by celebrating a dedicated and innovative cybersecurity professional. This is an individual category recognising Australia’s best female cybersecurity leaders driving innovation, strengthening resiliency, and influencing industry change.


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Angela Champion
Founder & CEO
White Rook Cyber



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Maryam Shoraka
Cybersecurity Operations Manager
NSW Department of Communities and Justice



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Samm MacLeod
VP SECURITY & RISK (Chief Security & Risk Officer)
Culture Amp



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Vanessa Sunassee
Security Consultant
MyCISO



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Virginia Calegare
Founding Director
RightSec



The 2024 Data Leader of the Year Finalists, powered by Shell Energy Australia


This award recognises a distinctive business leader who has built a revolutionary data-centric program while guiding teams to outstanding achievement through vision, inspiration, creativity, and commitment.


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Elaine Zhao
Data Scientist
Xylo Systems



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Laura Parr
Senior Strategy & Insights Manager
Google



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Niloufer Selvadurai
Professor of Technology Law
Macquarie University



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Sarah Dods
Regional Leader – Advanced Analytics & Artificial Intelligence
GHD, GHD Digital



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Dr. Zoe Condliffe
Founder and CEO
She’s A Crowd



The 2024 Digital Marketer of the Year Finalists, powered by Salesforce


Celebrating a data-driven Digital Marketer who has achieved exceptional results across any medium including but not limited to search, paid, programmatic, EDM, content or social media.


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Brittany Shipton
Digital Marketing Specialist – APAC
Mimecast Australia



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Jemma Fox
Head of Ecommerce & Marketing
Lucent Globe



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Laura Hitchins
Digital Performance Marketing Specialist
Great Southern Bank



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Simran Kaur
CEO
Pounce Agency



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Yuli Saenz
Senior Manager, Growth Marketing
Kudosity



The 2024 Digital Transformation Leader of the Year Finalists, powered by Insight


This award recognises a distinctive business leader driving the transformation of an organisation through digital technology. For this category we are looking for exceptional change, project and stakeholder management.


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Kimberley Morrison
Global Automation Leader
Aurecon



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Sophie Richards
Digital Leader Environment and Energy, Australia New Zealand
AECOM



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Stella Fang
Solution Architect
Salesforce



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Susan Heath
Chief Information Officer
UnitingCare QLD



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Zoe Jeffrey
Head of Customer (Marketing and Technology)
Travel Money Currency Exchange



The 2024 Digital Workforce: Skills for the Future Finalists, powered by the Queensland Government


This award recognises the important role employers play in evolving their workforces’ skills and capabilities to keep pace with the fourth digital revolution. This category celebrates an organisation that is investing in the future of their workforce through digital skill development and training.


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Avanade



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Good Things



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Jumbo Interactive



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Mantel Group



The 2024 Employer of the Year Finalists, powered by Hunt & Co.


The Women in Digital Awards were created in the belief that digital services and products should be built by all people, for all people and this award honours that belief. This award recognises the importance of diversity in developing more innovative and inclusive companies to support the future pipeline of women in technology.


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GWI Australia



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Mantel Group



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Patient Zero 



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Pax8 Australia 



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Rio Tinto



The 2024 Executive Leader of the Year Finalists, powered by Avanade


Awarded to Australia’s most outstanding executive leader in the digital sector, this category recognises the importance of leadership in driving digital transformation in Australia and across their organisation and industry.


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Cara Pring
Digital & CX Director
Winc Australia



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Dominique Powis
Chief Technology Officer, Primary, Aged and Community Care
Telstra Health



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Laura Campbell
Lead Partner, Customer Strategy & Design
Deloitte Digital



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Melanie Evans
Group Executive Digital Services/ CIO
Ventia



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Rucha Sawant
Managing Director, Applications and Infrastructure Solution Area Lead, Asia Pacific Japan (APJ) and LATAM
Avanade Australia



The 2024 Founder of the Year Finalists, powered by ACS Labs


An award for Australia’s leading female digital founder. Demonstrating a true entrepreneurial spirit and with vision and excellent execution, this founder and their organisation will leave an impact.


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Alison Harrington
Founder and CEO
Resparke



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Allys Todd
Co-Founder, Director
ValAi



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Angela Harbinson
Founder and CEO
The Separation Guide



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Susan Toft
CEO and Founder
The Laundry Lady



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Zara Lord
Founder, CEO; Chief Evangelist
uPaged



The 2024 Indigenous Leader of the Year Finalists, powered by RACQ


This award acknowledges First Nations’ voices are imperative in helping to build the technology we all use every day and are uniquely placed to use technology to solve problems that are specific to their community including preserving language and culture for future generations.


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Camille Goldstone-Henry
Co-founder and CEO
Xylo Systems



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Courtney Ugle
Young Luv Lead
Djirra



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Rebecca Manly
Personalisation Senior Product Lead
Australian Broadcasting Corporation





The 2024 Industry Excellence Award Finalists


This category celebrates an individual working in the digital industry that is consistently demonstrating excellence in their work. Recognising excellence across all skills in the digital industry, nominees are outperformers in their field, delivering best-in-class outcomes and raising the bar for the industry.


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Frederique Dennison
Senior Director Alliance
Avanade Australia



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Lara Lee Wood
Smart and Sustainable Buildings Specialist
Cisco Systems Australia



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Simone Bennett
Principal Consultant & Product Owner
Arkahna



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Suganya Srinivasan
Senior Software Engineer
Microsoft



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Tricia Read
Digital and Application Innovation Product Lead
Microsoft



The 2024 Innovator of the Year Finalists, powered by Auto & General


Awarded to Australia’s most outstanding innovator, this category recognises the most forward-thinking, innovative and disruptive product, service or business enhancement of the year.


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Alison Harrington
Founder and CEO
Resparke



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Atena Pegler
CEO / AI Guru
Risk Free Marketing



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Maree Beare
Founder and CEO
Clinials



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Padma Gadiyar
Founder and CEO
Oral Tech AI



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Saara Jamieson
CEO/Founder/Co-Inventor
Cool Beans Underwear



The 2024 Product Manager of the Year Finalists, powered by Jumbo Interactive


This award celebrates the best of Australia’s talent in digital Product Management, awarded to an influential Product Manager who has delivered exceptional results through skill in product strategy, leadership, stakeholder management and more.


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Ashleigh Molnar
Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer
InCheq



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Rebecca Manly
Personalisation Senior Product Lead
Australian Broadcasting Corporation



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Sarah Kennedy
Digital Product Lead
HESTA



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Stefania Mancino
Product Manager
GroundProbe



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Xinyue (Cindy) Wang
Product Manager
OneStop



The 2024 Public Sector: Digital Transformation Team of the Year Finalists, powered by AWS


This award recognises excellence in digital transformation and the critical importance of effective digital capabilities within our public sector and government organisations. This award recognises the year’s most successful transformation of a government organisation or its service delivery through digital technology.


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Digital Customer (SSQ)



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Infrastructure Victoria



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NSW Telco Authority



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QLD Department of Transport and Main Roads



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Western Health



The 2024 Rising Star of the Year Finalists, powered by Entain


This award recognises an ambitious innovator who has demonstrated an outstanding level of initiative and leadership as a digital specialist within the first five years of your career.


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Courtney Withers
Digital & Application Innovation Speciaist
Microsoft



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Jean Linis-Dinco
Data Scientist
Victoria Legal Aid



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Mikhara Ramsing
Co-founder & Co-CEO
OD-AI



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Priyanka Gyawali
Chief Technology Officer
Upplft Group Services



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Taylah McCullough
Co-Founder of Forage Insights and Salesforce Certified Junior Consultant
Forage Insights & Swan Technology Solutions



The 2024 Software Engineer of the Year Finalists, powered by Youi


The recipient of this award has shown that they are an industry leader in building and developing software.


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Fadila Fidina
Software Engineer
Atlassian



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Jhelyn Suan
Software Team Leader
GroundProbe



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Krystle Lee
Senior Frontend Software Engineer
Skedulo



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Nadia Reyhani
Senior Full Stack Engineer
Trusst AI



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Vivian Shen
Co-founder of Toastie & Software Engineer III at Google
Toastie (LAVL), Google



The 2024 Technical Leader of the Year Finalists, powered by GroundProbe


This award champions someone that leads the successful delivery of high-performing technology applications (or projects) and as a result enhances commercial outcomes for an organisation.


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Debra McLaughlin
Senior Associate
Jacobs Group (Australia)



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Hanieh Madad
Senior Software Engineer / Team Leader
Patient Zero



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Olympia Newman
Director, Cloud & Digital
PwC Australia



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Punitha Senniappan
Principal Architect
SEEK



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Sangeeta Vishwanath
Practice Lead – Digital
Mantel Group



The 2024 UX Leader of the Year Finalists, powered by Patient Zero


This category recognises the extraordinary power of user experience design to create meaningful and intuitive digital experiences.


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Anastasia Hanna
Lead UX Designer
WooliesX under Woolworths Group Limited



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Hannah Gossow
CX Designer
Origin Energy



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Mary Ye
Lead Designer
Helix Collective



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Talia Yat
UX/UI Manager
Flight Centre Travel Group



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Tam McKenzie
Senior Product Designer
Magentus Practice Management



2024 Partners


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