TECHNICAL
This award recognises excellence in the form of technical and engineering expertise, honouring deep domain knowledge in relation to technology products, solutions and services. This candidate has provided business value through specialised skills and competence, spanning technical, pre-sales and support roles.
Partner:
- Jayanthi Saravanan - Adactin Group
- Samantha Scott - Aginic
- Ramandeep Kaur - Brennan
- Karen Irawan - Cevo
- Karuna Goel - Data#3
- Galit Jona - Delta Insights
- Ritu Sandhu - Interactive
- Tracey Paine - Macquarie Cloud Services
- Jen Goeldner - Optus
- Amila Elcic - Sekuro
- Jolene Yu - Sourced Group
- Chryssie Ta - TribeTech
- Samantha Lear - Verizon
Vendor / Distributor:
- Parisa Safari Nejad - Cisco Meraki
- Merita Geer - Crayon
- Jana Dekanovska - CrowdStrike
- Aruna Kolluru - Dell Technologies
- Catherine Wang - Google Cloud
- Elissa McCormick - HPE
- Kristy Comrie - Ingram Micro
- Amy Pendergast - Intel
- Deepika Mahankali - Microsoft
- Pearlie Zhang - NextDC
- April George - Okta
- Loreto Gutierrez - Salesforce
- Minmin Du - VMware
ENTREPRENEUR
This award recognises an enterprising candidate with a risk-taking mentality, honouring excellence in launching new ventures, products or services. This individual has a proven background in building innovation from the ground up, evident through converting market-leading ideas into viable business offerings.
- Natalia Scheidegger - 3rdmill
- Sarah-Jane Peterschlingmann - ATech
- Sandra Arena - Cube Networks
- Joanne Spencer - D6 Consulting
- Debra Phillips - Lenovo
- Regina Melamed - Linktech Australia
- Hannah Browne - Midnyte City
- Anna Acopian - MobileCorp
- Melina Musumeci - RingCentral
- Angie Keeler - Zella DC
GRADUATE
This award recognises a standout graduate candidate who has leveraged apprenticeship programs to start a career within the ICT industry. Open to all roles and responsibilities, this individual has made an immediate and positive impact on the business through providing a fresh perspective and high levels of professionalism.
Partner:
- Parminder Brar - Adactin Group
- Camila Carvalho - Aginic
- Karuna Macha - Altis Consulting
- Anna Van der Peet - Araza
- Kerry Argiriou - Blue Connections IT
- Jordan Roberts - Deloitte
- Isabelle Peskett - DigIO
- Meghana Bommena - Katana1
- Madi Wheatley - KPMG
- Sarah Buckle - Linktech
- Charlotte Ross - ONGC Systems
- Jacqui Lillyman - Slalom
- Chenuli Abeywardena - Tecala
Vendor:
- Emily Turner - Access4
- Caitlin Fitzgerald-Carter - Cisco
- Namira Adani - EngageRM
- Ella Grier - Google Cloud
- Sabriina Costa - HPE
- Bonita Rui - Microsoft
- Angel Lee - NetApp
- Jaimee Hanich - Rackspace Technology
- Alice Tran - Salesforce
- Alexia Bayyouk - SAP
- Vanessa Washaya - Schneider Electric
- Sheril Jose Sao - VMware
RISING STAR
This award recognises a standout candidate rising through the ranks within the ICT industry, acknowledging significant advancement during the early stages of her technology career. This individual is growing in stature and importance through demonstrating outstanding business acumen, deep market expertise and high levels of professional integrity. This award is open to candidates with 10 years or less experience within the ICT industry.
Partner (National):
- Jessica Leong - A Corp Computers
- Emily Davidson - Advance Computing
- Amanda Fajerman - Barhead Solutions
- Maria Cordova - Brennan
- Tayla Kennedy - Centorrino Technologies
- Zoe Potter - Cevo
- Vanessa Kong - CMD Solutions
- Madeline Stewart-Teh - Cyconsol
- Neha Mehta - Data#3
- Madeleine Mirkovic - First Focus
- Natasha Gregory - Green Light Worldwide
- Lisa Laing - Katana1
- Kayal Manamohan - Macquarie Cloud Services
- Farhana Dawood - Orro Group
- Justine Olivier - OutcomeX
- Rhiannon Kenyon - The Missing Link
Partner (Multinational):
- Aina Musaeva - KPMG
- Erandhi Mendis - Kyndryl
- Devi Anggraini - Logicalis
- Luci Setoue - Lumify Group
- Holly Young - Riley
- Mia Symonds - Sekuro
- Lucy Easter - Slalom
- Amanda Sam - Sourced Group
Vendor:
- Ryo Suda - Cisco
- Sarah Jarman - Darktrace
- Tina Tran - Google Cloud
- Jessica Stark - GoTo
- Karina Rozengurt - HP Inc.
- Bridget Maritz - HPE
- Meryl Palma - Hosted Network
- Sarah Harding - Kaseya/Datto
- Michela Clavenzani - N-Able
- Lisa Lin - NBN
- Belinda Barron - NextDC
- Vanessa Cremona - Rackspace Technology
- Chelsea Paisley - Qualtrics
- Anjali Tom - VMware
- Mia Guo - WatchGuard Technologies
Distributor:
- Carla Lapid - Arrow ECS
- Minya Vasili - Exclusive Networks
- Lisli Laanemets - Nextgen Group
- Caroline Jacob - Tech Data
- Ishita Mathur - Wavelink
- Laura-Rose Carbone - Westcon-Comstor
- Lauren Pinkney - Pax8
SHINING STAR
This award recognises an established candidate with a strong record of achievement, acknowledging excellence in spearheading company initiatives and driving strategic change. This individual is a consistent high performer who regularly achieves standout business results and continues to assume increased levels of seniority within the organisation. This award is open to candidates with between 11-20 years’ experience within the ICT industry.
Partner (National):
- Angel Chan - Aginic
- Estelle Ivory - Atturra
- Renata Di Stefano - BlueApache
- Juzel Pantaleon - Cevo
- Amanda Toogood - Data#3
- Donna Grugan - Interactive
- Jarize Loyola - Katana1
- Michelle Lewis - MobileCorp
- Nadine Lindsay - ONGC Systems
- Lisa Papli - Somerville Group
- Chanel Leigh - Secure Agility
Partner (Multinational):
- Deepti Kakkar Wadhwa - Cognizant
- Poppy Salerno - Datacom
- Jessica Field - Insight Enterprises
- Jaya De Silva - Sekuro
- Krystal Allen - Slalom
- Salma Datenis - Sourced Group
Vendor:
- Alyssa Blackburn - Avepoint
- Natalie Barrett - Dynatrace
- Rose Salazar - HPE
- Emma O'Sullivan - Lenovo
- Daniella Mathews - Microsoft
- Susan Mo - OpenText
- Anne Tran - Palo Alto Networks
- Harini Sudarshan - Ping Identity
- Linda Motherwell - Pure Storage
- Varsha Kajrolkar - Rackspace Technology
- Justine Nowitz - Salesforce
- Ashley Allen - Zoom
Distributor:
- Andrea Aguila - Arrow ECS
- Juleen Chuah - Crayon
- Shelly Sharma - Dicker Data
ACHIEVEMENT
This award recognises a standout candidate who has delivered an unrivalled contribution to the ICT industry, evident through outstanding professional and personal achievements. This individual has earned a reputation as an esteemed thought leader following a distinguished career as both a business leader and role model for aspiring executives. This award is open to candidates with 21 years or more experience within the ICT industry.
Partner:
- Sheeza Shakeel - Accenture
- Anne Drebing - Blue Connections IT
- Tash Macknish - Data#3
- Lesley French - Insight Enterprises
- Helen Stefanis - Interactive
- Cathy Heaney - Kyndryl
- Joanna Kennedy - Linktech Australia
- Lisa Fortey - Logicalis Australia
- Erin Mikan - Macquarie Cloud Services
- Sarah Dewan - Secure Agility
Vendor:
- Cindy Schwartz - AWS
- Kathryn Porter - Cisco
- Angela Walker - Dynabook
- Angela Coronica - Google Cloud
- Yvette McEnearney - GoTo
- Julie Barbieri - HPE
- Karen Law - Lenovo
- Katie Scott - Microsoft
- Monique Hyndman - Nutanix
- Janet Docherty - Palo Alto Networks
- Jenna Braunstein - Red Hat
- Diana Tucker - Salesforce
- Astrid Groves - Schneider Electric
- LuLu Shiraz - Vertiv
- Sally Creber - VMware
Distributor:
- Robyn Elmes - Arrow ECS
- Kate McGorman - Crayon
- Clare Zeynoun - Ingram Micro
- Lauren Matlin - Multimedia Technology
- Veronica Kruse - Nextgen Group
D&I CHAMPION – Company
This award recognises the standout company in driving diversity and inclusion (D&I) across all aspects of the business, spanning employees, customers and key stakeholders. This organisation has gone beyond a surface-level commitment through the introduction of policies and programs to meet D&I goals, evident through targeted initiatives, strong leadership and clearly defined deliverables. This award is open to all aspects of diversity and inclusion (gender, race, age, disability, sexual orientation etc).
Partner:
- Altis Consulting
- InfoTrust
- Insight Enterprises
- Kyndryl
- Linktech Australia
- Logicalis
- Orro Group
- OutcomeX
- Patient Zero
Vendor / Distributor:
- Arrow ECS
- Cisco
- Dicker Data
- HPE
- Lenovo
- NetApp
- Nextgen Group
- VMware
D&I CHAMPION – Individual
This award recognises an influential individual who actively drives diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives through mentoring and thought leadership across the ICT industry. This candidate acts as a role model for aspiring executives, cultivating diverse teams to drive change both internally and externally. This award is open to all aspects of diversity and inclusion (gender, race, age, disability, sexual orientation etc).
Partner:
- Emma Gin - Accenture
- Larissa Lefevre - Atturra
- Cassandra Eastham - Blue Connections IT
- Niamh McPherson - Deloitte
- Ffrances Lawes - InfoTrust
- Michelle Pallas - KPMG
- Tanur Parira - Logicalis
- Demelza Green - Patient Zero
- Tenille Windsor - Truis
Vendor / Distributor:
- Daniela Figueiredo - Arrow ECS
- Kim Gascoigne - Cisco
- Rika Schoening - Google Cloud
- Pia Rueda - Lenovo ANZ
- Sinead Fitzgerald - Microsoft
- Sally McIntosh - Nextgen Group
- Sharon McManus - Rackspace Technology
- Eloise Lloyd - Salesforce
- Zeena Skelly - Tech Data
- Nbeela Shauab - Veeam
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