Well, the competition was very fierce this year with an incredibly high standard across all categories. Our judges have gone through each nomination and it’s finally time to announce our shortlist!
*Drumroll please*
Entrepreneur Award
- Vanessa Tierney – Abodoo
- Aimee Madden – Clinishift
- Fiona Edwards Murphy – ApisProtect
- Mary O’Brien – videoDoc
- Lisa Ruttledge – FoodMarble
Data Scientist Award
- Dalwinderjeet Kular – Forcepoint
- Medb Corcoran – Accenture
- Jaine Blayney – Queens University Belfast
- Nuria Oliver – Vodafone
- Leanna Fitzpatrick – Hello Soda
Trailblazer Award
- Emerald de Leeuw – Eurocomply
- Coral Movasseli – Girls in Tech
- Furkan Karayel – Diverser In
- Lorna Ross – Accenture
- Lucy Chen – Oculus/Facebook
- Sandra Maguire – CoderDojo
Digital Transformation Award
- Nicola Mortimer – Three
- Grainne Bryan – McCann Fitzgerald
- Vicky Godolphin – Accenture
- Clare Harney – JingaLife
- Jacinta Walker – Qualtrics
Blockchain Award
- Emma Walker – Wachsman
- HuiChi Man – Provenance Events
- Niamh O’ Connell – Consensys
- Lisa Simpson – Deloitte
Fintech Award
- Sinead Fitzmaurice – TransferMate
- Ruth Fletcher – CurrencyFair
- Olga Maksimova – LoVat Compliance
- Monika Liikama – Enfuce Financial
- Victoria Shanks – First Derivatives
- Laoise Murphy – Fenergo
IT Business Leader
- Amanda Roche-Kelly – Just Eat
- Michelle Cullen – Accenture
- Lisa Dillon – Microsoft
- Myra O’Neill – Vodafone
- Aisling Keegan – Dell EMC
Rising Star Award
- Rachel O’Donnell – UX Studio
- Fiona Ryan – Spearline Risk & Compliance
- Talita Holzer – WaytoB
- Emer Fogarty – Version 1
- Sophie Thompson – VirtualSpeech
Security Leader Award
- Valerie Lyons – BH Consulting
- Rebecca Wynn – Matrix Medical
- Orlagh Lynch – Globoforce
- Naomi Hegarty – Pramerica
- Jennifer Cox – Tenable
Disruptor Award
- Amanda Roche-Kelly – Just Eat
- Medb Corcoran – Accenture
- Aoife Sheridan – Version 1
- Michelle Noonan – Avvio
- Grainne Bryan – McCann Fitzgerald
Mentorship Award
- Caroline Viguier – The Digital Hub
- Eimear Stokes – Fenergo
- Michelle Cullen – Accenture
- Alison Treacy – Trinity College
- Paula Neary – Accenture
Grace Hopper Award
- Brenda Romero – Romero Games
Women in Tech Initiative
Congratulations to you all and we look forward to announcing the overall winners from each category in the RDS Concert Hall on November 22.
