Women in Tech Awards

• Beverley Noye | TP ICAP
• Cliona O'Boyle | BT
• Mairead Tohill | DotSys Limited     

• Bernadette Hagans | Wrapsthetic
• Loraa White | Music Video Marketplace
• Louise Doyle | needi
• Rachel Okungbowa | Flexio
• Sarah Scullion | CAST Planning
• Sorcha McAnespy | FigTec Ltd
• Varshitha Manjunath | NI Pharma Tech Ltd   

• Alastair Cameron | TechTides
• Killian O'Rawe | Reward
• Peter Gurney | Fujitsu Services Ltd
• Stephen McKeown | Allstate Northern Ireland
• Tom Trainor | Aflac NI
• Yuan Zhang | Liberty IT

• Amée Spence | Best Bark
• Catriona McCaffrey | Cloudsmith
• Erin McAnearney | DailyPay
• Hephzibah Wilson | Hamilton Robson
• Katie Quinn | Kainos
• Laura McElhinney | Seagate Technology
• Reeshika Mukherjee | EY
• Shaniece Nesbitt | Reward Insight
• Shannon Crossan | Danske Bank
• Tessa Stewart | Openreach NI

• Amy Rose Canavan | First Derivative
• Ciara Fraser | Inclutech
• Lorraine Browne | Practice Growth AI
• Naomi English | PwC
• Rebecca Nicell | EY
• Riona McGlinchey | Kainos

• Charlene McDonald | Kainos
• Debbie Muldoon | BT
• Hayley Neill | Whitespace
• Joanna McDonald | DailyPay
• Melanie Dawson | Origin7
• Monique Silva | Progressive Building Society
• Romita Pandita | PwC

• Aideen McGrory | Allstate Northern Ireland
• Annette McCullough | DailyPay
• Aoife McGurgan | Microsoft
• Caitriona McCaffrey | Cloudsmith
• Eden Andrews | TP ICAP
• Holly Alexander | First Derivative
• Rebecca Daly | TP ICAP
• Suzanne Hinds | Version 1

• Alex Brownrigg | EY
• Diane Stewart | Seagate Technology
• Kellie Redford | Danske Bank
• Kelly Callan | Seagate Technology
• Laura McFall | EY
• Lauren Seawright | Cloudsmith
• Nicola Magennis | First Derivative
• Nikky Millar | Version 1
• Nuala Kilmartin | Innovate UK
• Rose Kane Quinn | EY

• Becca Hume | Inclutech
• Carolyn Johnston | Allstate Canada Team, Allstate NI
• Loraa White | Music Video Marketplace
• Maeve Erwin & Anna McCoy | The Pre‑Schools Tech Team, Version 1
• Melanie Dawson | Origin 7
• Rachel Nixon | Client Analytics Team, CME Group
• Rachelle Reid | ACE Team, Aflac NI
• Shaniece Nessbitt | Reward Insight
• Victoria Holmes | TP ICAP
• Victoria Sloan | DailyPay

• Awards Launch | Wednesday 1st April
• Closing Date for Award Submissions | Monday 11th May 17:00
• Judging day | Thursday 14th May
• Finalists Announced | Tuesday 19th May
• Awards Gala | Friday 19th June

•    Entrants must be based and have an office located in Northern Ireland.
•    Please ensure nominees are available on Friday 19th June 2026 for the Awards Gala.
•    An online entry form will need to be completed for each entrant. The information provided will be disclosed only to the judges. Do not send any other documents / supporting materials as these will not be accepted.
•    There will be one winner per category (unless otherwise stated).
•    The judges’ decision will be final, and no correspondence will be entered into before or after the judging. All decisions regarding the judging process are made by our judging panel.
•    Details provided in the entry form will potentially be used, with approval, for press releases and web content if the nominee is placed as a finalist or winner, so please ensure it is factually correct - we will not be liable for inaccuracies published based on nomination content and changes may not be possible after publication.
•    Applications that do not meet the entry criteria will not be accepted.
•    Entrants can nominate themselves or be nominated by someone else.
•    Entrants can apply for more than one category but must submit a full online entry each time i.e. one category per entry.
•    Please complete the online entry process by no later than 12:00 on Monday 11 May 2026.

Recognition as a Women in Tech award finalist and winner holds great prestige. You can benefit from increased media coverage and profiling, offering unique business opportunities that can help to drive your business forward. All finalists will join the Women in Tech Award Finalist Alumnae – a group specially created to offer all finalists the opportunity to network with like-minded businesswomen and to stimulate opportunity for both personal and professional development.
 
All winners will also have the opportunity to take part in an exclusive Winners Lunch, where they will come together to be inspired by a range of speakers and network with their peers. More details will be unveiled in the coming months.

C‑Level Woman of the Year

Sponsored by IQ&Co
Winner: Lyn Harris – Herbert Smith Freehills

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Digital Transformation Leader of the Year

Sponsored by Sync NI
Winner: Edel Madden – Xsell

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Entrepreneur of the Year

Sponsored by Allstate Northern Ireland
Winner: Louise Doyle – Needi

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Tech Team of the Year

Sponsored by Pytilia
Winners: Jill Rafferty & Romita Pandita – PwC

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One to Watch in the Future

Sponsored by BT
Winner: Christina Matier – Codec

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Green Impact Award

Sponsored by Danske Bank
Winner: Emma McKenna – Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre

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Tech Advocate of the Year

Sponsored by MHS
Winner: Judith Millar – CSIT / NI Cyber

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Outstanding Apprentice of the Year

Sponsored by Version 1
Winner: Laurie Montgomery – Danske Bank

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Male Advocate of the Year

Sponsored by NIE Networks
Winner: Jonathan Sinclair – Inclutech

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Outstanding Woman in Tech

Sponsored by VANRATH
Winner: Dr. Aislinn Rice – Non‑Executive Director of Analytic Engines and Software NI