Finalists 2026
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CATEGORIES CELEBRATING
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
Culture of Belonging Award
Sponsored by
Fiserv
Greenhouse Software
HubSpot
KELLA Leadership Ltd
Realta
Stryker
The Open Doors Initiative
Tines
Equal Opportunities Employer of the Year
Sponsored by
EPAM Systems, Inc.
FIT
Sogeti Ireland
Inclusion Champion of the Year
Sponsored by
Bridget Connaughton, ESB
Clodagh Kearns, FIT
ERG Program, Ericsson
Jennifer Cox, Tines
John Newton, Clinical Net Ltd
Oleksandra Poshtarenko, EPAM Systems, Inc.
Sanjana Sharma, Pure Data Centres
Inspirational Diversity Role Model Award
Aoife Reade, Bank of Ireland
Israel Ngombo, JP Morgan Chase
Jeanne McDonagh, The Open Doors Initiative
Jennifer Cox, Tines
Matias Wibowo, WakeUp Capital
Samantha Harnett, Logitech
Shelley Cowan, Access Avenue International Limited
Social Impact & Digital Divide Award
Sponsored by
BLACK GIRLS IN TECH
DigiAcademy Technology
EPAM Systems, Inc.
ESB
Liberty IT
Sky Ireland
Sogeti Ireland
The Talent Acquisition Innovation Award
Greenhouse Software
TEAM HRMC
URHired
Workplace Equity Initiative Award
Datavant
EPAM Systems, Inc.
FIT
Greenhouse Software
Pure Data Centres
TiLT role-play
CATEGORIES CELEBRATING
FEMALE ACHIEVEMENT
FEMALE ACHIEVEMENT
Rising Star Award
Sponsored by
Afnan Amin Ali, Workhuman
Angel Ariyibi, Tapadoo Limited
Elizabeth E Adejumo, Tripadvisor
Hannah Lormenyo, Microsoft
Heather Murray-Good, Stryker
Shweta Soni, Deloitte
Silvia d’Avossa, J.P. Morgan
Sri Durga Meghana Yadav, Optum
Startup Visionary Award
Sponsored by
Aga Seliga-Moloney, Spheriio
Anna Hill, River Cycleway Europe
Caoimhe de Fréin, DEFRÉIN
Hannah Wrixon, KELLA Leadership Ltd
Marisa O’Shea, Realta
Michelle McDaid, The Leading Place
Namita Razdan, Montro
Rhona Togher, Lios
Susie Kilcoyne, Locket AI Labs
STEM Advocate Award
Sponsored by
Claire MacNamee, TrailblazHER™ at TU Dublin
Elizabeth Adejumo, Tripadvisor
Emer Mugisha, Cyberminds
Grace Lokako, Logitech
Liz Clinton, Ericsson – INFUSE
Mariana Chihenseck Blanco, Smart Docklands
Noelia Noël, University of Surrey
Roseanne O’Leary, STEPS Engineers Ireland
Svitlana Samko, Verizon Connect, W2business
Tech Leader Award
Sponsored by
Deirdre Giblin, Datavant
Elaine Laird, Logitech
Jennifer Cox, Tines
Marie O’Connor, Sogeti Ireland
Mel Good, JP Morgan Chase
Rosie Frost, Logitech
Siobhan Curtin, eBay Ireland
Siobhán Dervan, Rent the Runway
Technical Guru Award
Sponsored by
Antoinette Marshall, Allie Digital CIC
Ashima Chawla, Workday
Ayesha Afzal, Erlangen National High Performance Computing Center (NHR@FAU)
Catherine Timoney, Realta
Jun Ying, Fiserv
Natasha Bornhorst, Rent the Runway
Niamh Dunlea, Lidl Ireland
Rachel Hadas Aharon, Fiserv
The AI & Data Innovator Award
Sponsored by
Angel Ariyibi, Tapadoo Limited
Ayesha Afzal, Erlangen National High Performance Computing Center (NHR@FAU)
Claudia Bailey, Smart Docklands
Debarati Paul, Fiserv
Nuria Coll Bastus, Clinical Net
Susie Kilcoyne, Locket AI Labs
Victoria Finlay, The MenoPal
Zhe Cui, University College Dublin
2026 RECIPIENT
INSPIRATION AWARD
Dr. Abeba Birhane
Founder and Principal Investigator,
AI Accountability Lab (AIAL), Trinity College Dublin
2026 HONOUREE
KAY MCNULTY AWARD
Dr Ann Kelleher
Former Executive Vice President, Technology Development,
Intel Foundry
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