Winners 2026

2026 RECIPIENT
INSPIRATION AWARD
Sponsored by

Dr. Abeba Birhane

Founder and Principal Investigator,
AI Accountability Lab (AIAL), Trinity College Dublin

2026 HONOUREE
KAY MCNULTY AWARD
Sponsored by

Dr Ann Kelleher

Former Executive Vice President, Technology Development,
Intel Foundry

2026 RECIPIENT
DIVERSITY IN TECH IMPACT AWARD
Sponsored by

An Cosán

HubSpot

CULTURE OF BELONGING AWARD

Sponsored by

EPAM Systems, Inc.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by

ERG Program

Ericsson

INCLUSION CHAMPION OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by

Jennifer Cox

Tines

INSPIRATIONAL DIVERSITY ROLE MODEL AWARD

Sponsored by

ESB

SOCIAL IMPACT & DIGITAL DIVIDE AWARD

Sponsored by

Greenhouse Software

THE TALENT ACQUISITION INNOVATION AWARD

Sponsored by

Datavant

WORKPLACE EQUITY INITIATIVE AWARD

Presented by

Hannah Lormenyo

Microsoft

RISING STAR AWARD

Sponsored by

Rhona Togher

Lios

STARTUP VISIONARY AWARD

Sponsored by

Claire MacNamee

TrailblazHER™ at TU Dublin

STEM ADVOCATE AWARD

Sponsored by

Mel Good

JP Morgan Chase

TECH LEADER AWARD

Sponsored by

Rachel Hadas Aharon

Fiserv

TECHNICAL GURU AWARD

Sponsored by

Zhe Cui

University College Dublin

THE AI & DATA INNOVATOR AWARD

Sponsored by

DITA 2026