4th Annual Women in IT Awards 2019 - Asia | Bonhill | 28 February 2019 | Shangri-La Hotel, 22 Orange Grove Rd, Singapore 258350

Coming to Singapore for the First Time, the Women in It Awards Asia 2019 Aims to Readdress Gender Imbalance Within the Tech Sector.

By Showcasing the Achievements of Women in the Sector and Identifying New Role Models, the Women in It Awards Asia 2019 Shines a Light on Female Talent Achieving Success in the Sector.

Encouragingly, a University in Malaysia Has Managed to Enrol 60% Female Computer Science Students and a University in Thailand Came Close With 50% Women on Its Computer Science Courses. However, Sadly These Figures Do Not Resonate for the Rest of Asia With Women in It Lacking in Japan, Korea and India. In Singapore, Female Representation in the It Sector Has Been Hovering Around 30% Since 2000, Even as More Have Climbed the Ranks and Taken on Senior Leadership Positions.

Since Its Launch in 2015 the Women in It Awards Have Showcased Women in Technology in London and New York, With New Launches in Asia, Ireland and San Francisco Planned. Organised by Business-technology Site Information Age, the Women in It Awards Asia Acts as a Flagship and High-profile Platform to Support the Industry in Its Mission to Move the Dial on Gender.

Offering a Series of Awards, Ranging From CIO of the Year Through to Rising Star, the Program Provides a Platform to Identify Females at All Levels Achieving Great Things in Asia.

Award Categories:

Advocate of the Year:
• a Company or Person That Has Gone Out of Its/her/his Way to Support the Cause of Getting More Women in It in the Last 18 Months.

Entrepreneur of the Year:
• Open to Any Female Who Is Influential as a Technology Business Owner or Main Shareholder in Ensuring the Company Meets Its Goals, Irrespective of Size. The Individual Needs to Demonstrate Commercial Success, Plans for Growth, How Strategies Were Set and Achieved and How Innovation Is Encouraged.

Business Leader of the Year:
• a Female Leader of a Technology Company, or a Business Leader Within a Large Technology Company, Who Has Demonstrated Outstanding Business Leadership in the Last 18 Months. Judges Will Examine Demonstrations of Leadership and Business Achievements as Well as Examples of Inspiring Other Women to Succeed in Technology.

Future CIO of the Year:
• a Woman Who Has Shown Outstanding It Excellence and Innovation in the Last 18 Months and Demonstrates Signs That She Will One Day Become a Successful CIO.

It Team of the Year:
• an It Team, Led by a Woman, That Has Delivered Real Value – With Tangible Business Results – to a Company. Judges Will Look at Projects and Achievements, Along With Examples of Best Practice, Leadership, ROI Generated and Alignment to Business Goals.

CIO of the Year:
• a Female CIO Who Has Demonstrated Particular Innovation, It Excellence and Leadership in the Last 18 Months. Judges Will Look at Projects and Achievements Spanning the Current Organisation or Others if Applicable, Along With Examples of Best Practice, Leadership, ROI Generated and Alignment to Business Goals.

CTO of the Year:
• a Female CTO Who Has Demonstrated Particular Innovation, It Excellence and Leadership in the Last 18 Months. Judges Will Look at Projects and Achievements Spanning the Current Organisation or Others if Applicable, Along With Examples of Best Practice, Leadership, ROI Generated and Alignment to Business Goals.

Security Champion of the Year:
• a Female It Security Professional Who Has Demonstrated Outstanding Work in Progressing the Industry and/or Protecting the Company From Cyber Threats.

Data Leader of the Year:
• a Female It, Technology or Business Leader Who Has Demonstrated Successful Results in the Area of Data Technology in the Last 18 Months.

Transformation Leader of the Year:
• an Organisation That Has Undergone a Major, and Successful, It or Digital Transformation in the Last 18 Months, in Which a Woman Has Played an Integral Part.

Digital Leader of the Year:
• a Digital or Business Leader Who Has Demonstrated Successful Results in the Area of Digital Innovation in the Last 18 Months.

Woman of the Year:
• a Woman Who Has Demonstrated the Highest Degree of It Excellence, Innovation and Leadership in the Last Year, and Shone a Light on the Great Things Women in It Can Achieve. Candidates Should Have Not Only Have Demonstrated Outstanding Business- and/or Technology-focused Achievements, but Also Acted as a Positive Role Model and Actively Sought to Bring More Diversity to the Technology Industry. Chosen by the Judges.

Diversity Initiative of the Year:
• This Category Focuses on a Specific Diversity Initiative or Project That Has Been Established to Promote Diversity in It: in a Specific Company or for the Wider Community. Judges Will Assess the Impact of This Project and How Successful It Has Been – Based on Tangible Results – in Closing the Gender Gap and Promoting Diversity in Tech.

Employer of the Year:
• Either a Tech Firm That Has Demonstrated a Great Desire to Attract and Retain More Women, or a Company From Any Other Industry That Has Demonstrated a Great Desire to Attract and Retain More Women in Its It and/or Digital Department.

Young Leader of the Year:
• a Female It, Technology or Business Leader Under the Age of 35, or Who Turns 35 in 2018, Who Has Progressed Rapidly Though Their Career and Demonstrated Business Value and Innovation Through the Use of Technology. This Could Include Demonstrations of Successfully Deploying Technologies; Improving How a Company Approaches Technology; Delivering Effective It or Technology Strategies; Enhancing Decision-making With Technology; Creating Business Value, Efficiencies and Cost Savings, or Improving Services, Through the Use of Technology; Driving New Innovation in the Industry; or Furthering Knowledge, Awareness and Education Around Technology. Chosen by the Judges.