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550 Business and Technology Leaders Gathered at the Inaugural Women in IT Awards at New York's Gotham Hall as 18 Award Winners Were Crowned across 16 Categories
The inaugural Women in IT Awards in America took place last night at
Gotham Hall, New York. With just 25% of computing jobs in the US held by
women, the event's goal was to showcase the achievements and innovation
of women in technology and to identify new role models for young women.
18 awe-inspiring leaders were celebrated, with the volume and quality of
nominations leading the judges to choose joint winners in two categories.
Keynote speaker Diane Bryant, recently appointed as Chief Operating
Officer at Google (News - Alert) Cloud, delivered a powerful speech emphasising the
importance of diversity in driving innovation across America's tech
sector.
Some 550 people attended the celebration, a flagship and high-profile
platform for the industry's wide-reaching diversity efforts. Despite it
being the event's first year in the US, hundreds of nominations were
received. Having quickly gained influence over the four years since its
launch in London, the Women in IT Awards came to New York last night to
continue spreading a positive, motivational message to women working in
a male-dominated industry.
THE AWARD WINNERS
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ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR
Ronni Eloff, Women in Technology International
BUSINESS LEADER OF THE YEAR
Paula Hunter, NFC Forum
BUSINESS ROLE MODEL OF THE YEAR
Margaret Dawson, Red Hat (News - Alert)
CIO OF THE YEAR
Sherry Aaholm, Cummins
Janice Withers, TD Bank
DATA LEADER OF THE YEAR
Jacquelin Speck, U.S. Navy
DIGITAL LEADER OF THE YEAR
Monica Caldas, GE Transportation
Melissa Stevens, Fifth Third Bank
E-SKILLS INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR
Tracey Welson-Rossman, Chariot Solutions/TechGirlz
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EDITOR'S CHOICE
Winnie Cheng, Io-Tahoe
ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
Jennifer Kyriakakis (News - Alert), MATRIXX Software
FUTURE CIO OF THE YEAR
Tracy Vo, Bank of the West
INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR
Veena Gundavelli, Emagia Corporation
RISING STAR (News - Alert) OF THE YEAR
Annie Eaton, Futurus
SECURITY CHAMPION OF THE YEAR
Monica Jain, LogicHub
TRANSFORMATION LEADER OF THE YEAR
Kelly Switt, Citi
WOMAN OF THE YEAR
Mayumi Hiramatsu, Infor
YOUNG LEADER OF THE YEAR
Karen Parisi, Oodi
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Lawrence Gosling, Editorial Director at Vitesse Media, said:
"We are delighted that the Women in IT Awards continues to grow in
size and influence and is now a real representation of how important
inclusion is in technology. America faces the same diversity challenges
as the UK, particularly in this industry, but to see how this event has
been embraced in New York has yet again proven that businesses worldwide
are increasingly recognising the issue and committing to making real
change. To have a raft of influential partners support us in our
endeavour to promote women in technology is incredibly important to us,
and we are pleased to have had the opportunity to work with them putting
together a very special evening. Congratulations again to all the
finalists and winners."
Editor's Notes
About the Women in IT Awards The Women in IT Awards is the
world's largest tech diversity event, providing an opportunity for
business and tech leaders to convene and celebrate women in technology,
with the ultimate aim to further the cause of improving diversity and
inclusion in the IT industry. The Awards were launched in 2015, and the
inaugural USA event took place on 22 March 2018.
The Women in IT Awards USA 2018 were sponsored by premium sponsor
T-Mobile, as well as AT&T Business Operations, Investment News
Magazines, Women to Watch Series, Deloitte, Bluewolf, Equinix (News - Alert), BMC,
Zayo, Rolls-Royce, FireEye, Neustar, Information Age, Google Cloud, BP
and Frank Recruitment Group.
About Vitesse Media Vitesse Media is a digital media and
events company specialising in enterprise technology, growth business,
investment and diversity. Our award-winning magazines and content,
engaging and responsive websites, exciting events and highly acclaimed
research touch millions of small businesses, entrepreneurs, IT
professionals, investors and professional women, as well as advisors and
suppliers.
Our flagship media brands, published across digital and print, include
Information Age, SmallBusiness.co.uk, GrowthBusiness.co.uk, What
Investment and Growth Company Investor. We also host a series of
high-profile and prestigious live events that bring together thousands
of business, technology and finance decision-makers.
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