September 3, 2026 | 6 - 10 PM
Museum of Contemporary Art Australia: 140 George St, The Rocks NSW 2000
FINALISTS ANNOUNCED ✨
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About The Event
THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS FOR WOMEN IN AI FOR THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
Pioneered by Women In AI (WAI), the WAI Awards honors women from diverse backgrounds who are making significant advances in the field of Artificial Intelligence.
Now on its 4th year in APAC, we're once again inviting all women working with AI technologies in the Asia-Pacific region who are taking the road less travelled; the women who are paving the way for others to reach even further and to dare to dream even bigger to try new things, be vulnerable, be seen, and be celebrated.
Facilitated by:
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AWARD CATEGORIES
AI IN HEALTH
Honors women learing AI innovation in health, aged care and disability services.
AI IN FINANCE/FINTECH
Honors women leading AI innovations in finance, insurance and superannuation.
AI IN MINING
Honors women leading AI innovations in mining.
AI IN AGRIBUSINESS & RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Includes farming, agriculture, agtech, IoT in rural communities
AI IN LAW, DATA PRIVACY, AI& DATA ETHICS
Includes the application of AI in the legal sector, regulation of AI, AI data ethics and responsible AI
AI IN CYBERSECURITY (RISK MANAGEMENT)
Honors women leading AI innovations in cybersecurity
(risk management)
APPLICATION TIMELINE
April 27, 2026
APPLICATIONS START
June 21, 2026
APPLICATIONS CLOSE
August 13, 2026
FINALISTS REVEALED
September 3, 2026
AWARDS NIGHT
WHO CAN APPLY?
Private (any industry)
Public
Government
Universities
(or the academe)
Startups
(or small enterprises)
Non-profits
(or NGOs)
ADVISORS & JUDGES
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BRUCE
BATEMEN
Chief Technical Advisor, Cold Electtric
Judge
TIM DE
SOUSA
Managing Director Technology, Privacy, Information Governance and Technology Ethics at FTI Consulting
Judge
KRISTIN
STUBBINS AM
CEO and Founder KSIB
Judge
Gladwin Mendez
Fractional CDAIO, Board Director and Global Top 100 Innovators in Data and Analytics
Judge
SEAN LEE
Executive Director, Enterprise Systems & Business Applications, Colonial First State
Judge
KATHY NICHOLSON
Institute Manager, Australian Institute for Machine Learning (AIML)
Judge
SUSAN GIBSON
Head of Data Analytics and AI, University of Technology Sydney
Judge
RITA
MATULIONYTE
Associate Professor at Macquarie Law School, Macquarie University, Australia
Advisor
PROF.
LIHONG ZHENG
Director of DSERU-CSU
Judge
AARON
QUIGLEY
Dean ANU College of Systems and Society The Australian National University
Advisor
RAMESH
RAGHAVAN
CTO
Calvary Care
Advisor
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JO
HIGGINS
General Manager (Crew Lead) Enterprise Enablers & Healthcare Platform
Bupa Australia
Judge
DAVID
BOND
Director of Online Programs, UNSW Business School
Judge
BHAGYA
NATHALI SILVA
Assistant Professor, SLIIT
Judge
HILDA
MEO
Marketing Data Science Lead , Insignia Financial
Judge
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CONTACT
APPLICATIONS
Linien Yen
SPONSORSHIP & GENERAL INQUIRIES
WAI APAC
MEDIA
Monika Ortega
FOLLOW US
Previous Awards
WAI Awards 2021
Australia - New Zealand
WAI Awards 2021 ANZ Winners
with
R - The Hon Julie Bishop - Patron WAI Awards
L - Prof Joanna Batstone - Director, MDFI
WAI Awards 2022
Australia - New Zealand
