JULY 25, 2025 | 6 - 10 PM

Sydney Australia (TBD)

APPLICATIONS OPEN
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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

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

Includes the application of AI in the legal sector, regulation of AI, AI ethics and responsible AI

AI IN CYBERSECURITY (RISK MANAGEMENT)

Honors women leading AI innovations in cybersecurity

(risk management).

AI IN SPACE AND QUANTUM

Honors women leaders in space and quantum industries, including robotics.

AI FOR SOCIAL GOOD

Initiatives where AI is used to solve social challenges, improve communities building, or drive sustainable development, including Humanitarian Action, AI Ethics and Responsibility

AI IN INNOVATION

Includes AI in sports, any ground-breaking, new and emerging AI process or technology in additional fields not mentioned in above industry sectors

AI IN DATA

Honors women AI leaders in data and data mining.

COMMUNICATING IN AI

Honors women who have played a significant role in building AI channels, events, communities, or fostering networks that support knowledge sharing in AI, including genAI for media

AI IN FIRST NATIONS LEADERSHIP AWARD

Honors women who have played a significant role in using AI to elevate First Nation communities.

AI IN EDUCATION
& RESEARCH

Recognizes outstanding contributions in Edutech,

AI research, theoretical work or algorithms.

AI IN MANUFACTURING

Honors women leading AI innovations in manufacturing.

AI IN DEFENCE AND INTELLIGENCE

Honors women leaders in defense, intelligence, aerospace, or geospatial data.

AI IN CLIMATE
& ENVIRONMNET

Includeds AI leaders in greentech, natural resources management, ecosystem and conservation services

AI IN INFRASTRUCTURE

Includes transportation, energy, renewable energy, water services, telco, waste mgmt., and smart cities

AI IN MARKETING & CREATIVE INDUSTRIES

Honors women leading

Martech and GenAI for Marketing

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APPLICATION TIMELINE

March 12, 2025

APPLICATIONS START

May 4, 2025

APPLICATIONS CLOSE

June 2, 2025

FINALISTS REVEALED

July 25, 2025

AWARDS NIGHT

WHO CAN APPLY?

Women who are working, leading, researching, creating or innovating in AI in the following sectors:

Private (any industry)

Public

Government

Universities
(or the academe)

Startups
(or small enterprises)

Non-profits
(or NGOs)

Award Categories

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WHY JOIN?

We're committed to supporting and rewarding excellence to hardworking women in the field of Artificial Intelligence by using the WAI Awards 2024 APAC as a platform to recognize, build credibility, and provide exposure for women in the field of AI within the Asia-Pacific region.

Advisors

ADVISORS & JUDGES

KAY FIRTH-BUTTERFIELD

TIME Impact Honouree 2024

Advisor

IAN OPPERMANN

Co-Founder, Servicegen

Advisor

CAROL
REILEY

AI Robotics
Entrepreneur

Advisor

CHRISTINE
WANG

Healthcare AI Entrepreneur;
Best Selling Author

Advisor

HAREEFF MUHAMMED

CEO, Premier Integrated Labs, IHH Healthcare Berhad

Advisor

DAVID FOX

Assoc. Dir. Research & Technology, Western Parkland City Authority

Advisor

BRUCE BATEMAN

Co-Founder, Zero Carbon Future

Judge

BIANCA NOGRADY

Freelance Science Journalist

Judge

FATHIA
TAYIB

Privacy Risk & Compliance Analyst

Judge

PROF. EUN-JUNG HOLDEN

Professor, University of Melbourne

Judge

Chief Scientist, UNSW AI Institute

PROF. TOBY WALSH

Judge

SANDY ANTIPAS

Business Development Manager, ASI Solutions Tech education specialist

Judge

DR. TOMASZ BEDNARZ

Director,
NVIDIA

Judge

HILARY
O’CONNOR

SVP Revenue, Soul Machines

Judge

LEE CONSTABLE

Freelance MC + Presenter

Judge

PUANGRAT KAEWLOM

Prof. in Environmental Eng'g., Chiang Mai University

Judge

PETER GAVIN

GM, Data & Analytics, ANZ

Judge

SARAH CARNEY

National CTO, Microsoft

Judge

JUSTIN STRHARSKY

Founder, Director at Humyn.ai

Judge

RITA
ARRIGO

Strategic Engagement Manager., National AI Centre

Advisor

JANNAT MAQBOOL

Principal Advisor, Ecosystm Advisory

Judge

EMMA
NAJI

Partner & Outcomes Manager, MadeCurious

Judge

WILLIAM TJHI

Head of Applied Research, AI Singapore

Judge

GERRY
CHNG

Executive Director
Deloitte Enterprise Risk Services

Judge

PROF. KAREEN VERSPOOR

Executive Dean, School of Computing Technologies, RMIT University

Judge

KOO PING SHUNG

Co-founder, Data Science Rex

Judge

QUAH LEY HOON

Group Chief Corporate Officer CapitaLand Investment

Judge

LEE SZE CHIN (SQ)

Founder & CEO
Esse Pi Pte Ltd

Judge

DR. RAHIL GARNAVI

APAC Sr. AI Leader, IBM

Judge

GRACE CHUNG

Head of Research, & Engineering,
Google Australia

Judge

BILIANA RAJEVIC

Head of Strategy & Corporate Development
Quantum Brilliance

Judge

Tim De Sousa

Managing Director - Technology (Data Privacy)

Judge

Contact

CONTACT

APPLICATIONS

Linien Yen

linien@womeninai.co

SPONSORSHIP & GENERAL INQUIRIES

WAI APAC

waiawards_apac@womeninai.co

MEDIA

Monika Ortega

nika@womeninai.co

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

KNOW MORE

WAI Awards 2022

Australia - New Zealand

WAI Awards 2022 ANZ Winners
with
R - Prof Joanna Batstone - Director, MDFI
C - Dr Tony Lindsay - Director, STELaRLab
L - Dr Amanda Caples - Lead Scientist, Victorian Government

KNOW MORE

JULY 25, 2025 | 6 - 10 PM

Sydney Australia (TBD)

APPLICATIONS OPEN Click here to view

THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS FOR WOMEN IN AI FOR THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION

AWARD CATEGORIES

AI IN HEALTH

AI IN FINANCE

AI IN MINING

AI IN AGRIBUSINESS & RURAL DEVELOPMENT

AI IN LAW

AI IN CYBERSECURITY (RISK MANAGEMENT)

APPLICATION TIMELINE

APPLICATIONS START

APPLICATIONS CLOSE

FINALISTS REVEALED

AWARDS NIGHT

WHO CAN APPLY?

Private (any industry)

Public

Government

Universities (or the academe)

Startups (or small enterprises)

Non-profits (or NGOs)

ADVISORS & JUDGES

KAY FIRTH-BUTTERFIELD

IAN OPPERMANN

CAROL REILEY

CHRISTINE WANG

HAREEFF MUHAMMED

DAVID FOX

BRUCE BATEMAN

BIANCA NOGRADY

FATHIA TAYIB

PROF. EUN-JUNG HOLDEN

PROF. TOBY WALSH

SANDY ANTIPAS

DR. TOMASZ BEDNARZ

HILARY O’CONNOR

LEE CONSTABLE

PUANGRAT KAEWLOM

CONTACT

APPLICATIONS

SPONSORSHIP & GENERAL INQUIRIES

MEDIA

FOLLOW US

Previous Awards

WAI Awards 2021

WAI Awards 2021 ANZ Winners with

WAI Awards 2022

WAI Awards 2022 ANZ Winners with R - Prof Joanna Batstone - Director, MDFI C - Dr Tony Lindsay - Director, STELaRLab L - Dr Amanda Caples - Lead Scientist, Victorian Government

APPLICATIONS OPEN
Click here to view

Universities
(or the academe)

Startups
(or small enterprises)

Non-profits
(or NGOs)

CAROL
REILEY

CHRISTINE
WANG

FATHIA
TAYIB

HILARY
O’CONNOR

WAI Awards 2021 ANZ Winners
with

WAI Awards 2022 ANZ Winners
with
R - Prof Joanna Batstone - Director, MDFI
C - Dr Tony Lindsay - Director, STELaRLab
L - Dr Amanda Caples - Lead Scientist, Victorian Government