Pictured at the announcement of the 2025 Diversity in Tech Awards, which will be held in Dublin in September, were (L-R) Claire Rush, Executive Director of global technology at J.P. Morgan; Yvonne Brewer, Country Manager of auticon; Marcelo Figueiredo e Silva, EMEA IDEA Programme Manager at Greenhouse; Rebecca Keenan, Global Head of Intelligent Automation at Expleo; and Furkan Karayel, Author and global Diversity Inclusion Leader at Diversein.com.
The Diversity in Tech Awards, in partnership with J.P. Morgan, celebrate Ireland’s most innovative companies and promote inclusive workplaces. DITA returns this September.
By Héloïse Chaudot
Event Details and What to Expect
The event, held in association with J.P. Morgan, will take place at the Gibson Hotel, Dublin, on 17 September 2025.
This year, finalists for the Diversity in Tech Awards have been officially announced. As in previous years, over 400 tech executives will be in attendance.
Since launching in 2018, the Diversity in Tech Awards have highlighted a growing shift toward more inclusive workplaces.
In particular, they recognise companies working to close the gender gap in tech.
This is achieved by celebrating Irish women driving innovation, leadership, and success across the IT sector.
Diversity Categories and Finalists
Please see the finalists and categories below:
- Cultural Inclusion Award – EPAM System, Fiserv, Integral Ad Science, LearnUpon, MEG, Rewriting the code, and SHEIN.
- DE&I – Special Initiative Recognition – Access Avenue, Datapac, J.P. Morgan, TiLT Role-Play Limited, and Yahoo International Limited.
- DE&I – Support Network of the Year – BearingPoint, EPAM Systems, ESB, Limit Break, and Logitech.
- DE&I Excellence in Leadership – Karen O’Connor (Datapac), Dior Harrower (Indeed), Tom Birch (J.P. Morgan), and Edel Murphy (Yahoo International Limited).
- Disability Inclusion Award – Access Avenue, EPAM Systems, ESB, and Nexus Inclusion.
- Diverse Company of the Year Award – BearingPoint, Cognizant, Datapac, Fastrack into Information Technology (FIT), Uisce Éireann, and Yahoo International Limited.
- Social Impact Award – Datapac, Jaguar Land Rover, Logitech, Oracle, PayGap.ie, Therapix, and Women in Technology & Science Ireland.
- Inspirational Diversity Role Model Award – Alex Jonas (Accenture), Israel Ngombo (BNY), Marcelo Figueiredo e Silva (Greenhouse Software), Lee Jones (Microsoft), Ciara Murphy (Optum), and Karla McMenamin (Uisce Éireann).
- LGBTQ+ Inclusion Award – Gas Networks Ireland, Greenhouse Software, myGwork, and Shane Collective.
- Neurodiverse Inclusion Award – auticon, Bearingpoint, EPAM Systems, ESB, Fastrack into Information Technology (FIT), and Laois County Council.
Women in Tech Categories and Finalists
In addition to the above, the Diversity in Tech Awards also spotlight outstanding women in tech through the following categories:
- Rising Star Award – Dr. Sheetal Dash (Barclays), Israel Ngombo (BNY), Apurva Kiran Vangujar (Jaguar Land Rover), Linsey Byrne (Bord Gais Energy), Faith Omotayo (Rewriting The Code), Aisling Kearney (Squarespace Ireland Limited), and Naa Korkoi Addo (Taighde Éireann Research Ireland Centre for Research Training in Artificial Intelligence).
- Startup Visionary Award – Deirdre McCarthy (AllSkills Tech), Rena Maycock (Chirp), Cuty Gupta (Cozmotec), Emer Mugisha (Cyberminds), Corina Popov (Digitax), Hannah Wrixon (KELLA), and Victoria Finlay (The MenoPal).
- STEM Champion Award – Sara Grimaldi (Amazon Web Services), Amy Everson (Baker Hughes), Elfreeda Sunny (EY), Catherine Casey (Fiserv), Faith Omotayo (Rewriting The Code), Svitlana Samko (Verizon Connect), and Lidia Maria Muñoz (Vodafone Business).
- Tech Leader Award – Karen Morton (Ekco), Rebecca Keenan (Expleo), Marisa O’Shea (North NAB-IRE Ventures Limited), Marie O’Connor (Sogeti), Dorothy Zbikowski (Squarespace Ireland Limited), Svitlana Samko (Verizon Connect, W2business), and Orlagh Lynch (Workhuman).
- Technical Guru Award – Lisa Devery (Fiserv), Aanachal Mittal (Integral Ad Science), Lee Pegas (J.P. Morgan), Daria Vasileva (North), and Megan O’Brien (Optum).
- Trailblazer Award – Katarina Antill (Bonafi), Melissa Proxenos (Debtrak), Rebecca Keenan (Expleo), Veronica Rahneberg (EY), Joanna Haslam (Snap Finger Click), Máirín Murray (TechFoundHer), Mithra Ravichandran (Trane ?Technologies, Women in AI), and Chirawan Phongkasettrakam (Vodafone Business).
About the Awards and Special Recognitions
Each year, finalists are selected by a judging panel drawn from various corporate, not-for-profit, and consultancy organisations.
In addition, the DITA accolade honours not-for-profits showing outstanding workplace inclusion initiatives.
The Grace Hopper Award also recognises a female STEM leader whose contributions have had a lasting impact on tech and society.
How to Attend
Finalists get a complimentary ticket. However, if you wish to purchase extra tickets for the Diversity in Tech Awards, please use this link here.
Register To Attend
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