By Business & Finance 
The 2025 Diversity in Tech Awards (DITA) will take place on 17th September at the Gibson Hotel, Dublin. Nominations for the awards are now open.
Organised by Dublin Tech Summit, the Diversity in Tech Awards aim to highlight the achievements of companies and individuals that promote different backgrounds and genders across Ireland’s booming technology industry.
This is the 8th edition of the awards ceremony which acknowledges and champions diversity across the Irish tech industry landscape. You can submit nominations for this year’s awards here.
Pictured: Winners of the Diversity in Tech Awards 2024. Picture by Andres Poveda.
Categories
Celebrating Diversity in Tech
- Diverse Company of the Year Award (Company)
- Inspirational Diversity Role Model Award (Individual)
- LGTBQ+ Inclusion Award (Company)
- Cultural Inclusion Award (Company or Team)
- Social Impact Award (Company or Team)
- Neurodiverse Inclusion Award (Company)
- DE&I Excellence in Leadership
- DE&I – Special Initiative Recognition
- Disability Inclusion Award
- DE&I – Support Network of the Year
Celebrating Women in Tech
- Tech Leader
- Rising Star
- Startup Visionary
- Technical Guru
- STEM Champion
- Trailblazer
Special Recognition
- Grace Hopper Award
- Diversity in Tech Impact Award
Dr. Alessandra Sala, a globally recognised leader in AI and data science, with a deep commitment to cultivating diversity in technology ecosystems, speaks at DITA 2024. Dr. Sala was presented the Grace Hopper Award. Picture by Andres Poveda.
History of the awards
Originally known as the Women in Tech awards, DITA recognises diversity in all forms, with ten categories for diversity, six for women and two special recognition awards.
Since its inception, the awards ceremony has been hugely significant in showcasing female role models within the industry and encouraging young women to choose careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
