The Nordic Women in Tech Awards ceremony was held for the sixth time and honors women, queer and trans women from all over the Nordic region who have excelled in their fields. Nominations were made in 10 categories and Icelanders won awards in two of them. Edda Sif Pind Aradóttir and the team at Carbfix won the Innovation Company of the Year award and Sigyn Jónsdóttir, founder and CTO at Alda, was chosen as Digital Leader of the Year.

A new board has been appointed for WomenTechIceland. Founded in 2017, WomenTechIceland is a non-profit organization that promotes equality and inclusion in the Icelandic technology industry. The organization connects a broad group of women in technology in Iceland and wants to promote greater diversity and participation in the Icelandic technology community.

Country-level winners have been announced for the 2024 Nordic Women in Tech Awards (#NWITA) in all 5 member countries, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. All country-level winners now become Pan-Nordic finalists and compete to become overall winners in each category at the annual awards gala ceremony held at The Hub in Oslo, Norway on November 13th.

The current backlash against DEIB initiatives underscores the importance of perseverance and solidarity in driving meaningful change. As we navigate through the challenges, it becomes evident that true progress requires dedication, empathy, and a willingness to confront discomfort head-on. These were the themes discussed in the WTI and RIKK panel on backlash and DEIB.

WomenTechIceland and RIKK have collaborated on a 4-part discussion series on diversity, equity, integration and belonging (DEIB) in the tech space in Iceland, and beyond. The topics covered include hiring processes, complaints mechanisms, what works in DEIB, and exploring the current DEIB backlash globally.

The Nordic Women in Tech Awards (#NWITA23) today announced the winners of its annual awards program, revealed during the annual gala event, hosted at Harpa Conference and Concert venue in Reykjavik, Iceland, on 9 November. Among the 260 guests in attendance were First Lady of Iceland, Eliza Reid, and Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir, who kicked off the event with two compelling and thought-provoking keynotes. Ambassadors and embassy representatives from all of the Nordic countries, as well as a press delegation accompanying our Presenting Partner, Business Iceland, were also present.

Volunteer opportunity at the 2023 Nordic Women in Tech Awards!

Nordic Women in Tech Awards (#NWITA) today announced the national finalists for each Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. The annual awards program is dedicated to honouring women leaders and emerging leaders in technology across the Nordic countries, will host its gala event at the stunning Harpa Conference and Concert venue in Reykjavik, Iceland, on 9 November 2023. Overall winners for each of the 10 categories will be announced live at the gala event.

Iceland Innovation Week just wrapped up and what a week it was! Full of events, meetings, pitches, and awards, it celebrated the best of Icelandic innovation. But any discussion on Iceland would not be complete without including gender. So, here are the stats: 5 of the 81 listed events specifically addressed the status of women in the innovation sector, an 83/81 female/male split of speakers at events, the majority of events had mixed male and female panels. The nature of these types of events mean that the leaders of the field are most likely to be speaking. So, it looks like there are quite a few women in positions of power and influence in innovation in Iceland: academics, top-level government officials, founders, c-suiters, and NGO leaders. Well done Iceland and the Iceland Innovation Week organizers.

Nominations for Nordic Women in Tech Awards 2023 are open until 23 June 2023! The annual awards will be hosted in Reykjavik, Iceland. WomenTechIceland has been named the 2023 host partner.

International Women’s Day is a platform to offer solutions against the backdrop of the 2023 United Nations theme “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality” and "the need for inclusive and transformative technology and digital education.” Inclusivity is a key aspect of the UN agenda. As the most diverse women in tech trade organization in Iceland, it’s a major focus of WomenTechIceland’s work.

WomenTechIceland, a non-profit organization dedicated to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion in the tech industry, today announced its incoming Board of Directors for 2023. The new Board of Directors includes Alondra Silva Muñoz, Director of Marketing at Kaptio, Ingibjörg Lilja “Ingsa” Þórmundsdóttir, Co-founder and CEO of Orgz, Ólöf Kristjánsdóttir, Head of Marketing in the tech sector, Randi Stebbins, Co-founder of Ós Pressan, researcher in IWEV, Technical writer at AGR Dynamics, Þóra Óskarsdóttir, DIrector, FabLab Reykjavik, and WomenTechIceland Co-founders Valenttina Griffin and Paula Gould.

The Nordic Women in Tech Awards recognizes an inspirational organization or person for their accomplishments as leaders in business and visionaries of technology who have made a difference in their community and have gone out of their way to support the cause of attracting more women in the tech industry over the last 24 months.

The Women Innovators Incubator program is a part of a year-long partnership between WomenTechIceland, Huawei Iceland and Women in Technology Huawei that was launched in 2021. The incubator aims to motivate women to recognize and explore the potential of their ideas. 

Apply for the Women Innovators Incubator and take the Women in Tech Survey.

The Women Innovators incubator program aims to motivate women to recognize and explore the potential of their ideas, whether or not they possess technical skills and business skills.  All that is required is having an idea that could create positive change and a curiosity to learn how to use technology, business tools and collaboration to bring these great ideas to life. 

Video of a compelling panel discussion during Innovation Week Iceland.

Companies with inclusive teams are out-performing and out-producing companies with homogenous teams. This panel will discuss why inclusive teams produce better products and services and how you can identify the biases and barriers that are preventing the best technical and product talent from joining or staying on your team, and how to fix this.

WomenTechIceland, an organization dedicated to amplifying the voices, innovations and leadership from within the Icelandic Tech Ecosystem to the global Tech Community while fostering worldwide network development and exchange, announced today their partnership with Huawei and Women in Technology Huawei for a series of events throughout 2021 and 2022, beginning with a panel discussion at Innovation Week Iceland: “Why Inclusive Teams Make Better Products and Services.”