Nordic Women in Tech Awards winners announced at 2023 gala event
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Reykjavik, Iceland and Copenhagen, Denmark (13 November 2023)-- 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.
The annual awards program is dedicated to honouring women leaders and emerging leaders in technology across the Nordic countries, with a national level and Pan-Nordic nominations program, culminating in the gala event. The program and event are co-organised by founding partner WonderCoders in Denmark, as well as Women In Tech Gothenburg, Women in Tech Oslo, Girls in Tech Nordics, Danish Startup Group, Politiken, and this year’s local host partner WomenTechIceland.
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 and a press delegation accompanying our Presenting Partner, Business Iceland, were also present.
NWITA was possible due to support by Presenting Partner, Business Iceland, and sponsors PLAY airlines, SiNIX, Origo, Wise, Boozt, Sofigate, Crowberry Capital, Signicat, 1xINTERNET, Implement Consulting Group, KPMG Ísland, Kea Hotels, Tröll Expeditions, Fletna, Ígildi, Mabrúka and Spa of Iceland.
“Iceland really stepped up to show its support for our awards program, which was amplified by the exciting atmosphere Harpa Conference and Concert Center created, and our guests elevated with their engaged and celebratory presence. I want to thank this year’s host partner, WomenTechIceland, for helping to create such an amazing gala event, along with our many Pan-Nordic partners, volunteers, and sponsors,” said Plamena Cherneva, Founder of Nordic Women In Tech Awards. “I am always enamored with our nominees, but this year’s judges really had their work cut out for them. Every winner, as well as all of our 2023 finalists, are leaders in their communities. We were thrilled to shine our spotlight to give them some much-deserved recognition for their work, mentorship, and initiatives. We look forward to seeing everyone in Norway in 2024!”
The 2023 winners are:
Jonah Andersson, Developer, Cloud & DevOps Engineer Lead, Senior Azure Consultant, Solidify, Developer of the year
Jennifer Montague, Vice President of Growth, Onomondo, Digital leader of the year
Chisom Udeze, CEO, Diversify, Diversity leader of the year
Marianne Andersen, CEO, High5Girls, Women in Tech Advocate of the year
Annu Nieminen, CEO, The Upright Project, Entrepreneur of the year
Laura McGrath,Founder & CEO, Lola&Lykke®, Initiative of the year
Tove Mylläri, Team Lead Experiments & Collaborations at Finnish Broadcasting Company - Yle, Innovator of the year
Joo Sundström, CEO, Vera Invest - Investor of the Year
Ragnhild Hånde, Senior Software Developer, Forte Digital, Mentor of the year
Safa Jemai, CEO and Founder, Víkonnekt, Rising star of the year
Jenifer Clausell Tormos, Founder, Develop Diverse, The 2023 Liva Echwald Award
To learn more about the awards process, nominations categories, sponsorship opportunities and to get involved, please visit NordicWomenInTechAwards.com.
About Nordic Women in Tech Awards
Nordic Women in Tech Awards is an annual event organized by WonderCoders to recognize and celebrate the achievements of women in tech across the Nordic countries.
NWITA’s mission is to highlight exceptional women leaders and emerging talent, and share their successful stories with the wider public. Our goal is to inspire generations of women to pursue challenging and exciting careers in the tech industry, realise their full potential, and turn their career dreams into achievable goals, through visibility and allyship. To learn more, please visit NordicWomenInTechAwards.com.
About WomenTechIceland
WomenTechIceland is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing women in tech, to create a more inclusive society through advocacy, allyship, and activism and encouraging equality in the Technology industry. WomenTechIceland serves as a bridge between segmented communities in Icelandic society to foster greater diversity and inclusion.
Likewise, WomenTechIceland is a touch point for events, news, and discussions around women and technology in Iceland, connecting the Icelandic tech industry to the global tech community, whose interests include engaging with expert voices from Iceland's strong community of women in tech, and who are focused on the interests, issues, and opportunities of women in the Tech industry. For more information, visit WomenTechIceland.com.
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Verðlaunahafar Nordic Women in Tech Awards 2023
Reykjavík, Ísland og Kaupmannahöfn, Danmörk (13. nóvember 2023) - Nordic Women in Tech Awards 2023 (#NWITA23) tilkynntu um sigurvegara norrænu tækniverðlaunanna 2023 á árlegum hátíðarhöldum sem voru haldin í Hörpu þann 9. Nóvember.
Verðlaunin eru tileinkuð kvenleiðtogum og nýjum leiðtogum í tækni á þvert á Norðurlöndin, með innlendum tilnefningum sem lýkur með samnorrænni verðlaunahátíð. Verðlaunin eru skipulögð af stofnendum WonderCoders í Danmörku, auk Women In Tech Gothenburg, Women in Tech Oslo, Girls in Tech Nordics, Danish Startup Group, Politiken, og WomenTechIceland sem var gestgjafi hátíðarinnar í ár.
Meðal 260 gesta sem mættu voru Eliza Reid forsetafrú Íslands og Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir Háskóla-, iðnaðar- og nýsköpunarráðherra sem opnuðu hátíðina með hrífandi erindum. Sendiherrar og sendifulltrúar allra norðurlandanna voru einnig viðstaddir ásamt fjölmiðlafulltrúum og samstarfsaðila [a]okkar Business Iceland.
Samstarf við Business Iceland auk styrktaraðila gerðu NWITA hátíðina mögulega í ár. Styrktaraðilar voru PLAY airlines, SiNIX, Origo, Wise, Boozt, Sofigate, Crowberry Capital, Signicat, 1xINTERNET, Implement Consulting Group, KPMG Ísland, Kea Hotels, Tröll Expeditions, Fletna, Ígildi, Mabrúka og Spa of Iceland.
“Íslendingar sýndu sannarlega stuðning sinn í verki á verðlaunahátíð NWITA og magnaði umgjörðin í Hörpu upp andrúmsloftið, en það var mikil og hvetjandi stemmning meðal gesta. Ég vil þakka gestgjafa hátíðarinnar í ár, WomenTechIceland, fyrir að skapa svo dásamlegan hátíðarviðburð sem og norrænu samstarfsaðilum okkar, sjálfboðaliðum og styrktaraðilum,“ sagði Plamena Cherneva, stofnandi Nordic Women In Tech Awards. „Ég er ávallt heilluð þeim konum sem eru tilnefndar hverju sinni, en dómarar þessa árs áttu í rauninni fremur létt verk fyrir höndum. Sérhver sigurvegari, sem og allar konur í úrslitum 2023, eru leiðtogar í á sínu sviði. Við hlökkum til að varpa ljósi á þær til aðveita þeim verðskuldaða viðurkenningu fyrir störf sín, leiðsögn og frumkvæði. Við hlökkum til að sjá öll í Noregi árið 2024!“
Verðlaunahafar 2023 voru:
Jonah Andersson, Developer, Cloud & DevOps Engineer Lead, Senior Azure Consultant, Solidify, Forritari ársins
Jennifer Montague, Vice President of Growth, Onomondo, Stafrænn leiðtogi ársins
Chisom Udeze, CEO, Diversify, Fjölbreytnileiðtogi ársins
Annu Nieminen, CEO, The Upright Project, Frumkvöðull ársins
Laura McGrath,Founder & CEO, Lola&Lykke®, Frumkvæði ársins
Tove Mylläri, Team Lead Experiments & Collaborations at Finnish Broadcasting Company - Yle, Nýsköpunarfólk ársins
Joo Sundström, CEO, Vera Invest, Fjárfestir ársins
Ragnhild Hånde, Senior Software Developer, Forte Digital, Mentor ársins
Safa Jemai, Founder& CEO, Víkonnekt, Rísandi stjarna ársins
Marianne Andersen, CEO, High5Girls, Talsmaður kvenna í tækni ársins
Jenifer Clausell Tormos, Founder, Develop Diverse, 2023 Liva Echwald Award
Kíktu inná NordicWomenInTechAwards.com til að læra meira um hátíðina, verðlaunaflokka og tilnefningar.
Um Nordic Women in Tech Awards
Nordic Women in Tech Awards eru árlegur viðburður á vegum WonderCoders til að viðurkenna og fagna árangri kvenna í tækni á Norðurlöndum.
Hlutverk NWITA er að draga fram framúrskarandi kvenleiðtoga og nýjar hæfileikakonur til að og deila sögum þeirra með almenningi. Markmið okkar er að hvetja konur til að stunda spennandi og krefjandi störf í tækniiðnaðinum. Við viljum treysta bandalag og sýnileika kvenna í tækni, hvetja konur til að gera sér fulla grein fyrir starfsmöguleikum sínum og þroska starfsframa sinn. Til að læra meira skaltu fara á NordicWomenInTechAwards.com.
Um WomenTechIceland
WomenTechIceland er félagasamtök sem leggja áherslu á að efla konur í tækni og auka inngildingu í tæknisamfélagsinu. Samtökin hvetja til jafnréttis í tækniiðnaðinum með aukinni orðræðu, bandalagi og aktívisma. WomenTechIceland brúar aðgreind tæknisamfélög og eflir tengsl tæknikvenna á íslandi til að auka fjölbreytni og inngildingu.
WomenTechIceland er jafnframt vettvangur viðburða, frétta og umræðu fyrir um konur í tækni á Íslandi, og hefur sterk tengsl við alþjóðleg tæknisamfélög sem eru í virku samtali við tæknikonur og leggja áherslu á hagsmuni og tækifæri kvenna í tækni. Fyrir frekari upplýsingar, heimsækja WomenTechIceland.com.
