This award recognises women who have not only achieved growth for their businesses but also demonstrated strategic direction during the eligibility period, through a honed business acumen and strong industry networks.

Open to professionals with 15+ years of professional experience, with executive level position or industry equivalent and recognised by others as an exceptional leader.

This award recognises any women CEOs who have excelled in providing demonstrated leadership that has been critical to the success of their organisations.

This award recognises inspirational women whose work and ideas have generated consumer excitement through top-of-class creative thinking. Winner will be a woman who has not only set the standard for creative excellence but also raised the bar.

*This category is open to both men/women who champion D&I.

This award recognises men/women within any level in the business who have made exceptional contributions, influenced, or brought cultural change to championing diversity, equality, and inclusion.

This award recognises an entrepreneur who has demonstrated exemplary leadership traits. Open to women who work in a private-sector business entity in owning a business in operation for at least three years.

Must be a Founder or Co-Founder of an organisation and be currently engaged in an active role.

This award recognises an individual's achievement and contribution in leading the fintech-related areas of financial services. Winner will be a woman leader who has demonstrated exemplary leadership and made a significant impact on the success of their companies and continue to drive innovation and growth.

This award recognises visionary leaders with game-changing ideas using innovative techniques that led to behaviour shift and continue to create innovative new paths to change the status quo.

This award recognises an individual who is innovative and driving change that demonstrated excellence with great leadership, communication, and strategy planning to drive results and transformation.

This award is set to recognise individual women who lead innovation which they have initiated, launched, and developed during the eligibility period with 8+ years of experience.

This award recognises outstanding leadership and implementation of a mentorship program and personal development.

The mentor/coach should have a minimum of one full year of mentoring/coaching one or more mentee(s); 8+ years of leadership/excellent track record of staff engagement/retention and acted as an inspiration to men/women.

This award recognises young women who have set themselves apart from their peers, have shown early success in their field, and who will maximize their full potential to be the next generation of women leaders in the industry.

The award recognises a women leader who is leading change through sustainability strategies and initiatives. A catalyst for change to advance sustainable development goals and drive strategic growth.

This award recognises outstanding women who have worked to ignite positive change through the introduction of new technology to the industry. An exceptional woman leader who has contributed in a profound way to our understanding of technology or deployment of new tech.

This award recognises an exceptional woman leader who has contributed in a profound way to our understanding of female leadership in the industry who has demonstrated the highest level of performance, exhibited strong business acumen, and displayed a strong sphere of influence outside and within her organisation.

*This category opens to both men/women who champion women advancement.

This award recognises women who have not only achieved growth for their businesses but also demonstrated strategic direction, leadership competencies during the eligibility period, through a honed business acumen and strong industry networks.

This award sets out to recognise companies that provided a positive and supportive workplace for women, driving and developing practices that ensure women have a fair and positive work experience and opportunity to contribute and develop talent personally and professionally.

The eligible companies will need to have a minimum of 60% of full-time employees that are women and with a minimum of 30% women employees are in the management team/leadership positions.

This award recognises companies that excelled in supporting diversity and inclusion and how they foster an environment of authentic respect and trust in the workplace. Workplace diversity may refer to age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, physical conditions, LGBTIQ, culture diversity, etc.

This award recognises and celebrates the achievements of organisations for an outstanding contribution to, and promotion of health and wellbeing.

This award recognises any campaign that promoted gender equality through community engagement and partnerships. Engagement may include integrating gender equality into their sustainability strategies, CSR, or philanthropy programs, collaborating with NGOs or other organisations.

This award recognises any campaign that successfully drove awareness of mental health and helped reduce the stigma associated with mental illness.

This award recognises any brand campaigns that addressed local, regional, or global issues around diversity and inclusivity, including non-profit campaigns that have spearheaded change, tackled stereotypes, and spread the culture of change in supporting diversity, equality, and inclusion with a clearly defined social purpose.

This award recognises an inspiring woman who has made a significant and long-term business contribution to creating smarter and more inclusive working environments during the eligibility period.