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Champion
Tomorrow’s
Innovators

Champion
Tomorrow’s
Innovators

Championing tomorrow’s innovators - today.

Sometimes heroes go unnoticed. We’re here to change that. Female innovators are changing the world. They work hard, focus on their goals and do not expect recognition because they are too busy doing what they do best. You know the ones.

The trailblazers, wave-makers, the fierce and humble achievers. It’s time to give them the recognition they deserve.

Our annual Women in Innovation Awards recognise South Australian women contributing to the state’s innovation economy by creating jobs, revenue and solutions to address some of the world’s biggest problems and creating positive change.

Championing tomorrow’s innovators - today.

Sometimes heroes go unnoticed. We’re here to change that. Female innovators are changing the world. They work hard, focus on their goals and do not expect recognition because they are too busy doing what they do best. You know the ones.

The trailblazers, wave-makers, the fierce and humble achievers. It’s time to give them the recognition they deserve.

Nominate the female innovator in your life.

Our annual Women in Innovation Awards recognise South Australian women contributing to the state’s innovation economy by creating jobs, revenue and solutions to address some of the world’s biggest problems and creating positive change.

2023 Key dates:

Nomination close date:
Sunday, 06 August at midnight
Use the form below to nominate

Application close date:
Sunday, 13 August at midnight
Submit your application here: winnovation.awardsplatform.com

Award ceremony date:
Friday, 10 November at National Wine Centre
Purchase your ticket here: 2023 Women In Innovation Awards Ceremony 


Nominate now for the 2023 Women in Innovation Awards in one, or more, of the following categories
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(click the icons to see criteria for each category)

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2023
Women in innovation
Awards Winnners

Women in Innovation Award Winner, Science, Dr Sarah Scholten
Women in Innovation Award Winner, Technology Dr Mel McDowall
Women in Innovation Award Winner, Engineering Sue Abbott
Women in Innovation Award Winner, Arts Category Emily Gann
Women in Innovation Award Winner, Arts Category Libby Trainor
Women in Innovation Award Winner, Maths and Data Dr Caroline Tiddy
Women in Innovation Award Winner, Rural Regional and Remote, Dr Farzana Kastbury
Women in Innovation Award Winner, Emerging Innovator Andrea Manclus Clemente
Women in Innovation Award Winner, Innovation and Intrapreneurship in Government Franke Agenbag
Women in Innovation Award Winner, Social Impact Dr Tiffany Sousa Machado
Women in Innovation Award Winner, Open Category Professor Michelle Tuckey
Women in Innovation Award Winner, Young Innovator Ishika Mahajan

2022
Women in innovation
Awards Winnners

Amber Bidner
Rural, Regional & Remote

Healthy Newborn Project
A rural focused point-of-care antenatal ultrasound training program for rural healthcare workers.

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Prof. Sarah Harmer
Science

Flinders University
Developed a bio-flotation method that uses the metabolites produced by bacteria found naturally on mine sites to replace cyanide.

Sponsor
Department of Environment and water

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Sandhya Maranna
Social

The University of South Australia

Developing an Innovative online curriculum for enhancing clinical and communication skills in women’s-health sonography for students and healthcare professionals

Sponsor
Flinders University

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Lisa Chan
Government

SUEZ as part of Alliance partnership with SA Water
Driving high performance through building a culture of innovation and application of technology in the delivery of water and wastewater services for SA Water within the Production and Treatment Alliance.

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Dr Dhani Dharmaprani
Maths & Data

Flinders University
Developing state-of-the-art technologies that will transform the treatment of cardiac fibrillation, the world’s most common heart rhythm disorder and leading cause of sudden death.

Sponsor
Pinksterboer Property and Surveying

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Jovanna Pantelic
Young

RAA
Solving problems members experience through human centred design, by prototyping applications within the home space (Property purchase, renting, property management, and the intersection of renewable energy within home and mobility).

Sponsor
Department of Education

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Deb James
Engineering

Resonate Consultants
Developed a Web App, Sound Surfer, that turns complicated calculations into a quick and easily created visual noise maps.

Sponsor
University of South Australia

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Cathy Gray
Arts

Cathy Gray Ink Work
An illustration of the plight of Australia’s, 758 “critically endangered” and “Endangered” plant species.

Sponsor
Aramis Wines

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Helen Whait
Open

ActivOT
Australia's first and only franchised occupational therapy practice, offering a ground-breaking and life-changing approach to allied health private practice.

Sponsor
Stone and Chalk

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Dr Marissa Bond
Technology

Lumination
Lumination Learning Labs are state-of-the-art, multi-purpose smart classrooms supported by automated software that use AI/VR/AR to enhance learning and training outcomes in the workplace and classroom.

Sponsor
Madderns Patent and Trademark Attorney’s

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Vicky Alexandrou
Emerging Innovator

Woven Optics Pty Ltd
A novel hand-held optical imaging tool for assessing wool quality on-farm in real- time.

Sponsor
SA Water

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