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2018 Winner Creative Industries
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2016 Winners Open
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Caitlyn Byrt

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2017 Winners Science
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2021 Winners Rural, Regional & Remote
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2016 Winners Emerging Innovator
Deb James

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2022 Winners Engineering
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Dr Alice Jones

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Dr Alice Jones

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Dr Ana Kuusk

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Dr Ana Kuusk

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Dr Bernadette Eckermann

2018 Winner Innovation & Intrapreneurship within Government
Dr Caroline Tiddy

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Dr Caroline Tiddy

2023 Winners Maths & Data
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2018 Winner Science
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Dr Dhani Dharmaprani

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Dr Dorothea Dumuid

2019 Winners Maths & Data
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Dr Farzana Kastbury

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Dr Farzana Kastbury

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2019 Winners Science
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Dr Lauren Kennedy

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Dr Manuela Klingler-Hoffmann

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Dr Marissa Bond

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Dr Mary-Louise Rogers

2018 Winner Technology
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Dr Mel McDowall

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Dr Renly Lim

2018 Winner Open
Dr Samantha Pillay

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Dr Samantha Pillay

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Dr Sarah Scholten

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Dr Tiffany Sousa Machado

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Dr Tiffany Sousa Machado

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Dr Tina Du

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Dr Tina Du

2018 Winner Maths & Data
Dr. Vicky Alexandrou

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Dr. Vicky Alexandrou

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Eddie Blass

2020 Winners Open
Elizabeth Donaldson

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Elizabeth Donaldson

2017 Winners Creative Industries
Emily Gann

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Emily Gann

2023 Winners Creative Industries
Emily Rich

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Emily Rich

2015 Winners Technology
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Franke Agenbag

2023 Winners Innovation & Intrapreneurship within Government
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Gabrielle Canny

2024 Winners Innovation & Intrapreneurship within Government
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Gail Fairlamb

2016 Winners Innovation & Intrapreneurship within Government
Gemma Munro

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Gemma Munro

2016 Winners Women's Initiative in Business
Gigi Pinwill

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Gigi Pinwill

2024 Winners Creative Industries
Heather Cox

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Heather Cox

2025 Winners Maths & Data
Heike Ebendorff-Heidepriem

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Heike Ebendorff-Heidepriem

2017 Winners Technology
Helen Banwell

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Helen Banwell

2021 Winners Science
Helen Whait

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Helen Whait

2022 Winners Open
Ishika Mahajan

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Ishika Mahajan

2023 Winners Young Innovator
Jade Foeng

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Jade Foeng

2019 Winners Young Innovator
Jane Schueler

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Jane Schueler

2017 Winners Open
Jennie Fluin

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Jennie Fluin

2017 Winners Innovation & Intrapreneurship within Government
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Jennie Zeiher

2024 Winners Technology
Jovanna Pantelic

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Jovanna Pantelic

2022 Winners Young Innovator
Karen Nelson-Field

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Karen Nelson-Field

2014 Winners Community Open
Karen Nelson-Field

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Karen Nelson-Field

2015 Winners Engineering
Karen Reynolds

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Karen Reynolds

2016 Winners Engineering
Kate Fennell

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Kate Fennell

2017 Winners Rural, Regional & Remote
Kathy Smart

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Kathy Smart

2021 Winners Creative Industries
Katie Gloede

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Katie Gloede

2020 Winners Maths & Data
Kelly Carpenter

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Kelly Carpenter

2019 Winners Technology
Kelly Keates

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Kelly Keates

2020 Winners Engineering
Kelly Kuhn

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Kelly Kuhn

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Kira Bain

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Kira Bain

2020 Winners Young Innovator
Laura Drexler

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Laura Drexler

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Leila Henderson

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Leila Henderson

2014 Winners Technology
Libby Trainor Parker

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Libby Trainor Parker

2023 Winners Creative Industries
Lisa Chan

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Lisa Chan

2022 Winners Innovation & Intrapreneurship within Government
Louise Nobes

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Louise Nobes

2017 Winners Social Impact
Lyndal Sterenberg

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Lyndal Sterenberg

2019 Winners Creative Industries
Lyndsey Jackson

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Lyndsey Jackson

2020 Winners Technology
Mandi Dimitriadis

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Mandi Dimitriadis

2019 Winners Open
Marina Pullin

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Marina Pullin

2017 Winners Maths & Data
Melanie Macgregor

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Melanie Macgregor

2017 Winners Engineering
Menasha Thilakaratne

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Menasha Thilakaratne

2021 Winners Maths & Data
Merrily Hunter

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Merrily Hunter

2024 Winners Engineering
Michele Akeroyd

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Michele Akeroyd

2014 Winners Environment & Primary Industries Innovation & Intrapreneurship within Government
Michele Lally

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Michele Lally

2018 Winner Rural, Regional & Remote
Michelle Perugini

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Michelle Perugini

2017 Winners Emerging Innovator
Natalie Radford + Courtney Radford

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Natalie Radford + Courtney Radford

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Nayana Parange

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Nayana Parange

2015 Winners Rural, Regional & Remote
Nicole Pratt

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Nicole Pratt

2015 Winners Science
Nina Sivertsen

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Nina Sivertsen

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Nina Swiderski

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Nina Swiderski

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Onnie Chan

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Onnie Chan

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Prof. Sarah Harmer

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Prof. Sarah Harmer

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Professor Louise Hull

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Professor Louise Hull

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Professor Michelle Tuckey

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Professor Michelle Tuckey

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Professor Nicola Anstice

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Professor Yan Zhuge

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Professor Yan Zhuge

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Professors Fiona Arney and Leah Bromfield

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Rebekah (Bek) Smith

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Rebekah (Bek) Smith

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Sally Woolford

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Sally Woolford

2019 Winners Innovation & Intrapreneurship within Government
Sam Moyle

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Sam Moyle

2015 Winners Maths & Data
Sandhya Maranna

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Sandhya Maranna

2022 Winners Social Impact
Serena Yang

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Serena Yang

2020 Winners Innovation & Intrapreneurship within Government
Shelley Elder

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Shelley Elder

2016 Winners Technology
Sherry Kothari

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Sherry Kothari

2014 Winners Science
Simone Kain

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Simone Kain

2015 Winners Creative Industries
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STEM SISTA

2014 Winners Emerging Innovator
Stephanie Kriewaldt

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Stephanie Kriewaldt

2014 Winners Maths & Data
Susan Abbott

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Susan Abbott

2023 Winners Engineering
Susie Jones

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Susie Jones

2021 Winners Innovation & Intrapreneurship within Government
Tania Jolley

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Tania Jolley

2014 Winners Manufacturing & Defence
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Tania Jolley

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Tanya Weiler

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Tanya Weiler

2020 Winners Social Impact
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Open Innovator

Some ideas don’t fit in a box - and that’s exactly what we’re open to.
Open to women innovating in education, community, business, or any field beyond traditional boundaries, this category celebrates out-of-the-box thinkers and cross-sector change-makers.

Sustainability

Recognising innovation protecting the planet and building a better future.
From conservation and clean energy to circular economies, climate adaptation, and sustainable design, this category champions women driving long-term, responsible change - whether through nature-based solutions or system-wide transformation.

First Nations Innovation

Honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women - those who identify as First Nations - whose innovations are grounded in culture, community, and connection to Country. From land and language to enterprise, STEAM, and education, this category celebrates First Nations leadership and creativity across all fields.

Innovation & Intrapreneurship in Government

Recognising innovation within local or state government departments and agencies.
This category includes digital tools, policies, strategies, or internal initiatives that improve services, systems, and public outcomes through fresh thinking and intrapreneurial leadership.

Emerging Innovator

Designed for early-stage businesses and entrepreneurs with bold ideas and big ambitions.
This category highlights the courage, creativity, and impact of women launching new ventures or taking their first big step into the innovation space.

Social Impact

Innovation creating positive change in communities, improve equity, or address social and environmental challenges.
This category spans initiatives that open access to education, employment, sustainability, or wellbeing.

Rural, Regional & Remote

Recognising innovation outside metropolitan areas - from farming and tourism to education, health, infrastructure, and arts.
This category champions solutions that improve livelihoods, community resilience, and access across regional, rural, and remote South Australia.

Youth Innovator

Showcasing the next generation of bold thinkers under 35.
This category recognises students or early-career innovators across STEAM fields who demonstrate academic excellence, originality, and a passion for positive change.

Maths & Data

Honouring women who use numbers, logic, and analytics to understand and improve our world.
From data science and computational maths to statistics, architecture, astronomy, and AI—this category celebrates the powerful role of mathematics and data in innovation.

Creative Industries

Design-led and arts-based innovation that connects, informs, and inspires.
The Creative Industries category includes visual design, music, media, storytelling, user experience, interior and industrial design, and cultural innovation-where creativity meets purpose.

Engineering

Highlighting advancements in the design and development of infrastructure, machines, and systems. From civil and electrical engineering to chemical and environmental, this category showcases practical solutions and bold thinking across construction, product design, and complex system development.

Technology

Recognising innovation in digital platforms, smart devices, and creative tech solutions.
From app development and media to smart appliances, software, and connected tools-this category showcases tech-driven ideas that solve real-world problems and reshape the way we live and work.

Science

Championing breakthroughs in the biological, physical, chemical, and earth sciences.
This category includes research and innovation in health, medicine, anatomy, microbiology, marine biology, physics, chemistry, and geology-driving discovery and improving quality of life through scientific progress.