Cape Town, 5 October 2023
The Women in Tech® Global movement is organizing its second edition of the WIT Africa Awards.
“It’s time to bridge the gender gap in the technology industry by celebrating the remarkable women from around the world who innovate, inspire, and transform the sector as we know it,” says Ayumi Moore Aoki, founder of Women in Tech Global Movement.
The winners in each of the WIT Africa Awards categories will be shortlisted for the WIT Global Awards. The awards ceremony will be held on October 5, 2023 in Cape Town, South Africa.
The Women in Tech® Africa Awards
Nominees
Finalists
winners
THE AWARD CATEGORIES
Aspiring Teen Award
Most Disruptive Award, powered by AWS
Best Ally Award, powered by Meltwater
Most Impactful Initiative Award
Woman in Web3 Award, powered by The Sandbox
Arts Award, powered by Amazon Music
Start-Up Award
Global Leadership Award
Lifetime Achievement Award, powered by Absa Bank
Women in Tech® Africa Awards Winners 2023!
Matlhogonolo & Masego Mphahlele
Ennovator of the Digital X-Ray Glasses
Aspiring Teen Award
Africa Teen Geeks NPC
Most Impactful Initiative Award
Tamu Dutuma
Technology Head of Strategy, Governance and Reporting - Absa
Best Ally Award
Bernice E. Omiunu
Founder, Women in Blockchain Africa
Woman In Web3 Award
Mamokgethi Phakeng
Member: Advisory Council on National Orders, The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa
Women in Tech® Lifetime Achievement Award
Thato Schermer
Co-Founder & CEO, Zoie Health
Women in Tech® Start-Up Award
Priya Thakoor
Group SVP Digital & Product, Airtel Africa
Global Leadership Women in Tech® Award
Naadiya Moosajee
Co-Founder & Chief Innovator, Womb
Most Disruptive Award by AWS
Leora Hessen
Co-Founder, NFTY-art
Arts Award powered by Amazon Music