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Women in Digital is a professional networking group dedicated to encouraging and supporting Women in their digital careers through networking, mentoring and employment opportunities

Dr Ellen Manning GAICD has a PhD in astrophysics, and she's spent her career helping organisations make sense of their d...
08/10/2026

Dr Ellen Manning GAICD has a PhD in astrophysics, and she's spent her career helping organisations make sense of their data.

Next Wednesday she's joining us to talk about something most leaders deal with every week: you have plenty of dashboards and reports, and the decision is still hard to make.

In Data Literacy for Decision Makers: Insights to Action, Ellen will cover:
πŸ“Š Data literacy as a skill of judgement and confident decision-making
❓ A framework for asking your analytics team sharper, more strategic questions
🀝 How to work with analytics teams as strategic partners
➑️ How to tell the difference between interesting data and data that helps the business

This session is for anyone who leads a team, manages a budget or helps set strategy.

πŸ—“ Wednesday 14 October
πŸ•› 12pm to 1pm AEST
πŸ’» Online via Webex
🎟 Free for WID members, $30 for non-members

Can't make it live? Register for the masterclass and we'll send you the recording.

Register here: https://dataliteracyfordecisionmakers.eventbrite.com.au

Every great digital experience sits on something solid. Meet the Cloud & Infrastructure Excellence finalists building th...
08/10/2026

Every great digital experience sits on something solid. Meet the Cloud & Infrastructure Excellence finalists building the foundations that underpin Australia's digital capability.

πŸ”Ή Christina Chen led the modernisation of a large Amazon EKS environment for a financial services client, simplifying the networking architecture and migrating with no downtime.

πŸ”Ή Meeta Doolabh led the migration of about 20 Cotality business systems onto a multi-cloud model across AWS and Google Cloud, guiding more than 100 stakeholders along the way.

πŸ”Ή Ruth Bonser leads the governance behind Westpac's mainframe technology refresh, keeping a critical banking platform current without customer-impacting disruption, and co-founded the Sydney chapter of New to Z.

πŸ”Ή Tanya Everitt helped build a modern cloud data platform on Snowflake and Azure for a veterinary services group, giving the client's own team a secure foundation they now run confidently.

πŸ”Ή Vinita Kasliwal's team at Peritos Solutions moved McGrath Estate Agents from on-premises infrastructure to a secure, resilient Microsoft Azure platform with minimal disruption.

Congratulations to every finalist. We can't wait to celebrate these incredible leaders at the WIDAwards Gala on 6 November ✨

Check out all of the finalists here - https://womenindigital.org/women-in-digital-awards/women-in-digital-awards-2026-finalists/

Get your Award Gala Tickets today - https://womenindigitalawards2026.eventbrite.com.au

Some people see what's broken and build the fix. Meet the Champion of Change finalists driving real change in our indust...
08/10/2026

Some people see what's broken and build the fix. Meet the Champion of Change finalists driving real change in our industry

πŸ”Ή Dr Angie Montgomery created the Safe Minds Index, a standardised way for organisations to measure psychosocial safety maturity, turning data they already hold into clear priorities for boards and executives.

πŸ”Ή Daisy Wong shaped and championed a four-part documentary series on inclusion and leadership in cybersecurity, building industry partnerships, screenings and panel conversations that are changing how workplaces think about representation.

πŸ”Ή Emma Spartalis founded the AI Acceleration Hub from regional NSW, rebuilding enterprise-grade AI tools for rural businesswomen and growing an online community of more than 160 members alongside her Rural Coffee Roadshow.

πŸ”Ή Georgia Kinchin founded Heard, an AI-powered app built with privacy and safety at its core, helping people recognise coercive control earlier, document what they are experiencing and begin to recover.

πŸ”Ή Sarah Neill founded Mys Tyler, a fashion technology platform whose FIT Algorithm shows women clothing on bodies like theirs, with a creator community spanning sizes AU4 to AU32 and retailers using FitCheck.

Congratulations to every finalist. We can't wait to celebrate these incredible leaders at the WIDAwards Gala on 6 November ✨

Check out all of the finalists here - https://womenindigital.org/women-in-digital-awards/women-in-digital-awards-2026-finalists/

Get your Award Gala Tickets today - https://womenindigitalawards2026.eventbrite.com.au

Great organisations run on the people who keep everything moving. Meet the Business Support Excellence finalists making ...
07/10/2026

Great organisations run on the people who keep everything moving. Meet the Business Support Excellence finalists making it happen behind the scenes!

πŸ”Ή Danielle McCartney led Honey Insurance's small risk and compliance team through a major underwriter transition, rewriting policies and building their own AI-assisted quality assurance software to deliver it without adding headcount.

πŸ”Ή Grant Thornton Australia's women-led digital capability team turned a firmwide Microsoft Copilot rollout into everyday practice, training more than 2,800 people and building AI agents through hackathons and Project SharkTank.

πŸ”Ή Michalina Lisik brings PEXA's product, technology, risk and finance teams together to turn strategy into delivery, and leads a volunteer team of 20 colleagues as DEI Chairperson.

πŸ”Ή Tylana Hill kept Adelaide University's critical business systems steady through its merger launch, guiding the transition of 262 applications and supporting the first combined payroll for the merged university.

πŸ”Ή Victoria Raptis helped build the foundations of Westpac's new data, digital and AI technology office, and united dispersed engineering roles into one Engineering Job Family with clearer career pathways.

Congratulations to every finalist. We can't wait to celebrate these incredible leaders at the WIDAwards Gala on 6 November ✨

Check out all of the finalists here - https://womenindigital.org/women-in-digital-awards/women-in-digital-awards-2026-finalists/

Get your Award Gala Tickets today - https://womenindigitalawards2026.eventbrite.com.au

Lasting change needs everyone at the table. Meet the Allyship in Action finalists using their influence to open doors fo...
07/10/2026

Lasting change needs everyone at the table. Meet the Allyship in Action finalists using their influence to open doors for others πŸ‘‡

πŸ”Ή Darryl Carr launched Women in Architecture Australia in 2023, growing it into a national, volunteer-powered network that lifts women's visibility through events, spotlight stories and speaking opportunities.

πŸ”Ή Jade Hughes co-led a week-long STEM immersion program for young women in Year 10 at NAB, and today makes room for female colleagues' expertise in security architecture and risk reviews at The Lottery Corporation.

πŸ”Ή Matthew Brotherton, one of Westpac's original Women in Technology Champions of Change, helped set up a service desk talent pipeline that moves women into technical careers and backs programs like EmPOWER UP, MobTech and Rising Women.

πŸ”Ή Phil Rickson reworked Insight's promotion process to include a broader panel review, so high-potential women and others who are less visible get seen, and backs emerging talent with stretch roles and sponsorship.

πŸ”Ή Robert McLellan co-authored the Framework for the Governance of Indigenous Data, now used by researchers, institutions and governments, and mentors emerging First Nations digital talent, including women.

Congratulations to every finalist. We can't wait to celebrate these incredible leaders at the WIDAwards Gala on 6 November ✨

Check out all of the finalists here - https://womenindigital.org/women-in-digital-awards/women-in-digital-awards-2026-finalists/

Get your Award Gala Tickets today - https://womenindigitalawards2026.eventbrite.com.au

AI is already changing how Australia works, and these leaders are shaping where it goes next. Meet the finalists for AI ...
06/10/2026

AI is already changing how Australia works, and these leaders are shaping where it goes next. Meet the finalists for AI Leader of the Year, powered by National AI Centre πŸ‘‡

πŸ”Ή Adriana Simona MihΔƒiΘ›Δƒ leads AI research with IAG and Compass IoT that analyses 42 million kilometres of real driving to predict where crashes will happen, so safety work can start before anyone is hurt.

πŸ”Ή Helen Frazer founded BRAIx, a clinician-led program that built an AI mammogram reader and risk score now being tested in one of the world's first randomised controlled trials of AI in breast screening.

πŸ”Ή Julie Brettle led the creation of Squiz's Conversational Search and Content Intelligence, AI products that give government and university audiences cited, trustworthy answers.

πŸ”Ή Kristen Migliorini rebuilt KomplyAi's AI governance platform so organisations can assess AI risk in hours rather than weeks, with audit evidence generated automatically.

πŸ”Ή Xin Liang led the AI behind Brand Intelligence in Canva AI 2.0, guiding 20+ engineers to launch on-brand design generation for businesses of any size.

Congratulations to every finalist. We can't wait to celebrate these incredible leaders at the WIDAwards Gala on 6 November ✨

Check out all of the finalists here - https://womenindigital.org/women-in-digital-awards/women-in-digital-awards-2026-finalists/

Get your Award Gala Tickets today - https://womenindigitalawards2026.eventbrite.com.au

Last month, we launched our latest report 'Cybercrime Victimisation in Australia' in Canberra, delivered in partnership ...
01/10/2026

Last month, we launched our latest report 'Cybercrime Victimisation in Australia' in Canberra, delivered in partnership with Sekuro, An Insight company. And now we're bringing the conversation to Sydney.

Cybercrime is one of the most common crimes in Australia, and one of the least reported. When it turns personal, targeted and sustained, women carry a disproportionate share of the harm. These are the crimes we hear about the least.

Behind the data are real stories, and real change starts with hearing them.

During the event, we will hear from Kate Bell, subject matter expert and victim-survivor, who will share her own story and lived experience of cybercrime. She will be joined by Noel Allnutt, CEO of Sekuro, and Victor Dominello, former NSW Minister for Customer Service and Digital Government, to unpack what the data means and what needs to change. Special thanks to Anne-Louise Brown of Akin Agency who will moderate the discussion.

Together they'll answer the question too many Australians are left to work out alone: what happens when you're targeted, and why does it feel so hard to be heard?

πŸ“… Thursday October 29, from 5.30pm
πŸ“ Sekuro, Level 5, 727 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000

Register now πŸ‘‰ https://behindthedata-sekuro.eventbrite.com.au

Thank you to everyone who joined us last week for our Brisbane 2032 morning tea, hosted by Cisco, at Howard Smith Wharve...
29/09/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us last week for our Brisbane 2032 morning tea, hosted by Cisco, at Howard Smith Wharves.

The room was full of big ideas about what the Olympic and Paralympic Games can mean for our city. We talked about building the 2032 workforce now and about setting a new standard for athlete experience.

Our photographer captured the conversations, the connections and plenty of great moments in between. Find yourself in the gallery, download your favourites and share them with your network.

πŸ‘‰ View and download the photos: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1H0EGUFYhqnh7XvzX1FuQhewNy9ejk64k?usp=sharing

A huge thank you to our panel, Terry Weber, Holly Hunt, Stefan Leitl, Juliet Alabaster, Lara McKay and Shayna Jack OAM OLY.

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