Meet our finalists

Women

Changing the World 2024 Awards

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE FINALISTS

WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT THE WOMEN CHANGING THE WORLD GLOBAL SUMMIT IN LONDON ON SATURDAY 25 MAY 2024

BOOK TICKET TO THE AWARDS DINNER AND SUMMIT HERE

Big Idea Award

Justine Williams
Melanie Wentzel
Samantha Brunskill
Selena Bartlett
Tando Matanda

Business of the Year

Biljana Karamanolevska
Candice Wilson
Dr. Daphne Soares
Elena Gosse
Elle Likopoulos
Emma Madafferi
Mariam Elhouli
Raquel Manning
Rosemary Nyachowe
Samantha Brunskill
Thelma Chimbganda

Coach of the Year

Anja Karina Mundinger
Catherine Molloy
Claire Smith
Ursula Macheke
Deborah Dickinson
Emma Last
Jenni Walke
Leigh Jane Woodgate
Niti Nadarajah
Palma Black
Sallyanne Hartnell
Shani Taylor
Simi Rayat

Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year

Aisha Kubiangha
Angela Michel
Dr. Hayley Kelly
Emily Mitchell
Emma King
Louise Fisher
Margaret Ciobanu
Niti Nadarajah
Sally-Anne McCormack
Margaret Ciobanu
Tando Matanda

Entrepreneur of the Year

Raquel Manning
Brenda Robinson
Candice Wilson
Helen Whait
Jules Robinson
Karina Sandoval
Marissa McLoughlin
Rachel Condos-Fields
Rosemary Nyachowe
Santosh Kaur
Stacey Hollands
Venita Dimos
Vivienne Heyhoe

Hall of Fame

Carol Hanlon
Elena Gosse
Kelly Hansen
Dr. Lily Cheng
Mary Jane Almadhi
Mel James
Memory Janyure
Raquel Manning

Leader of the Year

Elle Likopoulos
Madeeha Usman
Asha Bhat
Carmen Kalinowski
Helen Whait
Emma Harrison
Gaelle Berruel
Laura Goldberg
Maricar Angeles
Mel James
Melanie Tate
Peta Stapleton
Rachel Condos-Fields

Rising Star

Anita Synnott
Ashley Muremba
Battushig Batbold
Crystal Davis
Elizabeth Quishpi Caz
Elle Watson
ELSA MORGAN
Farah Mak
Helen Rays
Jemimah Ashleigh
Kate Freeman
Tanya Guta
Pamela Bolado

Social Enterprise Award

Bernadette Cortes
Bethany Chambers
Kate Fisher
Sahera Sumar
Simla Sooboodoo
Tutsirai Jenje

Woman in Agriculture

Robyn Verrall
Cynthia, Tapiwa Jera
Leichelle McMahon
Victoria Howe

Woman in Creative Industries

Fratena Dawson
Megan Patterson
Cheree Stokes
Joanne Colely
Lauren Crooke
Shany Hagan

Woman in Education

Amy Taylor-Kabbaz
Ellie Shefi
Eman Soliman
Emma Harrison
Heather McCarthy
India Bryce
Joanna Hunter
Patricia Gonde
Sarika Kapoor
Sylvia Arotin

Woman in Literature

Crystal Leonardi
Ellie Shefi
Jessica Mudditt
Kate Fisher
Lisa Benson
Mariam Elhouli
Mother Tongue
Pamela Bolado
Rachael Tickner

Woman in Sustainability

Angela Michel
Blair Lewis
Ekaterina Richardson
Kim Guseli
Leanne Savage
Petria Cumner
Samita Bhattacharjee
Patricia Guerrero

Community Impact

Asha Bhat
Donna Berry
Melissa Neville
Sandra Erica

Company of the Year

Biljana Karamanolevska
Candice Wilson
Elle Likopoulos
Fiona Holmstrom
Jalila Mastouki
Kemi DaSilva-Ibru
Maricar Angeles
Mel James
Stacey Hollands

Cultural Diversity & Inclusion

Andrea Carter
Blair Hayse
Dragana Babić
Eman Soliman
Eva Diaz Claver
Fiona Holmstrom
Helena Hassani
Julia Minkowski
Mariam Elhouli
Marwa Rida
Mavreen Tariro Ncube
Sahera Sumar
Yvonne Kelly

Emerging Leader

Rachel Pope
Alyssa Amor
Alyssa-Amor Gibbons
Anna Abesadze
Ekaterina Richardson
Melanie Wentzel
Rachel Condos-Fields
Samantha Brunskill
Santosh Kaur
Tracey Cook

First Nations Leadership

Raquel Manning
Bernice Hookey
Bianca Stawiarski
Cheree Stokes
Jane Su-Ming Lai
Shantelle Thompson
Sharon Brindley
Tania Willis

Humanitarian Impact

Ankarien Oelofse
Iris Zemza Nozizwe Mhlanga
Leanne Savage
Maria Castro
Michel Mzondo
Ruvimbo Mazonde
Samantha Brunskill
Samantha Gash
Simla Sooboodoo
Tadzie Madzima

Microbusiness of the Year

Andrea Carter
Catherine Mandungu
Elise Hittinger
Hara Allison
Justine Woodall
Maria Henderson
Naomi Westerman
Sheree Mifsud
Tara Mellor
Vanamala Mayr-Reisch
Venita Dimos

Rural and Regional Areas Impact

Ashe Coxon
Donna Hann
Florence Kayungwa
Amy Hall
Jo Braid
Kylie Mowbray-Allen
Petria Cumner
Rebecca Grisman
Retha Wiesner
Robyn Verrall
Shantelle Thompson

Thought Leader of the Year

Andrea Carter
Kellie Hackney
Elena Gosse
Ellie Shefi
Farah Mak
Gayatri Panda
Lauren White
Lauren Jacobs
Lisa Cox
Mariam Elhouli
Samantha Brunskill
Sophie Bretag
Yvette Elliott

Unsung Hero

Ankarien Oelofse
Selina Tomasich
Caroline Brunne
Elle Watson
Fiona Holmstrom
Franca Roibal Fernández
Kate Fisher
Leanne Savage
Melanie Tate
Rebecca Challoner

Woman in Personal Services

Amy Kennedy
Kara McAllan
Dorothy Bella Tambara
Laila Sanchez
Lauren Crooke
Marwa Rida
Melissa Bartlett
Melissa Neville
Tiffany Rochester
Tiffany James
Vikki Speller

Woman in Professional Services

Althea Bunce
Raquel Manning
Dr. Daphne Soares
Hilda Lorena Tunon
Jenni Walke
Morgana Walker
Priyanka Shah
Sinead Brace
Venita Dimos
Yona Signo
Zelda Ibis

Woman in Media

Ashley Muremba
Ellie Shefi
Halina Bartoszek
Hara Allison
Helen Tung
Kylie Mowbray-Allen
Liz Courtney

Woman in Science, Tech & Engineering

Hanna Aliashkevich
Jewels Harrison
Julianna Olsen
Liz Courtney
Louise Fisher
Sally-Anne McCormack Eman Soliman

Woman in Sport

Celeste Milner
Rachel Condos-Fields

Disability Leadership Awards

Amy Aqulini
Amy Hall
Jane Glowacz
Jenny Smith
Justine Martin
Marie-Clare Fenech
Penelope Cooper
Rie Bredow

Emerging Woman

Ankarien Oelofse
Diah Yusuf
Joanne Caruso
Mariam Elhouli
Niti Nadarajah

Global Impact

Amy Taylor-Kabbaz
Celeste Milner
Dr. Daphne Soares
Dr. Hayley Kelly
Fiona Holmstrom
Geena Dunne
Hanna Aliashkevich
HE Laila Rahhal ElAtfani
Liz Courtney
Manty Tarawalli
Sahera Sumar
Selena Bartlett
Sofia Calvo

Innovation Award

Andrea Carter
Bee Lim
Eman Soliman
Hilda Lorena Tunon
Hosna Salmani
Jesse Gamble
Jewels Harrison
Leichelle McMahon
Michelle Harris
Susan Izadkhasti
Vivienne Heyhoe

Migrant Leadership Awards

Madeeha Usman
Asha Bhat
Chenai Kadungure
Diaswati Mardiasmo
Elena Gosse
Hilda Lorena Tunon
Madeeha Usman
Marwa Rida
Mercedes Soria
Patricia Manley
Poompa Arasu
Priya Jaganathan
Veronica Sosa

Non Profit of the Year

Ankarien Oelofse
Florence Kayungwa
Helen Rays
Iris Zemza Nozizwe Mhlanga
Kate Fisher
Melanie Tate

Small Business of the Year

Candice Wilson
Ekaterina Richardson
Emma Harrison
Georgina Windebank
Karina Sandoval
Lauren Crooke
Madhavi Nawana Parker
Manshi Shah
Rahaf Sabbagh
Rebecca Burke
Sharon Brindley

Woman Changing the World of the Year

Battushig Batbold
Caroline Tod
Fiona Holmstrom
Hanna Aliashkevich
Kemi DaSilva-Ibru
Pamela Bolado
Patrick Gutmann
Rachel Condos-Fields
Rosemary Nyachowe
Vivienne Heyhoe

Woman in Corporate & Public Sector

Betty Encinales
Dr. Dale Laing-Hall, DBA, MS-HRM, SHRM-CP
Rosemary Nyachowe
Battushig Batbold
Ingrid Wilson
Jai Cornell
Connie Rose

Woman in Food & Beverage

Brenda Robinson
Laura Goldberg
Sharon Brindley

Woman in Health

Brenda Kubheka-Chauke
Dr Olivia Ong
Dr. Hayley Kelly
Elisabeth Gabauer
Hanna Aliashkevich
Peta Ryan
Rebecca Challoner
Sally-Anne McCormack
Sarah Macrae
Vivienne Heyhoe
Dr Zara Celik

Woman in Therapy & Counselling Services

Donna Berry
Elisabeth Gabauer
Gennye Lion Rainbow Anderzon
Morgana Walker
Rebecca Mercuri Dr Hayley Kelly
Shazia Kimatrai

Woman in Wellness & Wellbeing

Dipika Delmenico
Emma Weaver
Georgina Windebank
Heather Cameron
Jane Glowacz
Grainne Fletcher
Moon Sade
Sue Kohn-Taylor
Amanda McNamara
Blair Lewis
Michelle Harris
Narelle Falzon
Vanamala Mayr-Reisch
Vanessa Tarfon

PEOPLE'S CHOICE FINALISTS

PEOPLE'S CHOICE - Business
Anja Karina Mundinger
Asha Griffiths, Better Milky Days
Blair Lewis, Pura Holistic Studio
Candice Wilson, BloomingTails
Chizor Malize
Deepti Pahwa
Georgina Windebank, The Holistic Sleep Project
Heinna Reyes
Jane Patricia Glowacz, Out About Oz
Jenni Howells, Hired Style
Judith O'Callaghan
Dr. Julie Ducharme
Laura Goldberg, Hurricanes Grill
Louise Fisher, LunchFox
Maricar Angeles, Bent and Buzz, Inc.
Nadia Messiha-Kamil, Hills Family Lawyers
Narelle Falzon, Sister Sensory
Rachel Condos-Fields, WattleNest
Rebecca Mercuri, We Rock the Spectrum
Sarah Moxom
Stephanie Ruzic, The Village Mumma
Veronica Haslam, Heartfull Leadership

PEOPLE'S CHOICE - Cultural Diversity and Inclusion

Madeeha Usman, The Calculators
Aysha Ahmed
Caroline Tod, Film Earls Court
Jane Langof, Feng Shui Concepts
Dr. Lilly Cheng
Madeeha Usman, Care Assure
Narelle Falzon, Sister Sensory
Rachelle Towart, Pipeline Talent
Dr. Tanjia Coleman, Reimagineod
Tina Bangel

PEOPLE'S CHOICE - Education

Caroline Tod-Richardson, Film Earls Court
Connie Samaniego
Emma Smith
Gülbin Özdemir Altıgöz
Karen K.C. Gibson, Letting Go with Aloha
Kerry Evetts, Sense Up
Lynette Galvin, The Divorce Course
Mercy Gweru
Pinar Sekmen
Rebecca Mercuri, We Rock the Spectrum
Sylvia Arotin, Guide & Grow

PEOPLE'S CHOICE - Environmental Impact
Angela Michel, WORTHY
Blair Lewis, Pura Holistic Studio
Candice Wilson, BloomingTails
DATIN DR HARTINI OSMAN
Leichelle McMahon
Medha Tadpatrikar
PINAR SEKMEN
Beau Wangtrakuldee

PEOPLE'S CHOICE - Gender Equality
Balsam Al-Ayoub
Huma Shakir
Lauren Crooke, Crooked Images
Melisa Nemangwe
Pascale Helyar-Moray, Grow My Money
Rachel Condos-Fields, WattleNest
Zinat Farhang

PEOPLE'S CHOICE - Global Impact
Celeste Milner
Dorothy Bella Tambara
Gaelle Koanda
Hanna Aliashkevich
Jesse Gamble
Kate Miran Kim
Dr. Vivienne Heyhoe

PEOPLE'S CHOICE - Health & Wellbeing

Amanda McNamara
Barbara McNaught, Hello Darlink
Cathy Domoney
Claire Auchmuty
Emma Paul, Shining Little Souls
Emma Weaver, Mental Wealth International
Folashade Alonge, Debutterfly CIC
Fratena Dawson, Fratena's Music
Gabriela Mercik
Georgina Windebank, The Holistic Sleep Project
Hanna Aliashkevich
Hara Allison, Beneath Your Beautiful
Helen Rays, Share the Kindness
Jane Patricia Glowacz, Out About Oz
Janine Orlando, Magnolia Health &

PEOPLE'S CHOICE - Wellness & Wellbeing

Jen Pollard, Find your zen with Jen
Joanna Clark, Blissful Baby Sleep Coaching
Jo Roberts, Hello Sunshine Therapy
Joanne Caruso, Joannes Temple Colonics
Lynsey Vinen
Melanie Wentzel
Morgana Walker, Bee Kind Psychology
Narelle Falzon, Sister Sensory
Sarah Macrae
Professor Selena Bartlett, Thriving Minds
Shazia Kimatrai, Dreamspire Therapy
Silvia Craucamp
Tiffany Rochester, Coparenting Companion
Vanamala Mayr Reisch, Face Yoga Australia
Vickie Maponga Mlilo
Dr. Vivienne Heyhoe
Dr Zara Celik, Amara Wellness Centre

PEOPLE'S CHOICE - HUMANITARIAN IMPACT

Ankarien Oelofse
Donna Berry, Inter Play International
Loraine Outridge, Kwila Rehab

PEOPLE'S CHOICE - Local Community Business

Bianca Santucci, Barking with Bianca Evelyn Mashasha, Eve Beauty Spa
Joanne Colely Art
Kimberley Armstrong, Wellbeing Systems
Kylie Hunt
Narelle Falzon, Sister Sensory
Sandy De Luca, Creative Soul Sessions
Shazia Kimatrai, Dreamspire Therapy
Yvonne Hughson

PEOPLE'S CHOICE - Non-profit

Angela Carreno, Children Change Colombia
Bongai Mhloyi, End Child Marriages
Fortunate Kufakunesu
Helen Rays, Share the Kindness
Julia Minkowski, Women in Tech Silicon Valley
Mandy-Jayne Lace
Melanie Tate, Puddle Jumpers
Nicola Baker, Moya Moya
Robyn Verrall, Harvesting Potential Inc
Tessa Jetson Foundation


PEOPLE'S CHOICE -
Social Enterprise

Chenesai Mukora-Mangoma
Farah Mak, The Self-Worth Movement
Rebeca Riofrio
Sibonokuhle buhlungu
Virginia Mijes Martin


Let's celebrate women changing the world

QUESTIONS?

awards@thewomenchangingtheworld.com

SPONSORSHIP

partner@thewomenchangingtheworld.com


© 2022 All Rights Reserved