Call for Nominations: DMZ Women of the Year Award 2025 – YOA

Deadline: January 19, 2025

Do you recognize a lady who’s making waves in tech? Nominate them for the DMZ Women of the Year Award 2025. DMZ’s Women of the Year is an esteemed listing celebrated by the tech group that honours distinctive ladies who’re driving innovation and making vital contributions to Canada’s tech and enterprise sectors.

This award highlights leaders from numerous backgrounds, together with startup founders, company executives and non-revenue pioneers. Honourees exemplify the expertise, dedication and perseverance wanted to interrupt obstacles and encourage the subsequent era of ladies in expertise and enterprise.

At DMZ, they don’t simply rejoice International Women’s Day — they set the stage for motion. On March 6, gear up for the Women Innovation Summit 2025 at DMZ with a daring lineup of occasions made to raise ladies innovators, changemakers and their allies. This 12 months’s Summit will likely be filled with excessive-stakes pitches, milestone moments and unfiltered conversations led by trailblazing founders and business leaders.

Eligibility

Nominees should:

• Identify as a lady.
• Be based mostly in Canada.
• Be working in a tech-based mostly position, supporting a tech-based mostly position or creating affect by means of tech.
• Be contributing to or main tech-enabled initiatives designed to profit others or drive change.

Evaluation Criteria

Nominations are evaluated based mostly on the following standards:

• Impact and Influence
  • Has the nominee made a significant affect in a group, group or sector by means of expertise?
  • Does their work ship clear outcomes, akin to fixing challenges, benefiting others or advancing the subject?
• Leadership and Contribution
  • Does the nominee encourage and information others by means of distinctive management?
  • Have they contributed considerably by mentoring, advocating for variety or fostering collaboration?
• Achievements and Ongoing Initiatives
  • Are they actively engaged in initiatives that drive significant change and progress?
  • Could this award assist them obtain better milestones of their journey?
• Professional Presence and Alignment
  • Do their achievements reveal experience and affect of their subject?
  • Does their work embody the values of innovation, management and group affect?

Nomination

They invite you to submit a nomination by January 19, 2025. Self-nominations are welcome. Winners will likely be introduced at DMZ’s Women Innovation Summit on March 6, 2025. 

Click here to nominate

For extra info, go to DMZ Women of the Year Award.