Leaders Awards Finalists 2025

AI Award

Cloudera | Fexco | McKesson | Wiz Digital | WrxFlow

Cloudera
Cloudera is the only data and AI platform that brings AI to data anywhere: across clouds, data centres, and the edge. Powering insight for the world’s largest organisations, Cloudera fuels innovation, security, and operational excellence at scale.

Fexco
Founded in Kerry in 1981, Fexco is a global leader in financial services and technology innovation. Its new generative AI product, SmartAssist, empowers employees with safe AI tools that enhance customer experience and business performance.

McKesson
McKesson is a global healthcare services leader driving improved health outcomes through data, insights, and collaboration. From its Cork base, McKesson connects partners across the healthcare ecosystem to deliver accessible, affordable care.

Wiz Digital
Wiz Digital Services is an Irish-owned technology firm making data, cloud, and AI work for ambitious businesses. Backed by global partners like IBM, Wiz delivers modern, secure, and scalable solutions that drive measurable results.

WrxFlo
WrxFlo is an AI-powered SaaS platform transforming supply chain optimisation. Connecting systems, people, and processes, WrxFlo delivers real-time insights and AI-driven efficiency to help manufacturers scale faster and smarter.

Best Learning Workplace Award

Dairymaster | Flúirse Education Solutions | JRI America | Park Place Technologies

Dairymaster
Dairymaster is a world leader in dairy equipment innovation, combining research and collaboration to deliver cutting-edge technologies that transform dairy farming worldwide.

Flúirse Education Solutions
Flúirse Education Solutions designs and delivers innovative, practical, and flexible training programmes globally. With award-winning impact, its graduates are driving progress in education and skills development.

JRI America
JRI-America provides IT services for Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC). Since the Tralee office was established in 2011, it has grown rapidly, attracting top-tier experienced professionals and developing junior talent into high-quality team members.

Park Place Technologies
Park Place Technologies develops talent through a culture of innovation and continuous learning. Its global workforce is empowered to deliver smarter, more efficient IT infrastructure solutions for clients worldwide.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Award

Arlo Technologies | Euda Org | GridBeyond | STEM Passport for Inclusion

Arlo Technologies
Arlo builds smart security solutions that empower people to feel confident in their everyday lives. Beyond its products, Arlo champions inclusion and community impact through meaningful partnerships and employee-led initiatives.

EudaOrg
EudaOrg is an Irish research and technology company advancing inclusive innovation in the workplace. Its digital tools and workforce insights drive equitable access to skills and employment across Europe.

GridBeyond
GridBeyond bridges the gap between real-time energy markets and physical assets. Through AI-driven optimisation, it helps businesses cut costs, create new revenue streams, and accelerate the transition to net zero.

STEM Passport for Inclusion
This initiative led by Professor Katriona O’Sullivan at Maynooth University, empowers girls to pursue STEM education and careers. Supported by Research Ireland, the Department of Education, Microsoft, Munster Technological University, the RDI Hub, and Fexco, it combines a Level 6 qualification with mentoring and industry experience.

Excellence in Education Award

Coláiste na Ríochta | Firies National School | Presentation Secondary School Tralee

Coláiste na Ríochta
Coláiste na Ríochta fosters innovation, creativity, and inclusion through digital learning and community engagement, empowering students to reach their full potential in and beyond the classroom.

Firies National School
Firies National School embraces modern teaching methods and technology-led learning to build confidence, curiosity, and collaboration among students preparing them for a rapidly changing world.

Presentation Secondary School Tralee
Presentation Secondary School Tralee champions excellence in education through creativity, inclusivity, and leadership. Its forward-thinking approach ensures every student is supported to thrive academically and personally.

Multinational Company of the Year Award

Carbery Group | NetApp | Proofpoint | Quest

Carbery Group
Carbery Group is an international leader in food, flavour, and nutritional ingredients, owned by four Irish dairy co-operatives. With operations in over 50 countries, Carbery combines innovation and sustainability to deliver global impact.

NetApp
NetApp is an intelligent data infrastructure company enabling organisations to manage, protect, and innovate with their data. By combining unified storage, integrated services, and CloudOps, NetApp turns disruption into opportunity.

Proofpoint
Proofpoint is a global cybersecurity leader securing how people, data, and AI agents connect. Trusted by over 10,000 enterprises worldwide, Proofpoint protects organisations from evolving threats and data loss.

Quest Software
Quest Software helps enterprises manage data, secure identities, and modernise platforms; building the foundation for AI success. Supporting over 45,000 companies globally, Quest is driving secure and scalable digital transformation.

Scale Up of the Year Award

Gallarus Industry Solutions | NetFeasa | Protex AI | ViClarity | WAZP

Gallarus Industry Solutions
Gallarus Industry Solutions empowers manufacturers to harness industrial data in real time. Its AI-driven platforms, Nucleus Core and KairOS, deliver predictive insights for performance, sustainability, and scalability.

Net Feasa
Net Feasa, based in Dingle, pioneers IoT connectivity for global logistics and maritime industries. Its technologies monitor and manage assets across ports, vessels, and transport networks worldwide.

Protex AI
Protex AI uses computer vision to identify unsafe behaviours and enhance workplace safety. Its privacy-first platform integrates seamlessly with existing CCTV to drive proactive, data-led safety management.

ViClarity
ViClarity is a global RegTech leader helping organisations automate risk, compliance, and audit processes. With clients in 15+ countries, ViClarity delivers real-time insights that power stronger governance and efficiency.

WAZP
WAZP is a Kerry-based pioneer in sustainable 3D printing and on-demand manufacturing. Partnering with global brands, WAZP redefines production with innovative, localised, and environmentally conscious solutions.

Small Indigenous Company of the Year

Altuent | Clarke Analytics | IQUTECH | Wiz Digital

Altuent
Altuent empowers enterprises to unlock the value of their institutional knowledge through AI-ready content and knowledge management. The company bridges data and insight, driving faster, more reliable business transformation.

Clarke Analytics
Clarke Analytics helps organisations turn data and AI into decisive action. From strategy to execution, the firm embeds ethical, compliant, and scalable analytics that deliver measurable competitive advantage.

IQUTECH
IQUTECH leads Ireland’s returns management sector, helping businesses adopt circular models through repair, refurbishment, and remanufacturing, extending product lifecycles while reducing waste.

Smart Technology Innovation Award

Emotionise AI | HomeHak | Park Place Technologies | Stingray Labs | Wiz Digital

Emotionise AI
Emotionise AI has developed the world’s first emotionally intelligent domain model, transforming customer and employee engagement. Its bespoke AI models use human-created data to enhance empathy, accuracy, and performance.

HomeHak
HomeHak helps employers support staff in finding homes near work, improving retention and well-being. Its privacy-first platform connects employers, employees, and landlords to make renting people-centric and efficient.

Park Place Technologies
Park Place Technologies helps over 21,000 organisations optimise IT infrastructure performance. Its global team delivers cost savings, uptime, and innovation through end-to-end hardware, software, and managed services.

Stingray Labs
Stingray Labs, based in Tralee, is reimagining professional services with digital innovation. Its platforms simplify property transactions, making the process faster, transparent, and stress-free for buyers, sellers, and agents.

Tech Start Up of the Year Award

AmuGreen and MyGug | MCS Tech | Roamr

AmuGreen and MyGug
AmuGreen’s MyGug is a world-first food waste-to-energy solution that drives circular economy progress and sustainable energy generation transforming waste into opportunity for homes and businesses.

MCS Tech
MCS Tech streamlines hospital admissions and insurance claims through intelligent automation. Its AI-powered platform improves accuracy, efficiency, and patient experience across leading healthcare providers.

Roamr
Roamr reimagines corporate travel by rewarding employees who stay with friends. Saving companies 30% on accommodation costs, Roamr’s platform combines savings, sustainability, and community in one seamless solution.

The Tech person of the Year sponsored by Barden award will be selected by the Tech Industry Alliance Executive Board and goes to an individual who has demonstrated many years commitment to the tech industry in the South West region.

The Chairperson Community Award is nominated by the Chairperson of Tech Industry Alliance. This award focuses on giving recognition to a particular group or project that has positively influenced the Tech community in the South West region of Ireland.

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