The leaders awards categories are open to applicants with judging taking place virtually in the coming weeks. Each year there is a significant increase in the volume and quality of applicants, and we anticipate another extraordinary year. We encourage members, as well as the South West tech community and general public, to actively participate in this remarkable awards ceremony.
Nominations will remain open until October 10th, 2025. Following that deadline, a judging panel consisting of expert industry representatives will evaluate all nominations for each category to select finalists and winners who truly stand out.
Finalists must be available during the week of 03rd – 07th November for virtual interviews with the Judging Panel. All nominations received by Tech Industry Alliance must have satisfied the eligibility criteria on the date of application. All finalists must be available to attend the Leaders Awards Ceremony on November 28th at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Cork.
The 2025 Tech Industry Alliance Leaders Awards are split into eleven categories, the first nine are open to the public for nominations.
- Tech Start Up of the Year
- Tech Scale Up of the Year
- Multinational of the Year
- Small Indigenous Company of the Year
- Smart Technology Innovation
- Best Learning Workplace
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
- AI
- Excellence in Education
- Chairperson Community
- Tech person of the Year
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.
The Tech person of the Year 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.
To find out more about each category and submit a nomination visit: Leaders Awards Nominations 2025
Excellence in Education Award: The Tech Industry Alliance Leaders Awards Excellence in Education Award is proudly sponsored by Trend Micro. Again for this year, Trend Micro will provide the winning school with €5,000 to support STEM initiatives. This award recognises schools that demonstrate “Excellence in Education” by fostering the development of IT skills in students and/or teachers. It will be granted to a school that showcases an outstanding technology initiative benefiting the school itself and/or the broader South West region.