{"id":1057180,"date":"2025-06-23T19:16:49","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T18:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pulse.microsoft.com\/?p=1057180"},"modified":"2025-06-24T07:07:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T06:07:05","slug":"fa2-celebrating-the-power-women-igniting-inspiration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pulse.microsoft.com\/en\/making-a-difference-en\/na\/fa2-celebrating-the-power-women-igniting-inspiration\/","title":{"rendered":"Power Women \u00a0Igniting\u00a0Inspiration\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

2025 Winners announcement<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

\u00a0<\/span>The Microsoft Power Women Awards are part of our continued mission to celebrate, elevate, and empower women in technology across\u00a0its partner organizations in\u00a0the EMEA region. This initiative is one of the ways Microsoft champions greater diversity and inclusion within our partner ecosystem, and beyond.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>This year, we were thrilled to receive\u00a0<\/span>368\u00a0nominations<\/span><\/b>\u00a0from\u00a0partners\u00a0across\u00a0<\/span>20\u00a0countries and regions<\/span><\/b>, highlighting the depth of female leadership, innovation, and impact in tech. Thank you to every woman who\u00a0submitted\u00a0an entry or was nominated. Your drive, passion, and achievements are nothing short of inspiring.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Today, we are proud to announce the\u00a0<\/span>20 winners<\/span><\/b>\u00a0of the\u00a0<\/span>2025 Microsoft Power Women Awards<\/span><\/b>. These exceptional women not only stand out in their fields, but also lead by example, fostering inclusive environments, mentoring others, and pioneering impactful technologies.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Each winner will be invited to join the\u00a0<\/span>3rd Edition of the Microsoft Women\u2019s Leadership Program<\/span><\/b>, developed by\u00a0<\/span>Professor Jennifer Petriglieri<\/span><\/b><\/a>\u00a0at the\u00a0<\/span>INSEAD Business School<\/span><\/b>\u00a0in Fontainebleau, France.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Let\u2019s\u00a0celebrate these women as catalysts for progress\u2014sparking inspiration for the next generation of female tech talent.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Please join us in congratulating this year\u2019s Microsoft Power Women!<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Africa.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Olajumoke\u00a0Toriola,\u00a0Chief Technology Officer, Ha<\/span>\u2011<\/span>Shem Limited<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Austria.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Susanne Zach,\u00a0Partner EY, AI & Data Lead<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Belgium.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Evelien\u00a0Caimo,\u00a0Deal Shaper & Pursuit Lead Large & Complex ICT Enterprise Deals<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Central Europe<\/span><\/b>.\u00a0Agne\u00a0Balkeviciute\u00a0Lajiene,\u00a0Service Line Manager at\u00a0Companial<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Denmark.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Rikke\u00a0W\u00fcmpelmann\u00a0Juhl,\u00a0CEO, VENZO<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. EMEA.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Zulal\u00a0Tannur,\u00a0Founder & CEO \u2013 FROM YOUR EYES &\u00a0NeuroVision\u00a0AI Tech<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Finland.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Minna Lindholm,\u00a0CEO & Managing Director HiQ Finland and Poland<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  8. France.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Val\u00e9rie\u00a0Gardent,\u00a0Group Client Delivery Partner, Capgemini France<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  9. Germany.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Meike M\u00fcller,\u00a0Managing Director. PHAT CONSULTING GmbH<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  10. Ireland.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Breda O\u2019Callaghan,\u00a0Managing Director, Technology & Data, KPMG Ireland<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  11. Italy.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Silvia Restelli,\u00a0Head of Marketing and Solutions Sales, V-Valley<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  12. Middle East.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Hala Alsadi,\u00a0Business Unit Head \u2013 Cloud Security. Paramount Computer Systems\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  13. Netherlands.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Stephanie Wagenaar,\u00a0Head of Advisory, Strategy and Experiences at Avanade<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  14. Norway.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Kristin Nyberg,\u00a0CEO\u00a0twoday\u00a0Norway<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  15. Portugal.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Carmo Palma,\u00a0Managing Director. Axians Portugal<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  16. Southeast Europe.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Ezgi S\u00fcmer,\u00a0Sales Director Arena<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  17. Spain.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Susana Prado Garc\u00eda,\u00a0Directora\u00a0General INETUM Catalu\u00f1a<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  18. Sweden<\/span><\/b>.\u00a0Caroline\u00a0Segerst\u00e9en\u00a0Runervik,\u00a0CEO, Capgemini Nordics<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  19. Switzerland<\/span><\/b>.\u00a0Emma Page,\u00a0VP, Operations & Digital, Sunrise<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  20. UK<\/span><\/b>.\u00a0Geraldine Evans,\u00a0Chief Operating Officer, Prosperity 24\/7<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    2025 Winners announcement\u00a0 \u00a0The Microsoft Power Women Awards are part of our continued mission to celebrate, elevate, and empower women in technology across\u00a0its partner organizations in\u00a0the EMEA region. This initiative is one of the ways Microsoft champions greater diversity and inclusion within our partner ecosystem, and beyond.\u00a0 \u00a0This year, we were thrilled to receive\u00a0368\u00a0nominations\u00a0from\u00a0partners\u00a0across\u00a020\u00a0countries and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":449,"featured_media":1057182,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"class_list":["post-1057180","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","specials-making-a-difference-en","stories-diversity-en","stories-how-to-support-women-in-it","businessPriorities-digital-transformation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulse.microsoft.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1057180"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulse.microsoft.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulse.microsoft.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulse.microsoft.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/449"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulse.microsoft.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1057180"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/pulse.microsoft.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1057180\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1057235,"href":"https:\/\/pulse.microsoft.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1057180\/revisions\/1057235"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulse.microsoft.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1057182"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulse.microsoft.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1057180"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulse.microsoft.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1057180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}