Matrix Panel member Patricia O’Hagan MBE of Core Systems has been recognised by the recent Women in Tech Awards, taking home the award for Outstanding Woman in Tech at the inaugural awards ceremony. Patricia is a long-term ambassador, mentor and role model for women in tech across Northern Ireland and in 2013 was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s 2013 Royal New Year Honours list for services to the NI Economy with 20 years of international tech experience spanning the fields of engineering and product development.

The Women in Tech Awards was organised by Women in Business with CEO Roseann Kelly commenting:

It’s an honour to bring together so many inspiring and successful women from across Northern Ireland for the first Women in Tech Awards. This is a hugely exciting time for the tech sector locally, and with it comes an opportunity to platform those individuals leading the way. These Awards are crucial to promote positive recognition and encourage others to strive towards achieving their goals and challenging outdated stereotypes across NI and beyond.

The awards recognised leaders in several areas from Digital Transformation, entrepreneurs, Tech Team of the Year and Male Advocate of the Year which was won by John Healy, CEO of Allstate NI and a member of the Women in STEM Steering Group.

The Women in Tech 2022 award winners were:

  • C Level Woman of the Year sponsored by PwC UK – Mary Scullion – Fujitsu
  • Digital Transformation Leader sponsored by Core Systems -Julie Shannon – Almac Group Ltd
  • Entrepreneur of the Year sponsored by Allstate NI – Tori Cameron – SNAP – Social Media Marketing
  • Tech Team of the Year sponsored by Realtime – BT – team led by Melanie McMordie & Janet Burns
  • Tech Advocate of the Year sponsored by CIVICA – Louise Black – PwC
  • Returner of the Year sponsored by Deloitte – Jude McVitty
  • Male Advocate of the Year sponsored by Diversity Mark – John Healy – Allstate NI
  • One to Watch in the Future sponsored by Slice – Ellen Marks – ubloquity
  • Outstanding Woman in Tech Award 2022 sponsored by Version 1 – Patricia O’Hagan MBE