Women in AI 2023 winners revealed

By Digital Nation Staff

Jun 20 2023 9:01AM

Ceremony held at the Art Gallery of NSW.

Saba Samiei, founder and CEO, MACSO Technologies and Comfort.AI has taken out the coveted Women in AI Innovator Award for 2023.

Credit: Yve Lavine Photography.

Announced at the annual Women in AI awards held at the Art Gallery of NSW last Friday, 23 awards were handed out in categories such as AI in education and AI in climate.

Commenting on her win, Samiei said, “I am humbled by this recognition and thankful to the WAI community to have provided a platform that enables and empowers women in AI to be seen and heard. More determined than ever, I look forward to building a community that ethically shapes the future of AI and the world.”

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The WAI Awards 2023 APAC - WAI INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR is Saba Samiei!!��

Co-presented by @Stela Dr @catrionawallace @HelenMLFrazerAI ⭐️

Thanks to our partner #NationalAICentre @CSIRO for their support!�� #WAIAwards2023APAC pic.twitter.com/hpgNxU66SC
— Women in AI (@women_in_ai) June 16, 2023

In a LinkedIn post, Samiei thanked her family, colleagues and supporters for helping her on her journey.

She said, "I am incredibly honoured and humbled to have received the title of The Innovator of the Year and the Winner in Agribusiness award at the Women in AI Asia Pacific (APAC) awards. A huge congratulations to all the amazing finalists and winners and a big thank you to the WIA team and the amazing Andra Müller for such an incredible event.

"Moments like this are moments where I get to pause and think about not just everything I have accomplished but all the amazing people in my journey who have given me the opportunity to grow."

Each of this year’s 18 awards categories are judged on innovation, leadership and inspiration; their global potential and impact, and the ability of their AI solution to provide positive outcomes for their community and citizens.

Every winner from the evening will benefit from endorsement, prestige, recognition, opportunities for collaboration, and extensive media exposure, while the top winners will share in a $50,000 prize pool and additional valuable prizes graciously offered by Community and VC Partners.

Comfort.AI provides educational resources including videos and articles on AI. According to the company it provides AI workshops for schools and enterprises, along with coaching services, all to help make Artificial Intelligence your comfort zone.

MASCO Technologies develops the building blocks of ethical and accessible AI while solving problems for its customers.

The complete list of category winners is below:

Dr Fatemeh Vafaee - Winner AI in Health

Malgorzata Sikora - Winner in AI Mining

Dr Rita Matulionyte - Winner AI in Law

Dr Maneet Singh - Winner AI in Finance

Saba Samiei - Winner AI in Agribusiness and Rural Development

Rachael Greaves - Winner AI in Cyber Security

Dr Wafa Johal - Winner AI in Education

Dr Dr Zena Assaad - Winner AI in Defence and Intelligence

Orla Glynn - Winner AI in Infrastructure

Alice Sweeting - Winner AI in Sport