WAI Awards 2025

Meet the top 5 nominees

Meet the Award Nominees

The Women in AI (WAI) Awards is a global initiative that celebrates the remarkable contributions of women in Artificial Intelligence. The Women in AI Benelux chapter is in search of Benelux-based women innovators in the AI field that need to be put in the spotlight! These are the top 5 nominees of the 2025 WAI Awards.

TOP 5 | AI Sustainability Leader

Anitha

AI Sustainability Leader
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Inge van den Ende

AI Sustainability Leader
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Eva Memmel

AI Sustainability Leader
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Arlette van Wissen

AI Sustainability Leader
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Lola Botman

AI Sustainability Leader
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TOP 5 | Responsible AI Leader

Lilian de Jong

Responsible AI Leader
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Caroline Vandenplas

Responsible AI Leader
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Ajuna Soerjadi

Responsible AI Leader
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Sterre Romkema

Responsible AI Leader
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Judith Zoë Blijden

Responsible AI Leader
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TOP 5 | AI Young Professional

Anouk Dutrée

AI Young Professional
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Elze Swinkels

AI Young Professional
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Nienke Bakx

AI Young Professional
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Georgina Lara Booth

AI Young Professional
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To be confirmed

AI Young Professional

TOP 5 | Diversity AI Leader

Payal Arora

Diversity AI Leader
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Cristina Zaga

Diversity AI Leader
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Linda Li

Diversity AI Leader
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Yami Shimrah

Diversity AI Leader
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Evelien Nieuwenburg

Diversity AI Leader
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TOP 5 | AI Entrepreneur

Estefania Hernandez

AI Entrepreneur
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Ksenia Belkina

AI Entrepreneur
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Dzera Kaytati

AI Entrepreneur
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Sara Okhuijsen

AI Entrepreneur
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Samin Bayat

AI Entrepreneur
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TOP 5 | AI Researcher

Judith Dijk

AI Researcher
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Gergana Velikova

AI Researcher
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Aouedi Ons

AI Researcher
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Flor de Guadalupe Ortiz Gomez

AI Researcher
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Sara Colombo

AI Researcher
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Meet the nominees at the Summit

Join us on November 15th from 13:30 to 20:00 for the Women in AI Summit at Equals Amsterdam (Raamgracht 6). This is the event where our top 5 Award nominees are officially presented. The Summit will showcase these incredible women in AI that are making an impact in the Benelux.

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Presenting the Women in AI Award nominees at the Summit

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