Young Change Maker: | Lamia Sreya Rahman |
Co-founder & COO | |
Vidi Labs Limited (Seekr) | |
Leading Woman Entrepreneur: | Trilby White |
CEO | |
Creature Comforts Veterinary Group | |
Leading Woman in Arts, Sports, and Leisure: | Anna CY Chan |
Woman Change Maker in STEM: | Jing Lei APAC Head of Strategic Accounts PALO IT |
Leading Woman Director or Executive: | Luanne Lim |
Champion for Women: | Kirti Lad |
Woman Champion of Disadvantaged Groups and Minorities: | Anita Ma |
Best Company Championing Women: | Morrison Foerster |
Lifetime Achievement Award: | Beverly Sunn Founding Member of the AmCham Women of Influence Committee; Founder & President of Asia Pacific Properties |
WOI Past Winners
Women of Influence Awards - 2024 Winners
Women of Influence Awards - 2023 Winners
Young Change Maker: | Stephanie Ng |
Founder and Executive Director | |
Body Banter | |
Woman Entrepreneur / Non-Profit Leader: | Sarah Borwein |
Private Practice Physician | |
Woman Change Maker in Sports: | Samantha Scott |
Woman Change Maker in STEM: | Vivian Lou Professor and Director Sau Po Centre on Ageing, HKU |
Leading Woman Director / Executive: | Lily Cheng Independent Non-Executive Director of Swire Properties, Chow Tai Fook Jewellery, Octopus Cards, Sunevision |
Champion for Women: | Mary McHale Felicity McRobb |
Woman Champion of Disadvantaged Groups and Minorities: | Manisha Wijesinghe |
Best Company Championing Women: | HSBC |
Women of Influence Awards - 2021 Winners
Professional of the Year: | Angel Ng |
CEO Hong Kong and Macau | |
Citi | |
Young Achiever of the Year: | Anushka Purohit |
CEO | |
Breer Limited | |
Entrepreneur of the Year: | Sharlene Jacquier |
Non-profit Leader of the Year: | Fiona Nott CEO The Women's Foundation |
Master of The Arts: | Heidi Lee Executive Director Hong Kong Ballet |
Leading Woman on Boards: | Loretta Fong Partner PwC |
Leading Woman in STEM: | Ying Chau |
Champion for the Advancement of Women: | Adrian Warr |
Best Company for Women: | Sun Life |
Women of Influence Awards - 2020 Winners
Professional of the Year: | Leonie Valentine |
Managing Director - Sales and Operations | |
Google Hong Kong | |
Young Achiever of the Year: | Victoria Wisniewski Otero |
Founder & CEO | |
Resolve Foundation | |
Entrepreneur of the Year: | Aradhna Dayal |
Non-profit Leader of the Year: | Virginie Goethals Co-Founder & Managing Director RUN Hong Kong Ltd. |
Master of The Arts: | Tisa Ho Executive Director Hong Kong Arts Festival |
Leading Woman on Boards: | May Tan INED - CLP Holdings/ Link Asset Management/ HSBC Insurance/ Home Credit NV |
Leading Woman in STEM: | Rossa W. K. Chiu |
Champion for the Advancement of Women: | Nick Marsh |
Best Company for Women: | The Estée Lauder Companies Asia-Pacific |
Women of Influence Awards - 2019 Winners
Professional of the Year: | Puja Kapai |
Associate Professor of Law and Convenor, Women’s Studies Research Centre | |
The University of Hong Kong | |
Young Achiever of the Year: | Dr Cathy N P Lui |
CEO, OPER Technology Limited & | |
Alumna, Hong Kong Baptist University | |
Entrepreneur of the Year: | Geetanjali Dhar |
Non-profit Leader of the Year: | Dr Judith Longstaff Mackay, SBS, OBE, JP, MBChB (Edin), FRCP (Edin), FRCP (Lon) Senior Policy Advisor, WHO Senior Advisor, Vital Strategies / Bloomberg Initiative |
Master of The Arts: | Katie de Tilly Founder & Director 10 Chancery Lane Gallery |
Leading Woman on Boards: | Irene Lee Executive Chairman Hysan Development Company Limited |
Leading Woman in STEM: | Professor Nancy Ip |
Champion for the Advancement of Women: | Michael M Manio, MD, MHPED, PhD |
Best Company for Women: | Equinix |
Women of Influence Awards - 2018 Winners
Professional of the Year: | S.K. Witcher |
Journalist and Immediate Past Chair | |
Editorial Committee, Society of Publishers in Asia | |
Young Achiever of the Year: | Jen Loong |
Managing Director, Greater China | |
HYPE Asia | |
Entrepreneur of the Year: | Elaine Tsung |
Non-profit Leader of the Year: | Sally Begbie Executive Director Crossroads Foundation |
Master of The Arts: | Andrea D. Fessler |
Leading Woman on Boards: | Angelina A. Kwan Chief Operating Officer BitMEX |
Lifetime Achievement: | Marjorie Yang |
Champion for the Advancement of Women: | Clifford A. Hart, Jr. |
Best Company for Women: | Microsoft Hong Kong Limited |
Women of Influence Awards - 2017 Winners
Professional of the Year: | Randy Lai |
CEO | |
McDonald’s Hong Kong | |
Young Achiever of the Year: | Haley Meng |
Manager-Business Development | |
PwC | |
Entrepreneur of the Year: | Shonee Mirchandani & Arti Mirchandani Owners-Operators Bookazine Limited |
Non-profit Leader of the Year: | Eni Lestari Andayani Adi |
Master of The Arts: | YIP Wing-sie Music Director Hong Kong Sinfonietta |
Leading Woman on Boards: | Dr. Dorothy T.F. Chan Deputy Director HKU SPACE |
Lifetime Achievement: | Vivien Chan, SBS, BBS, JP Founding & Managing Partner Vivien Chan & Co. |
Champion for the Advancement of Women: | Brian Henderson Chief Operating Officer Baker & McKenzie |
Best Company for Women: | Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu |
Women of Influence Awards - 2016 Winners
Professional of the Year: | Stephanie Hui |
Head of Merchant Banking Division in Asia Pacific Ex-Japan | |
Goldman Sachs | |
Young Achiever of the Year: | Sandra Leung |
COO, Market Development Division | |
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd. | |
Entrepreneur of the Year: | Lori Granito Managing Director Go Gourmet Group of Companies/ Kitchen Sync Culinary Incubator |
Non-profit Leader of the Year: | Jenny Bowen |
Master of The Arts: | Sandra L. Walters Director Sandra Walters Consultancy Ltd. |
Lifetime Achievement: | Anson Chan, GBM, GCMG, CBE, JP Convenor Hong Kong 2020 |
Champion for the Advancement of Women: | Ben Way CEO Macquarie Group Asia |
Best Company for Women: | Marriott International |
Women of Influence Awards - 2015 Winners
Professional of the Year: | Kimberley Cole |
Head of Sales Specialists Asia | |
Thomson Reuters | |
Young Achiever of the Year: | Michelle Sun |
Co-Founder | |
First Code Academy | |
Entrepreneur of the Year: | Karin Ann Co-Founder and Principal The International Montessori School |
Non-profit Leader of the Year: | Su-Mei Thompson |
Master of The Arts: | Claire Hsu Co-Founder & Executive Director Asia Art Archive |
Lifetime Achievement: | Anne Marden, BBS, JP Director, AVP HK Foundation Limited |
Champion for the Advancement of Women: | Anthony A Rose Chairman & CEO House of Rose Professional |
Best Company for Women: | State Street Bank & Trust |
Women of Influence Awards - 2014 Winners
Professional of the Year: | May Tan |
Chief Executive Officer | |
Standard Chartered Bank Hong Kong Limited | |
Entrepeneur of the Year: | Joanna Hotung |
Founder and Managing Director | |
KG Group | |
Master in Charity: | Nancy Yang Founder and Executive Director Asian Charity Services |
Champion for the Advancement of Women: | Ronald Lee Goldman Sachs |
Best Company for Women: | American Express International Inc. |
Women of Influence Awards - 2013 Winners
Entrepreneur of the Year: | Debra Meiburg MW |
Director | |
MeiburgWine Media Ltd. | |
Professional of the Year: | Teresa Ko |
China Chairman & Partner | |
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | |
Master in Charity: | Kylie Uebergang Board Co-Chair & Co-Founder PathFinders |
Leading Woman on Boards: | Laura M. Cha |
Chairman Financial Services Development Council | |
Champion for the Advancement of Women: | Hayden Majajas |
Best Company for Women: | Citi Hong Kong |
Women of Influence Awards - 2012 Winners
Entrepreneur of the Year: | Phyllis Marwah |
Co-Founder & Director | |
Mother’s Choice | |
Professional of the Year: | Prof. Sian Griffiths |
OBE, JP, Director, School of Public Health & Primary Care | |
Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong | |
Master in Charity, Arts or Culture: | Jill Robinson, MBE |
Founder & CEO, Animals Asia Foundation | |
Champion for the Advancement of Women: | Keith Pogson |
Managing Partner, Financial Services, Asia Pacific Area, Ernst & Young | |
Best Company for Women: | PepsiCo Asia Pacific |
Women of Influence Awards - 2011 Winners
Entrepreneur of the Year: | Salina Yu Lai Si |
CEO & Executive Director | |
Water Oasis Group Ltd. | |
Professional of the Year: | Prof. Agnes Tiwari |
Head | |
School of Nursing, The University of HK | |
Master in Charity, Arts or Culture: | Shalini Mahtani, MBE |
Founder & Advisor to the Board, Community Business | |
Champion for the Advancement of Women: | Stephen Golden |
Head of Global Leadership & Diversity, Asia Pacific, Goldman Sachs | |
Best Company for Women: | McDonald’s Restaurants (Hong Kong) Limited |
Women of Influence Awards - 2010 Winners
Young Achiever of the Year: | Alexandra Harney |
Researcher and Visiting Scholar | |
The University of Hong Kong’s Centre of Asian Studies | |
Entrepreneur of the Year: | Andrea Gutwirth |
Founder & Executive Director | |
SoulTalk | |
Professional of the Year: | Ka Shi Lau |
Managing Director & CEO Bank Consortium Trust Company Limited | |
Best Company for Women: | ipac financial planning HK Ltd |
Women of Influence Awards - 2009 Winners
Young Achiever of the Year: | Eva Ip |
Managing Director, Transaction Advisory Services, | |
Ernst & Young Transactions Ltd. | |
Entrepreneur of the Year: | Esther Ma |
CEO & Founder | |
Prestique Ltd. | |
Professional of the Year: | Vivian Lau |
CEO | |
Junior Achievement & HK Petrochemicals Co Ltd. | |
Best Company for Women: | Cisco Systems (HK) Limited |
Women of Influence Awards - 2008 Winners
Young Achiever of the Year: | Uhi MC Hui |
Entrepreneur of the Year: | Elizabeth L. Thomson |
Founder & President | |
ICS Trust (Asia) Ltd. | |
Professional of the Year: | Julia Charlton |
Partner | |
Charltons | |
Best Company for Women: | Goldman Sachs |
Women of Influence Awards - 2007 Winners
Young Achiever of the Year: | Barbara Wong |
Film Director | |
Diva Productions Ltd | |
Entrepreneur of the Year: | Jenny Bowen |
Founder & Executive Director | |
Half the Sky Foundation | |
Professional of the Year: | Miriam Lau |
Consultant | |
Arculli, Fong & Ng | |
Best Company for Women: | The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, Ltd |
Women of Influence Awards - 2005-06 Winners
Young Achiever of the Year: | Jing Ulrich |
Managing Director, Chairman, | |
China Equities | |
JP Morgan Securities | |
Entrepreneur of the Year: | Fredy Bush |
CEO | |
Xinhua Finance Ltd | |
Professional of the Year: | Viveca Chan |
Founder | |
WE Worldwide Partners | |
Best Company for Women: | FedEx Express |
Women of Influence Awards - 2004 Winners
Young Achiever of the Year: | Dr Winnie S M Tang |
CEO | |
ESRI China (HK) Limited | |
Entrepreneur of the Year: | Moira Moser |
Managing Director | |
M Moser Associates Limited | |
Professional of the Year: | Catherine Weir |
Head of Greater China | |
Citigroup Global Corporate & Investment Bank | |
Best Company for Women: | General Electric Company |
Women of Influence Awards - 2003 Winners
Young Achiever of the Year: | Wendy Cho |
Chairman | |
Ultra Group Holdings Ltd | |
| Michelle Garnaut |
Managing Director | |
M Restaurant Group Inc, and | |
Entrepreneur of the Year: | Christine Loh |
CEO | |
Civic Exchange | |
Professional of the Year: | Anna Wu |
Former Chairman | |
Equal Opportunities Commission | |
Best Company for Women: | IBM China/Hong Kong Limited |