It’s time to pop the confetti and crank up the excitement! Once again, we’re rolling out the red carpet for the second edition of the Fe+male Tech Heroes Awards!

Fe+male Tech Heroes is a purpose-driven community at High Tech Campus Eindhoven. We make women in tech impossible to ignore by creating visibility, connection and momentum. With events like the Fe+male Tech Heroes Awards, we highlight role models, amplify real stories and bring together women and allies across companies and industries. By combining ambition with empathy, we are building a movement that inspires women to enter tech, thrive in it and lead, with allies of all genders rising alongside them.

For women, for all.

The Fe+male Tech Heroes Awards 

📅 Thursday, December 11
⏰ 19.00 - 22.00
📍 Conference Center High Tech Campus
💃 Dress code: Dress to impress!

We will celebrate the exceptional nominees and winners during the Fe+male Tech Heroes Award Show. Our spotlight will shine on four remarkable categories:

1. Female Tech Hero of 2025
2. Hidden Gem Award
3. Male Ally Award
4. Corporate Inclusion Award

1. Female Tech Hero of 2025

This award will go to a female tech powerhouse. Who comes to mind when you think of the following attributes?

1. Technical expertise and innovative achievements: This woman has street cred! She knows her (tech) stuff and has a long list of successful innovation projects to her name.
2. Leadership and impact: She leads the way for other women in tech organizations, making space – and opportunities – for more brilliant women to join. Impact is her middle name.
3. Advocacy and mentorship: She is happy to share her knowledge and inspires other women to make their dent in the tech world. She helps you open doors and reach new heights. She supports you on your journey and celebrates with you when you win.

2. Hidden Gem Award 

This award goes to the unsung tech heroes. Let’s shine the spotlight on her.

1. Sometimes overlooked talent who makes considerable contributions in her tech organization and deserves to be recognized: She’s always there, perhaps behind the scenes, but she makes her mark on successful projects. She’s everyone’s go-to gal.
2. Resilient and dedicated: She’s steady in her approach. She doesn’t take no for an answer but finds a path to success amid the chaos. She’s there until the project is finished.
3. Unique perspective or background: This is a whip-smart woman in the middle of innovation but on the edge of the spotlight. She deserves recognition for her contributions.

3. Male Ally Award

This guy gets it. He sees the DEI (diversity, equity, inclusion) challenge for what it is and always supports gender and diversity efforts in his tech organization and beyond in the tech community. Who comes to mind when you consider these characteristics?

1. Advocacy and awareness inside and outside the organization: He’s not just a person who believes in inclusion but actually does something about it. He’s happy to share his own best practices with other male allies and, together, make a clear difference.
2. Collaboration and mentorship: This male ally collaborates with women and men in the organization and creates opportunities for upward mobility. He may be a mentor or a person in a leadership role … or he may sit and observe first from the sidelines. But he’s the first guy to jump in and offer brilliant ideas and ways to execute a strategy for positive change.
3. Impact: supported by data: He doesn’t just wax poetic. He does things. He knows truth lies in the data, and he has numbers to support his efforts.

4. Corporate Inclusion Award (company) 

We switch gears now to think not of an individual but of an organization that doesn’t just talk the talk. No “gender washing” here. This organization is forward-thinking, understands why companies must implement DEI initiatives and supports the employees who are making a difference to improve conditions and build opportunities for females in tech.

1. Creating a diverse and inclusive work environment: This tech company (large or small) has standards in place to assure females they are important to its success. The company gives women many opportunities to advance to leadership roles.
2. Polices, initiatives and leadership efforts: DEI policies and initiatives aren’t just words on paper. Employees on all levels are empowered to make decisions to improve diversity and inclusion.
3. External engagement: going outside the company with values and goals; working with partners: This company is revered for its policies and praised by its employees. The company is approached to share its best practices with others, often supporting events or conducting workshops. Female employees are ambassadors and recruit other women to join the company.
   
   

How does it work? 

1. Nominate:
Feel free to nominate yourself or someone else for any or all of the awards. Nomination forms are HERE! Be sure to nominate your favorites before the 28th of October. There will be 10 finalists per category, and our rock star jury, made up of the winners of the 2023 Awards and others from the FTH community, will select the winners based on the above criteria.

2. Secure your ticket for the Award Show

Tickets sales are opening up soon! Keep an eye on your email, our social media channels and this page to be updated on when you can get your ticket. Get ready for a spectacular show that goes beyond the nominees. It's a magical networking party that promises to be an unforgettable experience.

Join us as we recognize and celebrate the incredible achievements of the tech heroes who are shaping the future!