15 May, 2025: We are proud to announce that Renata Di Stefano, Head of Marketing at blueAPACHE, was honoured with the prestigious Innovation Partner Award at the ARN Channel News Women in ICT Awards (WIICTA) held at Doltone House on Jones Bay Wharf, Sydney. This event is Australia’s leading recognition of female excellence in the technology sector.
The 2025 WIICTA ceremony brought together more than 500 attendees from across the Australian ICT industry, celebrating female achievement and leadership throughout the technology channel.
This year’s awards saw 186 finalists shortlisted from over 300 nominations spanning more than 102 partner, vendor, and distributor organisations. Following a rigorous judging process by an executive panel of more than 170 industry judges, 26 winners were selected across eight categories, with an additional 18 highly commended acknowledgements.
Renata was recognised for her bold, data-driven approach to brand strategy that has positioned blueAPACHE as Australia’s leading mid-market IT service provider. Her innovative leadership has driven significant brand awareness, exponential inbound growth, and launched industry-first campaigns that have set new benchmarks in the channel.
Joining Renata at the awards luncheon were two other blueAPACHE leaders, Angelina Priya and Quinita Lindley, both finalists acknowledged for their outstanding contributions to the industry.
“The collective aim of WIICTA is to ensure as many outstanding women as possible are endorsed through this unique awards program, providing a platform upon which aspiring female talent can shine across Australia,” said ARN editor Julia Talevski. “To all our finalists, highly commended and winners, congratulations on your outstanding recognition from not only your own colleagues, but the entire Australian ICT ecosystem. This is an inspiring example of the deep levels of emerging and established female talent in Australia.”
We extend our gratitude to ARN for providing this important platform and congratulate all the winners at the 2025 Women in ICT Awards. For the full list of recipients, please visit here.