Women in Innovation Awards 2026

The Women in Innovation Awards return on Friday 6 November - recognising the women pushing boundaries, building businesses, advancing research and driving change across South Australia. Awards entries have grown by more than 300% since 2022. This is your invitation to be in the room with the women building, leading and driving change - and the people backing them. Join us at the National Wine Centre, hosted by award-winning South Australian journalist, presenter and broadcaster Jess Adamson. Hear from our special guest speaker Dr Susan Neuhaus AM CSC - surgeon, author and former Army colonel whose career has taken her from operating theatres to conflict zones. We'll also welcome The Hon Katrine Hildyard MP, South Australia's Minister for Women, for an address. Be there as we reveal our 2026 Award winners and announce the five recipients of Women in Innovation's FoundHer Grant Program, delivered in partnership with the Government of South Australia through the Office for Small and Family Business, where we will share $110,000 in funding. Bring your colleagues, gather your friends and join the women making their mark on South Australia - and well beyond it. Vision changes everything.