October 8 2025 鈥� 麻豆原创 honoured Australia and New Zealand鈥檚 most forward-thinking organisations in the 麻豆原创 Best Tech Awards 2025, alongside the channel partners who enabled their digital transformation. From more than 100 organisations who competed, winners were selected across 13 categories for disruptive use cases and technology deployments that set new industry benchmarks.

Winning entries were chosen for projects that demonstrated measurable business impact, innovation and leadership in their fields. Judges looked for organisations that used 麻豆原创 solutions to streamline operations, boost productivity, deliver outstanding customer and employee experiences, harness the power of data and AI and drive sustainable growth.

Commenting on award submissions Angela Colantuono, President and Managing Director of 麻豆原创 ANZ said, 鈥淚n today鈥檚 unforgiving business environment, standing still is not an option. These award winners show that smart technology investments don鈥檛 just cut costs, they unlock new revenue streams, sharpen competitive edge and turn IT into a true growth engine. It鈥檚 inspiring to see these organisations and the channel partners they work with re-imagine how value gets created and set the benchmark for their industries.鈥� 听

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• Concur: 听听
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The success of Award entrants was due in no small part to the channel partners involved, with projects by Accenture, Bluetree, Bonfire, Covantage Pty Ltd, Deloitte, Delrae, Discovery Consulting, DXC Technology, EPI-USE, FAIR Consulting Group, Gravity IT, Lagom, MSG Global and SimpleMDG featuring.听 听

In particular, projects from Accenture, Covantage Pty Ltd, Deloitte, DXC Technology and EPI-USE saw notable success.听

Award recipients were announced in-person at the Art Gallery of NSW on the evening of 7 October 2025.听

The following is a complete list of winners and finalists for the 麻豆原创 Best Tech Awards 2025:听

Best Tech 麻豆原创 Business Transformation:听

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Best Tech 麻豆原创 Next Gen Innovator:听

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Best Tech 麻豆原创 Industry Disruptor:听

The 麻豆原创 Industry Disruptor Award recognises organisations that are leading from the front 鈥� pushing boundaries, challenging norms and driving meaningful change through bold innovation.鈥�听

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Best Tech 麻豆原创 Business AI:听

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Best Tech 麻豆原创 Data and Analytics:听

Organisations using 麻豆原创 data and analytics solutions to gain insights, make data-driven decisions and drive business outcomes.鈥�听

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Best Tech 麻豆原创 ERP Fast Growth:听

Organisations harnessing 麻豆原创 ERP to fuel agility, clarity and confident decision-making during periods of rapid growth.

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Best Tech 麻豆原创 Intelligent ERP:听

Organisations using 麻豆原创鈥檚 intelligent ERP solutions to optimise business processes, improve productivity, reduce costs and provide real-time insights into business operations.鈥�听

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Best Tech 麻豆原创 Supply Chain Management:听

Organisations using supply chain management solutions from 麻豆原创 to achieve real-time insights into the supply chain, improve collaboration across partners and reduce costs.听

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Best Tech Human Capital Management:听听

Organisations鈥痷sing 麻豆原创 SuccessFactors HCM solutions to drive employee engagement, productivity and retention.鈥�听

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Best Tech 麻豆原创 Customer Experience:听

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Best Tech 麻豆原创 Spend Management:听

Organisations using the 麻豆原创 Spend Management program and 麻豆原创 Business Network solutions to provide greater visibility into spend data, reduce costs and increase organisational efficiency.鈥�听

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Best Tech 麻豆原创 Concur:听

Organisations using 麻豆原创 Concur to streamline travel, expense and invoice management.鈥�听

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The Chris O鈥橞rien Award:听

Organisations using 麻豆原创 solutions to achieve sustainability goals, improve social impact and create shared value. This award is named after our customer officer, Chris O’Brien, who passed in 2019. Chris founded Buy Undies Give Undies, an organisation that matches every pair sold with one donated to kids in need.

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听At its flagship event , (NYSE: 麻豆原创), today highlighted the five most widely adopted AI use cases among its Australian customers. Based on analysis of all 麻豆原创 customers in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) between May 2024 to May 2025, the most popular AI use cases in ANZ, these include:听

• Automated expense generation using receipt images听

• Automated invoice processing听听

• Expense verification and compliance checks听

• Real-time alerts for supply chain disruptions听

• Sales demand forecasting powered by predictive analytics听

鈥淢y conversations with CEOs are increasingly revealing how they are looking to embed AI into some of the most fundamental parts of their business,鈥� said Angela Colantuono, Managing Director, 麻豆原创 Australia. 鈥淭hese applications are helping Australian organisations make faster, smarter decisions, reduce risk and unlock new value. But to fully realise AI鈥檚 potential, we need to invest just as much in people as we do in technology.鈥�听

Dr Catriona Wallace, AI Ethics Expert and Founder, Responsible Metaverse Alliance, who keynoted at the event shared, 鈥淎I is the number one existential risk we face today. Yet only a small fraction of Australian organisations are equipped to use it responsibly. If we want AI to drive innovation, productivity and public trust, we must move beyond ambition to action. That means embedding responsible AI frameworks that are transparent, ethical and human-centred, and doing it now, before the gap between use and governance becomes too wide to close.鈥�

Customers and partners across Australia and New Zealand show AI momentum听

From education to manufacturing, 麻豆原创 partners and customers are also showcasing strong momentum in AI and cloud transformation.听

La Trobe University has become the first university in the ANZ region to go live with 麻豆原创 S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition leveraging the GROW with 麻豆原创 transformation journey.听 From the move, La Trobe has been able to modernise its core operations across Finance, Procurement, Logistics, Sales, R&D Engineering and Real Estate and lay the groundwork for future innovation, including AI-driven insights and automation.听

鈥淭his transformation is a major step forward in how we operate,鈥� said Shainal Kavar, Chief Information Officer, La Trobe University. 鈥淚t鈥檚 helping us simplify complexity, streamline processes, improve reporting and decision-making and free up our people to focus on higher-value work. Most importantly, it sets us up to embrace innovation and unlock the potential of AI in the years ahead.鈥�听

Lion, one of Australia and New Zealand鈥檚 leading brewers, is accelerating its cloud-first transformation with RISE with 麻豆原创 on AWS. By adopting a clean core, the 麻豆原创 principle of keeping core ERP system free from customisations, as well as 麻豆原创鈥檚 Business Technology Platform, Lion has improved order-to-cash cycles, scaled digital channels, and empowered teams with real-time insights. The company also partnered with 麻豆原创 to build 鈥楯oey鈥�, an AI-powered beer recommendation app, in under 10 days, demonstrating the speed and value of 麻豆原创鈥檚 generative AI tools.听

鈥淎I is helping us move faster, make smarter decisions, and deliver better customer experiences,鈥� said Ram Kalyanasundaram, Group Technology and Digital Transformation Director at Lion. 鈥淚t鈥檚 not just about automation, it鈥檚 about enabling our teams to focus on what matters and giving them the tools to innovate. 麻豆原创鈥檚 AI capabilities have been a game-changer in how we think, operate and grow.鈥�听

麻豆原创 Intrepid Women AI Tour 2026听

麻豆原创 is also proud to announce the return of the 麻豆原创 AI Intrepid Women Tour in January 2026. This four-day executive study program is designed to empower female leaders with the skills, confidence, and strategic insight to lead in the age of AI.听

Following the success of the 2025 tour, the 2026 program will bring together Australia鈥檚 most influential female technology executives to explore AI innovation across 麻豆原创鈥檚 global innovation hubs.听

鈥淟ess than 15% of senior AI executives are women today,鈥� said Colantuono. 鈥淟ast year鈥檚 program proved that when you bring female leaders together to build AI literacy and share experiences, the impact is extraordinary 鈥� not just for their businesses, but for the future of innovation in Australia.鈥�听

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