The Pearcey State Entrepreneur Awards recognise outstanding achievers in ICT within each Australian State and Territory who have:
The Pearcey Foundation embraces all aspects of the ICT industry from traditional Information Science to the latest technological advances in social networking, multimedia, games, Internet technologies and artificial intelligence - the very broadest spectrum of the Australian innovative sector.
Nominations are welcome at any time.
The awardees are selected by state-based judging committees.
Each year, one of the awardees is selected for the Pearcey National
Entrepreneur Award.
The 2026 ACT Chief Minister's Pearcey Entrepreneur Award will be presented by the Chief Minister, after a presentation on Indigenous knowledge systems by local Indigenous Research Associate, Peter Swanton, and the presentation of the response to the Chief Minister's challenge for this year.
Professor Girish Dwivedi received the 2026 WA Pearcey Entrepreneur Award for AI-driven cardiac diagnostics and advancing Western Australia’s medtech ecosystem. The Award was presented at the 35th Incite Awards in Perth on 17th July 2026.
The 2025 SA Pearcey Entrepreneur of the Year Award recipient is Tim Stollznow. Tim is founder and CEO of MyVenue, specialising in point-of-sale solutions for major sports and entertainment venues across Australia and North America.
Roxane Bandini-Maeder, CEO and co-founder of climate tech startup Geoneon, was awarded the 2025 Tasmania Pearcey Entrepreneur of the Year at the Enterprize Tasmania Demo Day in Hobart.
Dr Clarissa Yates, biotechnology innovator and co-founder and CEO of Ketim Technologies was awarded 2025 Queensland Pearcey ICT Entrepreneur Award at a gala dinner held in Brisbane on 23 October 2025.
The 2025 NSW Pearcey Entrepreneur of the Year Award recipient is "robot nerd turned drone lover turned CEO/cofounder" (in his words) Rory San Miguel. The award was presented at a special Pearcey Foundation event on Tuesday 14 October in Sydney by Emma Weston, the 2023 NSW award recipient.
