Australian AI Awards 2025: Wealth Management Innovators Among 249 Finalists

Australian AI Awards 2025 finalists unveiled

18 September 2025

The second annual Australian AI Awards has named 249 finalists from 463 submissions, reflecting AI's momentum across finance, property, healthcare, cyber, IT, and defence. The program is led by Momentum Media with industry partner AWS.

Finalists will compete across 10 individual and 23 group categories. Several wealth management firms and leaders made the cut, including a strong field of 10 in the AI Innovator - Wealth Management category.

Shortlist highlights

Wealth management professionals and companies recognised include representatives from:

• DASH Technology Group
• Inovayt Wealth
• Amplify AI Group
• Minotaur Capital
• Everest Wealth
• And others across advice, asset management, and fintech

The broader shortlist spans leading AI consultants, rising stars, academics, cyber security firms, mortgage broking businesses, real estate agencies, healthcare companies, IT practitioners, and defence and aerospace companies.

Why this matters for managers

• Market signal: AI capability is now a baseline expectation across functions, not a side project.
• Talent: Award finalists show where the skills are-use them as a benchmark for hiring and partnerships.
• Operations: Use cases winning recognition are practical-productivity, risk control, client service, and data quality.
• Governance: Clear criteria and scoring mirror how boards will expect AI decisions to be justified.

How winners will be chosen

• Eligibility check: Submissions are verified against category criteria using the information provided.
• Finalist selection: Momentum Media events and editorial leaders, and stakeholders where required, review eligible entries to decide finalists.
• Independent judging: A panel of respected professionals scores each submission against set criteria. Multiple judges assess each entry.
• Outcome: Scores are combined for each category; the highest score wins.

Key dates

• Winners announced: Wednesday, 5 November 2025
• Venue: Sofitel Sydney Wentworth (black-tie gala)
• Tickets: Available via the official awards site

What leaders can do now

• Set a 90-day AI plan that targets one high-impact workflow in your function (service, risk, or operations) and measures time saved and error reduction.
• Run a vendor sprint with two shortlisted providers; compare outcomes, security posture, and integration effort.
• Establish lightweight governance: owner, data rules, model monitoring, and an escalation path.
• Upskill managers and analysts so pilots don't stall-review role-based learning paths and certifications.

For practical upskilling paths by role, see Complete AI Training: Courses by Job.

AWS is the industry partner for this year's program. Explore its AI and ML services here: AWS Machine Learning.

The full list of finalists and ticketing details are available on the official awards site.