2024 Contenders

Announcing the Research Awards 2024 Contenders

*listed in alphabetical order by company name or surname.

Research Effectiveness Awards

Category: Consumer Insights

COMPANY	CLIENT	SUBMISSION TITLE	ENTRANTS
Commonwealth Bank	Michel Vogel (Commonwealth Bank)	Tap into a World of Investing – Designing of an approachable and affordable investment platform for young Australians	Michel Vogel, Christy Johnston
Fiftyfive5, part of Accenture Song	Allyson Benitez (PepsiCo)	Finding true north. Building PepsiCo’s snacking compass	Darren Kemp, Keira Braybrook, Maja Stojiljkovic
Fiftyfive5, part of Accenture Song	Suzanne Varigos (Hanes Brands Australasia)	Fiftyfive5 x Hanes:  Delivering Big Insight Energy into the Australian Bra Category	Cori Hodge, Bella Castle
Metrix Consulting	Mark Pinney (Alinta Energy)	Powering Alinta Energy’s National Growth Strategy through True Partnership	Sam Elmslie, Larissa Somm, Niamh Mercieca
Mobile Digital Insights	Flavio Marcondes (Restaurant Brands International)	An Aussie Research Company Taking a US Centric QSR Brand Global – The Firehouse Subs Story	James Fergusson, Max Freire
Picnic Customer Intelligence	Ed Thornley (Australian Retirement Trust)	Making Every Word Count: Developing Guiding Principles for Clearer Member Communications at Australian Retirement Trust	Raymond Lo, Matt Howley, Ed Thornley
The Behavioural Architects	Anna Brito (Uber)	One Less Car: Shifting to a sustainable transport future	Mike Daniels

Category: Public Policy / Social Impact

COMPANY	CLIENT	SUBMISSION TITLE	ENTRANTS
Bastion Insights	Darren Robinson (Department of Transport and Planning)	Co-designing an accessible, inclusive and equitable public transport system, to provide dignity and independence to Victorians with transport accessibility needs	Sandra Kowalski, Tara Fitzgerald
Fiftyfive5, part of Accenture Song	Jen Taylor (Department of Health and Aged Care)	Beforeplay – the test part before the best part	Kirstin Couper, Jen Taylor
Painted Dog Research	Evan Hall/Chris Galvin (Tourism Council WA/Tourism WA)	Visitor Centres: The Unsung Heroes Driving WA’s Tourism Economy and Social Impact	Claudia Amonini
Quantum Market Research	Joanna Maxwell (Australian Human Rights Commission)	What’s age got to do with it? Addressing the most prevalent form of prejudice.	Richard Frost
Starburst Insights	Amy Szczygielsk (RACV)	Opening the door to better standards for Renters in Victoria	Megan Simpson, Kim Taylor, Amy Roddis
The Insight Centre	Jackie Lyne (Anti-Discrimination NSW)	Anti-Discrimination NSW (ADNSW) inclusive recruitment research: Enablers and barriers of recruiting staff from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities in the public service	Shanthi Robertson, Emilie Baganz, Simon Chambers
The Source	Claire Crowley (The Victorian Department of Health)	Care Shouldn’t Start in the Emergency Room: Connecting Victorians With the Right Care at the Right Time	Matthew Swinson, Rebekah Yock, Claire Crowley
Verian	Kristy Breugelmans (Department of Social Services, Australian Federal Government)	Identifying the contextual shift in gendered disrespect: Phase 5 of the Australian Government’s National Campaign to End Violence Against Women and Children- ‘Stop it at the Start’.	William Levy, Craig Donovan, Joanne Davidson, Kirsty Macmillan, Kristy Breugelmans
Wallis Social Research	Olivia Stephenson (Jesuit Social Services)	Breaking the Box: Redefining Masculinity to End Gender-Based Violence	Ros Lording, Ted Roffey-Mitchell
Whereto Research	Melody Chew (Cancer Council Australia)	Ending a deadly trend – leveraging influencers to shift suntanning behaviours	Penny Burke, Charles Coulton, Finn Maddison, Melody Chew, Laura Ryan

Category: Technology and Innovation

COMPANY	CLIENT	SUBMISSION TITLE	ENTRANTS
EY Sweeney	EY Sweeney	AI research agents: a bold new way of engaging respondents	Chris Sherley, Catherine Price-Ackers, Jo Kirkhope, Maddie Royle
Fiftyfive5, part of Accenture Song	Carlie Roberts (James Hardie)	Ubersight, Gen Ai defining Modern Architecture in ANZ	Michelle Newton
Ipsos	Wesley Soet (Main Roads Western Australia)	Bridging the Gap: Combining Surveys and GPS to Understand Commercial Vehicle Movements in Western Australia	Adri Van Der Mescht, Shaun Griffin

Young Researcher of the Year Award

• Australian Super, Colin Li
• Enhance Research, Mercedes van Setten
• Fiftyfive5, Aimee Griffin
• Fiftyfive5, Lily Rolfe
• Fiftyfive5, Nicholas de Leur
• Fiftyfive5, Victoria Loutas
• Hall & Partners, Michaela Fernando
• Human8, Sophia Iwao
• Painted Dog Research, Blair Grant
• Painted Dog Research, Noah Roderick-Smith
• Quantum Market Research, Anastasia Spratt
• Roy Morgan, Adam Ray
• Sprout, Lily Adams
• The Insights Loop, Anna Ostrowski
• The Lab, Clodagh Fullston
• The Lab, Olivia Hendy
• The Social Research Centre, Georgina Halse
• TRA, Ferne McKinley
• Verian, Katelyn Kemp
• Whereto Research, Annabel Seller
• Whereto Research, Dr Kathryn Elizabeth Hull

Research Partner of the Year Award

• CRNRSTONE
• HumanListening
• Pureprofile
• Resources Group

Research Organisation of the Year Award

Small Organisation

• Myriad Research
• Scanlon Foundation Research Institute
• So What?
• Starburst Insights
• The Insights Loop
  
  

Large Organisation

• Fifth Dimension Research & Consulting
• Fiftyfive5, part of Accenture Song
• House of Brand
• Human8
• Nature
• Painted Dog Research
• SEC Newgate Research
• TRA (The Research Agency)
• Whereto Research

Luminate Article of the Year Award