Congratulations to Dr Siouxsie Wiles, the Supreme Winner of the 2020 Women of Influence Awards! And to Professor Jane Kelsey, winner of the Global Award.
Dr Wiles leads the Bioluminescent Superbugs Lab at the University of Auckland, and has been warmly acknowledged for her insightful advice to New Zealanders during the Covid-19 pandemic. Commended by the judges for her courage in the face of criticism, she is the author of the BWB Text Antibiotic Resistance
Professor Kelsey earned recognition for her critical analysis of international economic agreements and her support for developing countries. The judges described her work as exceptional and challenging. Jane Kelsey has published many books with BWB over the years, on New Zealand and on global politics.
