TLDR: Darya Majidi, a leading Artificial Intelligence expert and President of the Italian Committee of UN Women, has been named the recipient of the 2025 Casato Prime Donne Award. The prestigious honor recognizes her groundbreaking efforts in leveraging AI to promote digital literacy among young women and address the persistent gender gap. The award ceremony is scheduled for September 13, 2025, in Montalcino.
Montalcino, Italy – August 19, 2025 – Darya Majidi, a distinguished figure in the field of Artificial Intelligence, has been announced as the winner of the 2025 Casato Prime Donne Award. This year’s edition of the esteemed award, set to take place on September 13 in Montalcino, is specifically dedicated to artificial intelligence, highlighting its growing societal impact.
Majidi is being honored for her pioneering commitment to fostering digital skills among young women, a critical initiative aimed at combating the pervasive gender gap in technology and beyond. The award jury, comprising prominent personalities such as president Donatella Cinelli Colombini, Rosy Bindi, Anselma Dell’Olio, Anna Pesenti, Stefania Rossini, Anna Scafuri, and Daniela Viglione, lauded Majidi for inaugurating ‘a new way of looking at artificial intelligence as a tool for achieving social goals and specifically the growth of women’s prospects.’
Her selection as ‘Prima Donna 2025’ underscores her significant contributions to the AI landscape and women’s empowerment. Just last month, LinkedIn recognized Majidi among the top 200 global voices in AI, a list that includes only four Italians, with Majidi being the sole woman. Since 2024, she has served as the President of the Italian Committee of UN Women, the United Nations entity dedicated to women’s empowerment. In this role, Majidi is actively working to improve Italy’s standing in the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2025, where the nation currently ranks 85th.
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In addition to Majidi’s recognition, the Casato Prime Donne Award also celebrated journalistic excellence. Lara Loreti was honored for her article ‘Brunello di Montalcino: 5 wineries not to be missed,’ published in ‘Il Gusto’ of ‘La Repubblica,’ which offered a compelling narrative of Brunello. Giorgio Dell’Orefice received an award for his insightful articles in ‘Il Sole 24 Ore,’ titled ‘Tuscany: Rosso di Montalcino production set to double’ and ‘Welcome Brunello in Florida, Texas, and Virginia + 19% in sales,’ providing valuable data on Montalcino wines.
