• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Techcouver.com

 
 
  • News
  • Interviews
  • Thought Leadership
  • Bulletin Board
  • Job Board
  • About
    • Contact Us
  • Advertise

BC Tech Announces Winners of 2021 Technology Impact Awards

November 19, 2021 by Robert Lewis Leave a Comment

Now in their 28th year, the Technology Impact Awards (TIAs) have never had more reasons to celebrate than they did last night at Science World.

The sold-out TIAs Gala returned to an in-person format while also broadcasting the event live to the tech community.

“It was wonderful to come together as a community and experience the excitement and energy that erupts when hundreds of passionate people share their stories and successes,” said Jill Tipping, TIAs co-host and President & CEO of the BC Tech Association (BC Tech).

Innovation and inspiration were the two themes of the 2021 TIAs, and through the evening’s celebration 44 TIAs finalists across 11 categories were honoured.

“Despite the unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, B.C.’s tech community has continued to find solutions and turn obstacles into opportunities,” said Riaz Meghji, TIAs co-host and Human Connection Expert & Author of Every Conversation Counts. “The past year has shown that when faced with an obstacle, B.C.’s tech sector rises to the challenge and comes out stronger.”

The stage was set for an unforgettable evening – and the 11 TIAs winners did not disappoint:

Excellence in Technology Innovation Award

  • Finalists: Canexia Health, Dapper Labs, FORM & TraceSafe
  • Winner: Dapper Labs

Company of the Year – Startup Award

  • Finalists: ehsAI, Ideon, Live It Earth & Matidor
  • Winner: Matidor

Excellence in Technology Adoption Award

  • Finalists: Advanced Intelligent Systems, Boast.ai, HSBC Canada & Limage Media Group
  • Winner: Advanced Intelligent Systems

Tech Culture of the Year Award

  • Finalists: Freightera, Klue, Lumen5 & Rival
  • Winner: Klue

Spirit of BC Tech – Resilience Award

  • Finalists: Copperleaf, PressReader, Seaspan Shipyards, Thrive Health & Traction on Demand
  • Winner: Traction on Demand

Company of the Year – Growth Award

  • Finalists: Acuva, Launchpad, PrecisionOS & Riipen
  • Winner: Launchpad

Company of the Year – Export Award

  • Finalists: Boast.ai, GeoComply Solutions, Invinity Energy Systems & LMI Technologies
  • Winner: LMI Technologies

Company of the Year – Scale Award

  • Finalists: Canalyst, East Side Games, Jane Software & Thinkific
  • Winner: Thinkific

Gamechanger  – Diversity & Inclusion Award

  • Finalists: Broadband TV, Clio, East Side Games & STEMCELL Technologies
  • Winner: Broadband TV

Person of the Year Award

  • Finalists: Dr. Carl Hansen, Laurie Schultz & Hamed Shahbazi
  • Winner: Laurie Schultz

Company of the Year – Anchor Award

  • Finalists: AbCellera, Absolute Software, Cymax Group & WELL Health
  • Winner: AbCellera

During the show, BC Tech also announced a new “Gamechanger – Climate Solutions” award for the 2022 TIAs in partnership with Vancity. The Honourable George Heyman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy, led the announcement.

“The Technology Impact Awards are a great opportunity to highlight innovation in B.C.’s tech sector that helps solve problems and creates new opportunities for people and business across our province,” Minster Heyman remarked. “Finding technology solutions to the climate crisis is increasingly the focus of businesses and governments around the world.”

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AbCellera, Absolute Software, Acuva, Advanced Intelligent Systems, Boast, Broadband TV, Canalyst, Canexia Health, Clio, Copperleaf, Cymax, Dapper Labs, East Side Games, ehsAI, FORM, Freightera, Hamed Shahbazi, HSBC Canada, Ideon, Invinity Energy Systems, Jane Software, Klue, Launchpad, Limage Media Group, Live It Earth, LMI Technologies, Lumen5, Matidor Technologies, PrecisionOS, PressReader, Riipen, Rival, Seaspan Shipyards, ShiftCarbon, Thinkific, Thrive Health, Traction on Demand, WELL Health Technologies

 
 

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

 
 

Stay Connected

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • RSS
  • Twitter

About Us

Techcouver provides real-time reporting and analysis of emerging technology news in Vancouver and throughout British Columbia. The … READ MORE... about About Us

Copyright © 2023 Incubate Ventures

Privacy Policy