The Canadian Technology Awards is the inaugural awards ceremony honouring MADE-IN-CANADA branded technologies and technology leaders. Co-produced by GOOGLE, Facebook, Extreme Startups, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin, reBOOT Canada and Infinite Logic the event is a dinner party with eight stimulating speakers exploring issues surrounding Canadian innovation, a showcase of ten emerging technologies on demo in the courtyard reception as well as an awards presentation honouring 3 categories:
Honorary Lifetime Achievement Award: as presented by John H Tory (running for Mayor of Toronto)
Honorary Science & Community Award: presented by Olivia Chow (running for Mayor of Toronto)
Can Tech Leader 2014: chosen by a panel of 60 distinguished judges and presented by Rob Ford, Mayor of Toronto
The list of nominees, judges, speakers and award presenters can be found on the official event website.
The first stage of The Canadian Technology Leaders Awards is a courtyard reception where ten emerging technologies all Made-in-Canada will be on display. A sample of five of them include:
DWave’s Quantum Computing InterAxon’s Telepathic Computing Bionym’s Bionic Computing An Array of Stars’s Motive Computing 3DPhacktory’s 4D printing
Title Sponsors: GOOGLE, Facebook, Extreme Startups, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin, reBOOT Canada and Infinite Logic
Other Sponsors: Universal Music Canada, Roots Canada, Got Style Menswear, Wind Mobile, Steam Whistle Brewing, Red Bull Canada, Sharkwater Productions, Lux Modern Rentals, Crema, Cucci's and Moog Audio.
Partners: The Media Merchants, The Drake, and Narrative Advocacy PR - Bensimon Byrne Ad Agency
Venue: Archeo, The Distillery District, 31 Trinity Street, Toronto, ON M5A 3C4.
Executive Producer: Scott McDonald
Event Organizers: Ashley A McDonald, Ashley M McDonald, Theressa Kritz
Event Photographer: Andre M
Event Videographer: Kyle Kofsky
Charities: Right to Play, & reBOOT Canada.
Event Website: Tech Leaders
The Globe & Mail
Media list on Golden Game website: [1]
