VICTORIA – The 2022 Victoria Tech Community Awards, at the Victoria Conference Centre, honoured the creativity and achievements of the people and businesses in the technology sector who have made Victoria the fastest-growing technology region in British Columbia. At the energy-packed gala, 16 recipients were chosen from among the 59 finalists to receive an iconic astronaut trophy created by local artist Russell Papp.
“Not being able to bring our tech community together to celebrate like this during the pandemic has been difficult. Seeing all the smiling faces, laughter, camaraderie and excitement again felt amazing. Great people and companies were recognized and watching their generosity make an amazing initiative like Kitchen Connect’s Food Connections program possible for two years makes us very proud of the great people in our sector. What a night!” said Dan Gunn, CEO of VIATEC.
Awards recipients are:
Anchor Company of the Year (30+): Certn
Scale Company of the Year (11-29): Pilothouse Digital
Growth Company of the Year: MarineLabs
Startup of the Year: Audette
Employer of the Year: RaceRocks
Leader of the Year: Dr. Karolina Valente
Emerging Leader of the Year: Julianne Johnson
The Colin Lennox Award for Technology Champion: Jerome Etwaroo
The Janet Baird Award for Community Champion: Trinity MacRae
Inclusion Champion: Sam Mod & the FreshWorks Team
Social Impact Award: Joni
Angel of the Year: Shaun Jamieson
VIATEC Member of the Year: Cognito Health
Innovative Excellence – Hardware: Joni
Innovative Excellence – Software: VitaminLab
Product of the Year: Barnacle Systems Inc.
