HootSuite Media Inc.'s CEO Ryan Holmes and high-definition surveillance technology company Avigilon Corp. (TSX: AVO) received top honours as Person of the Year and Company of the Year respectively at the 2012 Technology Impact Awards, hosted by the BC Technology Industry Association (BCTIA).
BCTIA president and CEO Bill Tam said, "With their companies, Ryan Holmes and Alexander Fernandes [CEO of Avigilon] exemplify the kind of world-leading talent that we are creating here in B.C."
"Both Holmes and Fernandes are serial entrepreneurs who are building products and organizations that are widely regarded as best in class. Both of these individuals and their companies serve as great models for other entrepreneurs in B.C.'s technology community."
Other 2012 winners include:
- Adoption of Technology Award: Webtech Wireless and Troyer Ventures;
- Community Engagement Award: ParetoLogic;
- Emerging Company of the Year: Tasktop Technologies;
- Excellence in Product Innovation: Recon Instruments;
- Most Promising Pre-Commercial Technology: Lungpacer Medical Inc.;
- Most Promising Startup: Kashoo; and
- Team of the Year: CounterPath.
