Best of Tech winners announced at All in for Tech Day October 10

The 17th Annual Best of Tech Awards is a celebration of Greater Cleveland’s technology community that honors the companies, organizations and individuals who are advancing our region’s tech sector. 

The event and awards program recognizes and brings together the leaders and innovators that are using tech to advance their organizations, industries, customers and communities.

 

Best of Tech is will take place during GCP’s  All In for Tech Day Featuring the 17th  Annual Best of Tech Awards Tuesday, October 10, 2–8 p.m. at the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel.

And, the finalists are …

Most Promising Startup

Champ Titles

Sonostik

Leaf, LLC 

Auxilium

Bloomfilter

 

Best Technology Solution

Cleveland Cavaliers

Bonefish Systems, LLC.

Augment Therapy

 

Best IT Services Company

Binary Defense

Park Place Technologies

BlueBridge Networks

M Genio

MorelandConnect

 

Best Support of the Tech Community

North Coast Ventures

ID Networks

 

Enterprise Tech Team of the Year

Cleveland Public Library

RoadPrintz, Inc.

 

Tech CEO of the Year (New Category)

Cal Al-Dhubaib, Pandata

Chris Adams, Park Place Technologies

Shane Bigelow, Champ Titles

Tony Pietrocola, AgileBlue

 

Rising Tech Star Award (New Category)

Evan Davies

Austin Wilson

Franco Kraiselburd

In addition, the following organizations and individuals will be presented with the following awards. 

 

Best Tech Talent Innovation (New Category)

OverDrive

 

ProCorps Company of the Year (Business Volunteer Program)

Eaton

 

IT Teachers of the Year

Jami Little, Programming & Software Development Instructor, Cuyahoga Valley Career Center

Tim Moore,  Cisco Academy Instructor,  Cuyahoga Valley Career Center

 

 

All in for Tech Day encourages IT professionals to connect, learn and grow with their peers and the wider tech community. The event begins with a keynote presentation by Cleveland native and nationally renowned tech guru David Pogue, presented in partnership with the City Club of Cleveland.

“The hallmark of a thriving tech ecosystem is in its people and the community.  Events like All in for Tech Day and especially Best of Tech create the space for leaders and professionals alike to connect and discover new ways to innovate and add value to their enterprises, their industries, and the sector overall,” says Courtney DeOreo, GCP’s Managing Director, Tech Economy Initiatives.

It is just one in a series of events that will bring thousands of tech-savvy professionals to Cleveland this October, as The Land of Trailblazing Tech, dedicated to accelerating Greater Cleveland’s position as a leading Midwest tech hub.