The 2024 Tampa Bay Tech awards applications opening soon!
Exciting news! Mark your calendars for the 21st annual Tampa Bay Tech Awards Show, happening on Friday, November 1, 2024, at Armature Works! Nomination applications will officially open in summer 2024.
Eager to submit an early nomination application? To simplify our award process, we’re now accepting early nominations for remarkable leaders, companies, or projects in the Greater Tampa Bay area. Once the official nomination period kicks off (late summer), we’ll be in touch to provide the formal nomination form, allowing you to provide detailed reasons why your nominee deserves recognition in their chosen category.
2023 Award Categories and Winners
Emerging Tech Company of the Year
A Tampa Bay headquartered company, in business for under 5 years, committed to advancing our region’s technology community and able to demonstrate excellence in innovation in their people, programs and projects within their industry.
Emerging Tech Leader of the Year
A leader, under 40 years of age, who has made a significant impact on their team, organization and/or in the Tampa Bay tech community.
Tech Project of the Year
A technology project, developed and led by an in-house team in Tampa Bay, that created regional, national and/or international impact through industry disruption or a transformative effect within the organization.
Tech Leader of the Year
A C-level executive who has made a significant impact on their organization and the tech industry. (Nominees must hold a C-level title, such as CIO, CTO, CISO, CMO, etc. and have direct oversight of at least 10 team members)
Tech Company of the Year
A Tampa Bay headquartered company committed to advancing our region’s technology community and able to demonstrate transformational excellence in their people, programs and/or projects within their industry.
Community Dedication & Leadership Award
And the winner is…
Michelle Bauer
Chief Operating Officer of the Tampa Bay Economic Development Council
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2022 Award Categories and Winners
Emerging Tech Company of the Year
A Tampa Bay-headquartered company, in business for under 5 years, committed to advancing our region’s technology community and able to demonstrate excellence in their people, programs and projects within their industry.
Finalists
- WINNER: Blackstraw
- Ballast Services
- Smart Edge Technologies
- Spontivly
Emerging Tech Leader of the Year
A young leader, under 40, who has made a significant impact on their organization, team and in the Tampa Bay tech community.
Finalists
- WINNER: Marissa Huggins - COO & Founder at Spontivly
- Eddie Austin - Sr. Marketing Manager at Jabil
- David Labadie - Director of Digital Workplace Technology at Raymond James
- Shama Rathi - COO at LunaJoy Health
- Abbas Rehmani - Product Manager at Masonite
Tech Project of the Year
A technology project – developed and led by an in-house team in Tampa Bay – that created regional, national and/or international impact through industry disruption or a transformative effect within the organization.
Finalists
- WINNER: Edgility - Hospital-at-Home Project
- Geographic Solutions - Country’s First Completely Integrated Unemployment Insurance Benefits Solution
- Greenway Health - Adding Clinical Quality Measures (CQM)
- OPSWAT - OPSWAT CyberTrailer
Tech Leader of the Year
A C-level executive who has made a significant impact on their organization and the tech industry. *Nominees must hold the title of CIO, CTO, CISO (or a variation thereof) and have direct oversight of at least 10 team members.
Finalists
- WINNER: Kali Durgampudi - CTO at Zelis
- Jason Carney - CIO at Certified Collectibles Group
- Andrei Girenkov - Sr Managing Directorof Enterprise Technology at Greystar
Tech Company of the Year
A Tampa Bay company committed to advancing our region’s technology community and able to demonstrate excellence in their people, culture, and projects within their industry.
Finalists
- WINNER: A-LIGN
- 3D Cloud by Marxent
- Chargebacks911
- MasGlobal