The eighth Wales Know-how Awards celebrated the business and its achievements at a gala night held in Cardiff final week.
Hosted by BBC Wales information anchor Jennifer Jones, the awards ceremony noticed greater than 350 folks be part of collectively to place a highlight on expertise’s advantages to society and the constructive impression that Welsh expertise is making at residence and overseas. The occasion is about celebrating the finalists and the way they’re a shining instance of why Wales is the place to be with regards to innovation, in addition to creating and main change.
Wales Know-how Awards 2022 Winners
- Sir Michael Moritz Tech Begin-Up Award: Ship Form
- Finest Worldwide Impression Award – Prodigi Group
- Tech for the Planet Award – YASA
- Tech for Good Award – CanSense Ltd
- Tech for Healthcare and Wellbeing Award – Creo Medical
- Digital Transformation of the 12 months Award – Davies Group
- Finest Photonics Software Award – Microlink Units, Vast Blue and Compound Semiconductor Purposes (CSA) Catapult
- Finest Blockchain Software Award – QPQ
- Academia and Enterprise Partnership of the 12 months – Aspire2Be and Swansea College
- Finest Tech Chief Award – Victoria Mann, Close to Me Now
- Finest Tech Place to Work – Massive Lemon
- Rising Star of the 12 months Award – Eleni Sofroniou, ActiveQuote
Economic system Minister Vaughan Gething mentioned,
“I am delighted that Know-how Linked has introduced again the Wales Know-how Awards after a two 12 months pause as a result of pandemic.
“These awards are a incredible alternative to rejoice the thriving and world-class tech business we now have cultivated right here in Wales. It’s a essential driver of financial development and high quality employment, using roughly 39,000 employees in over 3000 firms that collectively generate a turnover of over £8.5 billion.
“I’m excited to see how this dynamic and progressive sector capitalises on future improvements in digital applied sciences that create additional alternatives for our financial system and shared prosperity throughout Wales.”
Daniel Sawko from Ship Form commented on their award win,
“We’re completely delighted to be named because the winners of the Sir Michael Moritz Tech Begin Up Award. It implies that we’re capable of construct on this success as our enterprise appears to be like to make a distinction via our expertise, create employment and know that we’re serving to to strengthen the Welsh expertise business.”
The Awards concluded with a Lifetime Achievement award being introduced to Steve Dalton OBE, Managing Director from Sony UK TEC for his excellent contribution to the expertise business in Wales.
The Awards had been based by Know-how Linked, Avril Lewis, Managing Director of Know-how Linked commented,
“This 12 months’s awards had been excellent and it was an absolute pleasure to welcome the business and its supportive ecosystem to rejoice in particular person all issues expertise in Wales.
“The velocity and the speed of technological development and adoption has been exponential over the past couple of years due partly to the pandemic and the present geo-political panorama. Nonetheless, towards this backdrop, what hasn’t modified is the dedication made and ingenuity of those firms to advancing applied sciences and investing of their folks and Wales.
“I stay up for seeing what the following 12 months has to carry for expertise in Wales. We’re excited to be spearheading the primary ever hybrid Wales Tech Week in early 2023, a global summit the place expertise meets alternative, in addition to selling the expertise, innovation and ingenuity popping out of Wales.”
The awards had been judged by a global panel of expertise specialists together with former winner Wealthify and main voices reminiscent of Merian Ventures, AberInnovation and Veeqo. The panel was chaired by Aled Miles, President and CEO of Sauce Labs, and the Welsh Authorities Envoy to america, serving to to boost the voice of Wales on the worldwide stage.
