THE ART OF NETWORKING
June 2nd 2022
Brussels Expo – Hall 11
#DNAFE_artofnetworking
THE ART OF NETWORKING
June 2nd 2022
Brussels Expo – Hall 11
#DNAFE_artofnetworking
23rd EDITION
Data News invites you to the Data News Awards for Excellence, the most prestigious ICT event of the year. We announce several exceptional awards, each one a symbol of excellence in its category. These awards are the result of a solid selection process by the editorial staff of Data News, the readers of Data News and a jury of ICT professionals.
The final category is the ICT Personality of the Year, chosen by the Data News editorial staff.
CATEGORIES
The Data News Awards for Excellence 2022 are rewarding companies, products and individuals from 14 important categories within the ICT sector.
nomination phase
From 22nd of February to 20th of March you’ll be invited to nominate your company or a society you find great in one the categories
voting phase
From April 4th to May 8th you’ll be invited to vote for your favorite companies in each category and to help the jury to determine the top 5.
jury
Then, May 10th, a professional, specialist jury will use the ranking to decide who is the final winner in the 14 categories. The final category (ICT Personality of the Year) will be reserved for the members of the Data News editorial team.
- 1. Belgian FinTech Company of the Year
- 2. Belgian Tech Scale-up Company of the Year
- 3. Belgian Tech Startup Company of the Year
- 4. Communications Innovator of the Year
- 5. Customer Centric IT Company of the Year
- 6. Cybersecurity Company of the Year
- 7. Data Center Services Company of the Year
- 8. Digital Workplace Innovator of the Year
- 9. Enterprise Application Innovator of the Year
- 10. Enterprise IT Services Company of the Year
- 11. IT Infrastructure Innovator of the Year
- 12. IT Recruiting & Sourcing Company of the Year
- 13. IT Services SMB of the Year
- 14. Most Environmentally Responsible ICT Company of the Year
- 15. ICT Personality of the Year
Belgian FinTech Company of the Year
Financial technology, or ‘fintech’, is a growing segment worldwide. Belgium has a thriving IT-landscape in which fintech takes up a prominent role: start-ups and disruptors, incubators and sector organizations, funding and VC-capital, and last but not least strong businesses active in the field of financial technology. We’re looking for organizations offering top notch expertise in fintech, insurtech and accountingtech.
Belgian Tech Scale-up Company of the Year
Starting your own company is one thing. Letting it scale at a high pace is probably even more challenging. This is an award for Belgian technology scaleups that have grown exponentially over the last couple of years and are currently developing their market via strategic collaborations with established corporates and/or internationally.
Belgian Tech Startup Company of the Year
Having a good idea and addressing a true need in the business space is essential for a startup company. But so is the necessary funding, the right team and the search for a repeatable and scalable business model. This award celebrates Belgian technology startups that excel at all these characteristics.
Communications Innovator of the Year
Connectivity is of the utmost importance and is absolutely critical in today’s businesses. How many services in your company rely on high-speed connectivity? This award wants to put the spotlight on a company that successfully manages to innovate connectivity and/or communication services to businesses and end-users.
Customer Centric IT Company of the Year
Customer satisfaction is no longer value for money. This award celebrates the mutual trust and respect in a buyer-supplier ecosystem that results in comfort in relationship and happiness, characterized by the supplier’s deep understanding and expertise of businesses, processes and technology.
Cybersecurity Company of the Year
People, policies, and processes are the keys to protecting or securing information assets. Looking at the news headlines only confirms the true need for cybersecurity. This award honors companies who deliver rigorous enterprise grade protection, while ensuring business continuity without disruption and loss in assets.
Data Center Services Company of the Year
The data centre is at the heart of the digital economy and only the most advanced and modern data centres can offer an answer to the ever accelerating needs of technological innovations. As an infrastructure partner, they must also ensure that companies can switch quickly and scale up where necessary in order to bring new services to the market.
Digital Workplace Innovator of the Year
Few could have predicted the changes 2020 has brought to all of us, including where and how we work. This award seeks to identify those technology companies and IT solution providers who managed to come up with new, innovative digital workplace solutions and/or integrate them, while at the same time maintaining a key focus on employee safety & well-being. We’re looking for technology companies and IT solution providers who help organizations in enhancing the total employee experience in a non-traditional remote work model and embracing the ‘new’ hybrid workforce model.
Enterprise Application Innovator of the Year
This award is aimed at technology trendsetters that open up new possibilities in the field of enterprise applications – front-end or back-end: software as a product or software as a service. We’re highlighting innovative enterprise applications that e.g. break new ground for accelerated growth, efficient business processes, additional added value or generating new business.
Enterprise IT Services Company of the Year
Technology has changed the way enterprises do business and go to market. This award seeks to identify large (*) IT service providers that add value in the entire enterprise segment, e.g from service innovation, delivery and security, data management, building loyalty and enhancing productivity to digitizing the workplace.
(*) based on total revenue, source: Trends Business Information
IT Infrastructure Innovator of the Year
ICT-infrastructure is core. And infrastructure is constantly evolving. This award wants to applaud companies who manage to successfully innovate (parts of) their on-premise, cloud based or hybrid infrastructure platform(s) in storage, computing and networking thus making next-gen applications for end customers a reality.
IT Recruiting & Sourcing Company of the Year
We’re all struggling in finding the necessary IT-skills for our companies. And we all know that having the right people on board is the key to success. This award wants to honor HR Service Providers and IT Staffing Service Providers who successfully succeed in helping others to find, attract and retain the right people for the job.
IT Services SMB of the Year
This award seeks to identify SMB (*) IT service providers that bring value to end customers, e.g from service innovation, delivery and security, data management, building loyalty and enhancing productivity to digitizing the workplace.
(*) based on total revenue, source: Trends Business Information
Most Environmentally Responsible ICT Company of the Year
Tech companies weren’t always leading the way in terms of sustainability. Luckily, this is changing. Sustainable and responsible ICT companies nowadays not only offer new technologies, but are also leading the way when it comes to saving the world from climate change. In this award category we’re looking for companies who are doing their upmost to operate in an environmentally friendly way.
ICT Personality of the Year
The ICT Personality of the Year is awarded solely by the editorial team of Data News. The award is handed out every year to an exeptional entrepreneur or business leader who has made a significant contribution to the Belgian IT sector.
Financial technology, or ‘fintech’, is a growing segment worldwide. Belgium has a thriving IT-landscape in which fintech takes up a prominent role: start-ups and disruptors, incubators and sector organizations, funding and VC-capital, and last but not least strong businesses active in the field of financial technology. We’re looking for organizations offering top notch expertise in fintech, insurtech and accountingtech.
Starting your own company is one thing. Letting it scale at a high pace is probably even more challenging. This is an award for Belgian technology scaleups that have grown exponentially over the last couple of years and are currently developing their market via strategic collaborations with established corporates and/or internationally.
Having a good idea and addressing a true need in the business space is essential for a startup company. But so is the necessary funding, the right team and the search for a repeatable and scalable business model. This award celebrates Belgian technology startups that excel at all these characteristics.
Connectivity is of the utmost importance and is absolutely critical in today’s businesses. How many services in your company rely on high-speed connectivity? This award wants to put the spotlight on a company that successfully manages to innovate connectivity and/or communication services to businesses and end-users.
Customer satisfaction is no longer value for money. This award celebrates the mutual trust and respect in a buyer-supplier ecosystem that results in comfort in relationship and happiness, characterized by the supplier’s deep understanding and expertise of businesses, processes and technology.
People, policies, and processes are the keys to protecting or securing information assets. Looking at the news headlines only confirms the true need for cybersecurity. This award honors companies who deliver rigorous enterprise grade protection, while ensuring business continuity without disruption and loss in assets.
The data centre is at the heart of the digital economy and only the most advanced and modern data centres can offer an answer to the ever accelerating needs of technological innovations. As an infrastructure partner, they must also ensure that companies can switch quickly and scale up where necessary in order to bring new services to the market.
Few could have predicted the changes 2020 has brought to all of us, including where and how we work. This award seeks to identify those technology companies and IT solution providers who managed to come up with new, innovative digital workplace solutions and/or integrate them, while at the same time maintaining a key focus on employee safety & well-being. We’re looking for technology companies and IT solution providers who help organizations in enhancing the total employee experience in a non-traditional remote work model and embracing the ‘new’ hybrid workforce model.
This award is aimed at technology trendsetters that open up new possibilities in the field of enterprise applications – front-end or back-end: software as a product or software as a service. We’re highlighting innovative enterprise applications that e.g. break new ground for accelerated growth, efficient business processes, additional added value or generating new business.
Technology has changed the way enterprises do business and go to market. This award seeks to identify large (*) IT service providers that add value in the entire enterprise segment, e.g from service innovation, delivery and security, data management, building loyalty and enhancing productivity to digitizing the workplace.
(*) based on total revenue, source: Trends Business Information
ICT-infrastructure is core. And infrastructure is constantly evolving. This award wants to applaud companies who manage to successfully innovate (parts of) their on-premise, cloud based or hybrid infrastructure platform(s) in storage, computing and networking thus making next-gen applications for end customers a reality.
We’re all struggling in finding the necessary IT-skills for our companies. And we all know that having the right people on board is the key to success. This award wants to honor HR Service Providers and IT Staffing Service Providers who successfully succeed in helping others to find, attract and retain the right people for the job.
This award seeks to identify SMB (*) IT service providers that bring value to end customers, e.g from service innovation, delivery and security, data management, building loyalty and enhancing productivity to digitizing the workplace.
(*) based on total revenue, source: Trends Business Information
Tech companies weren’t always leading the way in terms of sustainability. Luckily, this is changing. Sustainable and responsible ICT companies nowadays not only offer new technologies, but are also leading the way when it comes to saving the world from climate change. In this award category we’re looking for companies who are doing their upmost to operate in an environmentally friendly way.
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The ICT Personality of the Year is awarded solely by the editorial team of Data News. The award is handed out every year to an exeptional entrepreneur or business leader who has made a significant contribution to the Belgian IT sector.
ICT Personality of the Year
The ICT Personality of the Year is awarded solely by the editorial team of Data News. The award is handed out every year to an exceptional entrepreneur or business leader who has made a significant contribution to the Belgian IT sector.
PRACTICALS
Thursday June 2nd 2022
VENUE
Brussels Expo – Hall 11
PROGRAMME
06.00 pm Champagne reception
07.30 pm Award ceremony & Gala dinner
09.30 pm Dessert buffet & Networking
01.30 am Closing
DRESS CODE: Black tie & Cocktail
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cedric.noens@roularta.be
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carole.santens@roularta.be
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