Sewickley, Penn., August 20, 2024 — The Technology Councils of North America (TECNA), representing over 60 technology associations across the U.S. and Canada, announces the winners of its sixth-annual TECNA Innovation Awards. These awards recognize and celebrate the exceptional creativity and groundbreaking contributions made by individuals and teams to improve their technology community.

The award ceremony was held in Boston, Massachusetts, during the annual TECNA Summer Conference on August 7. The awards were presented by Doug Robertson, CEO from Venn Innovation in Moncton, New Brunswick, and Zakiyyah Ali, Executive Director from Tech Council of Delaware in Wilmington, along with Avvey Peters, Head of Ecosystem Strategy from NorthGuide based in Kitchener, Ontario.

“This year’s TECNA Innovation Awards exemplify the crucial role of collaboration, advocacy, education and innovation regional tech councils and tech hubs play in the tech sector,” said Jennifer Young, TECNA CEO. “These awards highlight the exceptional work TECNA’s member organizations do each year, but also provide inspiration to others to consider new ideas and embrace a culture of continuous improvement. Tech jobs are in every community, so we all benefit when TECNA members and their member companies are thriving and active parts of these communities.”

The 2024 Innovation Awards winners included:

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Award – recognizing teams who have developed innovative initiatives in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

Winner – North Forge Technology Exchange

The North Forge Technology Exchange developed the Women in Innovation Lab (WiLab™) to address the distinctive challenges women entrepreneurs encounter in the workforce by providing essential resources, mentorship, and education to transform innovative ideas into viable businesses. North Forge also launched the Global Entrepreneurship Initiative to support the participants in the Start-up Visa (SUV) Program. This program focuses on North Forge’s initiative to not only support women’s entrepreneurial aspirations but also expand the existing services through North Forge that empower women entrepreneurs. In addition, North Forge’s development of a national virtual program has provided comprehensive assistance to women entrepreneurs entering Canada via the SUV and Provincial Nominee Program.

Find the full list of winners here: https://members.tecna.org/news/Details/technology-councils-of-north-america-announces-winners-for-annual-innovation-awards-226741