BCTIA Impact Speaker Series

Next month's BCTIA Impact event features four previous winners of the BCTIA Technology Impact Awards as they share what motivates them to keep pushing to the next level.

• Technology visionary and pioneer, Dr. John A. MacDonald, co-founder of MacDonald Dettwiler & Associates and now Chairman and CEO of Day4 Energy, was recognized as the 2009 Technology Impact Awards Person of the Year for his contributions to the sector.
• David Sutcliffe, former CEO of Sierra Wireless, won the coveted Bill Thompson award for exemplifying leadership in business and the community. With a technology career that spans 25 years, David has played an instrumental role in developing the wireless data industry.
• Andrew Reid, CEO, Vision Critical will explain how Vision Critical’s Vancouver-based Community and Qualitative Team built from scratch a number of products that offer online communities and research service packages to enhance the company’s technological capabilities. The team was recognized as winner of Team of the Year.
• Dr. Hannes Blum, President & CEO, Abebooks.com will talk about how the world’s largest online marketplace for books supports a wide variety of charitable activities and literacy initiatives, as well as offering a progressive work environment and showing environmental leadership. They were awarded the Leadership in Social Responsibility Award.

As always, BCTIA promises 75% 'open mike' time, so this is a great opportunity to ask questions of these four industry leaders. This upcoming networking reception is on May 14th and starts at 5pm followed by presentations and open mike from 6pm - 7pm. Be sure to register online.