Share your innovation spirit
International contest of Innovation and Digital Transformation.
Innovation Prize
This Prize celebrates disruptive products and innovations that will change tomorrow's habits.
Digital Transformation Prize
This Prize celebrates companies that are change agents by making their own digital transformation.
Quebec Chief Innovator Prize
This prize celebrates the creativity and innovation of Quebec companies.
Women in Tech for Good Prize
This Prize celebrates women's leadership in impactful organizations and businesses through technology.
The winner will be presented at the Women in Tech's 2021 Global Awards.
100 000$ prize to win.
The winners will receive from our partners :
Prize for Transformation:
- S&E cloud: offers 2 workshops worth $3,000 for managers and a lunch&learn / lunchtime conference on computer security awareness for all employees.
Prize for Innovation :
- Freedom accelerator fund: a $10,000 grant to the winner of the Innovation Prize;
Prize for Women in
tech for good:
- Scotiabank Women's Initiative: $750 cash Prize + 5 hours of coaching valued at $2,000;
- Women in tech: the winner will be among the winners of the Women in tech Global Awards 2021;
Prize for all
winners :
- OVH Cloud: 3 Prizes worth $10,000 each in support of their infrastructure project the winning startups;
- Bizbiz Share: a white label of its product worth $25,000;
- Deloitte: professional advice on a topic relevant to startups or growth companies, in a half-day "lab" format, led by experienced professionals (value of over $5,000 for each company);
- Caisse des TI Desjardins: a business mentorship for 6 months to the winners, worth $3,000 each;
- Valtech: $5,000 in services to one of the winners;
- Le-Cours.ca: 3 TALENTS+ Prizes, consisting of a bank of 10 hours of e-learning coaching (value of $1,500 each) to support the organizational process of planning and designing an e-learning deployment (30 hours of consulting in total for a value of $4,500);
- TELUS Business: 2 Express Security Awareness Sessions (valued at $3,400 each) for large business or public sector winners.
Testimonials from 2020 winners
“Serenus.AI was proud to win first place at the MTL Tech Awards 2020. This is such an important recognition of years of our hard work.
Serenus.AI has a big vision, improving healthcare delivery while saving valuable resources, and the MTL Tech Awards was a great opportunity to distribute our message.”
"Participating in the MTL Tech Award - and the recognition of the Revelation Award - were among the major elements that allowed us to establish the credibility of our concept in the last quarter of 2020.
Winning the award also gave us the support of key partners for the ramp-up of our international approach and services.”
"Thank you all for your participation, we are honoured to have won the Audience Award!”
$100,000 in Prizes are up for grabs this year thanks to our partners.
Why
participate?
- Be featured on the main stage
- Put forward your innovation or digital transformation project
- Get a free Full Access upon submission of your application
- As finalist, get a virtual booth on the online platform and get 5 free additional Full Access to invite your colleagues or partners
- Maximize your visibility throughout the event
- Create international level business opportunities
- Connect with potential customers, partners and investors from around the world, as well as leaders and digital enthusiasts
How to
participate?
- Register by filling out the form
- Register before August 15, 2021 midnight (EST) to register
- Respect the 2021 topics
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Respect the following criteria:
Innovation Prize
- Proof of concept
- Some sales completed
Innovation & Digital Transformation Prize
- 2 or more people in the company
- Registered company
- Product/Service must increase the client's well-being/quality of life
Women in Tech for Good Prize
- Being a woman in a leadership position working in a company, association or as an investor putting societal impact at the heart of economic growth, thanks to new technologies and digital tools
Which category
to choose?
- Startups: to register as a startup, the company must have been registered in its country of operation for a maximum of three (3) years;
- SME: to register as an SME, the company must be registered in its country of operation and must have fewer than 500 employees;
- Large enterprise: to register as a Large company, the company must be registered in its country of operation and must have more than 500 employees;
- NPO and public and parapublic organizations.
Process:
- Registration via the form until August 15, 2021 midnight (EST);
- Finalists will be announced on September 10, 2021 (EST);
- Finalists must submit a video presentation of their innovation or project by October 3, 2021 midnight (EST);
- Live awards ceremony on MTL connect's main stage on October 15, 2021 (EST).
Be part of the innovators.
MTL Tech Awards 2020 winners continue to stand out.
