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STRATEGIC partners
Digital-Tech Education Partner
GOLD sponsor
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ECOSYSTEM partners
Media partners
SUPPORTED BY
STRATEGIC PARTNERS
DIGITAL-TECH EDUCATION PARTNER
GOLD SPONSOR
Tech Ecosystem Partner
sponsors
media partners
ECOSYSTEM partners
About The Award
Innovation has become a lifeline for many of us. We are witnessing how technology acceleration, especially through digital adoption, coupled with innovation has been a powerful mechanism in paving the way to uplift the economy out of a downturn since Covid began.
The strength, creativity and perseverance that we see, hear and read is remarkably vibrant! With so many great stories of how businesses have responded and reacted and even managed to accelerate growth, it is imperative that the Top In Tech Innovation Awards, brought to you by Digital News Asia and Malaysiakini, honours these innovators, businesses, and their massive efforts that reflect the best face of Malaysia Boleh.
Prizes
Winners will receive prizes, and exhilarating opportunities to further accelerate their innovations and potential scalability. The prizes include:
- Top In Tech Innovation Awards Category Trophies
- Winners' Ad Grant worth up to RM30k by Malaysiakini & Digital News Asia
- Cash Prize (for the special category of Young Innovator of the Year)
- Access to programmes offered by MDEC such as:
Complimentary access to Equidam Valuation report based on five different methodologies through the collaboration with Equidam.
Gain direct access to selected programs such as MDEC Pitching Open Day and Founders Grindstone Pitching & Networking.
– GAIN Connex – A curated 1-to-1 business matching and networking programme with overseas partners and resellers.
– GAIN Expand – A market immersion bootcamp, to assist companies to build out a business plan and provide them with opportunities to connect with decision makers, influencers, investors, and collaborators.
– GAIN Series – Specialised series of in-depth discussions on specific sectors or industries.
(Programmes are applicable to winners that are digital solution providers with export capabilities. Programme names are subject to change without prior notice.)
Get access to 1 to 1 coaching with Mentor+ influential Mentors.
Monthly invitation to the curated Mentor+ Webinars.
Exclusive invitation to join the thematic Group Mentoring / Coaching together with other tech industry players.
Please submit your entries
before 31 October 2021
through the online forms
available here.
SUBMISSION
This applies to 6 categories mentioned below. Please select the category that is best suited to your innovation.
The Entry Guidelines Kit is available for download to find out more about the criteria for each category and the judging process.
Category Lead Judges
Innovator of The Year
Best Brick & Mortar Adoption
Best Pivot
Afzal
A. Rahim
Chief Executive Officer,
TIME dotCom
Raja Teh
Maimunah
Managing Director Wholesale Banking,
Ambank Group
Joel
Neoh
Co-Founder,
Fave
Most Promising
Most Impactful Academia-Industry Collaboration
Most Innovative
Most Impactful Public Sector Agency Driving Digital Adoption
Dr V.
Sivapalan
Senior Partner
& Co-Founder
ScaleUp Malaysia Accelerator
Thillai
Raj
Senior Technology Advisor,
Wise Al
Ganesh
Bangah
Executive Chairman,
Commerce.Asia
Dato' Seri Wong
Siew Hai
President,
Malaysia Semiconductor Industry Association
Facilitating Judges
Premesh
Chandran
Chief Executive Officer,
Malaysiakini
Karamjit
Singh
Chief Executive Officer,
Digital News Asia
Category Lead Judges
Innovator
of The Year
Best Brick &
Mortar Adoption
Best
Pivot
Afzal A. Rahim
Chief Executive Officer,
TIME dotCom
Raja Teh
Maimunah
Managing Director Wholesale Banking,
Ambank Group
Joel Neoh
Co-Founder,
Fave
Most Promising
Most Impactful Academia-Industry Collaboration
Dr V. Sivapalan
Senior Partner
& Co-Founder,
ScaleUp Malaysia Accelerator
Thillai Raj
Senior Technology Advisor,
Wise Al
Most
Innovative
Most Impactful Public Sector Agency Driving
Digital Adoption
Ganesh Bangah
Executive Chairman,
Commerce.Asia
Dato' Seri Wong
Siew Hai
President,
Malaysia
Semiconductor
Industry Association
Facilitating Judges
Premesh
Chandran
Chief Executive Officer,
Malaysiakini
Karamjit
Singh
Chief Executive Officer,
Digital News Asia
Seven
Categories
The judges will be seeking innovators that have skillfully leveraged and incorporated technology into their business to secure a competitive advantage in today’s landscape despite the pandemic in the following categories.
Innovator
of The Year
This award recognises a person who has developed a breakthrough innovation that has the potential to improve lives and serve as an inspiration to those working in the technopreneurship industry.
Best Brick & Mortar Adoption
This award recognises a Brick-and-Mortar company that has shown exceptional productivity, resilience, and creative thinking in managing business through the adoption of technology amidst the pandemic with a minimum annual revenue of RM20 million.
Most Impactful Academia-Industry Collaboration
This award recognises a University or Polytechnic that has shown strong collaboration with industry over the past 20 months to strengthen the delivery of its curriculum and ensure graduates are industry ready from the get Go!
Most Impactful Public Sector Agency Driving Digital Adoption
Federal Level & State Level
This award recognises a Federal Level & State Level Government Agency that has shown transformation and strong collaboration with the industry to strengthen the technology innovation and transformation initiatives to the Startup & SMEs.
Startup
This award recognises a startup, founded by visionary entrepreneurs with innovative products or services that aim to disrupt the industry with an annual revenue of up to RM1 million.
Growth Company
This award recognises a company that is producing or providing innovative products or services that aim to disrupt the industry with an annual revenue of RM1 million – RM20 million.
Most Promising
Startup
This award recognises a startup in operation for below 18 months that has shown excellent resilience, productivity, and promising scalability with an annual revenue of up to RM1 million.
Growth Company
This award recognises a company that has shown excellent resilience, productivity and promising scalability with an annual revenue of RM1 million – RM20 million.
Best Pivot
Startup
This award recognises a startup that has shown tremendous pivot strategy during the pandemic with an annual revenue of up to RM1 million.
Growth Company
This award recognises a company that has shown tremendous pivot strategy during the pandemic with an annual revenue of RM1 million – RM20 million.
Special Award: Young Innovator
of the Year
*By nominations only
Brought to you by Asia Pacific University, this special award category curated for the generations Z & Alpha, will salute a young talent for his / her outstanding creativity and innovative mindset in developing new and highly potential processes and products for the future.
brought to you by
SUPPORTED BY
strategic partners
Digital-Tech Education Partner
GOLD SPONSOR
Tech Ecosystem Partner
sponsors
Ecosystem partners
Media partners
About The Award
Recognising leaders who have done an outstanding job leveraging technology and innovation during these challenging times.
Read more
Innovation has become a lifeline for many of us. We are witnessing how technology acceleration, especially through digital adoption, coupled with innovation has been a powerful mechanism in paving the way to uplift the economy out of a downturn since Covid began.
The strength, creativity and perseverance that we see, hear and read is remarkably vibrant! With so many great stories of how businesses have responded and reacted and even managed to accelerate growth, it is imperative that the Top In Tech Innovation Awards, brought to you by Digital News Asia and Malaysiakini, honours these innovators, businesses, and their massive efforts that reflect the best face of Malaysia Boleh.
Prizes
Winners will receive prizes, and exhilarating opportunities to further accelerate their innovations and potential scalability. The prizes include:
- Top In Tech Innovation Awards Category Trophies
- Winners' Ad Grant worth up to RM30k by Malaysiakini & Digital News Asia
- Cash Prize (for the special category of Young Innovator of the Year)
- Access to programmes offered by MDEC such as:
Equidam Valuation Report
Complimentary access to Equidam Valuation report based on five different methodologies through the collaboration with Equidam.
Green Lane for Funding Programs
Gain direct access to selected programs such as MDEC Pitching Open Day and Founders Grindstone Pitching & Networking.
Market Access Programme such as:
- GAIN Connex – A curated 1-to-1 business matching and networking programme with overseas partners and resellers.
- GAIN Expand – A market immersion bootcamp, to assist companies to build out a business plan and provide them with opportunities to connect with decision makers, influencers, investors, and collaborators.
- GAIN Series – Specialised series of in-depth discussions on specific sectors or industries.
(Programmes are applicable to winners that are digital solution providers with export capabilities. Programme names are subject to change without prior notice.)
FREE access packages for the Mentor+ platform includes:
- Get access to 1 to 1 coaching with Mentor+ influential Mentors.
- Monthly invitation to the curated Mentor+ Webinars.
- Exclusive invitation to join the thematic Group Mentoring / Coaching together with other tech industry
Category Lead Judges
BEST BRICK &
MORTAR ADOPTION
Raja Teh Maimunah
Managing Director
Wholesale Banking,
MOST PROMISING
Dr V. Sivapalan
Senior Partner,
& Co-Founder
MOST IMPACTFUL
ACADEMIA - INDUSTRY COLLABORATION
Thillai Raj
Senior
Technology Advisor,
MOST IMPACTFUL PUBLIC SECTOR
AGENCY DRIVING DIGITAL ADOPTION
Facilitating Judges
7 Categories
The judges will be seeking innovators that have skillfully leveraged and incorporated technology into their business to secure a competitive advantage in today’s landscape despite the pandemic in the following categories.
Innovator of The Year
This award recognises a person who has developed a breakthrough innovation that has the potential to improve lives and serve as an inspiration to those working in the technopreneurship industry.
Best Brick & Mortar Adoption
This award recognises a Brick-and-Mortar company that has shown exceptional productivity, resilience, and creative thinking in managing business through the adoption of technology amidst the pandemic with a minimum annual revenue of RM20 million.
Most Impactful Academia-Industry Collaboration
This award recognises a University or Polytechnic that has shown strong collaboration with industry over the past 20 months to strengthen the delivery of its curriculum and ensure graduates are industry ready from the get Go!
Most Impactful Public Sector Agency Driving Digital Adoption
Federal Level & State Level
This award recognises a Federal Level & State Level Government Agency that has shown transformation and strong collaboration with the industry to strengthen the technology innovation and transformation initiatives to the Startup & SMEs.
Most Innovative
This category is brought to you by RedONE
Startup
This award recognises a startup, founded by visionary entrepreneurs with innovative products or services that aim to disrupt the industry with an annual revenue of up to RM1 million.
Growth Company
This award recognises a company that is producing or providing innovative products or services that aim to disrupt the industry with an annual revenue of RM1 million – RM20 million.
Most Promising
Startup
This award recognises a startup in operation for below 18 months that has shown excellent resilience, productivity, and promising scalability with an annual revenue of up to RM1 million.
Growth Company
This award recognises a company that has shown excellent resilience, productivity and promising scalability with an annual revenue of RM1 million – RM20 million.
Best Pivot
Startup
This award recognises a startup that has shown tremendous pivot strategy during the pandemic with an annual revenue of up to RM1 million.
Growth Company
This award recognises a company that has shown tremendous pivot strategy during the pandemic with an annual revenue of RM1 million – RM20 million.
Special Award : Young Innovator of the Year
*By nominations only
Brought to you by Asia Pacific University this special award category curated for the generations Z & Alpha, will salute a young talent for his / her outstanding creativity and innovative mindset in developing new and highly potential processes and products for the future.
Join us in honouring remarkable innovations.
Thursday, 20th January 2022
3pm - 6.30pm
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