2022 Meet the Finalists (Invite Only)

Date: September 8, 2022

Time: 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm

Location: TBD

Sponsor: TBD

Meet the Finalists (Invite Only)

Date: September 22, 2021

Time: 5:00 pm until 5:30 pm

Location: TBD

Sponsor: TBD

Date

May 8, 2023

Location

Hermitage Country Club

1248 Hermitage Rd, Manakin-Sabot, VA 23103

Schedule

10 AM – Morning Bar + Warm-Up

 

11 AM – Shotgun Start | Scramble Format

 

4 PM – Outdoors hors d’oeuvres and awards reception to be held immediately following the tournaments.

Join rvatech/ for a day outside with your team at one of Richmond’s favorite golf tournaments.

Come connect on the course with friends and clients for a day of fun and golf at the Hermitage Country Club in Manakin-Sabot as we promote socially distant networking + the opportunity to reconnect with the #rvatech community!


We're currently sold out!

If your rvatech/ membership includes a company foursome – please contact Lindsay Money at Lindsay@rvatech.com

 

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Date

April 25, 2022

Location

Hermitage Country Club

1248 Hermitage Rd, Manakin-Sabot, VA 23103

Schedule

10 AM – Morning Bar + Warm-Up

 

11 AM – Shotgun Start | Scramble Format

 

1 PM – Cornhole Team Check-in

 

1:30 PM – Cornhole Tournament Start | Double Elimination Format

 

4 PM – Outdoors hors d’oeuvres and awards reception to be held immediately following the tournaments.

Join RVATECH for a day outside with your team at one of Richmond’s favorite golf tournaments.

Come connect on the course with friends and clients for a day of fun and golf at the Hermitage Country Club in Manakin-Sabot as we promote socially distant networking + the opportunity to reconnect with the #rvatech community!


Not a golfer? Get your cornhole dream team ready for some friendly competition!

Enjoy a day out with your team at our first-ever cornhole tournament. Featuring ample opportunities for socializing, and the chance to compete in a team of 2 or 4.

 

Tournament Time: 1 – 4 PM

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Track #1: Drive with Data

Big Data

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Automation

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Track #3: Drive the Journey

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Agile

The 2020 MLM Awards

The Margaret Lyn McDermid Awards recognize women technologists in the greater Richmond area. The awards program is named after Margaret Lyn McDermid who has had a direct impact on Central Virginia’s tech economy, Virginia’s image across the country, opportunities for women and young people in technology, and most especially our continued growth as an organization at RVATECH. Lyn should be an inspiration to any young person, and especially any woman, who has a desire to become a technologist.

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Event Speakers

Christina Hollingsworth

VP, Information Technology

Hamilton Beach

Courtney Rowell

Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Leader

Thomson Reuters

Elaine Cheng

VP and Chief Information Officer

Shentel

Emma MacMullan

Cyber Intelligence Analyst

Federal Reserve

Jimma Elliot-Stevens

Chief Privacy Officer

Thomson Reuters

Johanna “Jojo” Leasiolagi

Senior Technical Advisor

Defense Intelligence Agency

Katia Mastropas

Senior Data Scientist

James River Insurance

Lauren Hill

Product Lead

Capital One

Mary Glerum

Director of Product Management

InRythym

Megan Overton

Product Management Consultant

The Mom Project

Santhi Sridharan

Head of Engineering, Open Source Office

Capital One

Sara Demeria

VP, Business Information Security Officer

Federal Reserve

Teresa Washburn

Senior Manager, User Experience Design

Workday

Crystal Harris

Agile Transformation Coach

CapTech

Karen Rodd

Agile Transformation Coach

CapTech

LaLisha Hurt

Deputy Chief Information Security Officer

GDIT

Tanya Madison

Chief Privacy Officer

Aristocrat Technologies

Charlene Mowery

Director, Strategic Initiatives

Red Hat

Viji Natarajan

Enterprise and Solution Architecture Leader / Director

Veracity / Women Who Code

Date

September 14, 2020

Schedule

10 AM – Morning Bar + Warm-Up

 

11 AM – Shotgun Start

 

Outdoors hors d’oeuvres and awards reception to be held immediately following the tournament

Location

Hermitage Country Club

1248 Hermitage Rd, Manakin-Sabot, VA 23103

Join RVATECH for a day outside with your team at one of Richmond’s favorite golf tournaments.

Come connect on the course with friends and clients for a day of fun and golf at the Hermitage Country Club in Manakin-Sabot as we promote socially distant networking + the opportunity to reconnect with the #rvatech community!

 

Per the Governor’s current guidelines, face coverings will be required when individuals are unable to keep a 6ft distance.

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Date

April, 26, 2021

Schedule

10 AM – Morning Bar + Warm-Up

 

11 AM – Shotgun Start | Scramble Format

 

Outdoors hors d’oeuvres and awards reception to be held immediately following the tournament

Location

Hermitage Country Club

1248 Hermitage Rd, Manakin-Sabot, VA 23103

Join RVATECH for a day outside with your team at one of Richmond’s favorite golf tournaments.

Come connect on the course with friends and clients for a day of fun and golf at the Hermitage Country Club in Manakin-Sabot as we promote socially distant networking + the opportunity to reconnect with the #rvatech community!

 

Per the Governor’s current guidelines, face coverings will be required when individuals are unable to keep a 6ft distance.

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Replay the 2020 Awards Video


About the Virtual Event

This is Richmond’s twenty-fifth anniversary “Academy Awards” of technology and although 2020 certainly isn't the year any of us expected, that's not going to stop us from celebrating! We're continuing to showcase + recognize individual accomplishments, corporate wins, non-profit success stories, innovation excellence, and growing small businesses! However, we'll just be swapping out a night at Maymont Gardens for a night at home.

RVATECH is teaming up with Richmond's own Altamira Film Co. to bring the 25th Anniversary Awards Gala to life by through an incredible 90-minute production and celebrating tech with tech - like never before. So, pick up your Gala Night Basket Bundle and head straight for your favorite streaming channel as we kick off what will truly be a night to remember!

Sponsors

Equity Impact Award

Chairman's Award

Innovation in Public Sector

Innovation in Private Sector Award

Large Capital

Innovation in Private Sector Award

Mid Capital

Emerging Small Business Award

Technology Builder Award

Technology Influencer of the Year Award

Next Gen Award

Photo Booth Sponsor

Legislator(s) of the Year Award

Outstanding Collaboration in Tech

Innovation in Private Sector Award

Small Capital

Community Impact Award

Pre-Dinner Reception Sponsor

After Party Sponsor

People's Choice Award

Innovation in Education Award

Meet the Finalists Sponsor

Technology Executive of the Year

Opportunity Impact Award

Sponsored by AIS Network


2023 Awardee Appointed

 

Learn About the Award

Awarded to an individual or team whose leadership and creative use of existing or development of new technology has benefited the environment for equity, diversity, accessibility, and inclusion in the Richmond metropolitan area or the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Criteria:
• This individual/group has used technology in an innovative and creative way to enrich the environment for equity, diversity, accessibility, and inclusion either in the Richmond metro area or throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia.

• Nominee(s) must demonstrate how they have employed existing or new technology to provide a more affirming environment and sustain support for historically underrepresented groups.

• Nominee(s) must demonstrate intent to be a catalyst for change in the areas of equity, diversity, accessibility, and inclusion.

Community Impact Award

Sponsored by MAXX Potential


2023 Finalists:

• Comcast

• sayCare

• Paymerang

 

Learn About the Award

Awarded to an individual or team from an organization in central Virginia that displays the most innovative use(s) of technology to deliver services, advance their mission, or impact our community.

Criteria:
• This individual/group has used technology in an innovative and creative way to deliver services, advance their mission, transform their industry, or impact the community.

• Nominee must showcase a demonstrable impact on their community and the technology ecosystem in Richmond through their work

Educator of the Year

Sponsored by Google


2023 Finalists:

• Elizabeth Baker – Virginia Commonwealth University

• Garret Westlake – Virginia Commonwealth University

• Javaria Johnson – MLK Middle School

• Yvette Lee – J.R. Tucker High School

 

Learn About the Award

Awarded to the educator that provides exceptional technology leadership and encourages students to pursue higher education or training in science, technology, engineering and math.

Criteria:
• Awarded for innovation in teaching styles, educational programs, or other means of impacting the educational process and student outcomes

• Must teach Science, Technology, Engineering or Math specifically within Richmond or surrounding counties

• Must showcase a high degree of innovation or uniqueness, offering a compelling offering that students typically don’t experience in a traditional curriculum

• Must showcase a demonstrable impact through the number of students reached, potential scalability of the concept, and/or impact on the community as a whole

NextGen Award

Sponsored by Capital One


2023 Finalists:

• Anooshka Pendyal

• Neel Gandhi

• Parth Tornekar

• Rh Paras

 

Learn About the Award

Awarded to a K-12 student who has demonstrated a meaningful impact on the technology ecosystem in Richmond.

Criteria:
• Must matriculate in grades K-12 specifically within Richmond or surrounding counties at the time of nomination

• Awarded for a demonstrable impact, product, or program that advances the technology ecosystem within Richmond

• Award winner will be selected based on excellence within an “above and beyond” initiative that took place outside of a class assignment

• Must showcase a high degree of innovation or uniqueness, offering a compelling offering that is not currently available in the greater Richmond marketplace

Technology Builder Award

Sponsored by ePlus and Pure Storage


2023 Finalists:

• Active Digital

• CapTech’s VISTAR

• Mobius Materials

• UDig’s 24/7 Referral-Acceptance Capabilities

• CloudBees

 

Learn About the Award

Awarded to a local technology company delivering technology solutions and/or services to external clients that build capacity and increase operational efficiency.

Criteria:
• Intended for the vendor and consultant community that specialize in providing technology solutions for client companies

• Must showcase a strategic and innovative solution that changes business process or procedure

• Must provide tangible financial or business value and increase operational efficiency for a client

Emerging Small Business Award

Sponsored by Summit Human Capital


2023 Finalists:

• Fringe

• HIO

• No Limbits

• RecRe

• Servos

Learn About the Award

Awarded to a local small business or start-up technology company that has demonstrated the ability to achieve commercial success.

Criteria:
• Nominee should demonstrate a unique or innovative offering that provides real value to a current need or creates a new need in the marketplace

• Nominee should demonstrate recognizable success through market impact and/or revenue growth

• Nominee should have achieved success through the specific and innovative use of technology

Innovation in Public Sector

Sponsored by CarMax


2023 Finalists:

• VDOT-Office of Public-Private Partnerships’ P3 SCMS

• UNOS’ The Travel App

• VA Dept. of General Services’ eVA: The Next Chapter

• VA Dept. of Health – OEMS’s Data-Sharing and Analytics Solution

• Virginia Office of Data Governance and Analytics’s Data Trust

Learn About the Award

Awarded to a public agency, or organization benefitting the public good, whose creative use of existing or development of new technology enhances processes, methodologies and/or services for their own or others' benefit.
Criteria:• Awarded for excellence and innovation on a project, process, or business transformation

• Must demonstrate how discovery, collaboration, iteration, prototyping, etc. contributed to the conception and development of the innovation

• Must demonstrate how the innovation satisfies an existing need or creates a new need that is not currently available in the market.

• Must showcase distinct, game changing advantages over any alternatives.

• The innovation must showcase compelling ways in which it was communicated, how users were engaged, and how it was delivered to the marketplace.

• The value proposition must be clearly achieved, fulfilled and validated in the marketplace.

• The project should have a long-term impact and be an inspiration for future innovation and innovators

Innovation in Private Sector, Large Capital

Sponsored by CGI


2023 Finalists:

• CarMax Pre-Qualification and Finance Based Shopping Team

• CoStar’s Homes.com

• Dominion Energy Electric Transmission -Syncrophasers

• Dominion Energy’s Voltage Drop Cop

 

Learn About the Award

Awarded to a company whose creative use of existing or development of new technology enhances processes, methodologies and/or services for their own or others' benefit.



Criteria: • Awarded for excellence and innovation on a project, process, or business transformation

• Must demonstrate how discovery, collaboration, iteration, prototyping, etc. contributed to the conception and development of the innovation

• Must demonstrate how the innovation satisfies an existing need or creates a new need that is not currently available in the market.

• Must showcase distinct, game changing advantages over any alternatives.

• The innovation must showcase compelling ways in which it was communicated, how users were engaged, and how it was delivered to the marketplace.

• The value proposition must be clearly achieved, fulfilled and validated in the marketplace.

• The project should have a long-term impact and be an inspiration for future innovation and innovators

Innovation in Private Sector, Small Capital

Sponsored by Comcast


2023 Finalists:

• AMPEL BioSolutions

• HIO

• Healthbridge

• Naborforce, Inc.

• NextLabs Inc.

 

Learn About the Award

Awarded to a company whose creative use of existing or development of new technology enhances processes, methodologies and/or services for their own or others' benefit.



Criteria: • Awarded for excellence and innovation on a project, process, or business transformation

• Must demonstrate how discovery, collaboration, iteration, prototyping, etc. contributed to the conception and development of the innovation

• Must demonstrate how the innovation satisfies an existing need or creates a new need that is not currently available in the market.

• Must showcase distinct, game changing advantages over any alternatives.

• The innovation must showcase compelling ways in which it was communicated, how users were engaged, and how it was delivered to the marketplace.

• The value proposition must be clearly achieved, fulfilled and validated in the marketplace.

• The project should have a long-term impact and be an inspiration for future innovation and innovators

Tech Executive of the Year

Sponsored by Vaco


2023 Finalists:

• Joe George, Strategic Risk Associates

• Diane Schnupp, Kinsale Group

• Norm Crandall, Paymerang

• Melanie Frank, Capital One

• Patricia Titus, Markel

 

Learn About the Award

Awarded to an individual whose leadership resulted to create competitive advantage, optimize business processes, enable growth or improve relationships with customers.

Criteria:
• An executive who has primary IT leadership responsibility for an entire company, business line, or geography.

• In the past year, has demonstrated leadership to successfully manage and champion technology initiatives.
Examples include: • Led technology efforts on a day-to-day basis, while receiving positive results from internal employee surveys.

• Improved the internal IT organization (e.g., restructured, new technology, use of automation, use of analytics, improved risk management, improved reporting)

• Led technology efforts related to a major company change (e.g., taken a company public/private, led merger/acquisition activities, introduced a new product into the marketplace)

• Significantly boosted a company’s IT presence in a geography

Innovation in Cyber Security

Sponsored by Assura


2023 Finalists:

• Audora

• Dragnet

Learn About the Award

Awarded to a cyber security project that showcases breakthrough innovation and creativity in the practice and application of cyber security.

Outstanding Collaboration

Sponsored by Luck Companies


2023 Finalists:

• Earlybird (Sandbox + Daybreak)

• Shockoe & Altria

• Tech For Troops and Team11/11- Veteran Project

 

Learn About the Award

Awarded to two or more companies (in a non-consultative arrangement) that have exemplified the collaborative spirit necessary to achieve breakthrough innovations in technology.


Innovation in Cloud Computing

Sponsored by Synergy Technical


2023 Finalists:

• Caldwell & Gregory’s Service Automation Project

• Indivior’s No-Touch Device Provisioning Experience

• Operation Smile’s Technology Solutions Built Using Microsoft Power Apps

• Servos’ Education Certification System

Learn About the Award

Awarded to a cloud computing project that showcases breakthrough innovation and creativity in the practice and application of cloud computing.

Innovation in Data Science

Sponsored by CoStar


2023 Finalists:

• Dominion Energy’s Misgrids

• Pangea Chat

• SearchAI ChatBot

 

Learn About the Award

Awarded to a project that showcases breakthrough innovation and creativity in the practice and application of data science.

Team Excellence Award

Sponsored by Networking Technologies + Support


2023 Finalists:

• Dominion Energy System Protection Automation & Analysis

• Paymerang

• VCU Health IT Team

• Virginia Department of General Services – purchases and supplies

• CarMax’s Cyber Security Team

Learn About the Award

Awarded to an entire team/division that exceeded expectations through innovation, collaboration, or pure technical excellence. Nominees could be the result of product development, process innovation, exceptional metrics/results, or excellence in team culture.

Legislator of the Year

Sponsored by Meta


2023 Awardee Appointed

 

 

Learn About the Award

Awarded to a legislator(s) who have made a positive impact on the technology sector in the previous year.

Chair's Award

Sponsored by Altria


2023 Awardee Appointed

 

 

Learn About the Award

Awarded to an individual or organization that has made a significant impact on the growth of technology in this region, and/or the advancement of Greater Richmond as a center for technology innovation.

People's Choice Award

Sponsored by InterVision


2023 Winner:
Vote now!

 

Learn About the Award

Awarded to the popular vote through social media leading up to the event.

Title Sponsor

NextGen Award

Innovation in Data Science Award

Emerging Small Business Award

Cocktail Hour Sponsor

Pre-Reception Sponsor

Opportunity Impact Award

Chair's Award + Wine Sponsor

Innovation in Cyber Security

Innovation in Public Sector

Innovation in Private Sector - Large Capital

Innovation in Private Sector - Small Capital

Technology Builder Award

Photobooth Sponsor

Educator of the Year Award

People's Choice Award

Outstanding Collaboration Award

Community Impact Award

Legislator of the Year

Team Excellence Award

Innovation in Cloud Computing

Meet the Finalists Sponsor

Technology Executive of the Year

360 PhotoBooth Sponsor

Check out the 2022 Event Photos

View the Photo Gallery

Replay the Award Production

Replay the 2022 Production

Equity Impact

Sponsored by AIS Network


2022 Winner:
• AnswersNow

Learn About the Award

Awarded to an individual or team whose leadership and creative use of existing or development of new technology has benefited the environment for equity, diversity, accessibility, and inclusion in the Richmond metropolitan area or the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Criteria:
• This individual/group has used technology in an innovative and creative way to enrich the environment for equity, diversity, accessibility, and inclusion either in the Richmond metro area or throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia.

• Nominee(s) must demonstrate how they have employed existing or new technology to provide a more affirming environment and sustain support for historically underrepresented groups.

• Nominee(s) must demonstrate intent to be a catalyst for change in the areas of equity, diversity, accessibility, and inclusion.

Community Impact Award

Sponsored by MAXX Potential


2022 Winner:
• Goochland High School – Virtual Rurality

Learn About the Award

Awarded to an individual or team from a nonprofit or civic organization in central Virginia that displays the most innovative use(s) of technology to deliver services, advance their mission, or impact our community.

Criteria:
• This individual/group has used technology in an innovative and creative way to deliver services, advance their mission, transform their industry, or impact the community.

• Nominee must showcase a demonstrable impact on their community and the technology ecosystem in Richmond through their work

Educator of the Year

Sponsored by Google


2022 Winner:
• Zachary Jernigan

Learn About the Award

Awarded to the educator that provides exceptional technology leadership and encourages students to pursue higher education or training in science, technology, engineering and math.

Criteria:
• Awarded for innovation in teaching styles, educational programs, or other means of impacting the educational process and student outcomes

• Must teach Science, Technology, Engineering or Math specifically within Richmond or surrounding counties

• Must showcase a high degree of innovation or uniqueness, offering a compelling offering that students typically don’t experience in a traditional curriculum

• Must showcase a demonstrable impact through the number of students reached, potential scalability of the concept, and/or impact on the community as a whole

NextGen Award

Sponsored by General Electric


2022 Winner:
• Corynn Mason @ CodeRVA Regional High School

Learn About the Award

Awarded to a K-12 student who has demonstrated a meaningful impact on the technology ecosystem in Richmond.

Criteria:
• Must matriculate in grades K-12 specifically within Richmond or surrounding counties at the time of nomination

• Awarded for a demonstrable impact, product, or program that advances the technology ecosystem within Richmond

• Award winner will be selected based on excellence within an “above and beyond” initiative that took place outside of a class assignment

• Must showcase a high degree of innovation or uniqueness, offering a compelling offering that is not currently available in the greater Richmond marketplace

Technology Builder Award

Sponsored by ePlus and Pure Storage


2022 Winner:
• Qlarion, a GCOM Company

Learn About the Award

Awarded to a local technology company delivering technology solutions and/or services to external clients that build capacity and increase operational efficiency.

Criteria:
• Intended for the vendor and consultant community that specialize in providing technology solutions for client companies

• Must showcase a strategic and innovative solution that changes business process or procedure

• Must provide tangible financial or business value and increase operational efficiency for a client

Emerging Small Business Award

Sponsored by CoStar Group


2022 Winner:
• Babylon Micro-Farms

Learn About the Award

Awarded to a local small business or start-up technology company that has demonstrated the ability to achieve commercial success.

Criteria:
• Nominee should demonstrate a unique or innovative offering that provides real value to a current need or creates a new need in the marketplace

• Nominee should demonstrate recognizable success through market impact and/or revenue growth

• Nominee should have achieved success through the specific and innovative use of technology

Innovation in Public Sector

Sponsored by Carmax


2022 Winner:
• VA DRPT – Mobility for All – Virginia Transportation Navigator

Learn About the Award

Awarded to a public agency, or organization benefitting the public good, whose creative use of existing or development of new technology enhances processes, methodologies and/or services for their own or others' benefit.
Criteria:• Awarded for excellence and innovation on a project, process, or business transformation

• Must demonstrate how discovery, collaboration, iteration, prototyping, etc. contributed to the conception and development of the innovation

• Must demonstrate how the innovation satisfies an existing need or creates a new need that is not currently available in the market.

• Must showcase distinct, game changing advantages over any alternatives.

• The innovation must showcase compelling ways in which it was communicated, how users were engaged, and how it was delivered to the marketplace.

• The value proposition must be clearly achieved, fulfilled and validated in the marketplace.

• The project should have a long-term impact and be an inspiration for future innovation and innovators

Innovation in Private Sector

Sponsored by CGI


2022 Winner:
• Mission Lane – NPD Investment

Learn About the Award

Awarded to a company whose creative use of existing or development of new technology enhances processes, methodologies and/or services for their own or others' benefit.



Criteria: • Awarded for excellence and innovation on a project, process, or business transformation

• Must demonstrate how discovery, collaboration, iteration, prototyping, etc. contributed to the conception and development of the innovation

• Must demonstrate how the innovation satisfies an existing need or creates a new need that is not currently available in the market.

• Must showcase distinct, game changing advantages over any alternatives.

• The innovation must showcase compelling ways in which it was communicated, how users were engaged, and how it was delivered to the marketplace.

• The value proposition must be clearly achieved, fulfilled and validated in the marketplace.

• The project should have a long-term impact and be an inspiration for future innovation and innovators

Technology Executive of the Year

Sponsored by Vaco


2022 Winner:
• Christina Hollingsworth – Hamilton Beach

Learn About the Award

Awarded to an individual whose leadership resulted to create competitive advantage, optimize business processes, enable growth or improve relationships with customers.

Criteria:
• An executive who has primary IT leadership responsibility for an entire company, business line, or geography.

• In the past year, has demonstrated leadership to successfully manage and champion technology initiatives.
Examples include: • Led technology efforts on a day-to-day basis, while receiving positive results from internal employee surveys.

• Improved the internal IT organization (e.g., restructured, new technology, use of automation, use of analytics, improved risk management, improved reporting)

• Led technology efforts related to a major company change (e.g., taken a company public/private, led merger/acquisition activities, introduced a new product into the marketplace)

• Significantly boosted a company’s IT presence in a geography

Innovation in Cyber Security

Sponsored by Assura


2022 Winner:
• Hive Systems – Quantico

Learn About the Award

Awarded to a cyber security project that showcases breakthrough innovation and creativity in the practice and application of cyber security.

Outstanding Collaboration

Sponsored by Luck Companies


2022 Winner:
• Hamilton Beach Brands, Synergy Technical, VCU, and Microsoft

Learn About the Award

Awarded to two or more companies (in a non-consultative arrangement) that have exemplified the collaborative spirit necessary to achieve breakthrough innovations in technology.


Innovation in Cloud Computing

Sponsored by Synergy Technical


2022 Winner:
• Chesterfield Auto Parts – Yardsmart

Learn About the Award

Awarded to a cloud computing project that showcases breakthrough innovation and creativity in the practice and application of cloud computing.

Legislator of the Year

Sponsored by Meta


2022 Winners:
• Senator George Barker and Delegate Emily Brewer

Learn About the Award

Awarded to a legislator(s) who have made a positive impact on the technology sector in the previous year.

Chair's Award

Sponsored by Altria


2022 Winners:
• Phlow

Learn About the Award

Awarded to an individual or organization that has made a significant impact on the growth of technology in this region, and/or the advancement of Greater Richmond as a center for technology innovation.

People's Choice Award

Sponsored by InterVision


2022 Winner:
• Loren Morgan at Owens and Minor

Learn About the Award

Awarded to the popular vote through social media leading up to the event.

Title Sponsor

Equity Impact Award

Chair's Award + Wine Sponsor

Innovation in Cyber Security

Innovation in Public Sector

Pre-Reception Sponsor

Innovation in Private Sector - Large Capital

Emerging Small Business Award

Technology Builder Award

NextGen Award

Photobooth Sponsor

Educator of the Year Award

People's Choice Award

Outstanding Collaboration Award

Community Impact Award

Legislator of the Year

After Party Sponsor

Studio Sponsor

Innovation in Cloud Computing

Meet the Finalists Sponsor

Technology Executive of the Year

Register for the 2022 rvatech/Gala Awards


About the Event


For the 26th year - rvatech/ is celebrating the many breakthroughs, advancements, and outstanding technologists that are a part of the Richmond technology ecosystem.


Join the rvatech/ Community at Maymont Gardens for a night under the stars celebrating and honoring our local organizations and individuals that are actively helping to advance our region's technology-based economy! RVATECH is teaming up with Richmond's own Altamira Film Co. for another Hollywood-style awards production to bring the 26th Anniversary Awards Gala to life through an incredible 90-minute production and celebrating tech with tech.

FAQ's -

What's the Attire?

Attire is suggested as Vineyard Chic. Keep in mind, this event will be held outdoors on the lawn at Maymont, and jackets/sweaters may be desired once the sun sets. We highly suggest avoiding high heels.

Where do I park?

Parking: Please park in the Dogwood Dell lot, directly adjacent to the dog park, located at 1300 Blanton Ave., Richmond, VA 23221. From here, executive shuttles will escort guests directly to the event within Maymont. (Shuttles will run continuously throughout the event.)

What's the Schedule?

Registration and cocktail hour will be held from 5-6 p.m. Doors open at 5 p.m.

 

Dinner and awards will run from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. immediately followed by the after-party from 8-9 p.m.

Rain Plan -

Due to inopportune weather, the Gala Awards has been rescheduled to October 14, 2021.

 

Covid Policies -

Cast your vote for the 2021 People's Choice

Voting closes October 1st

Vote Today for People's Choice

Sponsors

Equity Impact Award

Chairman's Award

Innovation in Public Sector

Innovation in Private Sector Award

Large Capital

Emerging Small Business Award

Innovation in Cyber Security Award

Technology Builder Award

Innovation in Data Science Award

Next Gen Award

Photobooth Sponsor

Legislator(s) of the Year

Outstanding Collaboration in Tech

Innovation in Private Sector Award

Small Capital

Community Impact Award

Pre-Dinner Reception Sponsor

After Party Sponsor

People's Choice Award

Innovation in Education Award

Meet the Finalists Sponsor

Technology Executive of the Year

Register For This Event

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