Below is a list of winners from the European ICT Awards which took place on June 28th in Luxembourg. The awards took place during the ICT Spring trade show which gathered worldwide ICT innovative firms, 87 revolutionary startups and 2,300 attendees in Luxembourg.
Winners include:
European ICT Media of the Year : French Web
Also nominated: Data News and Computerwoche
European Startup of the Year : Bime / We Are Cloud. Also nominated: Kwaga and Yappoint S.A.
European ICT Innovation of the Year : iNUI Studio SA. Also nominated: Goomeo and Yappoint S.A.
European CIO of the Year : Mr David Wilde CIO City of Westminster. Also nominated: Mr Manuel Fischer CIO Cetrel SA (Luxembourg) and Mr Peter Ligezinski Chief Information Officer Allianz Investmentbank AG (Austria)
Plug & Play Tech Center selection: 3 firms were selected by Plug&Play Tech Center to enjoy their incubator services during 3 months in California. Prestashop, Badgeville and iNUI Studio SA
Renee Blodgett is the founder of We Blog the World. The site combines the magic of an online culture and travel magazine with a global blog network and has contributors from every continent in the world. Having lived in 10 countries and explored nearly 80, she is an avid traveler, and a lover, observer and participant in cultural diversity.
She is also the CEO and founder of Magic Sauce Media, a new media services consultancy focused on viral marketing, social media, branding, events and PR. For over 20 years, she has helped companies from 12 countries get traction in the market. Known for her global and organic approach to product and corporate launches, Renee practices what she pitches and as an active user of social media, she helps clients navigate digital waters from around the world. Renee has been blogging for over 16 years and regularly writes on her personal blog Down the Avenue, Huffington Post, BlogHer, We Blog the World and other sites. She was ranked #12 Social Media Influencer by Forbes Magazine and is listed as a new media influencer and game changer on various sites and books on the new media revolution. In 2013, she was listed as the 6th most influential woman in social media by Forbes Magazine on a Top 20 List.
Her passion for art, storytelling and photography led to the launch of Magic Sauce Photography, which is a visual extension of her writing, the result of which has led to producing six photo books: Galapagos Islands, London, South Africa, Rome, Urbanization and Ecuador.
Renee is also the co-founder of Traveling Geeks, an initiative that brings entrepreneurs, thought leaders, bloggers, creators, curators and influencers to other countries to share and learn from peers, governments, corporations, and the general public in order to educate, share, evaluate, and promote innovative technologies.
