CTOs of the Year Europe 2022
The 2022 winners are announced! This prestigious and annual recognition for innovative and inspiring leadership that creates groundbreaking solutions in their respective companies was given for the 7th time. In the Large Enterprises category, the Jury selected CTO Erik Ekudden of Ericsson as the award winner. In the Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) category, the recognition was awarded to CTO Madhava Venkatesh of TrusTrace.
CTO (Chief Technology Officer) of the Year award is a platform to promote the importance of technology and innovation in Europe. The award is given to the most prominent technology leaders of highly successful European companies: people who are inspiring leaders and technology managers with foresight. The award recognises the most successful technology leaders in two categories: SMEs and Large Enterprises.
The CTO of the Year Europe does not necessarily have to be a CTO by title. However, the person should be responsible for the company’s technology and its development at the highest level, whether called a CTO, Head of Research, VP of Product Development, R&D Manager, Chief Scientist, or any such title.
The concept is pan-European and, as Jean-Eric Paquet, Director-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission says: “Europe needs to celebrate those who advance technology and innovate. Initiatives like the “CTO of the Year award” are very welcome as they lead to role models and further strengthen innovation in Europe”.
"The global economy is going through an unprecedented transformation. Industry leadership is no longer secured by brand or customer loyalty, but rather by new business models, mega trends and revolutionary technologies. Likewise, today innovation is almost always driven by technology. Yet any CTO-like role only emerges if and when efforts are made to develop something truly groundbreaking. It is often forgotten that the CTO’s responsibilities are not only to stimulate growth through innovation but also to manage technologies. The CTO of the Year award promotes technological innovation and gives recognition to people who work hard to support European competitiveness. We are not looking for a Chief Technology Officer of Europe, equivalent to the U.S. CTO, who focuses on the country’s technology policy, but we are most definitely looking for role models to fuel growth and strengthen European innovation and technology leadership". - Tomas Hedenborg, Founder and CEO of Fabel Advisory Oy Ab, Former President of Orgalim.
The partners in the CTO of the Year Europe organisation are EIRMA, Orgalim and Spinverse.
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For more information, please contact Eerika Ala-Kantti of Spinverse.