27th Annual CATAAlliance Innovation and Leadership Awards Gala Dinner. May 30, 2012 at the Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa

Date:
May 30, 2012

Location:
Conference Room (Room 4101, 4th Floor), Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa, Desmarais Building, 55 Laurier Avenue East, Ottawa.
Dress is business attire.

Time:
5:15pm - 6:00pm: Gala Reception
6:00pm - 9:00pm: Gala Dinner and Award Ceremony

Paul Brent former host of CTV's Tech Now

Guest MC Paul Brent, former host of CTV's Tech Now, will lead a  Power Podium Panel focusing on the New National Dream: Building An Intelligent Nation with i-CANADA.

Cost:
Individual tickets - $200
Corporate Tables - $1,800
(seats 8) with logo

For more information please contact: Emily Boucher, CATAAlliance
eboucher@cata.ca

At the Awards Gala, the winners are recognized for their innovation, expertise, and leadership in Canada's advanced technology community.

This year's theme is "Building an Intelligent Nation: i-CANADA."

Vivek Kundra, the architect of the Obama Administration's Cloud First policy and accomplished technology leader with a track record of driving innovation, joins us as a special keynote speaker.

Then you’ll hear perspectives from an Executive Panel of opinion leaders who will share insights into the creation of intelligent communities -- places where jobs grow, the environment is sustainable, and life is stimulated by the arts, media and a vibrant society.

Some of the key topics that we will explore include:

      -  Resources for building competitive communities

      -    An ecosystem for growing millionaires

      -    Graphic tool showing community strengths

      -     Best practices from successful global cities

      -     Status of i-communities across Canada

      -     The i-Waterfront billion-bit challenge

      -     Collaboration among community groups.

 Our experts will provide a vision for the future i-CANADA.  Hear from the likes of:

	William (Bill) Hutchison, Chair, i-CANADA
	Patrick K. Horgan, Vice President, Manufacturing, Development and Operations, IBM Canada
	Vivak Kundra, Architect of Obama's Cloud First Policy & EVP, Salesforce.com
	Y Generation CEO, the CATA Award Winner

Moderator, Paul Brent, will engage the Panel  in lively discussions. Gala guests are also  able to pose questions prior to the event via email to: info@cata.ca .

The 27th Annual Gala celebrates the best-of-the-best award-winners across the spectrum of advanced technology areas:

• CAMSC Innovation through Diversity Award
• The Celestica Award for Technology Commercialization
• The Peter Brojde Award for Canada’s Next Generation Executive Leadership
• The Motorola Award for Public Safety Technology
• Outstanding Product Achievement (ICT)
• Outstanding Product Achievement (Clean Tech)
• Outstanding Product Achievement (Health Care)
• Alcatel-Lucent Emerging Technology Award
• Excellence in Science and Technology Reporting
• Private Sector Innovation and/or Leadership in Advanced Technology
• Public Sector Leadership in Advanced Technology
• IT Strategic HR Management
• CIO of the Year, for SME's and Large Corporations
• Sara Kirke Award for Canada's Leading Woman High Tech Entrepreneur