The Trends Awards — премия для лидеров мира высоких технологий

cryptonews.ruPublished on 2023-09-24Last updated on 2025-03-24

The Trends Awards — премия для лидеров мира высоких технологий — открывает свои двери для компаний и экспертов из индустрий:

IT
AI
Fintech
Blockchain
Mining
Edtech
Venture & Startups
Creative Industry
Media & PR
ECom

The Trends Awards отмечает достижения компаний и отдельных выдающихся личностей в создании и развитии технологических компаний и продуктов. Всего на премии будет 30 номинаций, 15 из которых отмечают достижения компаний, а другие 15 чествуют персональные достижения.

Этапы премии:

Прием заявок заканчивается 30 апреля 2025 года.
По окончании приема заявок организационный комитет The Trends Awards отсматривает все входящие заявки и формирует лонг-листы (до 10 номинантов в каждой номинации). Лонг-листы появятся на сайте 15 мая 2025 года.
Члены жюри (посредством заполнения анкет) и люди (путем открытого голосования в боте премии) голосуют за номинантов. Члены жюри выставляют оценку от 1 до 5. По итогам голосования жюри формируется средний балл у каждого номинанта. Люди голосуют в боте и могут поставить каждому из номинантов от 3 до 5 баллов. По итогам голосования людей у каждого номинанта также формируется средний балл. Результаты голосования жюри и общества суммируются. 5 компаний и персон с наивысшим рейтингом попадают в шорт-листы по всем номинациям.
Шорт-листы по всем номинациям будут объявлены на форуме The Trends 29 мая 2025 года.
C 10 июня по 10 июля пройдет второй этап голосования по тому же принципу. Победители с наивысшим рейтингом (суммарным количеством баллов голосования) будут объявлены и награждены на церемонии вручения статуэток.

Церемония награждения пройдет в одном из самых знаковых мест Москвы во второй половине июля (точные даты и место будут объявлены организаторами позже).

15 номинаций для компаний:

THE BEST IT COMPANY
TECH ECOSYSTEM
AI SOLUTION (B2B)
AI SOLUTION (B2C)
FINTECH COMPANY
MINING COMPANY
GROUNDBREAKING TECHNOLOGY
EDTECH COMPANY
THE BEST ECOMPANY
VR/AR/XR COMPANY
THE BEST STARTUP
BLOCKCHAIN COMPANY
THE BEST DIGITAL MEDIA
BLOCKCHAIN MEDIA
THE BEST MOBILE APP

15 персональных номинаций:

TRENDSETTER
THE BEST FOUNDER
THE BEST CEO
THE BEST CTO
THE BEST COO
WEB3 ENTREPRENEUR
PR DIRECTOR IN TECH
TECH INVESTOR
ADVISOR IN TECH
THE BEST SPEAKER
THE BEST DESIGNER
DIGITAL ARTIST
VIDEO CREATOR (AI)
TECH BLOGGER
THE BEST INFLUENCER

Заявки можно подать до 30 апреля 2025 года. Участие бесплатное.

Звездный состав жюри (пополняется):

Алексей Иванченко, председатель совета директоров АвтоФинанс Банка

Евгений Егоров, президент ACI Russia

Алма Обаева, председатель правления НП «НПС»

Андрей Варнавский, руководитель Центра финтехнологий СПАО «Ингосстрах»

Ольга Сгибнева, директор по маркетингу СДЭК

Эдгар Григорян, основатель ATF Media, сооснователь форума The Trends

Вячеслав Турпанов, основатель сообщества Razvedka VC, бизнес-ангел

Илья Щиров, исполнительный вице-президент Райффайзенбанка

Гарретт Джонстон, генеральный директор и основатель Epiphany

Лаура Жунусова, основатель медиа о людях в Центральной Азии WeProject

Андрей Михайлишин, сооснователь и руководитель BRICS Pay

Борис Агатов, автор «Шокирующих трендов в ритейле»

Василь Газизулин, основатель и управляющий партнер TopFranchise

Стелла Лабужская, основатель SAS Metagallery, VozDooh, Spelllens

Игорь Терехов, старший консультант McKinsey & Company

Артур Анисимов, сооснователь форума The Trends, основатель BRIDGE

Татьяна Бенуа, президент Ассоциации «Национальный фонд искусственного интеллекта»

Денис Носков, основатель Neuron
и другие.

Подробную информацию можно найти на официальном сайте премии: https://thetrends.tech/awards

Оставить заявку номинанта — https://thetrends.tech/awards/nominant

Оставить заявку члена жюри — https://thetrends.tech/awards/juriform

Стать спонсором премии — https://t.me/The_Trends_Partners

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