More than 70 nominations at the PIN AWARDS 2023 Gala
More than 50 companies are expected to participate in the awarding of trophies awarded by the PIN Ecosystem, which includes PIN Magazine, Fab Lab Iași, Pin Map Iași and PIN Magazine Debates. For the 16 awards offered at the gala, the organizers received over 70 nominations.
The awards will be given in three sections (Companies, Projects, People), each of which is divided into several categories. Also, a Special Jury Prize and a Prize for the entire activity will be awarded.
The jury appointed to decide the winners is made up of 14 members, representatives of the technical university environment in Iași and entrepreneurs from the IT&O industry. Here is who will judge the awards at this year’s PIN Awards 2023 Gala: Sebastian Arhire, Ciprian Păiuș, Mirela Gavra, Amalia Sterescu, Marius Alexa, Cristian Pațachia-Sultănoiu, Lenuta Alboaie, Cristian Ignat, Elena Șerban, Ion Sturza, Mihaela Onofrei, Simona Caraiman, Răzvan Voica, Ana Crețu and Oana Grădinaru.
This year’s edition also brings something new for the public from Iași: a forum open to debates on IT and outsourcing, facilitated by Răzvan Rughiniș, professor at the Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Co-Founder at Innovation Labs Romania and Cristian Pațachia-Sultănoiu, Development & Innovation Manager of Orange Romania. Also, during the Gala, People of Tech, a new community dedicated to technology enthusiasts, will be launched.
The three categories of the Gala are:
PROJECTS
- Educational Initiative of the Year
- The best employer branding initiative
- The best IT&O initiative in the Republic of Moldova
- Community Impact Award
- CSR initiative of the year
- Office development of the year
COMPANIES
- The most active ITO company in Western Moldova (except Iași)
- Startup of the year
- IT Company of the Year
- The new competitor of the year
- Outsourcing Company of 2022
- Deal of the year for a local IT company
PEOPLE
- Manager of the year
- ITO Woman of the Year
- Special Jury Prize
- Award for the entire activity
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PIN Magazine is the magazine of the regional IT & Outsourcing industry, printed in a print run of 1,000 color copies (> 40 pages) with targeted distribution to IT companies and the relevant academic environment.
The magazine features editorials, interviews and articles on employer branding, trends and analysis, technology, education, real estate, living offices, events and IT communities.
The PIN Magazine debates
Fab Lab Iași is part of a global network of laboratories created with the aim of facilitating innovation and digital manufacturing.
PIN Map Iași is a map of modern offices in Iași that will also contain the initiatives that matter for the IT & Outsourcing industry (airport, start-up hubs, conference rooms, electric car charging stations), as well as locations of future projects of green office buildings.
The PIN Awards Gala is an annual event and aims to reward solid firms and companies, innovative start-ups, brave entrepreneurship in the region, relevant community events as well as sustainable academic projects.