Over 400 people gathered at Manchester’s historic Midland Hotel last night to celebrate the innovative and outstanding work of the North’s thriving tech sector.
Hosted by BBC presenter Will Perry, the inaugural Prolific North Tech Awards event was a complete sell-out with all corners of the region represented.
Entries were submitted by the region’s most innovative and forward-thinking tech specialists in multiple industries – so thank you to everyone who made an entry. The shortlist only goes to show the immense talent and imagination at play in the North’s tech sector.
We’d also like to thank the industry experts who made up our panel of judges:
Mo Aldalou, Entrepreneur Engagement Manager for North West at Tech Nation; Dawn Anderson, International SEO and Web Marketing Consultant; Tom Armenante, eCommerce Manager for Wolsey and Nicole Farhi; Paul Bamber, Director of Technology at Bruntwood; Andy Barke, Head of Northern Agencies for Google; Michael Boyle, Head of Digital & Marketing at Maniére De Voir; Martin Bryant, Founder of Big Revolution; Tom Clarke, Head of PR, Social and Events at SharpFutures; Richard Dawson, Digital Marketing Expert at The Cheshire Digital Marketing Agency; Mike Deyes, Deputy Director of Marketing at the University of Liverpool; Ellie England, Sales Director for Microsoft Search Advertising; Marcus Hadfield, Chief Strategy Officer for Apadmi; Kristal Ireland, Head of eCommerce and Retail Technology for London North East Railway; Brendan Keegan, Senior Lecturer in Digital Marketing at MMU; Mark Kuhillow, Founder of R.O.Eye; Anna Leyland, Service Excellence Manager at Soprasteria; Davina Lines, Managing Director of eCommerce Club & Mixing Digital; Peter Lusty, Chief Executive for Manchester Tech Trust; Neil McKay, CEO of Endless Gain; Alexandra Morris, Managing Director of MakeUrMove; Paul Morris, Head of Marketing, Planning & Performance for Tesco Bank; Manoj Ranaweera, Founder & CEO for Techcelerate Ventures; Rob Shaw, CEO of Jaywing PLC; David Turner, P Engineering for Response Tap; Lisa Wood, Head of Communications for Now Healthcare Group; Jim Young, Head of Creative Technology at Sparq (part of the Saville Group).
Prolific North Tech Awards 2019: The Winners
Best Application of Tech – Manufacturing: Wax Digital – Nissan Best
Tech Entrepreneur of the Year: Richard Hayes – Mojo Mortgages
Also nominated:
Louis-James Davis – VST Enterprises
Richard Jordan – Dynamic Risk Indicator
Will Perry ended the awards ceremony by congratulating all of the nominees, the winners, the judging panel and the attendees, as well as the supporters who helped make the event possible.
