MORE ABOUT THE TECH 25 AWARDS
Executives are invited to nominate one exceptional individual from their organization with a title role below CEO, CFO, COO, CIO or CTO, etc. Only twenty-five individuals will be selected for this year’s Tech 25 Class of 2022.
TechPoint created the Tech 25 Awards to help showcase and celebrate Indiana’s rising tech stars.
Tech 25 winners represent a wide range of roles within tech companies, such as software developers, financial analysts, marketing directors, and product managers. Winners will be selected from three main role categories, reinforcing the core roles that building product and building revenue play:
Tech Product/R&D
Example job titles and disciplines include: Software Development, Software Engineering, Software Architecture, Security Operations, Product Management, Technical Support, UI/IX Design/Development, Data Science & Analytics
NOTE: Tech-enabled companies should only nominate in the TECH PRODUCT/R&D category. For example, tech product and services companies may nominate an individual in any of the three categories. Companies that are tech-enabled but have a core business outside of tech should nominate in the TECH PRODUCT/R&D category only.
Tech Sales and Marketing
Example job titles and disciplines include: Sales, Business Development, Revenue & Growth Management, Customer/Client Success, Communications, Marketing, Events, Engagement
Tech Professional Services
Example job titles and disciplines include: Human Resources, Finance, Audit & Risk Management, Operations, Project Management, Solutions Consulting, Strategic Planning
Use the DOWNLOADS+ link below to view a PDF, Word Doc or Google Doc version of the complete Tech 25 nomination form. All nominations must be submitted via the Reviewr platform, but this document is provided for you to collect and organize information from your management team and the nominee herself or himself prior to completing the Reviewr nomination form.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
What are the judges looking for in a Tech 25 nominee?
In addition to being star performers and committed team players, nominees should also be excellent community contributors. The main factors the judges will be looking for are: professional contributions, energy and attitude, and community commitment.
Professional Contributions
Consider the extent of a nominee’s capabilities and professional impact. A nominee’s role(s), skills, and impact should be well articulated. Consideration should also be given to nominees demonstrating abilities to grow and adapt professionally as well as to make others around them better and more capable.
Energy & Attitude
In addition to considering what a nominee has contributed professionally, look for references to how the nominee conducts herself or himself. Exceptional candidates achieve great things while maintaining great energy and attitude that positively impact and inspire those around her/him to do the same. Look for explanation in the nomination of what really makes a nominee an outstanding individual.
Community Commitment
Consider a nominee’s commitment to and impact outside the workplace. Look for compelling commitment to and impact on the tech community, civic community, family, schools, nonprofit organizations, etc. Consider a nominee’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. Exceptional nominees will have at least one “passion project” that makes an impact bigger than self.
The nomination deadline is Friday, June 10, 2022. Nominations for the Tech 25 Awards must be submitted by a company executive, and only one nomination from an organization will be considered for the Tech 25 Awards.
A panel of independent judges, including past winners, will review applications and select this year’s class. The Tech 25 Class of 2022 will be announced publicly on August 23 on TechPoint Index. Visit the Tech 25 Awards page at TechPoint.org to view the Tech 25 Classes from past years and to start thinking about who your company wants to nominate before the deadline on June 10, 2022.