Volta Announces Ecosystem Impact Awards Winners
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HALIFAX – For the fourth year, Volta and RBC have recognized members of Atlantic Canada’s startup community for their contributions to and support for the industry.
The Ecosystem Impact Awards were launched in 2019 as a partnership between Volta and RBC. They celebrate the efforts of community leaders and supporters who are helping nurture and grow the startup ecosystem in Atlantic Canada.
The award categories include: Catalyst, Community Leader, Disruptor and Positive Impact – one for a company and another recognizing an individual.
This year’s recipients were selected by a panel of judges from more than 20 nominees. The complete list of awards winners follows:
- Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub received the Catalyst Award, which recognizes an organization that has helped create cohesion and growth in the Atlantic Canadian startup ecosystem.
- Dr. Dhirendra Shukla received the Community Leader Award, which recognizes a company or Founder directly impacting the growth and development of the Technology and Innovation Ecosystem in Atlantic Canada. They demonstrate dedication to the startup community, and give back through the donation of time, mentorship and serving as a resource in a peer-to-peer environment.
- Milk Moovement received the Disruptor Award, which recognizes an Atlantic Canadian technology startup that has experienced significant success over the past year.
- Impactful Health Research and Development received the Positive Impact Award – Company, which recognizes a company that has developed and implemented solutions for social, cultural and/or environmental issues that benefit the community at large.
- Akram Al-Otumi, Catalyst Project Director at SVX and Tech Innovation & Entrepreneurship Lecturer at Dalhousie University, received the Positive Impact Award- Individual, which recognizes an individual who has developed and implemented solutions for social, cultural or environmental issues that benefit the community at large.