York Technology Alliance

Recognizing Technology Business Excellence in the GTA

May 30, 2013

The YTA Annual Technology Leadership Awards has matured to a top level GTA technology recognition event. The initiative has expanded to now celebrate 15 GTA technology companies as nominees for industry leadership recognition as well as two individuals for exceptional personal contributions to the sector and two post-secondary students pursing courses of study in preparation for careers in the technology industry.

Awards ShowcaseThe GTA is home to some of the greatest technology businesses, innovators and leaders in the world. The YTA Awards Showcase will profile 15 leading companies, creators and innovators of programs, applications and technologies. GTA Tech Leadership nominee finalists will showcase their work and demonstrate new ‘business as usual’ through the achievement of business excellence, growth and/or disruptive innovation.

“When we provide guidance on a technology company valuation considerable emphasis is placed on intangible assets.

Awards identifying their firm, products, management or market success can substantially enhance equity value.”

Kevin Tribe Managing Director of Tequity Inc.

A merger and acquisition firm focusing on technology companies, and past Chair of the YTA.

What nominees will receive as a category finalist:

• Professionallyprepared70secondvideoprofileofyourcompany asafinalistintherespectivecategory

• Professionallywrittenanddistributednewsrelease identifying your company as a category finalist

• Inclusionofyourcompanylogoinallmarketingandwebbased promotion materials leading up to the gala

• ½pagecolouradvertisementintheawardsprogram (companyprovideartandcopy)

• Solutionshowcasedisplayspace(6ftx3ft)intheNetworkingAtrium theeveningofawardsgala

• Introductionofyourcompanyanditsnominationinfrontofover200galaattendees

• Screeningofyourcompanyvideoprofileattheawardsgalaevening

• Yourcompanylogodisplayedontheatrescreensduringgaladinner

• Invitations(4)foryourdinnergueststoattendthe exclusiveAwardsAfterParty

NominationsremainopenuntilMarch15,2013.www.yorktech.ca/awards

“The PR value from the nomination alone was beyond anything we could have purchased. It is an honor to have been considered

amongst such fast-growth tech businesses.” Jason Cottrell

Founder of Myplanet Digital. Awardfinalist.

“MNP is delighted to have played a role in the Awards Program for thepast three years, focusing attention upon such great tech business

successes from throughout the GTA.” Jeremy Cole, RegionalManagingPartner,MNP

2013 YTA TECH COMPANY OF THE YEARThisawardrecognizesanorganizationthathasdemonstratedbusinessleadershipandexcellenceininnovationandacommitmenttotheknowledge-basedsectorintheGreaterTorontoRegionandpossiblythroughoutCanada.Considerationinthiscategoryrequiresincreasingprofitability,communityinvolvement,andthoughtleader-ship, and demonstration of sound business fundamentals.A mini-mumof8yearsinbusinessisrequiredforjudgestoinvestigatetheorganizations’growthandtrackrecord.Aconfidentialprocesswillbeusedtovalidatekeyperformancedata.

2013 YTA MOMENTUM COMPANY OF THE YEARThisawardrecognizesanorganizationthathasdemonstratedex-cellenceininnovationandacommitmenttotheknowledge-basedsector in the Greater Toronto Regionwhile consistently reachingnewcustomersordeliveringnewserviceswithinanexistingcus-tomer, increasing revenues,addingemployees,encouragingcom-munityinvolvementandembracingsoundbusinessfundamentals.Aminimumofthreeandmaxi-mumoftenyearsinoperationisrequiredforjudgestoinvestigatepositivegrowthandaproventrackrecord.Aconfidentialprocesswillbeusedtovalidatekeyperformancedata.

2013 YTA MOST PROMISING START-UPThis award is presented to a Greater Toronto Region basedorganizationthathasthegreatestpotentialtodemonstrateex-cellence in their business, andwhile embracinga commitmenttotheknowledge-basedsectorhavesteadilyincreasedrevenue,addedemployees,andembraced soundbusiness fundamentalsincludingtheadditionofanadvisoryboardorboardofdirectors.This category is reserved for operations that have been estab-lishedforthreeyearsorless.Aconfidentialprocesswillbeusedtovalidatekeyperformancedata.

2013 YTA MARKET EXPANSION LEADERThis award recognizes an organization from within the knowledge-based sector in the GreaterTorontoRegion thathasdemonstratedmarket innovationandsuccessfulexportgrowth to reachnewcustomersor deliver new services within an existing customer, increasing internationally sourced revenues, addingemployeesintheGTAwhilealsoencouragingcommunityinvolvementanddemonstratingsoundbusinessfundamentals.Aminimumofthreeyearsinoperationisrequiredforjudgestoinvestigatepositivegrowthandaproventrackrecord.Aconfidentialprocesswillbeusedtovalidatekeyperformancedata.

January 1Program Live

March 15Nominations

Close

March 31Judging Begins

April 15Finalists Notified

“This is one award that stands out on our shelf. We bring it out whenever we have visitors so that they can hold it and

weigh the magnitude of its meaning for us.”Justin Tham

CEONulogyInc.2012MomentumCompanyoftheYearAwardrecipient.

2013 YTA TECHNOLOGY ENABLER OF THE YEARThisawardrecognizesthecompanyororganizationcharacterizedascontributingintheroleoftechenableror“professionaladvisororservices”thathasdemonstratedbusinessleadershipinnovationandexcellenceinacommitmenttothegrowthandexpansionofcompanieswithintheknowledge-basedsectorintheGreaterTorontoRegion.Considerationinthiscategoryrequiresincreasinglevelsofcommunityinvolvementandthoughtleadership,anddemonstrationofsoundbusinessrelation-shipsintheroleastrustedadvisortotechbusinessleaders.Aminimumof5yearsinbusinessisre-quiredforjudgestoinvestigatetheorganizations’sustainedcommitmenttothesectorandbusinesstrackrecord.Aconfidentialprocesswillbeusedtovalidatekeyperformancedata.

2013 YTA TECHNOLOGY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Thisawardrecognizestheindividualwhohasdemonstratedinsight and forethought in building business relationships,thoughtleadershipandexcellenceininnovationwithacom-mitment to thegrowthand recognitionof theknowledge-based sector in the Greater Toronto Region and possiblythroughout Canada. Consideration in this category requires recognitionforcommunityinvolvementandthoughtleader-ship,anddemonstrationofsoundadvocacyaswellasbusi-ness fundamentals.Aminimumof20years involvement intechnologybusiness,governmentservice,oratechenablingroleisrequiredforjudgestoinvestigatetheappropriatenessoftheawardnomineeinthiscategory.Aconfidentialprocesswillbeusedtovalidatekeyselectioncriteria.

2013 YTA COMMUNITY BUILDER AWARDTheYTAstarted30yearsagowithanideatocreateacommunitywheretechnologyleaderscanopenlyshareexpertise,buildtrustednetworks,andlearnfromtheirpeers.Tobringthisideatolife,theYTAreliesheavilyontheverygenerousparticipationofvolunteerswhogivetheirtime,talent,andexpertisetothedevelopmentoftheprogramsthatbuildtheYTAcommunity.Infact,everyyeartheYTAbenefitsfromover10,000hoursofvolunteertimefromseniorexecutivesandleadersfromwithintheGTAtechcommunity.ThecommunitybuilderawardrecognizesaYTAmemberthathasdemonstratedapassionfortheYTAanditscommunity.Theyarecommittedtocreatingvaluableprograms,buildingnetworks,andevangelizingonbehalfofthealliance.Aconfidentialprocesswillbeusedtovalidatekeyselectioncriteria.

Awards Committee MembersTracey WhitehouseJinha ChungKevin TribeRosanna LamannaAllison Uher

Terry MocherniakCatharine OgilvieRay SimmonsAtin GuptaJeremy Laurin

Andrew NunesRyan SmithHarry ZarekJohanna DelroyPamela Montgomery

York Technology Alliance

April 15Finalists Notified

May 15Videos Produced

May 20Programs

Printed

May 30Awards Gala &

Showcase

“This is a very meaningful recognition for our company and I am honored to receive it. Thank you to the YTA and the committee!”

Songnian ZhouFounder,PlatformComputing,2011CompanyoftheYearAwardrecipient.

See the videos from LAST YEAR’S WINNERS

Start-Up of the YearCoreFour

Corefourwasfoundedin2010byfourveteransofthesoftwareindustrywhohavebeendevelopinggloballysuccessfulproductstogetherforover25years.CoreFour’sfirstproductiscalledEds-by.Edsbyblendssecuresocialnetworkingwithadvancedclassandstudentmanagementtocreatetheworld’sbesteducation engagement platform.

Momentum Company of the YearNulogy

NulogywasstartedbyagroupofUniversityofWaterlooengi-neeringgraduateswithexperienceinseveralsuccessfultechnol-ogycompanies,aswellasaprofessorwithextensiveresearchandconsultingexperience.

Nulogy’sflagshipproduct,PackManager,isusedbypackagers,manufacturers,andconsumerpackagedgoods(CPG)companiesacrossfourcontinents.Thecloud-basedsolutionprovidesreal-timevisibility,traceability,quality,andcostinformationthroughauser-friendlyinterface.

Company of the YearPCI Geomatics

Foundedin1982,PCIGeomaticsisaworld-leadingdeveloperofsoftwareandsystemstoprocessaerialandsatelliteimagery.ThecompanyprovidesintegratedEsriimageryworkflows,standaloneimageprocessingcapabilities,andlargevolumeprocessingthroughput,givingcustomerstheabilitytoproducehigh-qualityimage products. The company has set the standard in remote sensingandimageprocessingtoolsofferingcustomizedsolu-tionstothegeomaticscommunityinover135countries.

AWARD SPONSORSHIP (7Available) $4500 +HST• Arepresentativefromyourcompanytointroduceandpresentoneawardtotherecipient• Atableof10attheAwardsGalawithrecognitionsignage• Fullpagecolouradwithdescriptionfeaturedinprintedawardsprogram• AcknowledgementandrecognitionbytheChairoftheawardsdinnerforyourcontributionandcommitmentto the YTA community• PromotionasanAwardsSponsorinalladvertisingmaterialsrelatedtotheeventfor5monthsuptotheevent andonemonthfollowingtheevent• Exclusivelogoshownonstagethroughoutevent• ListingontheYTAwebsiteasanAwardsponsorwithalinktoyourcorporatewebsite• Recognitioninposteventmarketingandnewsrelease• AcknowledgementofsupportthroughYTAsocialmediachannels

CATEGORIES: •TechCompanyoftheYear•MomentumCompanyoftheYear•MostPromisingStartup•MarketExpansionLeaderoftheYear•TechEnablerCompanyoftheYear•LifetimeAchievement•CommunityBuilder

VIDEO SPONSOR (exclusive) $3500 +HST• Halfpagecolouradwithdescriptionfeaturedinprintedawardsprogram• 4TicketstotheAwardsGala• PromotedastheVideoSponsorinalladvertisingmaterialrelatedtotheevent• Companylogoshownonscreenthroughoutevent• ListingontheYTAwebsiteastheVideosponsoroftheevent• AcknowledgementofsupportthroughYTAsocialmediachannels

SHOWCASE SPONSOR(exclusive) $3500 +HST• Halfpagecolouradwithdescriptionfeaturedinprintedawardsprogram• 4TicketstotheAwardsGala• PromotedastheVideoSponsorinalladvertisingmaterialrelatedtotheevent• Exclusivesignageinshowcasearea• Companylogoshownonscreenthroughoutevent• ListingontheYTAwebsiteastheVideosponsoroftheevent• AcknowledgementofsupportthroughYTAsocialmediachannels

NETWORKING RECEPTION SPONSOR (exclusive) $2500 +HST• Quarterpagecolouradwithdescriptionfeaturedinprintedawardsprogram• 2TicketstoAwardsGala• PromotedastheNetworkingReceptionSponsorinalladvertisingmaterialrelatedtotheevent• SignageinReceptionarea• Companylogoshownonscreenthroughoutevent• ListingontheYTAwebsiteastheNetworkingReceptionsponsoroftheevent• AcknowledgementofsupportthroughYTAsocialmediachannels

DECOR SPONSOR(exclusive) $1500 +HST• Quarterpagecolouradwithdescriptionfeaturedinprintedawardsprogram• 2TicketstoAwardsGala• PromotedastheDecorSponsorinalladvertisingmaterialrelatedtotheevent• Companylogoshownonscreenthroughoutevent• ListingontheYTAwebsiteastheDecorsponsoroftheevent• AcknowledgementofsupportthroughYTAsocialmediachannels

EVENT SUPPORT SPONSOR $750 +HST• 2TicketstoAwardsGala• CompanylogoonYTAwebsiteandonsite• AcknowledgementofsupportthroughYTAsocialmediachannels

Contact Pamela MontgomeryPhone905.415.4558x106pamela.m@yorktech.ca

2013 YTA Technology Leadership AwardsSPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES