The Wales Technology Awards 2024 wouldn't be possible without the support of our esteemed Partners.
The Awards is poised to serve as a prestigious platform to showcase and honour those who underpin Wales' thriving and vibrant tech industry. The Awards and our Partners will showcase and celebrate these remarkable people, their ingenuity and their businesses – collectively championing Wales' dynamic Tech Industry.
Headline Partner: de Novo Solutions
As the UK's leading experts in technology enabled digital transformation and Cloud-led innovation, de Novo's partnership highlights their dedication to fostering innovation and excellence within the Welsh technology sector.
Based in Langstone, de Novo Solutions is at the forefront of reimagining how businesses operate in the digital age, using Oracle Cloud and ServiceNow technologies. With a clear mission to drive innovation, create value, and empower businesses, the company specialises in Finance, Procurement, Payroll, HR systems and Managed Cloud Support. Their comprehensive solutions address the multifaceted challenges of the modern business landscape.
Sir Michael Moritz Tech Start-up Award Partner: Hexa Finance
Whether you are a business looking for competitive finance solutions or are a supplier of equipment looking to provide trusted finance options to your clients, Hexa Finance has you covered. They also have a range of outsourced and advisory products that will help suppliers, lenders and banks deliver the very best service and experience to their clients, whilst also keeping on top of the ever-increasing risk and regulatory environment.
Rising Star of the Year Award Partner: Venture Graduates
The Venture Graduate Programme aims to boost productivity, innovation, and economic growth in the Cardiff Capital Region by connecting talented graduates with ambitious businesses. Their commitment to developing a skilled workforce ensures a brighter future for both employers and graduates, making the Cardiff Capital Region an attractive destination for career growth and business expansion.
Best Tech Leader Partner: Technology Connected
Technology Connected is the leading network for technology in Wales.
For over 20 years, we have worked alongside our members to forge new business connections, raise their profiles and to create a powerful collective voice for the technology industry in Wales and beyond.
Best AI Application Award Partner: CSA Catapult
CSA Catapult was established to help the UK become a global leader in compound semiconductors through collaboration with both large companies, and start-ups to develop and commercialise new applications utilising this technology.
The Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult's purpose is to deliver long-term benefit to the UK economy and accelerate UK economic growth in industries where applying compound semiconductors creates a competitive advantage and enables new products or end markets. Compound semiconductors bring many advantages in size, weight and performance when used in systems. Typically they have a much wider bandgap compared to silicon which allows devices to operate at much higher voltages, frequencies and temperatures to power the essential technologies of the future.
Best Blockchain Award Partner: HCR
HCR understand that they are part of key moments in your life, whether these are connected to a company acquisition or sale, a change in your relationships, a marriage or divorce, your expansion into a new area, or the purchase of a new home.
As an award winning Top 60 UK law firm, HCR provide the full range of services that you would expect to organisations, business leaders and individuals. Their sector experts provide specialist advice nationally and are leaders in their field, recognised with industry award nominations and for their contributions to national conferences.
Best Digital Transformation Award Partner: Box UK
With over two decades of industry expertise, Box UK has solidified its reputation as a leading force in creating exceptional digital solutions that deliver tangible business value. The company's commitment to excellence has established them as the trusted digital partner for organisations worldwide.
Box UK's success is intricately woven with that of its clients, spanning both public and private sectors. Notable clients include the Welsh Government, Civil Service, RS Group, BMJ and Pluxee, showcasing Box UK's prowess in delivering innovative digital solutions to clients of diverse scales and industries.
Best EdTech Application Award Partner: Swansea University
Swansea University is a research & innovation led institution that has been making a difference since 1920. The University community thrives on exploration and discovery, offering the right balance of excellent teaching and research, matched by an enviable quality of life. True to the vision of its industrial founders in 1920 Swansea University: Provides an environment of research excellence, with research that is world-leading, globally collaborative and internationally recognised; Delivers an outstanding student experience, with research-led and practice-driven teaching of the highest quality that produces global graduates educated and equipped for distinguished personal and professional achievement; Uses its research strength, collaboration with industry and global reach, to drive economic growth, foster prosperity, enrich the community and cultural life of Wales and, contribute to the health, leisure and wellbeing of its citizens.
Best Greentech Application Award Partner: Deloitte
Deloitte in Wales offers the full range of business advisory services – audit, consulting, financial advisory, risk management, tax and related services – to a diverse client base. Our people work with clients of all sizes, from individuals, to start-ups, scale ups, SMEs, fast growing and family businesses, as well as corporate clients through to public sector institutions.
We are proud to support the Technology ecosystem. Our expertise helps technology companies of all shapes and sizes across the world deal with the demands of adapting their business strategies to succeed in a changing market. The firm also helps businesses from other industries use technology to their best advantage.
Best Healthtech Application Award Partner: Wynne-Jones IP
Wynne-Jones IP is a UK and European IP firm specialising in trade marks, patents, designs, IP strategy, IP licensing and enforcement, IP audits and IP renewals. They have been helping businesses protect business assets for nearly 60 years. On average, that's over 23,000 patent and design applications and over 25,000 trade mark registrations they've worked on since 1964!
Their portfolio spans an impressive mix of private individuals, multinationals, large technology-based companies, SMEs and Universities- locally, nationally and internationally.
Best VR / AR Application Award Partner: Media Cymru
Media Cymru is for, and about, Wales with the core of their work focusing on Cardiff Capital Region. They are a driving force for sustainable and inclusive economic growth in the Welsh media sector.
Cardiff and the surrounding region has already situated itself as a major player in the global media industry. They believe in Wales' potential to further shape the industry through greater funding, training and opportunities for innovation.
Media Cymru is funded through £22m from UK Research and Innovation's (UKRI) flagship Strength in Places Fund, £3m from Cardiff Capital Region, £1m from Welsh Government, through Creative Wales, and £23m match funding from industry and university partners. A Consortium of 22 partner organisations all with one aim.
Supporting Partner: RedKnight
RedKnight works with high-tech starts up and SMEs to apply for grant funding to develop their innovative products, processes, and services.
Their aim is to make applying for funding as simple as possible, leaving you to run your business.
RedKnight's motto is clear, 'Innovation Funding Made Easy!', and their team of specialists take enormous pride in the support they deliver. RedKnight provides a one stop shop encompassing the full project lifecycle, from identifying the initial grant funding opportunity to managing the grant claim afterwards.
Supporting Partner: Net Consulting
Net Consulting have built a solid track record of delivering benefit-driven capabilities in Defence and use this deep industry knowledge to help organisations in the enterprise space detect, understand and respond effectively to cyber incidents.
Their expert consultants deliver IT consultancy services to optimise your business network and apps, detect cyber threats, and respond to incidents before they cause harm. Combining all of their expertise, they offer managed services that deliver the resources, capabilities and support required to keep pace with change.
Brought to you by Technology Connected, the network for the technology industry in Wales, we are delighted to once again shine the spotlight on the dynamic, innovative tech industry in Wales
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