The Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce, formerly Fairfax Chamber, will be hosting the 2nd Annual Greater Washington Innovation Awards on April 21st from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Reston. This event will honor the thought leadership, innovation, and creativity of the individuals and organizations in select industries in the Greater Washington metro area.
Tobin Moore, Co-founder & CEO of Optoro and Adam Vitarello, Co-founder and President of Optoro will be honored as Innovators of the Year at the ceremony. In addition Steve Case, Founder & Partner at Revolution Growth and Co-founder and former CEO of AOL will be presented as the 2016 Lifetime Innovator.
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This year’s finalists are:
Tech Innovator of the Year
• Altruista Health
• CACI International Inc.
• Leidos
• LiveSafe, Inc
• RightEye, Inc.
• ThreatConnect, Inc.
Public Sector Innovator of the Year
• The Arc of Northern Virginia
• Children’s Science Center
• Comfort Cases
• Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
• Northern Virginia Community College
Professional Service Innovator of the Year
• Diamond Mind Inc.
• International Business Sales and Services Corporation (IBSS Corp.)
• The Millennial Solution
• Washington Real Estate Investment Trust
• Whereoware
Hospitality, Tourism & Entertainment Innovator of the Year
• Airside Mobile, Inc.
• Marriott International, Inc.
• NOVA Parks
• Tysons Corner Center
Health & Life Sciences Innovator of the Year
• Aperiomics, Inc.
• Avizia, Inc.
• MEDEX Spot
• Sisu Global Health
Marketing & Advertising Innovator of the Year
• Tysons Corner Center
• Visit Fairfax
• WeddingWire, Inc.
• WGL Holdings, Inc.
Related: Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce Announces Winners of 1st Greater Washington Innovation Awards