The EG Tech Awards are back for 2019 and are set to be bigger and better in their second year.
After a stonking inaugural event that saw winners pick up gongs in either technology or real estate across categories from investment to productivity, this year we have added a new category.
As tech in real estate becomes ever more crucial, the involvement and support of major players on a wider scale is paramount – and this includes government organisations and regulatory bodies. That is why we have introduced the Big Picture Award, to celebrate an influential body, organisation or government scheme/department demonstrating support for tech and real estate on a grand scale. This could be through digital transformation, focused engagement with the real estate and/or tech sectors or backed schemes.
The event will take place at The Brewery, EC1, on 10 July and the deadline for entries is 5 April. In each of our key categories the achievements of both tech businesses and real estate players will be recognised. Additionally there will be a handful of awards which celebrate the individuals and initiatives making the biggest difference – whatever their sector.
The winners of the tech categories at the EG Tech Awards in July will automatically be shortlisted for the overall EG Tech Award at the EG Awards on 22 October.
The categories
Infrastructure Award
The winner of this award will have demonstrated that they have made the best use of technology to facilitate, create or improve an infrastructure project whether that be traditional/existing infrastructure, social infrastructure or future infrastructure. There will be two shortlisted winners: one for technology and one for property.
Construction Award
The winner of this award will have demonstrated that they have made the best use of technology to facilitate, create or improve a construction project or process.
Big Picture Award
From government organisations to regulatory bodies, as tech in real estate becomes ever more crucial, the involvement and support of major players at on a wider scale is paramount. The winner of this award will be an influential body, organisation or government scheme/department demonstrating support for tech and real estate on a grand scale, whether through digital transformation, focused engagement with the real estate and/or tech sectors or backed schemes.
Judges will be looking for evidence of forward-thinking bodies that can demonstrate dedication to future discussions and collaboration.
Placemaking Award
This award will celebrate a technology or solution that elevates wider building portfolios and larger schemes to new heights by focusing on place and space-making. Judges will be looking for the best, most original technological solutions that are as sustainable as they are scalable. There will be two shortlists and two winners: one for technology providers and one for property.
Sustainability Award
This award recognises the best use of technology to improve the sustainability of a building or more widely across the sector. Open to UK-based companies and projects, judges will want to see effective use of technology to achieve carbon, energy, or other sustainability factors. There will be two shortlists and two winners: one for technology providers and one for real estate businesses.
Investment Award
This award recognises the best use of technology to support an investment, either to raise funds, reduce risk, identify an opportunity or speed up transactions. There will be two shortlists and two winners: one for technology providers and one for property.
Productivity Award
An award for the best use of technology to improve productivity in buildings. Open to UK-based companies or projects, judges will want to see evidence of the use of technology to improve productivity. Entries must include demonstrable, tangible benefits of improved productivity of an office – such as fewer sick days, increased use of space (eg reduction of person/sq ft), or increased productivity of a building through use of robots.” There will be two shortlists and two winners: one for technology providers and one for property.
Bridging the Gap Award
This award will celebrate leadership in the sector. Judges will want to recognise someone in the sector who is widely recognised as expanding the awareness and adoption of technology. He or she should also have a proven track record of bringing the worlds of real estate and tech closer together. That person could work in the public or private sectors, and in real estate or in tech.
Innovation Award
This award is for a company or building which has delivered a truly innovative outcome – specifically focusing on a different business model and / or way of thinking. Success of the idea is important, but creativity and originality is the most important consideration. There will be one shortlist and one winner for this award; both tech and property firms are eligible.
Find out more about how to enter and how to secure your ticket to the best Tech Awards in town, visit www.egi.co.uk/tech-awards
