- Scenes and Victory Speeches from the ITA CityLIGHTS Annual Award Gala
- 04.08.2008
The event was held at Union Station on April 3. The award winners were: Newcomer: The Point; Spotlight: Virgil Bistriceanu, CTO of Centro; Lighthouse: Navteq; Rising Star: Model Metrics; CEO of the Year: Dick Costolo/Feedburner & Robert McCullen/Trustwave; CityLIGHTS: Eric Olson & Frank Gruber of Tech Cocktail
Award descriptions:
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CityLIGHTS Award: Given to an individual that has made a significant impact on the Illinois technology community. -- Eric Olson and Frank Gruber, founders, TECH cocktail
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CEO of the Year Award: Given to the CEO who has driven his company to new heights in the past year. -- Dick Costolo, CEO, FeedBurner -- Robert McCullen, chairman, president and CEO, Trustwave
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Rising Star Award: Given to the company that has emerged from its start-up phase to distinguish itself in the technology marketplace. -- Model Metrics
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Newcomer Award: Given to the company that has the strongest potential to emerge from its start-up phase and distinguish itself in the technology marketplace. -- The Point
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Spotlight Award: Given to the CIO/CTO for leadership and outstanding contributions in the application of information technology. -- Virgil Bistriceanu, CTO, Centro
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Lighthouse Award: Given to the company that best represents the region's growing stature as home to world-class information technology companies. -- NAVTEQ
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