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Tamlyn Jones

West Midlands Tech Awards 2022 opens for entries

The West Midlands Tech Awards is back again for 2022 and is now open for entries.

The annual event will celebrate the region's top tech and digital companies, entrepreneurs and rising stars across a broad range of different categories (see full list below).

This year's awards is once again being run by BirminghamLive and CoventryLive in association with BusinessLive and we are delighted to welcome Coventry-based IT services and consultancy firm Kagool as our headline sponsor.

The event will be held at the Millennium Point on Thursday December 15 and the deadline for entries is Friday October 21

Click through here to find out more including our category descriptions and to submit an entry

Sponsorship opportunities are also now available - please email alishia.read@reachplc.com and for other event enquiries contact jane.smallwood@reachplc.com

Follow the hashtag #WMTechAwards for updates on social media

This year, we will be handing out ten different awards including three separate categories for businesses at different stages of their journeys.

There are also prizes for excellence among professional services firms and collaboration which will recognise an outstanding tech project or initiative between multiple parties.

The West Midlands Tech Awards 2022 is open to companies and individuals working in Birmingham, Coventry, Warwickshire, the Black Country, Solihull and South Staffordshire.

The full list of categories is:

- Digital Start-up

- Scale-up Business

- Established Tech Business

- Digital Development Team

- Property and Construction Tech

- Innovation in Education, sponsored by Kagool

- Young Tech Talent

- West Midlands Woman in Tech, sponsored by Mills & Reeves

- Professional Services

- Tech Collaboration

Dan Barlow, founder and group chief executive of our headline sponsor Kagool, said: "Kagool believes in the social value of business, sponsoring events like the West Midlands Tech Awards as well as other initiatives, with a particular focus not only in the Midlands region but nationally and internationally.

"We strive to always be giving back, especially through our work with Employability UK, where we aim to enhance the aspirations, opportunities and career prospects of enthusiastic, committed young people who are not currently in education, training or employment.

"That's why the Innovation in Education award is very close to our hearts."

Tamlyn Jones, Midlands editor for BusinessLive, added: "It's great news that we are once again able to host our celebration of the region's vibrant tech community.

"We know from our previous tech awards that there is a huge amount of talent across the West Midlands and we're encouraging everyone to step forward and not be shy when it comes to shouting about it.

"We are grateful to our supporters and headline sponsor Kagool without whom we would not be able to host this wonderful ceremony which this year will head to a new venue at Millennium Point for the first time.

"The online entry form is now open and ready and waiting to accept your nominations across the ten different award categories so please get submitting."

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