14th Annual NTC Awards 2023 | Nashville Technology Council | 5 October 2022 | Wildhorse Saloon, 120 2nd Ave N, Nashville, TN 37201, US

This event is dedicated to connecting, uniting, developing and promoting Middle Tennessee’s rich community of developers and technology entrepreneurs, enthusiasts and institutions with awards in 14 categories! We accept nominations to recognize outstanding do-ers, movers and shakers. The winners will be announced live at the awards ceremony.

The 14th Annual NTC Awards celebrates the best in our region in 14 categories, including:

• CIO of the Year
• CTO of the Year
• Community Leader of the Year
• Cyber Security Leader of the Year
• Data Scientist of the Year
• Diversity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year
• Diversity and Inclusion Advocate of the Year
• Emerging Leader of the Year
• Innovator of the Year
• Product Manager of the Year
• Software Engineer of the Year
• Technology Company of the Year
• Technology Start-Up of the Year
• Technology Educator of the Year

2022 Winners

CIO of the Year
• Randy K. Blue, DentaQuest

Community Leader of the Year
• Suzi Earhart, MCorpcx

CTO of the Year
• Bill Simpson, NContracts

Cyber Security Leader of the Year
• Jason Barnett, HCA Healthcare

Data Scientist of the Year
• Jason King, Xsolis

Diversity and Inclusion Advocate of the Year
• Sheila Gibson, HCA

Diversity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year
• Culturally Tech

Emerging Leader of the Year
• Ali Bakhta, HPA - A Cognizant Company

Innovation of the Year
• Aaron Montlary, HCA Healthcare

Product Manager of the Year
• Colleen Hoy, ENA

Software Engineer of the Year
• Kevin Huber, Smarsh

Tech Influencer of the Year
• Taylor Desseyn, VACO

Tech Company of the Year
• Juice Analytics

Tech Educator of the Year
• Emily Hines, Central Magnet School

Tech Start-up of the Year
• Mployer Advisor