BCBusiness Innovators of the Year Gala

From the B.C. Land Title Survey Authority: Rob Cutler, Robert Wallace, Godfrey Archbold, Liza Aboud, Samuel Wind, Mike Thomson and Al-Karim Kara.BC Business Magazine's executive editor David Jordan and Canada Wide Media LTD. chairman and CEO Peter Legge. Larry Kaye, of Nexus Law Group LLP; Leah Verouden, of Executrade; Ann...

From the B.C. Land Title Survey Authority: Rob Cutler, Robert Wallace, Godfrey Archbold, Liza Aboud, Samuel Wind, Mike Thomson and Al-Karim Kara.

Larry Kaye, of Nexus Law Group LLP; Leah Verouden, of Executrade; Ann de la Hey, of the Sarah McLachlan School of Music; and Otto Zsigmond, of Nexus Law Group LLP.

Jerrick Barroso, of Certified General Accountants of B.C.; Rick Christiaanse, of Mac Station; and Neal Chaudhary, of Certified General Accountants of B.C.

Anuj Singhal, of Entrepreneurship@UBC; Oliver Zihlman, of UBC; and Eric Lock, of CMW Insurance.

Justin Mcaleenan, of EightSix Network; John Pigeon, student recruiter at SFU Beedie School of Business; and Andrew Mcaleenan, of EightSix Network.

Stephanie Zahn, of Solegear Bioplastics Inc.; Chris Godsall; and Natasha Nanji.

From Okanagan Crush Pad Winery Ltd.: Steve Lornie, Leann Froese and Christine Coletta.

Bruce Munro Wright, of the Vancouver Art Gallery; and David Ian Gray, of DIG360 Consulting.

Meghan Brush, of Impact Silver Corp.; Fred Davidson, of Energold Drilling Corp.; Tessa Cogman, of Bridges Restaurant; Jerry Huang, of Energold Drilling Corp.; and Olga Coello-Robinson, of Energold Drilling Corp.

Anna Farrant, senior community adviser at Mark Brand Inc.; restaurateur Mark Brand; and Erica Bauer, of OMD Media Strategy.

Pardeep Jassal, account manager at BCBusiness magazine; and Queenie Larson, of Reliance Properties Ltd.

BCBusiness magazine executive editor David Jordan and Canada Wide Media Ltd. chairman and CEO Peter Legge.

From BCBusiness magazine: Kate MacLennan, Cathy Mullaly, Day Helesic and Lindsey Peacock.

BCBusiness Innovators of the Year Gala
March 27, 2013
Vancouver Convention Centre  


The BCBusiness Innovators gala strives to be the Academy Awards of the business community—where ideas and ambition take the spotlight. But the true mark of innovation isn’t just a good idea, it’s one that can be scaled, replicated and disrupt an industry. BCBusiness celebrated 20 companies that are doing just that with a stand-up reception and awards ceremony. Guests enjoyed canapés, cocktails and lots of mingling as many brilliant minds gathered in one room.

The 20 most innovative companies in B.C. include:
1) Reliance Properties Ltd.
2) Weatherhaven Resources Ltd.
3) SemiosBIO Technologies Inc.
4) TRG Mobilearth Inc.
5) Tasktop Technologies Inc.
6) Williams & White Machine Inc.
7) Corvus Energy Ltd.
8) Global Relay Communications Inc.
9) Solegear Bioplastics Inc.
10) Beedie School of Business, SFU: Executive MBA in Aboriginal Business and Leadership
11) SoleFood Farm Inc.
12) Energold Drilling Corp.
13) Payfirma Corp.
14) Okanagan Crush Pad Winery Ltd.
15) The Sarah McLachlan School of Music
16) Mark Brand
17) GoVoluntouring Ltd.
18) B.C. Land Title Survey Authority
19) Skunkwerks Software Inc.
20) EightSix Network Inc.