NextBC: The Showcase for Technology Innovation in BC that will Shape our Future

BC's tech community will gather this May to identify and celebrate our top 25 most innovative technology companies that will influence the future. This marks the first year of this showcase, which will take place on May 15th. NextBC will be held in beautiful Vancouver at the Telus World of Science.

NextBC showcases the most innovative, game-changing technology produced by BC companies shaping our future and changing the way we do business. Bringing together industry peers, leaders, media and supporters, this event honours the visionaries that are leading BC's tech community into the future.

This year's event will include innovative companies from many sectors of BC's tech ecosystem with technology that will shape our future. The top 25 companies will showcase their technologies, and the companies with the most outstanding technology innovation will be presented with gold, silver, bronze and audience choice awards. Top 25 companies will be announced

Our Keynote Speaker, Paul M. Kedrosky, is a contributing editor for Bloomberg West.

Bloomberg West is a television show that focuses on technology, innovation, media and the future of business. The show covers personalities, companies and trends that are transforming the global economy and is recorded in Bloomberg's San Francisco studio.

NextBC is brought to you by DigiBC, the Digital Media and Wireless Association of BC and has been spearheaded by an advisory committee that represents many of our province's digital media and tech industry veterans

Event Schedule

Registration - 5:45pm

Technology Innovation Showcase, Networking and Audience Voting - 6:00pm

Top 5 Interview with Paul Kedrosky - 7:30pm

Keynote Presentation - 8:15pm

Presentation of Awards - 8:45pm

Top 25 Showcase Companies

• Avigilon
• Build Direct
• CapTherm Systems
• CineCoup
• Cognilab
• Conquer Mobile
• D-Wave Systems
• Electronic Arts Canada
• EchoSec
• Elix Wireless
• Fusion Pipe Software Solutions
• Gener8
• General Fusion
• HootSuite
• IoT Design Shop
• Medeo
• MTT Innovation
• Payfirma
• PayWith
• PHEMI Health Systems
• POF
• Recon Instruments
• Trulioo
• Urthecast
• Vision Critical

SEE MEDIA KIT FOR NEXTBC HERE