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will be available from 31st March onwards.

  • Award Categories uploaded on portal          - 21st march

  • Awards submission form goes live on         - 31st March.

  • Team Login credentials will be emailed to the respective Catalyst team members, via email on 31st March. 

  • Deadline to submit the Awards form             - 16th May 2025 midnight EST.

  • Open Innovation Catalyst Awards webinars - 15th April 

  • Form Template (only for reference & team discussions)

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Timelines

Date/Time

Milestones

21st March

Catalyst Award Categories live on confluence for teams to review. 

31st March

Award Submission Portal opens to catalyst teams. 

15th

April (TBC)

April 

2pm CEST / 1pm BST 

Catalyst Awards Webinar for Open Innovation Catalyst teams.

Register here

16th May (Midnight, EST) 

Deadline: Awards Submission form closes

All teams ensure they make award submission before deadline.

9th June

Judges' allocations to respective teams & the Judging timings onsite will be shared. 

17th June

Onsite judging from 11am to 5:30pm. Allocated judges & time bands will be available from 9th June onwards. 

19th June, 1:30pm at DTW Ignite (Stage - TBC)

Awards Ceremony to announce finalists & winners.

Please refer to below sections for:

  • Open Innovation Award Categories

  • Judging criteria

    • General criteria

    • Award specific criteria

  • Judging process

    • Judging process

    • Award submissions 

    • Catalyst spaces / URL / resources shared on their spaces

    • Onsite judging

  • Awards timelines

  • Awards help

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    • Outstanding Catalyst – Business Impact

    • Outstanding Catalyst – Futuristic Innovation 

    • Outstanding Catalyst – Use of TM Forum Assets

    • Outstanding Catalyst – Rising Star for Phase-I / New Catalyst only 

    • Outstanding Catalyst – Tech for Good

    • Outstanding Catalyst – Application of AI & automation

    • Outstanding Catalyst – Immersive showcase New

  • Default Award category (based on attendee voting)

    • Outstanding Catalyst – Attendees’ Choice AwardAll Open innovation teams automatically eligible for this category.

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Each Open Innovation Catalyst teams can select maximum of 3 award categories (except the default category)

Judging Process:

    • To score the allocated teams, Judges will review: 

        • Awards submission forms (pre-read - reviewed up to 1 week before event)

        • Catalyst spaces / URL / resources shared on their spaces (pre-read - reviewed up to 1 week before event)

        • Onsite team interactions / demos at their booths (onsite)

Award Submission:

    • Teams are required tosubmit the Awards submission forms (1 per team).

    • Each Catalyst team will be allocated a common Username and Password to access the Awards portal and for submitting their Awards Submission Forms.

    • Award Submission dates:

      • Opens - 31st March 

      • Closes - 16th May (EST midnight)


Catalyst spaces / URL / resources shared on their spaces (pre-read - reviewed up to 2 week before event)

    • Online project page is reviewed as part of the judging process.

    • It's important to keep these spaces updated 

    • Teams can upload resources such as: 

      • PDFs

      • Whitepaper

      • Links to CurateFx

      • Videos

      • Presentations

      • Infographics

Onsite Judging:

    • Each Catalyst will be allocated a panel of 3-4 Judges to review and score the team onsite.  

    • Judges will visit the booths of allocated teams to interact with and score the teams. 

    • Onsite Judging will take place all day on Day 1 (17th) 

    • Judging time slotswill be allocated to Judges. 

      • Although we encourage Judges to visit in the set time slots, in case of any schedule conflicts, Judges may visit the team at their convenience.

      • Judges may not necessarily visit together or may visit at other timings.

      • Teams should ensure their booth is staffed at all times.   

Timelines

Date/Time

Milestones

23rd February

Catalyst Award Categories live on confluence for teams to review. 

8th April 

Award Submission Portal opens to catalyst teams. 

17th April

Catalyst Awards Webinar for catalyst teams.

24th May (Midnight, EST) 

Deadline: Awards Submission form closes

All teams ensure they make award submission before deadline.

10th June

Judges' allocations to respective teams & the Judging timings onsite will be shared. Kindly ensure your Catalyst spaces have been updated with resources. 

18th June

Onsite judging from 11am to 5:30pm. Allocated judges & time bands will be available from 10th June onwards. 

20th June, 1:15pm at Park Stage

Awards Ceremony to announce finalists & winners.

Summary - Awards & Judging Criteria

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Open Innovation Awards Webinar - 15th April 2025, 2pm CEST / 1pm BST (UK time)

Register here

Questions

If you have any further questions/concerns, kindly reach out to:

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