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.

Outstanding Catalyst – Business Impact

Awarded to the Catalyst that demonstrates the most compelling business impact & potential to be commercially deployed.

• Business Impact: How well does the project team quantify and explain the business impact of their solution? 

• Commercial Viability: To what extent is the Catalyst solution relevant, commercially viable & credible to the business? (Describe with proof points e.g. target audience, market size, implementation cost, etc.)

• Storyline: How strong is the Catalyst’s storyline, solution & deliverables?

• Team Collaborations: How well has the participants & champions contributed & collaborated towards catalyst success?

• TMF Assets: How well has the team used or plans to contribute to TM Forum’s assets, best practices & standards?

• Proof of concept: How well-developed is the proof-of-concept? (1 = ‘Just an idea’; 10 = ‘Credible working solution’)

• Industry Value: How valuable is the Catalyst to the industry in the long term? (1 = ‘Not much/Redundant’; 10 = ‘Potential to revolutionize’)

• Sustainable innovation: To what extent is the Catalyst solution sustainable? 

• Showcase (online & onsite): How informational, interactive & well-presented is the onsite demonstration & the online Catalyst Spaces, to showcase the Catalyst solution/innovation? 

Outstanding Catalyst – Innovative & Futuristic

Awarded to the Catalyst team with the most innovative & futuristic solution aimed towards bringing digital transformation to industry.

• Innovation: How original & innovative is the team’s business idea and/or technology solution?

• Future Impact: How would the Catalyst solution potentially impact the future developments & technologies to revolutionize the industry?

Outstanding Catalyst – Use of TM Forum Assets

Awarded to the team that shows the most powerful use of TM Forum assets in their Catalyst project and quantify the benefits of using these assets. 

• Use of TMF Assets: How deeply rooted is the team’s solution with TM Forum’s best practices and standards? (Scoring –1=’Nil use’; 10=’Powerful use & testing of assets’)

• New Thinking: How well has the team tested or developed new thinking / requirements for TM Forum’s best practices & standards?

Outstanding Catalyst – Rising Star

_{For Phase-I / New catalysts only.} 

Awarded to the new Phase 1 Catalyst team that demonstrates the most compelling and innovative solution. 

• Solution: How well has the new Catalyst addressed the key industry challenge & offered the most innovatively compelling technology solution? 

• Impact on Industry: What level of impact will the Catalyst have on transforming telco industry? 

Outstanding Catalyst – Application of AI & Automation

Awarded to the Catalyst that demonstrates best application of AI & Automation to drive efficiency & growth. 

• Scalability & Impact: How well does the Catalyst demonstrate the AI system or technology that is sustainable and scalable, ensuring long-term viability and impact on the business (either efficiency of new revenue models) and customer experience in the rapidly evolving field of AI. 

• Ethical and responsible use: How well does the AI system or technology adhere to ethical and responsible principles, such as transparency, fairness, accountability, privacy, and human-centric design. 

Outstanding Catalyst – Tech for Good

Awarded to the Catalyst that demonstrates exemplary utilization of technology to make a difference to positively impact both community welfare and organizational culture, while ensuring attainment of sustainable development goals. 

• Sustainable solution: How well does the Catalyst solution align with UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) for community & industry welfare? (Scoring –1=Nil; 10=’Highest alignment with multiple SDG goals & well-defined proof points’)

• Societal Impact: What degree of societal & industry impact is the Catalyst likely to have in the next 1 year (from community, ESG & Organizational culture perspective)? (Scoring –1=Nil; 10=’Highest)

Outstanding Catalyst – Immersive showcase ^New

Awarded to the Catalyst that demonstrates the most immersive & interactive showcase at the event. 

• Introducing this new award category to invite the teams to get creative & think outside the box for showcasing their Catalyst solution! Will be awarded to the team based on how immersive & interactive was their demos onsite. 

Outstanding Catalyst – Attendees Choice Award 

Awarded to the Catalyst that receives the most votes in the onsite voting at DTW Ignite.

All Open Innovation Catalysts are automatically eligible for this award.