Catalyst team awards

Recognizing achievements in igniting industry innovation, collaboration, and growth through co-creation.

Introduction

In 2023, over 50 Catalyst teams co-created solutions to industry challenges faced by communications service providers and their technology partners. These projects were showcased at our DTW23 – Ignite! event in Copenhagen on September 19-21, 2023.

This year, there were two sets of Catalyst Awards: the Open Innovation Catalyst Awards and the Moonshot Catalyst Awards.

Awards Ceremony

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It is always an honor and a very interesting opportunity to judge the Catalyst at DTW - always a great mix of innovation and business value.

Luigi Licciardi, Director of Standardization and Industry Department, Huawei

Catalysts Awards DTW 2023

Moonshots only

Open Innovation and Moonshot Catalyst Awards - Winners & Finalists

The Winners & Finalists were announced in the Award Ceremony on 21st September at the DTW Ignite event. Please expand each category below for more details on the winning teams.

Submissions

Submissions for the DTW23 - Ignite Catalyst Awards opened on July 3, 2023 and closed on August 25, 2023.

All Catalysts submit an Awards submission form to become eligible for the awards, indicating the respective category(ies) their teams will compete for and providing proof points.

Winners & Finalists were announced in the Award Ceremony on 21st September at the DTW Ignite event. Please expand each category above for the details.

Judging

A panel of exceptional industry experts and executives from global member organizations will gather at DTW24 - Ignite to review and judge the Catalyst projects. These judges bring a wealth of experience and expertise from various sectors within the telecommunications industry, ensuring a comprehensive evaluation process. They will assess each project against specific judging criteria, which include innovation, business impact, proof of concept, and scalability. This rigorous judging process is designed to recognize and reward the most groundbreaking and impactful Catalyst projects, highlighting their potential to drive significant advancements in the industry.

Meet the judges

To ensure an unbiased judging process, we collaborate with distinguished industry experts and executives from a variety of organizations to judge the Open Innovation and Moonshot Catalyst awards.