New South Wales Pearcey

2009 NSW Pearcey Award Winner Ian Gardiner

The NSW State award rewards & encourages fresh and innovative talent in the ICT & Digital Media professions. This "mid career" award is given to an individual who has demonstrated industry leadership and innovative, pioneering and entrepreneurial achievement. Nominations can be made by any individual. The winner is selected by previous winners and the Pearcey NSW committee. more....

Award Presentation

• The award was presented in Sydney on Thursday 12th November 2009 in the Jubilee Room of NSW Parliament by Hon Ian MacDonald, Minister for State Development. The event featured the Pearcey Foundation "Young Guns" debate on how to create a better climate for technology-led entrepreneurial leadership in NSW. Students, researchers, entrepreneurs, business leaders and politicians were in attendance.

Following the debate the annual NSW Pearcey award for entrepreneurial leadership was presented to Ian Gardener, CEO and Founder of Viocorp. See press pickup on http://www.digital-media.net.au/article/Viocorp-founder-wins-NSW-Entrepreneur-award/505493.aspx?utm_source=20091118&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletters

The event also highlighted the outcomes of the recent Public Sphere events held in Canberra, Wollongong and Sydney, with updates by Penny Sharpe NSW MLC and Federal Senator Kate Lundy.

For full details of the 2009 Pearcy Awards and Young Guns debate 12th November see the flyer below:

• Pearcey NSW 2009 Award Flyer

NSW Committee

• Charles Lindop (Co Chair)
• Phil McCrea (Co Chair)
• Len Rust
• Darren Besgrove
• Annette Dockerty
• Rachel Slattery
• All Previous Winners (see right)

For more information on the NSW Pearcey Awards please call co-chairs

• Phil McCrea (02 9209 4600)
• Charles Lindop (0419 224 214)