[ { "post_id": "488", "post_category_id": "13", "post_title": "2025 Pearcey Hall of Fame", "post_content_short": "Prof David Skellern AO<\/strong> and Dr Cathy Foley<\/strong> were inducted into the 2025 Pearcey Hall of Fame at the Pearcey\nNational Awards event. The presentations were part of the 70th anniversary of the University of Melbourne School of Computing and\nInformation Systems celebration evening held at Melbourne Connect on 21 November  2025.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/488\/cathy-foley.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/national\/pearcey-hall-of-fame\/2025-pearcey-hall-of-fame\/", "post_date": "2025-11-21 09:00:00" }, { "post_id": "487", "post_category_id": "12", "post_title": "2025 Pearcey Medal", "post_content_short": "Wi-Fi pioneer Prof David Skellern AO<\/strong> was awarded the prestigious 2025 Pearcey Medal at the Pearcey National Awards event. The presentation was part of the 70th anniversary of the University of Melbourne School of Computing and Information Systems\ncelebration evening held at Melbourne Connect on 21 November 2025.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/487\/david-skellern.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/national\/pearcey-medal\/2025-pearcey-medal\/", "post_date": "2025-11-21 07:00:00" }, { "post_id": "477", "post_category_id": "14", "post_title": "2025 Victorian Pearcey Entrepreneur Award", "post_content_short": "The 2025 Victorian Pearcey Entrepreneur Award presented to Sam Kroonenburg<\/strong>, co-founder and CEO of A Cloud Guru, co-founder\nand co-CEO of Cuttable. Award was presented at a special dinner in Melbourne, by Professor Eduard Hovy, Executive Director of Melbourne\nConnect at the University of Melbourne. This was the flagship event of the Melbourne Connect Innovation Week.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/477\/Pearcey2025-62.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/state\/vic\/2025-vic-award\/", "post_date": "2025-09-07 14:00:00" }, { "post_id": "472", "post_category_id": "87", "post_title": "UNSW Quantum Professor presented Hall of Fame", "post_content_short": "Prof Andrew Dzurak<\/strong> was elevated to the Pearcey Hall of Fame in November 2024. Unfortunately, Andrew was overseas at the\ntime of the presentation and so the Chair of the Pearcey Foundation presented the certificate in person on Friday 14 February at the Diraq lab at UNSW Campus in Kensington, NSW.<\/a>", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/472\/AndrewDzurakAward-104.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/blog\/2025\/unsw-quantum-professor-presented-hall-of-fame\/", "post_date": "2025-02-14 01:30:00" }, { "post_id": "469", "post_category_id": "11", "post_title": "2024 National Awards Gala", "post_content_short": "An evening of celebration and recognition, the Pearcey National Awards Gala incorporated the Queensland Entrepreneur Award, the National\nEntrepreneur Award, the Pearcey Hall of Fame and the Pearcey Medal<\/strong>.\nThese most prestigious awards recognise outstanding Australians in the ICT sector for their entrepreneurial spirit, achievements and\nlifetime commitment to the betterment of our society through technology enabled change.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/469\/Overview-for-web-page.png", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/blog\/2024\/2024-national-awards-gala\/", "post_date": "2024-12-01 06:59:00" }, { "post_id": "468", "post_category_id": "13", "post_title": "2024 Pearcey Hall of Fame", "post_content_short": "Professor Svetha Venkatesh<\/strong>, Professor Andrew Dzurak <\/strong>and Jan Kornweibel<\/strong> were inducted\ninto the 2024 Pearcey Hall of Fame at the Pearcey National Awards night on 19 November 2024 in Brisbane. The presentations were made by David Tudehope (2023 Pearcey Medallist) and the Honourable Kate Lundy (2017 Pearcey Hall of Fame inductee).", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/468\/prof-andrew-dzurack_plus_jan-kornweibel.png", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/national\/pearcey-hall-of-fame\/2024-pearcey-hall-of-fame\/", "post_date": "2024-11-19 10:00:00" }, { "post_id": "470", "post_category_id": "14", "post_title": "2024 Pearcey Entrepreneur Award", "post_content_short": "The 2024 Pearcey National Entrepreneur Award was presented to Ian Croser AM<\/strong> and David Gaul<\/strong>, founders of\nCEA Technologies. The presentation was made by Emeritus Professor Roy Green AM at the Pearcey Foundation National Event on 19 November 2024\nin Brisbane.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/470\/ian-croserplusroy-green.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/national\/pearcey-national-entrepreneur\/2024-pearcey-entrepreneur-award\/", "post_date": "2024-11-19 09:00:00" }, { "post_id": "467", "post_category_id": "12", "post_title": "2024 Pearcey Medal", "post_content_short": "The prestigious 2024 Pearcey Medal was awarded to Professor Svetha Venkatesh<\/strong> at the Pearcey Foundation's National Event in Brisbane on 19 November 2024. The event also celebrated the 75th anniversary of Australia's first computer, CSIRAC, running its first software program in November 1949.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/467\/svetha-venkatesh.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/national\/pearcey-medal\/2024-pearcey-medal\/", "post_date": "2024-11-19 09:00:00" }, { "post_id": "460", "post_category_id": "75", "post_title": "Pearcey Award Recipient on TV", "post_content_short": "Chris Piastri<\/strong>, recipient of the 2024 Victorian Pearcey Entrepreneur Award is interviewed by 9News about his Pearcey award\nand the work he has done to receive this prestigious recognition.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/460\/Chris-Piastri-9News-27-10-2024-(1920x1080).jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/blog\/2024\/pearcey-award-recipient-on-tv\/", "post_date": "2024-10-30 13:00:00" }, { "post_id": "459", "post_category_id": "85", "post_title": "2024 Victorian Pearcey Entrepreneur Award", "post_content_short": "The 2024 Victorian Pearcey Entrepreneur Award presented to Chris Piastri<\/strong>, co-founder and CTO of HP Tuners. Award was presented at a special dinner in Melbourne, by Professor Eduard Hovy, Executive Director of Melbourne Connect at the University of\nMelbourne. This was the flagship event of the Melbourne Connect Innovation Week.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/459\/Pearcey2024Vic-1515.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/state\/vic\/2024-vic-award\/", "post_date": "2024-09-05 14:00:00" }, { "post_id": "428", "post_category_id": "77", "post_title": "2023 National Awards Announced", "post_content_short": "On October 31st in Sydney the Pearcey Foundation celebrated its jubilee year and presented its national awards. This included the Pearcey Medal awarded to Aidan and David Tudehope<\/strong>, co-founders of Macquarie Technology Group and Pearcey Fame inductees, Richard\nWhite<\/strong>, Founder and CEO of Wisetech Global, and Professor Jean Armstrong<\/strong>, engineer, inventor, teacher and researcher. The Pearcey National Entrepreneur Award recipient was Didier Elzinga<\/strong>, Founder and CEO of CultureAmp.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/428\/Post-Header-1953x1139.png", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/blog\/2023\/2023-national-awards-announced\/", "post_date": "2023-11-01 08:33:00" }, { "post_id": "456", "post_category_id": "14", "post_title": "2023 Pearcey Entrepreneur Award", "post_content_short": "The 2023 Pearcey National Entrepreneur Award was presented to Didier Elzinga<\/strong> founder and CEO of Culture Amp, by Rick\n\tHarvey, National Awards Director of the Pearcey Foundation at the prestigious 2023 Pearcey National Awards gala dinner, in Sydney.\n", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/456\/Didier-Presentation-1593x1358.png", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/national\/pearcey-national-entrepreneur\/2023-pearcey-entrepreneur-award\/", "post_date": "2023-10-30 09:00:00" }, { "post_id": "454", "post_category_id": "13", "post_title": "2023 Pearcey Hall of Fame", "post_content_short": "At the 2023 Pearcey National Awards gala dinner on Monday 30 October 2023 in Sydney, David and Aidan Tudehope<\/strong>, Richard\nWhite<\/strong>\nand Professor Jean Armstrong<\/strong> were elevated to the Pearcey Hall of Fame. The Pearcey Hall of Fame is an individual\naward that recognises a distinguished lifetime of achievement and contribution to the development and growth of the Australian ICT industry.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/454\/Web-Page-HoF-Compilation-957x559.png", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/national\/pearcey-hall-of-fame\/2023-pearcey-hall-of-fame\/", "post_date": "2023-10-30 09:00:00" }, { "post_id": "453", "post_category_id": "12", "post_title": "2023 Pearcey Medal", "post_content_short": "The Pearcey Medal, the most prestigious annual individual award in the Australian ICT industry, in its 25th<\/sup> year, was awarded to brothers, Aidan and David Tudehope<\/strong>. David and Aiden founded Macquarie Technology Group in 1992 and have guided their company to become a fully integrated carrier, supplying voice, mobile, data networks & managed hosting solutions to\nbusiness & government users in Australia & Asia.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/453\/Medal-Aidan-Tudehope-David-Tudehope-Jordan-Green-Wayne-Fitzsimmons-1901x1365.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/national\/pearcey-medal\/2023-pearcey-medal\/", "post_date": "2023-10-30 09:00:00" }, { "post_id": "404", "post_category_id": "12", "post_title": "2022 Pearcey Medal", "post_content_short": "The 2022 Pearcey Medal was presented to John De Margheriti<\/strong>, widely seen as a founding 'father' of Australia's video games\n\tindustry. The presentation was made in Hobart by Hon Madeleine Ogilvie MP, Tasmanian Minister for Science and Technology\n\tat a gala dinner held in conjunction with the Australian Computer Society (ACS) and TasICT.\n", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/404\/Wayne-FitzsimmonsplusMadeleine-OgilvieplusJohn-De-Margheriti.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/national\/pearcey-medal\/2022-pearcey-medal\/", "post_date": "2022-11-11 09:30:00" }, { "post_id": "405", "post_category_id": "13", "post_title": "2022 Pearcey Hall of Fame", "post_content_short": "The Pearcey Foundation announced that John De Margheriti<\/strong>, Len Rust<\/strong> and Beven Slattery<\/strong> were elevated to the Pearcey Hall of Fame. The presentations were made as part of the 2022 Pearcey National Awards at a gala dinner held in\nconjunction with the Australian Computer Society (ACS) and TasICT in Hobart.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/405\/Len-RustplusBevan-Slattery.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/national\/pearcey-hall-of-fame\/2022-pearcey-hall-of-fame\/", "post_date": "2022-11-11 09:00:00" }, { "post_id": "406", "post_category_id": "14", "post_title": "2022 Pearcey Entrepreneur Award", "post_content_short": "The 2022 Pearcey National Entrepreneur Award was presented to Dr. Mark Englund<\/strong> founder and CEO of FiberSense, by Hon\nMadeleine Ogilvie MP, Minister for Science and Technology. The award was presented in Hobart as part of the prestigious 2022 Pearcey\nNational Awards held in conjunction with the Australian Computer Society (ACS) and TasICT.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/406\/Mark-EnglandplusMadeleine-Ogilvie.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/national\/pearcey-national-entrepreneur\/2022-pearcey-entrepreneur-award\/", "post_date": "2022-11-11 08:30:00" }, { "post_id": "105", "post_category_id": "12", "post_title": "2021 Pearcey Medal", "post_content_short": "David Thodey AO<\/strong>, was presented the prestigious Pearcey Medal as part of the 2021 Pearcey National Awards. T<\/strong>he\nPearcey Medal recognises a distinguished lifetime achievement and contribution to the development and growth of the ICT industry in\nAustralia.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/105\/David-Thodey-AO.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/national\/pearcey-medal\/2021-pearcey-medal\/", "post_date": "2021-11-24 12:45:00" }, { "post_id": "106", "post_category_id": "13", "post_title": "2021 Pearcey Hall of Fame", "post_content_short": "David Thodey AO, Judy Hammond and Alan Noble<\/strong> were elevated to the Pearcey Hall of Fame at the annual Pearcey National\nAwards event held on Wednesday 24th<\/sup> November 2021 during a virtual presentation held via Zoom.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/106\/judy-hammond-alan-noble.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/national\/pearcey-hall-of-fame\/2021-pearcey-hall-of-fame\/", "post_date": "2021-11-24 06:00:00" }, { "post_id": "403", "post_category_id": "14", "post_title": "2021 Pearcey Entrepreneur Award", "post_content_short": "The 2021 Pearcey National Entrepreneur Award was presented to the co-founder and CTO of DTEX Systems Mohan Koo <\/strong>by\n\tSouth Australian Premier Steven<\/strong> Marshall<\/strong>. The presentation was broadcast live on a national Zoom\n\tcall, as part of the Pearcey Foundation's National Awards event.\n", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/403\/2021-Pearcy-National-Award-from-Premier-Marshall.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/national\/pearcey-national-entrepreneur\/2021-pearcey-entrepreneur-award\/", "post_date": "2021-11-24 05:00:00" }, { "post_id": "95", "post_category_id": "12", "post_title": "2020 Pearcey Medal", "post_content_short": "Professor Jennifer Seberry<\/strong> was presented the prestigious Pearcey Medal as part of the 2020 Pearcey National Awards. The\nPearcey Medal recognises a distinguished lifetime achievement and contribution to the development and growth of the ICT industry in\nAustralia.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/95\/Jennifer-Seberry.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/national\/pearcey-medal\/2020-pearcey-medal\/", "post_date": "2020-11-25 12:15:00" }, { "post_id": "61", "post_category_id": "14", "post_title": "2020 Pearcey Entrepreneur Award", "post_content_short": "The 2020 Pearcey National Entrepreneur Award was presented to Grant Petty<\/strong>, CEO of Blackmagic Design. The announcement was made during the 2020 Pearcey Foundation National Event, this year being a ‘virtual’ celebration held on 25 November 2020 on a national Zoom\nbroadcast.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/61\/Grant-Petty.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/national\/pearcey-national-entrepreneur\/2020-pearcey-entrepreneur-award\/", "post_date": "2020-11-25 07:04:00" }, { "post_id": "58", "post_category_id": "13", "post_title": "2020 Pearcey Hall of Fame", "post_content_short": "Emeritus Professor Jennifer Seberry<\/strong>, Jeff Whittle AO<\/strong> and Owen Hill<\/strong> were elevated to the\nPearcey Hall of Fame at the annual Pearcey National Awards event held on Wednesday 25th<\/sup> November 2020 over a Zoom call.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/58\/Jeff-Whittle.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/national\/pearcey-hall-of-fame\/2020-pearcey-hall-of-fame\/", "post_date": "2020-11-25 06:53:00" }, { "post_id": "96", "post_category_id": "12", "post_title": "2019 Pearcey Medal", "post_content_short": "The prestigious Pearcey Medal, which recognises a distinguished lifetime achievement and contribution to the development and growth of the\nICT industry in Australia, was presented to Professor David Abramson<\/strong>.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/96\/David-Abramson.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/national\/pearcey-medal\/2019-pearcey-medal\/", "post_date": "2019-11-14 12:00:00" }, { "post_id": "62", "post_category_id": "14", "post_title": "2019 Pearcey National Entrepreneur Award", "post_content_short": "The 2019 Pearcey National Entrepreneur Award<\/strong> was presented to Craig McDonald, CEO and Founder of MailGuard<\/strong>,\nat the annual Pearcey national Awards gala dinner on 14th November 2019 in Melbourne.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/62\/ResizedImage300199-Craig-McDonald-2.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/awards\/national\/pearcey-national-entrepreneur\/2019-pearcey-entrepreneur-award\/", "post_date": "2019-11-14 07:10:00" } ]