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    <post_id>477</post_id>
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    <post_title><![CDATA[2025 Victorian Pearcey Entrepreneur Award]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[The 2025 Victorian Pearcey Entrepreneur Award presented to <strong>Sam Kroonenburg</strong>, co-founder and CEO of A Cloud Guru, co-founder
and co-CEO of Cuttable. Award was presented at a special dinner in Melbourne, by Professor Eduard Hovy, Executive Director of Melbourne
Connect at the University of Melbourne. This was the flagship event of the Melbourne Connect Innovation Week.]]></post_content_short>
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    <post_content_url>https://www.pearcey.org.au/awards/state/vic/2025-vic-award/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2025-09-07 14:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>459</post_id>
    <post_category_id>85</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[2024 Victorian Pearcey Entrepreneur Award]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[The 2024 Victorian Pearcey Entrepreneur Award presented to <strong>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
Melbourne. This was the flagship event of the Melbourne Connect Innovation Week.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.pearcey.org.au/media/website_posts/459/Pearcey2024Vic-1515.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.pearcey.org.au/awards/state/vic/2024-vic-award/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2024-09-05 14:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>455</post_id>
    <post_category_id>77</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[2023 VIC Pearcey Award]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[The 2023 Victorian Pearcey Entrepreneur Award presented to <strong>Didier Elzinga</strong>, founder and CEO of Culture Amp. Award was
	presented at a special dinner in Melbourne, by the Honourable Ben Carroll MP, Minister for Industry & Innovation, State Government of
	Victoria. A flagship event of the Victorian Digital Innovation Festival and of the Melbourne Connect Innovation Week
]]></post_content_short>
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    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.pearcey.org.au/awards/state/vic/2023-vic-award/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2023-09-30 09:43:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>392</post_id>
    <post_category_id>18</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[2022 Vic Pearcey Award]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[The 2022 Victorian Pearcey Entrepreneur Award was presented to <strong>Jason Lohrey</strong>, founder and CEO/CTO of <a href="https://www.arcitecta.com/">Arcitecta</a>.
	The award was presented at a special dinner in Melbourne by Kathy Coultas, Director of Technology & Innovation, Department of Economic
	Development, State Government of Victoria.
]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.pearcey.org.au/media/website_posts/392/Jason-Lohrey.png</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.pearcey.org.au/awards/state/vic/2022-vic-award/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2022-09-21 10:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>184</post_id>
    <post_category_id>18</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[2021 Vic Award]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[The 2021 Victorian Pearcey Entrepreneur Award was presented to <strong>Bronwyn Le Grice</strong>, founder and CEO of <a href="https://www.andhealth.com.au/">ANDHealth</a>.
The award, in its 23<sup>rd</sup> year, was presented by the Honourable Mr <a href="http://www.dannypearson.com.au/">Danny Pearson</a> MLA,
Assistant Treasurer, Minister for Regulatory Reform, Government Services and Creative Industries.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.pearcey.org.au/media/website_posts/184/Bronwyn-Le-Grice.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.pearcey.org.au/awards/state/vic/2021-vic-award/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2021-09-01 13:15:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>40</post_id>
    <post_category_id>18</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[2020 Vic Award]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[The 2020 Victorian Pearcey Entrepreneur Award was presented to <strong>Grant Petty</strong>, founder and CEO of <a href="https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/au">Blackmagic
Design</a>.
The award, in its 22<sup>nd</sup> year, was presented by 2011 award recipient and Deputy Chair of Pearcey Victoria, <a href="/2011-vic-award/#dr-elaine-saunders">Dr
Elaine Saunders</a>.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.pearcey.org.au/media/website_posts/40/Grant-Petty.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.pearcey.org.au/awards/state/vic/2020-vic-award/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2020-09-02 03:09:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>41</post_id>
    <post_category_id>18</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[2019 Vic Award]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[The 2019 Victorian Pearcey Entrepreneur Award was presented to <strong>Craig McDonald</strong>, founder and CEO of <a href="http://www.mailguard.com.au/">MailGuard</a> and <a href="http://www.blackevents.com.au/">BlackEvents</a>.
The award, in its 20<sup>th</sup> year, was presented by the international thought-leader Roger Taylor, Chair of the UK Centre for Data
Ethics and Innovation, who also gave this year's Pearcey Oration at the dinner.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.pearcey.org.au/media/website_posts/41/ResizedImage300222-Craig-McDonald.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.pearcey.org.au/awards/state/vic/2019-vic-award/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2019-08-27 03:13:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>42</post_id>
    <post_category_id>18</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[2018 Vic Award]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[The 2018 Victorian Pearcey Entrepreneur Award was presented to <strong>Bernie Tschirren and Michael Cameron</strong> on Tuesday 28th August
at the Monash Chambers, Melbourne. The award was presented by Dr Amanda Caples, Chief Scientist, Victoria as part of a special <a href="/assets/Years/2018/2018-Pearcey-Day.pdf">Pearcey
Day<em>(PDF, 107 KB)</em></a>.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.pearcey.org.au/media/website_posts/42/Bernie-Tschirren.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.pearcey.org.au/awards/state/vic/2018-vic-award/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2018-08-28 03:15:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>185</post_id>
    <post_category_id>18</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[2017 Vic Award]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[The 2017 Victorian Pearcey Entrepreneur Award was presented to <strong>Cyan and Collis Ta'eed</strong> as part of the Pearcey Oration held
on Monday 28th August at the Hub, Melbourne. The award was presented by Rick Harvey, Victorian Chairman of the Pearcey Foundation who
noted that the award is not just about success, it is also very much about Cyan and Collis being great entrepreneurs and really special
people "taking a risk, making a difference and being an inspiration".]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.pearcey.org.au/media/website_posts/185/Cyan-Taeed.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.pearcey.org.au/awards/state/vic/2017-vic-award/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2017-08-28 13:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>186</post_id>
    <post_category_id>18</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[2016 Vic Award]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[The 2016 Victorian Pearcey Entrepreneur Award was presented to <strong>Martin Hosking</strong> at a special Pearcey event Tuesday 6th
	September in Melbourne as part of the Victorian Government Digital Innovation Festival.

<br /><br />The Award was presented by Dr Amanda Caples, Lead Scientist to the Victorian Government, who also gave the 2016 Pearcey Oration.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.pearcey.org.au/media/website_posts/186/Martin-Hosking-2016.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.pearcey.org.au/awards/state/vic/2016-vic-award/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2016-09-06 13:30:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>187</post_id>
    <post_category_id>18</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[2015 Vic Award]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[The 2015 Victorian Pearcey Entrepreneur Award was presented to <strong>Alison Hardacre</strong> at the ACS Branch Forum on Wednesday 7th
October in Melbourne. Alison was recognised for being both an outstanding person and, via her company HealthKit, making disruptive changes
in the very challenging health industry.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.pearcey.org.au/media/website_posts/187/Alison-Hardacre.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.pearcey.org.au/awards/state/vic/2015-vic-award/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2015-10-07 06:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>188</post_id>
    <post_category_id>18</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[2014 Vic Award]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[The 2014 Victorian Pearcey Entrepreneur Award was presented to <strong>Bevan Clark and Guy King</strong> as part of the Victorian
iAwards ceremony held on Wednesday 4th June in the Telstra Theatrette, Melbourne.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.pearcey.org.au/media/website_posts/188/Bevan-Clark-Guy-King-2.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.pearcey.org.au/awards/state/vic/2014-vic-award/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2014-06-04 13:30:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>189</post_id>
    <post_category_id>18</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[2013 Vic Award]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[The 2013 Victorian Pearcey Entrepreneur Award was presented to <strong>Leni Mayo</strong> as part of the Victorian iAwards ceremony held on
Wednesday 5th July in the Telstra Theatrette, Melbourne.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.pearcey.org.au/media/website_posts/189/Leni-Mayo.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.pearcey.org.au/awards/state/vic/2013-vic-award/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2013-07-05 13:15:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>190</post_id>
    <post_category_id>18</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[2012 Vic Award]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[The 2012 Victorian Pearcey Entrepreneur Award was presented to <strong>Oliver Roydhouse</strong> as part of the Victorian iAwards ceremony
held on Wednesday 4th July in the Telstra Theatrette, Melbourne.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.pearcey.org.au/media/website_posts/190/Oliver-Roydhouse.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.pearcey.org.au/awards/state/vic/2012-vic-award/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2012-07-04 13:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>191</post_id>
    <post_category_id>18</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[2011 Vic Award]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[The 2011 Victorian Pearcey Entrepreneur Award was presented to <strong>Dr Elaine Saunders</strong> as part of the Victorian iAwards ceremony
held on Wednesday 6th July in the River Room at Crown, Melbourne.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.pearcey.org.au/media/website_posts/191/Elaine-Saunders.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.pearcey.org.au/awards/state/vic/2011-vic-award/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2011-07-06 13:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>192</post_id>
    <post_category_id>18</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[2010 Vic Award]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[The 2010 Victorian State Pearcey Award was presented to <strong>Mr Brett Paterson</strong> as part of the the Victorian ACS Fellows dinner
on Tuesday 22nd June 2010 at the RACV Club in Melbourne. The event was sponsored by Multimedia Victoria, Department of Innovation,
Industry and Regional Development and the Australian Computer Society.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.pearcey.org.au/media/website_posts/192/Brett-Paterson.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.pearcey.org.au/awards/state/vic/2010-vic-award/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2010-06-22 13:30:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>193</post_id>
    <post_category_id>18</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[2009 Vic Award]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[The 2009 Victorian State Pearcey Award was presented to <strong>Mr Robert Murray</strong> as part of the the 2009 National Pearcey Event on
Thursday 1st October 2009 at the Sofitel on Collins in Melbourne.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.pearcey.org.au/media/website_posts/193/Robert-Murray.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.pearcey.org.au/awards/state/vic/2009-vic-award/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2009-10-01 13:30:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>194</post_id>
    <post_category_id>18</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[2008 Vic Award]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[The 2008 Victorian State Pearcey Award was presented to <strong>Mr Mike Giuffrida</strong> at an award ceremony held on Friday 1st August
at Melbourne High School. It was held on the opening night preceding the Victorian IT Teachers Association ICT and Careers Expo all part
of a National ICT Careers week organized nationally by the Australian Computer Society (ACS).]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.pearcey.org.au/media/website_posts/194/Mike-Giuffrida.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.pearcey.org.au/awards/state/vic/2008-vic-award/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2008-08-01 13:15:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>195</post_id>
    <post_category_id>18</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[2007 Vic Award]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[An audience of nearly 100 ICT luminaries warmly applauded the presentation of the Victorian Pearcey Award 2007 to <strong>Ashley Herring</strong>,
and Pearcey Victoria Commendations to Dr. Stan Skafidas and George Parthimos, at a cocktail party in central Melbourne on 27th August 2007.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.pearcey.org.au/media/website_posts/195/Ashley-Herring.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.pearcey.org.au/awards/state/vic/2007-vic-award/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2007-08-27 13:30:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>196</post_id>
    <post_category_id>18</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[2006 Vic Award]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[The 2006 Victorian Pearcey Award was presented to <strong>Dr Anthony Overmars</strong>.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.pearcey.org.au/media/website_posts/196/Anthony-Overmars-2.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.pearcey.org.au/awards/state/vic/2006-vic-award/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2006-09-28 13:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>197</post_id>
    <post_category_id>18</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[2005 Vic Award]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[The 2005 Victorian State Pearcey Award was presented to <strong>Graeme Huon</strong>. The presentation was made by the Victorian Minister
for ICT, Marsha Thomson during the National Pearcey Banquet on Friday 14 October 2005.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.pearcey.org.au/media/website_posts/197/Graeme-Huon.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.pearcey.org.au/awards/state/vic/2005-vic-award/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2005-10-14 13:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>198</post_id>
    <post_category_id>18</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[2004 Vic Award]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Marsha Thomson, Victorian Minister for Information & Communication Technology, presented the 2004 Victorian Pearcey Award to <strong>Luke
Howard</strong>,
CEO of PADL Software, before an audience of 200 IT luminaries and guests in the Great Hall of the National Gallery Victoria on Friday
evening.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.pearcey.org.au/media/website_posts/198/Luke-Howard.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.pearcey.org.au/awards/state/vic/2004-vic-award/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2004-09-03 13:15:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>199</post_id>
    <post_category_id>18</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[2003 Vic Award]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[On Saturday March 22nd Ms Liz Beattie MLA, Parliamentary Secretary for Education on behalf of the Hon. Marsha Thomson MP, Minister for
Information & Communication Technology presented the 2003 Victorian Pearcey Award to <strong>Alec Umansky</strong>, founder of Defence
Communications Industry.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.pearcey.org.au/media/website_posts/199/Alec-Umansky.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.pearcey.org.au/awards/state/vic/2003-vic-award/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2003-03-22 11:45:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>200</post_id>
    <post_category_id>18</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[2002 Vic Award]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[On Saturday March 23 the Minister for ICT, the Hon Marsha Thomson MP, presented the 2002 Victorian Pearcey Award to <strong>Jonathan Zufi</strong>,
Founder and Director of UDU World Pty Ltd, a software company selling products into Australia, the United States and South Africa.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.pearcey.org.au/media/website_posts/200/Jonathan-Zufi.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.pearcey.org.au/awards/state/vic/2002-vic-award/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2002-03-23 12:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>201</post_id>
    <post_category_id>18</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[2001 Vic Award]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[The 2001 Victorian Pearcey Award was presented to <strong>Anna Carosa</strong>, Co-Founder and Vice President of ehyou.com Ltd, by Victoria
Treasurer and Minister for State and Regional Development, John Brumby, at the Australian Computer Society National Conference at Lorne on
17th March.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.pearcey.org.au/media/website_posts/201/Anna-Carosa.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.pearcey.org.au/awards/state/vic/2001-vic-award/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2001-03-17 11:45:00</post_date>
  </posts>
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