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About Obsidi® Awards 2025, presented by BMO

The OBSIDI® Awards 2025, presented by BMO, celebrates visionary leaders and allies who embody the essence of transformative leadership. With this year’s theme, Leadership Beyond Limits, we honour individuals who defy boundaries, challenge the status quo, and drive meaningful impact across the tech landscape.

This prestigious event highlights the innovators, disruptors, and change agents shaping technology’s future and redefining leadership. From pioneering executives to groundbreaking tech professionals, the OBSIDI® Awards recognizes the full spectrum of Black excellence and allyship in tech across the United States and Canada.

Join us as we spotlight those who do not simply inspire progress but create lasting legacies. True leaders don’t just influence change; they make a difference.

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View Obsidi® Awards Top 5 Finalist

BMO Black Entrepreneur of the Year, Tech Industry

Black Tech Executive of the Year

Black Marketer of the Year

Black Professional Trailblazer of the Year

Black Tech Ally of the Year

Black Employee Resource Group of the Year

Breakout Professional of the Year, Technology Division

BMO Black Tech Community Builder of the Year

Black Communications Professional of the Year, Tech Industry

Black Engineer of the Year

Obsidi® Awards 2025 Winner Selection Process

Phase 1

Self-Nomination Period
03 February 2025 to 03 June 2025
Complete Self-Nomination Form

Phase 2

Submission Evalution Period
03 June 2025 to 06 July 2025
Submissions Reviewed Period by Judging Committee

Phase 3

Top 5 Finalist Announced
07 July 2025
Committee Announces Top 5 Finalist

Phase 4

Audience Voting Period
08 July 2025 to 08 August 2025
Judging Committee & Audience Votes for Top 5 Finalist to Determine Winners

Phase 5

OBSIDI® Awards Winner Announced
18 August 2025
Winners in Each Award Category are Announced

Phase 6

Awards Ceremony
25 September 2025
Winners attend the Awards Gala to Celebrate Achievements

What Our Members Are Saying

All the recipients are so impressive. This is one of the biggest honors I’ve had.
Krista Satterthwaite
Krista SatterthwaiteSenior Vice President and General Manager HPE Mainstream Compute at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (2023 Black Tech Executive of the Year)
Spaces like this are important because they’re not safe spaces but courage spaces.
Thierry Lindor
Thierry LindorCo-Founder at Happly.ai (BMO Black Entrepreneur of the Year)
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LEADERSHIP BEYOND LIMITS

TOP 5

BMO Black Entrepreneur of the Year, Tech Industry

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Alphonso M. Brown

President & CEO

ALCA IT Solutions, Inc

Christopher Uchenwa

Founder & CEO

Brizwave Inc.

Sean Thompson

Co-Founder & CEO

Psigryph Inc.

Thomas Tewolde

Founder & CEO

ChargeAutomation

Karima-Catherine Goundiam

Founder, CEO

B2BeeMatch

LEADERSHIP BEYOND LIMITS

TOP 5

Black Tech Executive of the Year, presented by Scotiabank

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Glenn Murray

Chief Strategy Officer

DreamFi

Cliff Beach

VP of Digital & Operations

Beautytap

Teri Green-Manson

CIO

Lite Technology Solutions

Nicole Charles

Director, Facilities and Technology

Kingston Frontenac Public Library

Daphne M. McRae

Head of AMCB U.S. Technology Solutions Program Management Office (PMO)

TD Bank

LEADERSHIP BEYOND LIMITS

TOP 5

Black Marketer of the Year

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Joanna Rouse

Marketing Director

NPower

Sherley Joseph

Founder

The Chonilla Network (Black Canadian Creators)

Tobi Olofintuyi

Senior Marketing Manager, Lifecycle: Prospect and Early Life

Anjanette Latouche

Senior Lifecycle Marketing Manager

Sophie Ademoye

Marketing Manager

LEADERSHIP BEYOND LIMITS

TOP 5

Black Professional Trailblazer of the Year, presented by Sun Life

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Lindiwe Davis

Global Organization Effectiveness Leader

Google

Korede Ola

VP, Principal Application Security Engineering

Discover

Kaivona Parker

Head of Sales Enablement

KPA, INC

Constance Stone

IT Data & Systems Compliance Manager Career Level

TerrAscend

Kumbirai Masendu

Director of Field Services

Ocado Technology Group

LEADERSHIP BEYOND LIMITS

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Black Tech Ally of the Year

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Ashwin Milton

Senior Recruitment Partner

BMO

Rolando Jr Pepano

Founder & Creative Director

Designiverse+ Studio

Jobbin George

Director - Cyber Crisis Response

RBC

Chelsey Eshpeter

Recruitment Lead

RBC

Angelo DiMarino

Senior Recruitment Partner

BMO

LEADERSHIP BEYOND LIMITS

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Black Employee Resource Group of the Year

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Andrea Dempsey

Global Strategic Programs Manager

Amazon

Andrea Hodge-Johnson

Head of CCB Ops Horizontal Architecture

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Cérise Quamina

Early Talent Program Manager

TD Bank

Antoine Mindjimba

Partner, People Advisory Services

EY Canada/Ernst & Young LLP

Anita Anuyah

Senior Manager

Scotiabank

LEADERSHIP BEYOND LIMITS

TOP 5

Black Professional of the Year, Technology Division, presented by Uber

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Ellie Braham

Project Delivery Practice Leader

IBM

Jessica C. Ojiaku

Data Privacy Associate

AstraZeneca

Vivian Odii

Senior Manager, IAM Access Request Support

RBC

Jessica Mosley

Director of Quality Engineering

TrustCloud

Jeffrey K. O. Thompson

Scrum Master

TD Bank

LEADERSHIP BEYOND LIMITS

TOP 5

BMO Black Tech Community Builder of the Year

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Ejieme Eromosele

Founder

Success in Black

Kia Muktar

Senior Director, Technology Architecture

CIBC

Olutoyin Oyelade

CEO

CasaFoundation

Omotayo Badejo

Scrum Master

TD Bank

Wunmi Adekanmbi

Executive Director

Immigrant Techies Network

LEADERSHIP BEYOND LIMITS

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Black Communications Professional of the Year, Tech Industry

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Mayka Rosales-Peterson

VP, Marketing

LAVA Technology Services

Emem Washington

Founder and Chief Communications Officer

Lead, Speak & Impact

Hannah Greenidge

Senior Manager Leadership Programs, T&O Experience

RBC

Edna Batengas-Chow

Co-Founder & CMO/ CEO

Equinox Digital Marketing & Urban Mambo Creative

Tobi Ikuepamitan

Senior Advisor, Web and Digital Communications

Covenant Health Canada

LEADERSHIP BEYOND LIMITS

TOP 5

Black Engineer of the Year

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Agrey Deus Chenga

Data Engineer I

TD Bank

Erifeoluwa Timilehin Femi-Ladrin

Software Engineer

TD Bank

Ejike Udeze

Lead Cloud Engineer

RBC

Olorunsegun Adeniyi

Manager, Solution Architecture and Data Engineering

OSL retail Services

Lindsay Lashley

Board Secretary

Black Engineers of Canada