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Celebrating Black Excellence in Tech

Meet the 2024 Winners

BMO Black Entrepreneur of the Year, Technology Industry

Black Tech Executive of the Year, Sponsored by Canada Life

Black Marketer of the Year

Black Professional Trailblazer of the Year, Sponsored by Sun Life

Black Tech Ally of the Year

Black Tech Recruiter of the Year

Black Employee Resource Group of the Year, Sponsored by Scotiabank

Black Breakout Professional of the Year - Technology Division, Sponsored by Intuit

BMO Black Tech Community Builder of the Year

About Obsidi® Awards, presented by BMO

The Obsidi® Awards, presented by BMO, celebrates the movers and shakers making significant impacts in our community. This year, we’ve:

  • Upgraded the submission process for nominations
  • Added three new awards to the categories
  • Extended the nomination submission period
  • More news coming soon!

From visionary executives to groundbreaking tech professionals, we seek to honour the full spectrum of Black talent in technology. All eligible nominees and winners must reside in the United States or Canada.

Obsidi® Awards Winner Selection Process

Phase 1

Nomination Submission
November 15, 2023 to March 1, 2024 11:59 PM ET

Phase 2

Top 5 Nominees Announced
Member Voting Period - March 25, 2024 to April 05, 2024 11:59 PM ET

Phase 3

Top 3 Obsidi Awards Finalists Announced

Phase 4

Obsidi Awards Winner Announced
Awards Gala on June 20, 2024

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)
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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