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TechNite Awards Banquet

The 2010 TechNite Awards were presented on April 7th in front of a record crowd of more than 440 people. Click here to view the nominees and winners by category or view pictures of the award winners.

The NewVa Corridor Technology Council
and Advance Auto Parts cordially invite you
to attend our 11th annual...

TechNite Awards Banquet

April 7, 2010
The Inn at Virginia Tech
5:30pm Reception / 7pm Dinner & Awards
Business Attire

TechNite is an annual celebration of the NewVa region’s technology community. It’s an opportunity to network with more than 300 leaders in business and innovation. The evening is highlighted with an awards ceremony, where leaders will be recognized in five categories: Rising Star, Entrepreneur, NewVa Leadership, Innovation, and Educator. View this year's nominees and winners!

This year, TechNite is part of a two day event focused on technology & entrepreneurship in the our region. The 2nd annual VT KnowledgeWorks Entrepreneurship Summit will be held on April 7th & 8th. The two-day workshop includes educational seminars, two business concept competitions, and a live Angel Funding session. Learn more.

TechNite Master of Ceremonies

John May, Managing Partner, New Vantage Group

John May is the managing partner of New Vantage Group (“NVG”), a Vienna, Virginia-based firm that innovatively mobilizes private equity capital into early-stage companies. NVG administers four regional angel groups which include over 300 individual members and has three joint ventures with sister organizations. Over the last 20 years, John has been an advisor to, or a general partner of, five early-stage venture capital funds, including the UK-based Seraphim Capital formed in 2006. John is an authority on “angel” investors and is the co-author of Every Business Needs an Angel (Crown Business: 2001). John is chair-emeritus of the Angel Capital Association and is a lead instructor for the association’s “Power of Angel Investing” seminars and co-chair of the World Business Angels Association. In 2003, he co-edited with Elizabeth O’Halloran a book and multimedia CD entitled State of the Art: An Executive Briefing on Cutting-Edge Practices in American Angel Investing (Darden Publishing). He is a Batten Fellow at the University of Virginia’s Darden Business School.