On Tuesday evening, it was hard to find anyone to criticise the TNT Symposium, an event organised by The Dots and . In a relaxed atmosphere, the entire tech community gathered to exchange, network, discuss the hot topics of the moment and, of course, attend the award ceremony.
“This is a far cry from the cold and stuffy events we sometimes experience. Obviously, Kamel’s personality plays a role in all this, he is undoubtedly a federator: if there are 500 people for the meal, it is because everyone enjoys spending a good time together," explained one of the guests. “In just two years he has made this event a must,” confirmed another.
The presence of several comedians also contributed to the success of this evening, and of the pre-evening. Their presentation of several LOL Awards will certainly remain in the annals by its offbeat aspect and the masterful impertinence of the presenters.
For the record, the theme of this edition was “Human First,” because “the human is in first place, because after the successive crises that we have experienced over the last few years, we need to re-imagine the life of tomorrow and this will involve healthier, deeper human relationships and strengthened connections between men and women,” explained Amroune.
The Human First prize was awarded to Sergio Coronado, founder of the Luxembourg Tech School, whose merits were widely highlighted by .
The Tech firm of the year prize was awarded to Fujitsu.
Finally, in a setting as “physical” as it was spectacular, the TheCIO23 prize was awarded to , CIO of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. This was a great recognition from 50 of his peers who took part in the vote. “This makes me all the more proud. But also, because this edition is placed under the sign ‘Human first’ which is close to my heart,” underlined Pulinckx. He thanked his teams for their work, “and my CEO, , who is here, for her support. This is all the more important because... the annual evaluations are not over,” he concluded with humour, in tune with this beautiful evening.
This story was first published in French on . It has been translated and edited for Delano.