Nomination and Selection Process

Each year an Advisory Committee of local media, business and education representatives review all nominations and select a group of finalists for presentation to the Blue Ribbon Selection Panel.

These distinguished judges then review the finalist nominations, voting on up to ten Waterloo Region Entrepreneur Hall of Fame inductees and one Intrepid Entrepreneur Award. Selection is based on the criteria outlined in the nomination form.

The decision of the judges is final. Inductees and award winners are notified in August, 2007.

Advisory Committee
The 10-member Advisory Committee includes:

1. Waterloo Region Prosperity Council founding member CEOs:
   • Communitech
   • The Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce
   • The Cambridge Chamber of Commerce
   • Canada's Technology Triangle
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2. Representatives from the two schools of entrepreneurship in Waterloo Region
   
3. Two media representatives:
   • CTV SouthWestern Ontario
   • The Record (invited)
     

Co-chairs are the Executive Director of the Schlegel Centre for Entrepreneurship at Wilfrid Laurier University, Director of the Centre for Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology, and the President & CEO of Communitech.

Selection Panel
The judges on our eight-member panel are respected leaders in the community, representing business and academics.

1. President, University of Waterloo
2. President, Wilfrid Laurier University
3. President, Conestoga College
4. Board Chair, Communitech
5. Board Chair, Canada's Technology Triangle Inc
6. Board Chair, Cambridge Chamber of Commerce
7. Board Chair, Greater Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber of Commerce