Eva Longoria to be Recognized with the Beacon Award Presented by ADWEEK

ADCOLOR, the premier organization dedicated to celebrating and promoting professionals of color and diversity in the creative industries, announced their 2019 Honorees and Nominees at ADCOLOR Live in the Facebook Live Studios.

The organization also announced the 2019 class of ADCOLOR FUTURES, a program that chooses the best and brightest professionals who are one to three years into their career to attend the annual conference and awards show which will take place September 6th through the 8th at the J.W. Marriott Los Angeles L.A. Live Hotel in Los Angeles, CA.

Actor, director, producer and activist, Eva Longoria was recognized as the 2019 Beacon Award presented by ADWEEK, the leading resource for the brand marketing and advertising community.  “There is no better honoree to set the tone of Adweek’s inaugural Beacon Award than Eva Longoria,” said Lisa Granatstein, Editor, SVP, Programming, Adweek. “From her formidable seven-year-old Eva Longoria Foundation that empowers Latinas via STEM education and entrepreneurship to her leadership role calling for diversity in Hollywood, Eva’s remarkable accomplishments are both authentic and action-oriented.” The inaugural Beacon Award honors talent who uses their celebrity as a catalyst to change the status quo in the quest for diversity and inclusion. In May, ADCOLOR and Adweek partnered on the first Champion awards and celebration recognizing the fearless leaders and rising stars in marketing and media who embody ADCOLOR’s call to “Rise Up. Reach Back.”

The announcement took place at the Facebook Live Studios and was hosted by Dana Blair, on-air host, correspondent and entrepreneur, along with Tiffany R. Warren, ADCOLOR Founder and President and members of the ADCOLOR community.

The 13th Annual ADCOLOR Awards will highlight and honor the achievements of African-American, American Indian/Native American, Asian Pacific-American, Hispanic/Latino and LGBTQ professionals, as well as spotlighting diversity and inclusion champions in the creative industries.

“I’m so inspired by the collective achievements, energy and the ways in which the 2019 Honorees, Nominees and FUTURES have taken a stand in their professional and personal lives,” said ADCOLOR Founder and President Tiffany R. Warren. “The 13th Annual ADCOLOR Awards in September will provide us with an opportunity to express the ways in which ADCOLOR honorees, nominees ad FUTURES ‘Took A Stand,’ in line with this year’s theme. I can’t wait to celebrate the remarkable ways they have risen up and reached back with our ADCOLOR community and beyond.”

The ADCOLOR Award Nominees and Honorees are carefully selected from a large population of diverse influencers across the creative industries. The finalists are chosen by the individual’s representation of ADCOLOR’s motto, “Rise Up and Reach Back” and ways they took a stand in line with this year’s conference and awards theme. Those honored not only excel in their own careers, but also give back to the community and support their peers. Their goal is to create a network of diverse professionals to encourage and celebrate one another.

Please join September 6th through 8th for ADCOLOR 2019. Registration is now open and early bird pricing ends July 1st. Visit ADCOLOR.org for more details.

Below you can find the full list of Nominees, Honorees and FUTURES for this year’s ADCOLOR Awards.

ADCOLOR 2019 Partners 
Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Omnicom Group, DIAGEO, Procter & Gamble, Verizon Media, Wieden+Kennedy, Apple, Spotify, TBWA\ Worldwide, American Express, NBCUniversal, Ogilvy, Twitter, 72andSunny, DDB Worldwide, Deutsch Inc., Disney Advertising Sales, Edelman, Pandora, 72andSunny, Anomaly, Apple Music, Beats By Dre, BMW, Buzzfeed, DAS Global Group of Companies, Digitas, FCB, HBO, LOL Network, McCann New York, Omnicom Media Group, Pinterest, Publicis Groupe, Publicis Health Group, RGA, Trip Advisor, Zambezi

ADCOLOR Corporate Members 
72andSunny, Ad Club of New York, American Advertising Federation, BBDO NY, Deutsch Inc., Dieste, Droga5, Facebook, Hearst Magazines, MSL Group, Stephen Kim, TBWA\ Worldwide, Wieden+Kennedy

The 2019 ADCOLOR Nominees are as follows:

The Ad of the Year 
Campaign: Love Has No Labels – “Rising” 
Client: Ad Council 
Agency: R/GA

Campaign: “Changing The Game” 
Client: Microsoft 
Agency: McCann NY

Campaign: “Dream Crazy” 
Client: Nike 
Agency: Wieden+Kennedy

Campaign: “An Open Mind Is The Best Look” 
Client: Nordstrom 
Agency: Droga5

Campaign: “Truth Is Worth It – Perseverance” 
Client: NY Times 
Agency: Droga5

Change Agent

• Vincent Pierson, Director, Diversity & Inclusion, Minor League Baseball
• Alexandra Siegel, Senior Manager, Equality Content, Narrative, and Marketing, Salesforce
• Sherice Torres, Marketing Director, Google

Rockstar

• Dhane Scotti, Integrated Consumer Marketing Lead for Pixel, Google
• Michael Warner, Chief Relationship Officer | Partner, EGAMI Group
• Krystle Watler, Head of Business Development, Virtue

Innovator

• Shala Akintunde, Creative Director/ Founder, The Movement Worldwide
• Antionette Carroll, President and CEO (Founder), Creative Reaction Lab
• LaToya Drake, Global Outreach Lead, Google

Rising Star

• Julian Gillian, Senior Art Director, Leo Burnett Chicago
• Tiffany Golden, Associate Producer, Wieden+Kennedy
• Mariano Pintor, Account Supervisor / Social Media, McCann NY

ADCOLOR in Tech

• Brendan Chan, Program Manager, CS Education, Google
• Danielle Lee, VP, Global Head of Partner Solutions, Spotify
• Stacey Mahoney, Global Sales Strategist, Microsoft

MVP

• TONL & NIKE
• R/GA & The AD Council
• Google, Inc. & UN Women

The 2019 ADCOLOR Honorees are as follows:

Beacon Award presented by ADWEEK

• Eva Longoria, Actress, Producer, Director, Philanthropist

Legend Awards

• Steve Pamon, Chief Operating Officer, Parkwood Entertainment
• Helen Lin, Chief Digital Officer, Publicis Media
• Ted Chung, Founder & Chairman, Cashmere Agency

Catalyst Awards

• Gold House
• AdFellows, a program of Verizon
• The Curly Girl Collective

Advocate Award

• Don Lemon, Host “CNN Tonight

Lifetime Achievement Awards

• Hector Orci, Founder & Co-Chairman, Orci
• Sheldon Levy, Former SVP, Deputy/Associate Head of Production, Saatchi & Saatchi NY

ADCOLOR/One Club Creative Awards

• Robert Wong, Chief Creative Officer, Google
• Brandon Rochon, Managing Chief Creative Officer, Kastner & Partners and Founder & Chief Creative Officer, SNKRINC.

Mx. ADCOLOR

• Joon Park, Cultural Strategist, Sparks + Honey

Ms. ADCOLOR

• Brittany Johnson, Creative Strategist, Facebook

The 2019 FUTURES are as follows:

• Ace Patterson, Consumer Marketing Operations Manager, Facebook
• Alex Harris, Partner Manager, Facebook
• Alex Studer, Account Executive, Deutsch
• Alexandra Givan, Government Communications Manager, Comcast
• Aniqua Hendricks, Multicultural Media Strategist, Hearts & Science
• Barbara Gonzales, Assistant Manager of PR and Social Media, Ad Council
• Bryan Stromer, Communications Manager, Microsoft
• Gloria Lin, Community Manager, Edelman
• Helena Berhane, Strategic Planner, Fluent360
• James Ramseur, Assistant Comms and Media Planner, Wieden+Kennedy
• Jorge Tajj Badil-Abish, Junior Copywriter, FCB West
• Julian Soto, Copy Supervisor, Patients & Purpose
• Kelly Garcia, Copywriter, Ogilvy
• Kevin Lam, Senior Product Designer, Elephant
• Keyon Branch, Digital Media Planner, OMD
• Maimouna Siby, Marketing Strategist, Squarespace
• Makeda Loney, Copywriter, FCB Chicago
• Nagini Reddy, Junior Graphic Designer, Wieden+Kennedy
• Nicole Dei, Account Coordinator, HBO
• Omar Wilson, Account Manager, Facebook
• Pilar McQuirter, Talent Program Manager, Havas WorldWide Chicago
• Samrawit Seifu, Associate Creative, Buzzfeed
• Sayid Abdullaev, Product Marketing Manager, YouTube
• Selly Sallah, Sponsorship Marketing Associate, NPR
• Shantae Howell, Creative Strategist, Vox Media
• Tatiana Britt, Assistant Account Executive
• Veronica Peñaloza-Wolfermann, Account Manager, Facebook
• Victoria Onuzuruike, Assistant Producer, Ogilvy

For more information, please visit: www.adcolor.org and follow @adcolor across all social media.

SOURCE: ADCOLOR

Annual awards program recognizes outstanding health and medical technology products and companies

Elekta (EKTA-B.ST), today announced that MedTech Breakthrough, an independent organization that recognizes the top companies and solutions in the global health and medical technology market, has presented the “Medical Device Engineering Breakthrough” award in the 2019 MedTech Breakthrough Awards program to Elekta for its Elekta Unity MR-linac.

Elekta Unity combines two technologies: a state-of-the-art 1.5T MRI scanner and a best-in-class 7 MV linear accelerator, driven by breakthrough real-time adaptive radiotherapy software. It provides the ability to reshape the dose based on daily changes in shape, size and position of the tumor and surrounding healthy anatomy, as visualized with MRI, and then enables accurate dose delivery with real-time visualization of the tumor.

“We reserve our Medical Device Engineering Breakthrough award for recognizing transformative technology and Elekta Unity is a shining example of groundbreaking medical technology deserving of this designation,” said James Johnson, managing director, MedTech Breakthrough. “In addition to Elekta Unity displaying breakthrough engineering that combines precision radiation therapy and high-field MR imaging, Elekta Unity addresses one of the most critical healthcare issues in the world with a focus on providing the next generation of cancer care.”

The mission of the MedTech Breakthrough Awards is to honor excellence and recognize the innovation, hard work and success in a range of health and medical technology categories, including Robotics, Clinical Administration, Telehealth, Patient Engagement, Electronic Health Records, mHealth, Medical Devices, Medical Data and many more. This year’s program attracted more than 3,500 nominations from over 15 different countries throughout the world.

“It’s an honor for Elekta to win this prestigious award,” said Richard Hausmann, Elekta’s President and CEO. “The Unity system’s breakthrough technology demonstrates our leadership in precision radiation medicine and commitment to the needs of the patient and cancer care team delivering treatment.”

Robert Woolston, Managing Director at DCA Design International, Elekta’s design partner for the MR-linac system, commented, “Congratulations to all involved in the development of Elekta Unity. We are delighted to see this system winning award after award and most importantly to see it improving cancer patients’ radiotherapy experience and outcomes, as it ushers in a transformation in precision and personalized cancer treatment.”

Through Elekta Unity’s integrated and responsive software, tumors and surrounding tissue can be precisely located, their movement tracked, and treatment adapted in real time based on live information. This allows treatment plans to be adapted while the patient is on the table in response to changes in tumor position, shape, biology and the relationship to sensitive organs over time.

SOURCE: Elekta

Five up-and-coming Canadian researchers-turned-entrepreneurs will be recognized at the following event for their ground-breaking innovations that are strengthening Canada’s economy and improving the lives of Canadians.

The awards, presented by Mitacs — a not-for-profit organization that fosters growth and innovation in Canada for business and academia — celebrate start-up companies founded by outstanding former Mitacs interns, postdoctoral fellows and training participants, who have gone on to lead their respective fields as independent business owners.

SOURCE: Mitacs Inc.