- The World Economic Forum has announced its selection of the 56 most promising Technology Pioneers of 2019 who are shaping industries from agriculture and cleantech to modern policing and many more.
- Companies were selected for their potential to “transform their industries” and “improve society for years to come,” Fulvia Montresor of the World Economic Forum said.
- BigID enables companies to find, protect and manage the privacy of personal data. The full list of recognized Technology Pioneers can be viewed hier.
NEW YORK & TEL AVIV, Israel–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BigID, the leader in personal data protection and privacy, was selected among hundreds of candidates as one of the World Economic Forum’s “Technology Pioneers.” The World Economic Forum’s Technology Pioneers are early to growth-stage companies from around the world that are leaders in the design, development and deployment of new technologies and innovations, and are poised to have a significant impact on business and society.
“Data privacy is a defining 21st-century problem,” said BigID CEO and co-founder, Dimitri Sirota. “Consumers want data transparency and accountability from the companies they patronize. BigID helps enterprises account for their sensitive personal data and in so doing comply with emerging privacy regulations like GDPR and CCPA.”
This year’s Tech Pioneers are emerging innovators from a diverse set of industries. These firms are shaping the future by advancing technologies such as AI, IoT, robotics, blockchain, biotechnology and many more. The focus areas of this year’s Tech Pioneers include: agtech, smart cities, cleantech, supply chain, manufacturing, cybersecurity, autonomous vehicles and drones. The diversity of these companies extends to their leadership as well, as 25% of 2019 Tech Pioneers are female led. The firms also come from many different regions beyond the United States and Silicon Valley. In fact, this year’s class of 56 firms represent every continent except Antarctica. The full list of technology pioneers can be found hier.
Following its selection as Technology Pioneer, CEO and co-founder Dimitri Sirota of BigID will be participating in the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting of the New Champions. This meeting, also dubbed “Summer Davos” will be held in Dalian, China, July 1-3. Many Pioneers will also attend the Annual Meeting in Davos, in January 2020, and continue to contribute to Forum initiatives over the next two years.
“We’re excited to welcome BigID to this year’s innovative class of technology pioneers,” says Fulvia Montresor, Head of Technology Pioneers at the World Economic Forum. “BigID and its fellow pioneers are leaders in using novel technologies to transform their industries. We see great potential for these next generation companies to shape solutions to global challenges and improve society for years to come.”
The Technology Pioneers were selected by a selection committee of more than 59 academics, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and corporate executives. The committee based its decisions on criteria including innovation, potential impact and leadership. Past recipients include Airbnb, Google, Kickstarter, Mozilla, Palantir Technologies, Spotify, TransferWise, Twitter and Wikimedia.
All info on this year’s Technology Pioneers can be found here: http://wef.ch/techpioneers19
More information on past winners can be found hier.
Über BigID
BigID mit Sitz in New York und Tel Aviv nutzt fortschrittliches maschinelles Lernen und Identitätsintelligenz, um Unternehmen dabei zu helfen, ihre Kunden- und Mitarbeiterdaten im Petabyte-Bereich besser zu schützen. Mit BigID können Unternehmen die Vertraulichkeit ihrer sensibelsten Daten besser schützen, das Risiko von Datenschutzverletzungen reduzieren und die Einhaltung neuer Datenschutzbestimmungen wie der EU-Datenschutz-Grundverordnung und des California Consumer Privacy Act gewährleisten. BigID hat seit seiner Gründung im Jahr 2016 14.460.000 US-Dollar an Finanzmitteln eingeworben und wurde für seine Datenschutzinnovationen ausgezeichnet: Gewinner der RSA Conference Innovation Sandbox 2018, Gewinner des CB Insights Cyber Defender 2018, Gewinner der „Hot Company of the Year“ des Network Products Guide 2018 IT World Awards, Gewinner des InformationWeek Vendor to Watch 2019 und Gewinner des Business Insider Enterprise Vendor 2019, auf den Sie Ihre Karriere setzen können. Erfahren Sie mehr unter https://test-big003.pantheonsite.io oder besuchen Sie uns auf https://test-big003.pantheonsite.io/demo um eine Demo zu planen.
About World Economic Forum: The World Economic Forum, committed to improving the state of the world, is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation. The Forum engages the foremost political, business and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. (www.weforum.org).