2009
08.31
08.31
As of Aug 31st I have 27 suggestions. I’m looking for some more thought and community leaders, maybe some Canadians doing extaordinary digital work outside of Canada. We’re aiming for 100+ candidates by Nov1.
What will we do then? Well, I’m also looking for suggestions on criteria that defines who should be Canadas Digitial Power 20 and also for a few more good judges (yes I’m opting out as a selector…but I will coordinate).
Once we have candidates, judges and criteria, we will try and name the list by Nov 15.
This is the list so far:
| Who | Where | Why | Category |
| Amber MacArthur | Net@Night Podcast | Digital trends watcher, author, reporter and media factory | Media |
| Andrew Goodman | SES/PageZero | Search celebrity and industry thought leader | Education |
| Austin Hill | Akoha | CEO of a social change engine | Community |
| David Crow | Microsoft | Entrepreneur, community advocate and startup guy | Community |
| David Ford | Perfectio | Digirati rainmaker and event architect | Community |
| Dawna Henderson | Henderson Bas | Digital creative thought leader and industry champion | Agency |
| Don Tapscott | nGenera – | It’s Don Tapscott…what do I say | Education |
| Garry Anderson | Sympatico | CanNetVet leading Sympatico through its many generations | Publisher |
| Gary Fearnell | Ciniplex | Digital transformation leader | eCommerce |
| Gord Hotchkiss | Enquiro | Internationally recognized researcher and thought leader | Research |
| Graham Moysey | CanWest Digital | CanNetVet, industry rainmaker and digital thought leader | Publisher |
| Jason McCann | Taxi | Digital creative award winner | Agency |
| John Albright | JLA Ventures | Digital business mastermind | eCommerce |
| Jonathan Lister | Google Canada | The head of Google Canada….nuff said | Publisher |
| Louise Clements | Facebook Canada | CanNetVet, industry maven and new head of FB Canada | Publisher |
| Mitch Joel | Twist Image | Digital marketing evangelist extraordinaire | Agency |
| Owen Sagness | Microsoft Canada | Steady handed captain of the evolution of MSN in Canada | Publisher |
| Patrick Lauzon | Canoe.ca/Quebecore Digital | Grandmaster of the digital deal and digibiz visionary | Publisher |
| Paula Gignac | IAB | Industry thought leader and guidepost | Education |
| Peter Vas | M2 Universal | Digital strategist to the stars…and really big brands | Agency |
| Prof. Michael Geist | UofO CIPPIC | Canada’s voice on the internet and public policy | Education |
| Rahaf Harfoush | Freelancer | Digital Strategist – Part of the Obama digital team | Media |
| Robert Yu | Sony.ca | Digital brand architect | eCommerce |
| Simon Jennings | Olive Media | CanNetVet and digital media ring master | Publisher |
| Tomer Strolight | Torstar Digital | Builder of digital business big and small | Publisher |
| Will Pate | Freelancer | Digital strategist and co-host of commandN. | Media |
Kate Trgovac from One Degree. Tom Williams from GiveMeaning.com. Geoff Teehan and Jon Lax from Teehan+Lax. Saul Colt from Zoocasa.com. Tamera Kremer from Wildfire Strategy. Richard Binnhammer from Dell. Tara Hunt author of Whuffiefactor.
Check out this list by @iancapstick of 20 leading women in social media. Many are Canadian: http://www.mediastyle.ca/2009/09/20-leading-women-in-social-media/
I have always found it interesting that the “Influencers” of the world of digital are often the ones who talk about the people who actually are doing the great work. Take for example Jonathan Keebler, the CTO and Founder of ScribbleLive.com a “Web Now” startup here in Toronto. He is instrumental in defining the real-time web experience. I nominate him.
Cheers
Some great names here, and a really strong mix of disciplines as well. It’s hard to suggest just a few and miss out others, but my names would be:
Danny Brown – http://dannybrown.me http://twitter.com/dannybrown
Dave Fleet – http://davefleet.com http://twitter.com/davefleet
Eden Spodek – http://twitter.com/edenspodek
Martin Waxman – http://twitter.com/martinwaxman
I met them all at Podcamp Toronto earlier this year and follow their thinking. Class acts, each one, and very knowledgeable people in their fields.
If you are looking for people doing extraordinary work outside Canada, I’d say you have to have Daniel Burka, Creative Director at Digg. He’s really freakin genius IMO.