Sean Martin to Headline CBIC Awards Gala

April 29, 2022, Charlottesville, VA – On Thursday, May 26, Sean Martin will be the featured VIP Speaker at the 2022 Annual CBIC Awards at Castle Hill Cider honoring Central Virginia’s most innovative organizations, startups, and individual.

About the speaker: Martin is a recognized leadership scholar and speaker, Sean’s research has been featured in top academic journals, as well as mainstream media outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Forbes, Fast Company, Inc., and Harvard Business Review. Prior to joining the Darden faculty, Martin taught at Boston College’s Carroll School of Management and Cornell University’s Johnson Graduate School of Management.

“ We are very excited to be hosting the CBIC Awards this year in particular.  The pandemic shed light on the amazing tenacity of these businesses that truly encompass what it means to be an entrepreneur.  They not only survived in the wake of change, they thrived.” Tracey Greene, Executive Director.

The CBIC Awards Gala is an opportunity to celebrate organizations, companies, and individuals that strive to make a difference.  Entrepreneurs embrace critical thinking, innovation, service, and continually pivot to cater to the ever changing world.  It is our duty to honor the entrepreneurial spirit and mindset of those that dare to be fearless.

The 2022 CBIC Awards Gala will take place at Castle Hill Cider on Thursday, May 26, 5:30-10:30 p.m. For more information about CBIC’s Gala and to purchase your tickets, visit our gala site at:  https://cvilleinnovation.org/awards-gala/

About CBIC

CBIC is a multimodal, vibrant community resource that celebrates, educates, and advocates for Charlottesville’s technology innovators. With 25 years serving the community, CBIC and its members and organizations, which collectively employ thousands of individuals, combine sold out events, informative communications, and civic advocacy to create opportunities for the greater Charlottesville area. CBIC was founded in 1997 as the region’s technology council, one of 10 across the Commonwealth of Virginia. CBIC promotes innovation and entrepreneurship as a 501(c) non-profit. As the region’s technology council, CBIC promotes innovation and entrepreneurship and supports growth and success among the Charlottesville region’s technology-focused organizations. CBIC provides a forum for ideas and a collective voice on behalf of the technology sector. Through collaborative partnerships, educational resources and strategic relationships, CBIC enhances, publicizes, and champions technology initiatives that strengthen economic and social vitality in our area