Entries open on October 2, 2023. 

Submissions closed on November 3rd.

The finalists will be announced on November 8, 2023.

The winners will be announced on December 7, 2023 

Yes. You may submit the same product/service to multiple categories or submit multiple products/services to the same category. There is no limit to how many applications your company can submit. Each entry must be paid for separately.

Each entry will be reviewed by the judges against the set of criteria, which are designed to evaluate each entry’s innovation and effectiveness.

You must pay for your entry using a credit card at the time of submission. If you are entering several categories, each entry must be paid for separately.

It is mandatory for your entry to include your company name, company website, product/service name, product/service description, Real World Application of Product/Service, company overview, and your company logo. If you are an agency filing on behalf of a life science client, please note both parties in the application. Please submit one visual element per entry. Photos, video compilations, case study proofs and PowerPoint presentations are all encouraged as compelling ways to make your entry stand out.

This is a description of the existing state of the product/service, as opposed to information that is theoretical or simulated. Scores are weighted by the strength of data and results presented. You may upload case studies or other supplementary documents to support this response in the “supplementary materials” upload section of the application. Supplementary materials are not required but are encouraged.

Please provide the following formats only for company logos: eps, jpg, png or psd. For other supporting information, we accept PDFs, video attachments may be hosted on a video site such as YouTube or Vimeo and website URLs to the publicly accessible campaign or the active URL of a landing page.

Yes, we accept applications from anywhere in the world. 

Any company that has released a product/service between September 2022 - September 2023 in the cloud technology and services industries is welcome to apply. Each entry will be scored based on the ability of the applicant to demonstrate the following criteria: effectiveness; technical innovation; competitive advantage; financial impact; and true innovation. Descriptions of each specific category can be found on the Categories & Criteria page.

No, however, some of the judges’ comments may be featured in the Innovation Report.

Please reach out to Charlene Soucy with any questions on your submission. 

The Questex Privacy Policy can be viewed here.

Yes, your entry must currently be publicly available and/or deployed as of the award submission date.

Yes. Silverlinings will publish information about the finalists and winners. Information submitted in your entries should not be embargoed or private information.

See below for the questions you will need to answer as part of your entry. 

1. Award Category
2. Company Name
3. Product, service or person’s name you are submitting for an award
4. Please enter your name and title here
5. Please enter your email address
6. If you are submitting on behalf of someone, please enter their information here.
7. Please enter the company address
8. Please enter your phone number here
9. Please upload your company logo
10. Please describe your product, service, or person.
11. Please provide a real-world application of your product/service
12. Top Cloud Changemaker Category Only – Please describe why your nominee should be considered for this award.
13. File Upload