By: Tammy Young, Chapter and SIG Chair, Vivit Board of Directors.

Vivit Leaders Making a Difference

Vivit recognizes the extraordinary efforts of our members to participate and lead local and virtual events. These leaders give their time, expertise, and support to share with others through advocacy, community, education and career development.  Many of these volunteers don’t necessarily have the time, but they have the heart. Our volunteers and leaders are the backbone of our organization.  

Vivit has been fortunate to have industry experts from all over the world choose to be members and as of this year, 141 members chose to be leaders.  Each year, Vivit asks its membership to nominate exceptional leaders to be recognized for their efforts, and it is Vivit’s honor to select from those nominees Leader of the Year, Speaker of the Year and Champion of the year.

In congratulating this year’s EMEA/Asia-Pacific region nominees, I’d like to leave you with this thought: "Volunteers are not paid because they are worthless, but because they are priceless!” Congratulations on your success this year, on your nomination and thank you for your efforts and contributions.

Mostafa Moussavi Technical Tester SEB Sweden Sweden Chapter Leader Nominated for Leader of the Year	Jan Czajkowski QC Specialist Manager SQS Sweden Sweden Chapter Leader Nominated for Leader of the Year	Mark Laird IMSL Group Technical Architect Steria Group BSM SIG Leader Nominated for Leader of the Year and Speaker of the Year
René de Vleeschauwer Managing Director IKAN Belgium Chapter Leader Nominated for Champion of the Year	Andreas Birk Founder and Principal Consultant Software.Process.Management Testing, Quality, and ALM SIG Leader Nominated for Champion of the Year	Naveen Chhabra Cloud Solutions Architect HP Software New Delhi (India) Chapter Leader Nominated for Champion of the Year
Violet Seah Regional Marketing Professional HP Software HP Employee Vivit Member Nominated for Champion of the Year	NO PICTURE AVAILABLE   Prasad Yalcari Associated IT Consultant ITC INFOTECH INDIA LIMITED Bangalore Chapter Member Nominated for Speaker of the Year	NO PICTURE AVAILABLE   Richard Bywater Technical Account Director Infuse Consulting Group UK Chapter Member Nominated for Speaker of the Year
Ian Bromehead SR Product Marketing Manager HP Software HP Employee Vivit Member Nominated for Speaker of the Year

The Leader of the Year award is presented to an individual for outstanding local chapter or SIG leadership. The Champion of the Year award is presented to an individual for outstanding effort to advance and grow the Vivit community. The Speaker of the Year award is presented to an individual for outstanding presentations to the Vivit community. And on behalf of the community, we would like to thank you for your contributions. Keep up the terrific dedication in which you serve the community.

The award winners will be revealed and celebrated at the Vivit Leader Dinner at HP Discover on Monday evening, December 9th, in Barcelona, Spain at: