​Previously known as The Misties Awards, the HardTech Awards are recognizing the engineers, designers, and visionaries driving real-world impact through commercialized hardware innovation.

​Hosted by MistyWest and Memfault during Web Summit Vancouver, the 2025 awards ceremony will be an in-person event followed by a FOUNDERS + FRIENDS-style cocktail hour and networking reception.

​The HardTech Awards are on a mission to become the largest recognition platform in intelligent and connected hardware development. You can expect this exclusive event to be a definitive gathering of technical excellence and the "home for hardware" at Web Summit.

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​Schedule

​6-7pm - Opening Reception
7-9pm - The 2025 HardTech Awards Ceremony
9pm-11pm - Cocktails & Connections

​More details to come over the following months.

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​Sponsors

​MistyWest thanks our annual sponsors Memfault, Intent, Edge Impulse and Nordic Semiconductor for their gracious contributions that enable us to host events that bring our community together.

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About MistyWest

​MistyWest is a product development firm accelerating the world's transition to a more sustainable future. We help our clients develop market-ready solutions for mining, infrastructure, and clean tech in half the time compared to ramping up an equivalent internal team.

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​​​Land Acknowledgement

​MistyWest acknowledges that this event takes place on the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.