One of the highlights of the Innovate 2014 conference will be an Awards gala dinner on the evening of May 22nd. Centennial Innovation awards will be handed out that evening to seven individuals or groups. Reg Isley of Risley Equipment will receive two awards that night – one for Innovator of the Century and one for Innovation of the Century for the creation of the RotoSaw. Isley says past failures are a big reason for their success.
“We have had a lot of failures, but have never given up.  What it does is it pushes you to another level.  It might be a design change, it might mean starting over again, or learning from that change.”
Dave Fenton and Herman Trelle will also be recognized as Innovators of the Century, while Crystal Park School and the Suicide Prevention Resource Centre’s Breakfast Club program will also be presented with Innovation of the Century awards. Roy Bickell and the Longmate family will be recognized that evening as Entrepreneurs of the Century.