Technology
Left: Industry judges preside over the
companies aiming to win a Judge’s Choice Award.
Below: The event attracts industry leaders from all over the world.
TRAKNPROTECT
Won the Judge’s Choice Award at E20X Minneapolis in 2019 “The inspiration to create TraknProtect was to provide safety to employees who are vulnerable when working alone,” explained Batra, “and to do it in a way that removed the friction points for hotels to deploy such solutions by making the solution easy to use and easy to deploy, while not being extraordinarily expensive.” TraknProtect accomplishes this goal with its IoT platform, which utilises a network of BLE/Wi-Fi gateways that continuously gather real-time data from safety buttons and sensors to triangulate and provide accurate locations of those devices in a hotel. Since the company’s E20X win two years ago,
“TraknProtect has grown substantially both in reach and philosophy,” said Batra. “We have secured vendor status with several of the largest hotel brands, we have secured many hotel deals and had an impact on the lives of hotel workers across the United States and most importantly, we have increased the visibility of the issue of human traffi cking through our partnership with the AHLA.
“Our future goals are simple…grow our install base, continue to have an impact on the hotel industry, and do our best to ensure the safety of hotel employees everywhere.”
Hyre
A Dual Award-winner at E20X Amsterdam in 2017 Hyre, a Canada-based event staffi ng start-up, won both the Judge’s Choice Award and the People’s Choice Award at E20X’s debut in Europe fi ve years ago. The idea behind Hyre originated from the company’s CEO Eropa Stein and her time working at a staffi ng agency, where she observed daily ineffi ciencies caused by obsolete practices and outdated technology. “I also noted the lack of quality control and low motivation among staff,” said Stein, in an interview following Hyre’s E20X experience. “Having studied organisational psychology, I sought to fi nd a business model that would alleviate the issue of low motivation and quality. “Overall, I realised that event staffi ng agencies charged hefty fees and provided little value.” From that realisation came Hyre, which offers an online platform designed to connect event staff with event organisers without the need for a “middle-man” staffi ng agency.
KITRO
The Judge’s Choice for E20X Amsterdam in 2018 KITRO is a Switzerland-based start-up company designed to bring an innovative digital solution and actionable insights to the issue of food waste. Their technology is integrated into hospitality kitchen operations to measure, monitor and report on food waste.
“KITRO provides the hospitality industry with a fully automated product that helps them measure and understand their food waste,” KITRO co-founder Anastasia Hofmann explained. “Based on the data, customers are empowered to adapt their work practices and use resources more effi ciently. By reducing their avoidable food waste, they are able to save costs while lowering their environmental footprint.”
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