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Awards and recognition
Our working group and committee members make Bluetooth technology the best it can be
Working groups have been the driving force behind Bluetooth® technology, delivering innovations that help make the Internet of Things (IoT) a reality.
Every year, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) celebrates the hard work and commitment of working groups, committee members, and contributors who have been recognized by their peers as making a difference in advancing Bluetooth technology. Thank you to the winners, and to all of our working group and committee members, for their dedication and contribution this year.
Outstanding contributor award
Hai Shalom
Apple Inc.
Hearing Aid Working Group
Hai Shalom is a professional in wireless connectivity systems and standards with 25 years of experience. He develops secure and privacy-conscious systems that enhance wired and wireless connectivity. His recent roles include senior Bluetooth standards architect at Apple, Android standards lead at Google, and principal engineer/manager at Qualcomm. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Master of Science in Computer Science.
Finalists
Harish Balasubramaniam
Intel Corporation
Core Specification Working Group
Hannu Mallat
Silicon Laboratories
Core Specification Working Group
Ricardo Kehrle Miranda
Samsung Cambridge Solution Centre
Core Specification Working Group
Menzo Wentink
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Core Specification Working Group
Piotr Winiarczyk
Silvair, Inc.
Mesh Working Group
Junsen Wu
MediaTek Inc.
Core Specification Working Group
Outstanding leadership award
Joel Linsky
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Core Specification Working Group
Joel Linsky is a vice president of engineering at Qualcomm where he leads the Bluetooth, UWB, and 15.4 team. He has been a key contributor to Bluetooth technology for over 25 years, where he has focused on core technology benefiting all product types and use cases.
Toby Nixon
Bluetooth SIG, Inc.
Core Specification Working Group
Toby Nixon is a principal technical project manager at the Bluetooth SIG and chairs the Core Specification Working Group. A 30-year Microsoft veteran who has been involved in the development of technical standards for over 40 years in many organizations, he served on the Bluetooth SIG Board of Directors for 12 years and as chair for eight years before joining the SIG staff.
Finalists
Michael deVenecia
Bluetooth SIG, Inc.
Audio Working Groups (ATA, GA and HA)
Andrew Estrada
Sony Group Corporation
Audio Working Groups (ATA, GA and HA)
Leonard (Len) Ott
Socket Mobile, Inc.
Alignment and Process Improvement Committee
Szymon Slupik
Silvair Inc.
Mesh Working Group
Rachel Theriot
Bluetooth SIG, Inc.
Mesh Working Group
Working group contributor award
Harish Balasubramaniam
Intel Corporation
Core Specification Working Group
Harish Balasubramaniam is a senior wireless standards architect at Intel Corporation with expertise in Bluetooth and connectivity standards. He has served as a vice-chair in the Core Specification Working Group and has been leading the Higher Bands project since November 2022.
Finalists
Pontus Arvidson
Ericsson AB
Core Specification Working Group
Helmut Eder
Cochlear Limited
Hearing Aid Working Group
Oren Haggai
Apple Inc.
Core Specification Working Group
Karoly Kovacs
Silicon Laboratories
Electronic Shelf Label Working Group
Omkar Kulkarni
Nordic Semiconductor ASA
Mesh Working Group
Outstanding IOP contributor appreciation award
Audio, Telephony, and Automotive Working Group
Atef Kort from Expleo Germany GmbH is recognized for outstanding contributions to the validation of the Call Forwarding Feature and Call Duration Information specifications, having contributed more than half of the results entered.
Infineon Technologies AG
Automation Working Group
Victor Zhodzishsky from Infineon Technologies AG is recognized for his outstanding contributions towards the validation of the Industrial Measurement Devices Profile and Service Specifications.
Nordic Semiconductor ASA
Core Specification Working Group
The team from Nordic Semiconductor ASA — Adam Cavender, Timothy Keys, Aleksandar Stanoev — is recognized for outstanding contributions to the validation of the Core Specification 6.2 enhancements, having contributed more than 35 percent of the results entered.
Google LLC
Direction Finding Working Group
The team from Google LLC— Ash Chen, Chienyuan Huang, Benson Li — is recognized for outstanding contributions to the validation of the Ranging Profile and Service specifications, having contributed more than 36 percent of the results entered.
NXP B.V.
Generic Audio Working Group
Didier Lauwerys, from the LE Audio Team at NXP Semiconductors, is recognized for his outstanding contributions to the validation of the Coordinated Set Name 1.1 specifications. Didier is a passionate and enthusiastic software systems developer, working at NXP Semiconductors for the past 5 years. Outside of developing Bluetooth® products, he spends his time playing the piano and biking.
Telink Semiconductor (Shanghai) Co., Ltd
Human Interface Device Working Group
The team from Telink Semiconductor (Shanghai) Co., Ltd — Qihang Mou, Jan Slupski, Sihui Wang — is recognized for outstanding contributions to the validation of the HID ISO specification, having contributed more than 50 percent of the results entered.
Special recognition for Receiver Blocking Resilience testing support
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Steve Jones |
Magnus Sommansson |
Kenton Payne |
Niclas Granqvist |
Special recognition for Bluetooth® Qualification Process improvements & execution
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Alicia Courtney |
Shirin Ebrahimi-Taghizadeh PhD |
Lewis Chan |
Sung Pak |
Mohana Lakshmipathy |
Svitlana Dyerabina |
Bluetooth SIG appreciation – Recognition of IOP participation
Channel sounding amplitude-based attack resilience
(Core Specification enhancement)
|
Yunkai Qian |
Brevalan Ung |
Mathias Baert |
Da Young Yun |
Abdul Mujeeb |
Nagur Basha Shaik |
LE test mode enhancements (Core Specification enhancement)
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Fabien Duvoux |
Antoine Blancy |
Clement Vacheron |
Kyle Penri-Williams |
Hagen Hentschel |
Joseph Robert |
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Brevalan Ung |
Mathias Baert |
Da Young Yun |
Vivien Leng |
Dimitrios Adamidis |
Shorter connection intervals (Core Specification enhancement)
|
Tianxu Wu |
Fabien Duvoux |
Antoine Blancy |
Clement Vacheron |
Kyle Penri-Williams |
Hagen Hentschel |
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Vlad Tsigan |
Philippe Chazot |
Joseph Robert |
Adam Cavender |
Aleksandar Stanoev |
Timothy Keys |
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Jie Zeng |
Kai Jia |
Qiuwei Chen |
Lijing Liang |
Call duration information (Hands-Free Profile enhancement)
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Atef Kort |
Shawn Saenger |
Call forwarding feature (Hands-Free Profile enhancement)
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Atef Kort |
Badrinarayanan K |
Nidhi Sakaleshpur Venkatesh |
Anil Vutukuru |
Shawn Saenger |
Cookware profile and service
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Victor Zhodzishsky |
Eduardo Velez Pellicer |
Coordinated Set Name 1.1
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Lukasz Rymanowski |
Badrinarayanan K |
Nidhi Sakaleshpur Venkatesh |
Anil Vutukuru |
Qihang Mou |
Human Interface Device ISO
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Takashi Tomita |
Jan Slupski |
Qihang Mou |
Sihui Wang |
Ranging profile and service
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Benson Li |
Chienyuan Huang |
Ash Chen |
Yogesh Ulhas |
Andreea Dumitrache |
Silviu Petria |
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Adrian-Constantin Dudau |
Shitiz Kumar |
Sushil Deka |
Qinghua Fan |
Jan Slupski |
Yuexin Liu |
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Biao Li |
Past winners
| Recipient Name | Member Company | Category | Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Solum | Starkey Hearing Technologies | Leadership Award | Hearing Aid Working Group |
| Chris White | Dolby Laboratories, Inc. | Innovator of the Year Award | Audio, Telephony, and Automotive Working Group |
| Asbjørn Sæbø | Nordic Semiconductor ASA | Outstanding Technical Contributor Award | Hearing Aid Working Group |
| Vlad Tsigan Chethan Tumkur Narayan Luiz Von Dentz | Intel Corporation | Outstanding IOP Contributor Appreciation Award | Audio, Telephony, and Automotive Working Group |
| Victor Zhodzishsky | Infineon Technologies AG | Outstanding IOP Contributor Appreciation Award | Automation Working Group |
| Shawn Ding Irene Fan Shanshan Jiang Sean Lin Yunkai Qian Balakumar Ramalingam Wen-Hsin Wang Lewis Weng | Broadcom Corporation | Outstanding IOP Contributor Appreciation Award | Core Specification Working Group |
| Benson Li Jack He Rongxuan Liu | Google LLC | Outstanding IOP Contributor Appreciation Award | Hearing Aid Working Group |
Special Recognition Awards
| Recipient Name | Member Company | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Leif-Alexandre Aschehoug | Nordic Semiconductor ASA | Special Recognition for Outstanding Leadership in BARB |
| Alicia Courtney | Broadcom Corporation | Special Recognition for Outstanding Contribution to the Qualification Process Improvements and QPRD |
| Fabien Duvoux | Ellisys | Special Recognition for Channel Sounding Remote IOP Testing |
| Kyle Penri-Williams | Ellisys | Special Recognition for Channel Sounding Remote IOP Testing |
| Clement Vacheron | Ellisys | Special Recognition for Channel Sounding Remote IOP Testing |
| Tim Newton | RF Creations | Special Recognition for Channel Sounding Remote IOP Testing |
| Peter Ford | RF Creations | Special Recognition for Channel Sounding Remote IOP Testing |
| Qi Jiang | Google LLC | Special Recognition for Channel Sounding IOP Support |
| Shawn Ding | Broadcom Corporation | Special Recognition for Channel Sounding IOP Support |
| Angel Polo | Broadcom Corporation | Special Recognition for Channel Sounding IOP Support |
Bluetooth SIG appreciation – Recognition of IOP Participation
| Name | Member Company | Specification |
|---|---|---|
| Yann Ly-Gagnon | Apple Inc. | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Roman Chernobelsky | Apple Inc. | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| David Levy | Apple Inc. | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Ido Gross | Apple Inc. | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Tomer Hershkovitz | Apple Inc. | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Balakumar Ramalingam | Broadcom Corporation | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Irene Fan | Broadcom Corporation | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Lewis Weng | Broadcom Corporation | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Sean Lin | Broadcom Corporation | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Shanshan Jiang | Broadcom Corporation | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Shawn Ding | Broadcom Corporation | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Wen-Hsin Wang | Broadcom Corporation | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Yunkai Qian | Broadcom Corporation | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Fabien DUVOUX | Ellisys | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Kyle Penri-Williams | Ellisys | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Clement Vacheron | Ellisys | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Qi Jiang | Google LLC | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Joe Chang | Litepoint | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Qiang Fu | Litepoint | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Tushar Patel | Litepoint | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Alexandre Dauphinais | Nordic Semiconductor ASA | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Ivan Iushkov | Nordic Semiconductor ASA | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Erik Semb Omre | Nordic Semiconductor ASA | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Thomas Johansen | Nordic Semiconductor ASA | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Erik Sandgren | Nordic Semiconductor ASA | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Ryan Chu | Nordic Semiconductor ASA | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Pascal Bernard | NXP B.V. | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| James Zhang | NXP B.V. | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Endy Qin | NXP B.V. | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Mihai-Ionut Stanciu | NXP B.V. | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Luc Revardel | NXP B.V. | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Wenbo Qi | NXP B.V. | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Olivier Jean | NXP B.V. | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Santiago Garcia | NXP B.V. | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| John Vandermeer | NXP B.V. | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Khurram Waheed | NXP B.V. | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Jerome Brillant | NXP B.V. | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Hassan Elmadi | Packetcraft, Inc. | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Ram Mohan Korukonda | Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Mayank Batra | Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Rachelle Chen | Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Chris Holbrow | Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Mohit Maheshwari | Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Naveen Kumar Reddy Kanakanti | Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Tim Newton | RF Creations | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Peter Ford | RF Creations | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Kenton Payne | Rohde & Schwarz Services Ltd | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Trine Jensen | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Sune Timm Simonsen | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Allan Madsen | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Lauri Hintsala | Silicon Laboratories | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Wesam Koraim | Silicon Laboratories | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Karim Mokhtar | Synopsys, Inc. | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Ahmed Ismail | Synopsys, Inc. | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Priyanka Gupta | Teledyne Lecroy, Inc. | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Rishu Kumar | Teledyne Lecroy, Inc. | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Varun Gopalan | Teledyne Lecroy, Inc. | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Yuexin Liu | Telink Semiconductor (Shanghai) Co., Ltd | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Sihui Wang | Telink Semiconductor (Shanghai) Co., Ltd | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Fan Qinghua | Telink Semiconductor (Shanghai) Co., Ltd | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Jan Slupski | Telink Semiconductor (Shanghai) Co., Ltd | Core Specification 6.0 Enhancements – Channel Sounding |
| Shanshan Jiang | Broadcom Corporation | Decision Based Advertising Filtering |
| Shawn Ding | Broadcom Corporation | Decision Based Advertising Filtering |
| Fabien DUVOUX | Ellisys | Decision Based Advertising Filtering |
| Kyle Penri-Williams | Ellisys | Decision Based Advertising Filtering |
| Clement Vacheron | Ellisys | Decision Based Advertising Filtering |
| Joseph Robert | LTIMINDTREE LIMITED | Decision Based Advertising Filtering |
| Wenbo Qi | NXP B.V. | Decision Based Advertising Filtering |
| Shanshan Jiang | Broadcom Corporation | Enhancements for ISOAL |
| Shawn Ding | Broadcom Corporation | Enhancements for ISOAL |
| Fabien DUVOUX | Ellisys | Enhancements for ISOAL |
| Kyle Penri-Williams | Ellisys | Enhancements for ISOAL |
| Clement Vacheron | Ellisys | Enhancements for ISOAL |
| Thorkild Pedersen | GN Hearing A/S | Enhancements for ISOAL |
| ChaoYang Wu | Infineon Technologies AG | Enhancements for ISOAL |
| Vishal Dhull | Intel Corporation | Enhancements for ISOAL |
| Joseph Robert | LTIMINDTREE LIMITED | Enhancements for ISOAL |
| Sam Geeraerts | NXP B.V. | Enhancements for ISOAL |
| Raoul Grenier | NXP B.V. | Enhancements for ISOAL |
| Sean Lin | Broadcom Corporation | Frame Space Update |
| Shawn Ding | Broadcom Corporation | Frame Space Update |
| Fabien DUVOUX | Ellisys | Frame Space Update |
| Kyle Penri-Williams | Ellisys | Frame Space Update |
| Clement Vacheron | Ellisys | Frame Space Update |
| Joseph Robert | LTIMINDTREE LIMITED | Frame Space Update |
| Johan Stridkvist | Nordic Semiconductor ASA | Frame Space Update |
| Erik Sandgren | Nordic Semiconductor ASA | Frame Space Update |
| Antonios Prodromakis | Renesas | Frame Space Update |
| Mesh Davaraj | Renesas | Frame Space Update |
| Theodora Dimitropoulou | Renesas | Frame Space Update |
| Frederik Jensen | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Frame Space Update |
| Marcus Jensen | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Frame Space Update |
| Søren Andersen | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Frame Space Update |
| Karim Mokhtar | Synopsys, Inc. | Frame Space Update |
| Ahmed Ismail | Synopsys, Inc. | Frame Space Update |
| Sean Lin | Broadcom Corporation | LL Extended Feature Set |
| Shanshan Jiang | Broadcom Corporation | LL Extended Feature Set |
| Shawn Ding | Broadcom Corporation | LL Extended Feature Set |
| Fabien DUVOUX | Ellisys | LL Extended Feature Set |
| Kyle Penri-Williams | Ellisys | LL Extended Feature Set |
| Clement Vacheron | Ellisys | LL Extended Feature Set |
| Joseph Robert | LTIMINDTREE LIMITED | LL Extended Feature Set |
| Johan Stridkvist | Nordic Semiconductor ASA | LL Extended Feature Set |
| Frederik Jensen | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | LL Extended Feature Set |
| Marcus Jensen | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | LL Extended Feature Set |
| Søren Andersen | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | LL Extended Feature Set |
| Vlad Tsigan | Intel Corporation | Gaming Audio Profile |
| Chethan Tumkur Narayan | Intel Corporation | Gaming Audio Profile |
| Luiz Von Dentz | Intel Corporation | Gaming Audio Profile |
| Nidhi Sakaleshpur Venkatesh | LTIMINDTREE LIMITED | Gaming Audio Profile |
| Samuel Paveza | Microsoft Corporation | Gaming Audio Profile |
| Emil Gydesen | Nordic Semiconductor ASA | Gaming Audio Profile |
| Didier Lauwerys | NXP B.V. | Gaming Audio Profile |
| Peter Ford | RF Creations | Gaming Audio Profile |
| Anish Singh | Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | Gaming Audio Profile |
| Parameshwar Kengond | Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | Gaming Audio Profile |
| Sushil Deka | Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | Gaming Audio Profile |
| Tarun Goswami | Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | Gaming Audio Profile |
| Ryo Takai | Sony Group Corporation | Gaming Audio Profile |
| Hiroki Makino | Sony Group Corporation | Gaming Audio Profile |
| Thorkild Pedersen | GN Hearing A/S | Broadcast Audio URI |
| Benson Li | Google LLC | Broadcast Audio URI |
| Jack He | Google LLC | Broadcast Audio URI |
| Rongxuan Liu | Google LLC | Broadcast Audio URI |
| Peter Ford | RF Creations | Broadcast Audio URI |
| Mats Lennartsson | Sony Group Corporation | Broadcast Audio URI |
| Viswanth Bhagavatula | Sony Group Corporation | Broadcast Audio URI |
| Franz Springer | Hoffmann SE | Industrial Measurment Devices Profile and Service |
| Victor Zhodzishsky | Infineon Technologies AG | Industrial Measurment Devices Profile and Service |
| Recipient Name | Member Company | Category | Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wei Li | Nordic Semiconductor ASA | Outstanding New Technical Contributor | Core Specification Working Group |
| Łukasz Rymanowski | Codecoup | Outstanding New Technical Contributor | Generic Audio Working Group |
| Andrew Estrada | Sony Electronics | Outstanding Technical Contributor | Audio, Telephony, and Automotive Working Group (ATAWG) |
| Chris White | Dolby Laboratories, Inc. | Outstanding Technical Contributor | Audio, Telephony, and Automotive Working Group (ATAWG) |
| Robin Heydon | Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | Outstanding Technical Contributor | Electronic Shelf Label Working Group |
| Piotr Winiarczyk | Silvair, Inc. | Outstanding Technical Contributor | Mesh Working Group |
| Omkar Kulkarni | Nordic Semiconductor ASA | Outstanding Technical Contributor | Mesh Working Group |
| Alicia Courtney | Broadcom Corporation | Bluetooth SIG Appreciation Award | Bluetooth Qualification Review Board |
| Timothy Cook Cheng Jiang Ryan McCord Matthew Seabold Chenhong Zhou | Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | Outstanding IOP Contributor Appreciation Award | Electronic Shelf Label Working Group |
| Ash Chen Marie Janssen Dayeong Lee Benson Li Christopher Rabasa Christian Rollmann Jeremy Wu | Google LLC | Outstanding IOP Contributor Appreciation Award | Audio, Telephony, and Automotive Working Group |
| Erik Moll Abdul Nabi | Koninklijke Philips N.V. | Outstanding IOP Contributor Appreciation Award | Medical Devices Working Group |
| Lauri Hintsala Lasse Huovinen Karoly Kovacs | Silicon Laboratories | Outstanding IOP Contributor Appreciation Award | Core Specification Working Group |
| Piotr Winiarczyk | Silvair, Inc. | Outstanding IOP Contributor Appreciation Award | Mesh Working Group |
Board of Directors Recognition Award for Outstanding Contribution
| Recipient Name | Category | Group |
|---|---|---|
| Leif Aschehoug | Board of Directors Recognition Award | Remote Testing Task Force (RTTF) |
| Asbjørn Sæbø | Board of Directors Recognition Award | Remote Testing Task Force (RTTF) |
| Jonathan Tanner | Board of Directors Recognition Award | Remote Testing Task Force (RTTF) |
| Mayank Batra | Board of Directors Recognition Award | Remote Testing Task Force (RTTF) |
| Simon Slupik | Board of Directors Recognition Award | Remote Testing Task Force (RTTF) |
| Marcel Holtmann | Board of Directors Recognition Award | Remote Testing Task Force (RTTF) |
| Robert Hughes | Board of Directors Recognition Award | Remote Testing Task Force (RTTF) |
| Robert Hulvey | Board of Directors Recognition Award | Remote Testing Task Force (RTTF) |
| Omkar Kulkarni | Board of Directors Recognition Award | Remote Testing Task Force (RTTF) |
| Robin Heydon | Board of Directors Recognition Award | Specification Automation Task Force (SATF) |
| Piotr Winiarczyk | Board of Directors Recognition Award | Specification Automation Task Force (SATF) |
Bluetooth SIG appreciation – Recognition of IOP Participation
| Name | Member Company | Specification |
|---|---|---|
| Chi Kwan | Broadcom Corporation | Core Specification Enhancements – EAD & PAwR |
| Sean Lin | Broadcom Corporation | Core Specification Enhancements – EAD & PAwR |
| Timothy Cook | Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | Core Specification Enhancements – EAD & PAwR |
| Karoly Kovacs | Silicon Laboratories | Core Specification Enhancements – EAD & PAwR |
| Lasse Huovinen | Silicon Laboratories | Core Specification Enhancements – EAD & PAwR |
| Lauri Hintsala | Silicon Laboratories | Core Specification Enhancements – EAD & PAwR |
| Kyle Penri-William | Ellisys | Core Specification Enhancements – EAD & PAwR |
| Fabien Duvoux | Ellisys | Core Specification Enhancements – EAD & PAwR |
| Clement Vacheron | Ellisys | Core Specification Enhancements – EAD & PAwR |
| Rangineni Balasubramanyam | Infineon Technologies AG | Core Specification Enhancements – EAD & PAwR |
| Yu Chia Lin | Infineon Technologies AG | Core Specification Enhancements – EAD & PAwR |
| Hassan Elmadi | Packetcraft, Inc. | Core Specification Enhancements – EAD & PAwR |
| Matthew Seabold | Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | Core Specification Enhancements – EAD & PAwR |
| Priyanka Gupta | Teledyne | Core Specification Enhancements – EAD & PAwR |
| Dan James | Teledyne | Core Specification Enhancements – EAD & PAwR |
| Craig Carlson | F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG | Elapsed Time Service |
| Abdul Nabi | Koninklijke Philips N.V. | Elapsed Time Service |
| Erik Moll | Koninklijke Philips N.V. | Elapsed Time Service |
| Leif Aschehoug | Nordic Semiconductor ASA | Elapsed Time Service |
| Pirun Lee | Nordic Semiconductor ASA | Electronic Shelf Label Profile & Service |
| Timothy Cook | Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | Electronic Shelf Label Profile & Service |
| Matthew Seabold | Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | Electronic Shelf Label Profile & Service |
| Cheng Jiang | Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | Electronic Shelf Label Profile & Service |
| Ryan McCord | Qualcomm Technologies, Inc | Electronic Shelf Label Profile & Service |
| Chenhong Zhou | Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | Electronic Shelf Label Profile & Service |
| Karoly Kovacs | Silicon Laboratories | Electronic Shelf Label Profile & Service |
| Tamas Kranicz | Silicon Laboratories | Electronic Shelf Label Profile & Service |
| Craig Carlson | F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG | Generic Health Sensor Profile & Service |
| Abdul Nabi | Koninklijke Philips N.V. | Generic Health Sensor Profile & Service |
| Erik Moll | Koninklijke Philips N.V. | Generic Health Sensor Profile & Service |
| Ella Chu | Microchip Technology Incorporated | Generic Health Sensor Profile & Service |
| Charlie Lee | Microchip Technology Incorporated | Generic Health Sensor Profile & Service |
| Leif Aschehoug | Nordic Semiconductor ASA | Generic Health Sensor Profile & Service |
| Tabish Rizvi | Apple Inc. | HFP Enhancement – Super Wide Band |
| Sherry Smith | Broadcom Corporation | HFP Enhancement – Super Wide Band |
| David Hughes | Broadcom Corporation | HFP Enhancement – Super Wide Band |
| Ash Chen | Google LLC | HFP Enhancement – Super Wide Band |
| Benson Li | Google LLC | HFP Enhancement – Super Wide Band |
| Christian Rollmann | Google LLC | HFP Enhancement – Super Wide Band |
| Christopher Rabasa | Google LLC | HFP Enhancement – Super Wide Band |
| Jeremy Wu | Google LLC | HFP Enhancement – Super Wide Band |
| Marie Janssen | Google LLC | HFP Enhancement – Super Wide Band |
| Dayeong Lee | Google LLC | HFP Enhancement – Super Wide Band |
| Anil Kumar Vutukuru | LTIMindtree | HFP Enhancement – Super Wide Band |
| Amit Panvekar | Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | HFP Enhancement – Super Wide Band |
| Omkar Kulkarni | Nordic Semiconductor ASA | Mesh NLC Profiles |
| Piotr Winiarczyk | Silvair, Inc. | Mesh NLC Profiles |
| Recipient Name | Member Company | Category | Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koorosh Akhavan | Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | Outstanding New Technical Contributor | Core Specification Working Group |
| Christof Fersch | Dolby | Outstanding New Technical Contributor | Audio, Telephony, and Automotive Working Group |
| Andrew Estrada | Sony Corporation | Outstanding Technical Contributor | Audio, Telephony, and Automotive Working Group |
| Frank Berntsen | Nordic Semiconductor ASA | Outstanding Technical Contributor | Human Interface Device Working Group |
| Masahiko Seki | Sony Corporation | Outstanding Technical Contributor | Generic Audio Working Group |
| Piotr Winiarczyk | Silvair, Inc. | Outstanding Technical Contributor | Mesh Working Group |
| Clive Feather | Samsung | Outstanding Technical Contributor | Core Specification Working Group |
| Nick Hunn | WiFore Consulting | Bluetooth SIG Appreciation Award | Hearing Aid Working Group |
| Yao Wang | Barrot Technology Limited | Outstanding IOP Contributor Appreciation Award | Audio, Telephony, and Automotive Working Group |
| The Telink Mesh Team | Telink Semiconductor (Shanghai) Co., Ltd | Outstanding IOP Contributor Appreciation Award | Mesh Working Group |
| Grzegorz Kolodziejczyk, Mariusz Skamra, Jakub Tyszkowski, Łukasz Rymanowski | Codecoup | Outstanding IOP Contributor Appreciation Award | Hearing Aid Working Group |
| Sushil Deka, Shitiz Kumar, Prashant Agrawal, Parameshwar Kengond, Harish Kumar S, Tarun Goswami, Lucrezia Fanizzi, Pascal Chapelot, Stratos Chatzikyriakos, Mohammed Saleem Khan, Anantha Krishna | Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | Outstanding IOP Contributor Appreciation Award | Generic Audio Working Group |
| Christian-Alexander Luszick, Craig Carlson, David Sempsrott, Rick Wilson, and Robert Sabo | F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG | Outstanding IOP Contributor Appreciation Award | Medical Devices Working Group |
| Frank Berntsen | Nordic Semiconductor ASA | Outstanding IOP Contributor Appreciation Award | Human Interface Device Working Group |
Bluetooth SIG appreciation – Recognition of IOP Participation
| Name | Member Company | Specification |
|---|---|---|
| Christian-BT Luszick | F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG | Authorization Control Profile and Service |
| Christoph Fischer | F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG | Authorization Control Profile and Service |
| Craig Carlson | F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG | Authorization Control Profile and Service |
| David Sempsrott | F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG | Authorization Control Profile and Service |
| Rick Wilson | F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG | Authorization Control Profile and Service |
| Robert Sabo | F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG | Authorization Control Profile and Service |
| Gerrit Niezen | Tidepool Project | Authorization Control Profile and Service |
| Nathaniel Hamming | Tidepool Project | Authorization Control Profile and Service |
| Tapani Otala | Tidepool Project | Authorization Control Profile and Service |
| Yao Wang | Barrot Technology Limited | Basic Audio Profile |
| Chaojing Sun | Broadcom Corporation | Basic Audio Profile |
| Sherry Smith | Broadcom Corporation | Basic Audio Profile |
| Grzegorz Kolodziejczyk | Codecoup sp. z o.o. | Basic Audio Profile |
| Mariusz Skamra | Codecoup sp. z o.o. | Basic Audio Profile |
| Jakub Tyszkowski | Codecoup sp. z o.o. | Basic Audio Profile |
| Łukasz Rymanowski | Codecoup sp. z o.o. | Basic Audio Profile |
| Sreeram Tatapudi | Infineon Technologies AG | Basic Audio Profile |
| Sahana DN | Infineon Technologies AG | Basic Audio Profile |
| Hardikkumar Chauhan | Infineon Technologies AG | Basic Audio Profile |
| Luiz Von Dentz | Intel Corporation | Basic Audio Profile |
| Ella Chu | Microchip Technology Incorporated | Basic Audio Profile |
| Charlie Lee | Microchip Technology Incorporated | Basic Audio Profile |
| Nidhi S Venkatesh | MindTree Limited | Basic Audio Profile |
| Badrinarayanan K | MindTree Limited | Basic Audio Profile |
| Anil Vutukuru | MindTree Limited | Basic Audio Profile |
| Harish Kumar S | Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | Basic Audio Profile |
| Hendrik Cordier | Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | Basic Audio Profile |
| Nagendra V | Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | Basic Audio Profile |
| Pascal Chapelot | Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | Basic Audio Profile |
| Prashant Agrawal | Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | Basic Audio Profile |
| Sushil Deka | Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | Basic Audio Profile |
| Vasilis Michopoulos | Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | Basic Audio Profile |
| Inga Stotland | Intel Corporation | Battery Service 1.1 |
| Frank Berntsen | Nordic Semiconductor ASA | Battery Service 1.1 |
| Yao Wang | Barrot Technology Limited | Common Audio Profile |
| Sherry Smith | Broadcom Corporation | Common Audio Profile |
| Grzegorz Kolodziejczyk | Codecoup sp. z o.o. | Common Audio Profile |
| Jakub Tyszkowski | Codecoup sp. z o.o. | Common Audio Profile |
| Łukasz Rymanowski | Codecoup sp. z o.o. | Common Audio Profile |
| Hardikkumar Chauhan | Infineon Technologies AG | Common Audio Profile |
| Nidhi S Venkatesh | MindTree Limited | Common Audio Profile |
| Badrinarayanan K | MindTree Limited | Common Audio Profile |
| Anil Vutukuru | MindTree Limited | Common Audio Profile |
| Harish Kumar S | Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | Common Audio Profile |
| Yao Wang | Barrot Technology Limited | Hearing Access Profile and Service |
| Grzegorz Kolodziejczyk | Codecoup sp. z o.o. | Hearing Access Profile and Service |
| Mariusz Skamra | Codecoup sp. z o.o. | Hearing Access Profile and Service |
| Jakub Tyszkowski | Codecoup sp. z o.o. | Hearing Access Profile and Service |
| Łukasz Rymanowski | Codecoup sp. z o.o. | Hearing Access Profile and Service |
| Thorkild Pedersen | GN Hearing A/S | Hearing Access Profile and Service |
| Oktay Baris | GN Hearing A/S | Hearing Access Profile and Service |
| Naveen M N | Hearing Access Profile and Service | |
| Yao Wang | Barrot Technology Limited | Public Broadcast Profile |
| Sherry Smith | Broadcom Corporation | Public Broadcast Profile |
| Laurent Trarieux | CEVA-Riveriawaves | Public Broadcast Profile |
| Grzegorz Kolodziejczyk | Codecoup sp. z o.o. | Public Broadcast Profile |
| Jakub Tyszkowski | Codecoup sp. z o.o. | Public Broadcast Profile |
| Łukasz Rymanowski | Codecoup sp. z o.o. | Public Broadcast Profile |
| Thorkild Pedersen | GN Hearing A/S | Public Broadcast Profile |
| Yao Wang | Barrot Technology Limited | Telephony and Media Audio Profile |
| Sherry Smith | Broadcom Corporation | Telephony and Media Audio Profile |
| Laurent Trarieux | CEVA-Riveriawaves | Telephony and Media Audio Profile |
| Grzegorz Kolodziejczyk | Codecoup sp. z o.o. | Telephony and Media Audio Profile |
| Jakub Tyszkowski | Codecoup sp. z o.o. | Telephony and Media Audio Profile |
| Łukasz Rymanowski | Codecoup sp. z o.o. | Telephony and Media Audio Profile |
| Efstratios Chatzikyriakos | Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | Telephony and Media Audio Profile |
| Parameshwar Kengond | Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | Telephony and Media Audio Profile |
| Prashant Agrawal | Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | Telephony and Media Audio Profile |
| Sushil Deka | Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | Telephony and Media Audio Profile |
| Michal Narajowski | Codecoup sp. z o.o. | Mesh Device Firmware Update Mesh Profile Enhancements ( CBP, ENH, EPA, PRB, SBR) |
| Espressif Systems (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. | Mesh Device Firmware Update Mesh Profile Enhancements ( CBP, ENH, EPA, PRB, SBR) | |
| Mike Weng | Infineon Technologies AG | Mesh Device Firmware Update Mesh Profile Enhancements ( CBP, ENH, EPA, PRB, SBR) |
| Badrinarayanan K | MindTree Limited | Mesh Device Firmware Update Mesh Profile Enhancements ( CBP, ENH, EPA, PRB, SBR) |
| Peter Kozar | Silicon Laboratories | Mesh Device Firmware Update Mesh Profile Enhancements ( CBP, ENH, EPA, PRB, SBR) |
| Piotr Winiarczyk | Silvair, Inc. | Mesh Device Firmware Update Mesh Profile Enhancements ( CBP, ENH, EPA, PRB, SBR) |
| Telink Semiconductor (Shanghai) Co., Ltd | Mesh Device Firmware Update Mesh Profile Enhancements ( CBP, ENH, EPA, PRB, SBR) |
| Recipient Name | Member Company | Category | Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sophia Feil | Expleo Germany GmbH | Outstanding New Technical Contributor | Audio, Telephony, and Automotive Working Group |
| Qing An | Alibaba Group | Outstanding New Technical Contributor | Mesh Working Group |
| Andrew Estrada | Sony Corporation | Outstanding Technical Contributor | Audio, Telephony, and Automotive Working Group |
| Chris Church | Qualcomm | Outstanding Technical Contributor | Generic Audio Working Group |
| Angel Polo | Broadcom Incorporated | Outstanding Technical Contributor | Core Specification Working Group |
| Piotr Winiarczyk | Silvair, Inc. | Outstanding Technical Contributor | Mesh Working Group |
| Szymon Slupik | Silvair, Inc. | Outstanding Technical Contributor | Mesh Working Group |
| Alicia Courtney | Broadcom | Bluetooth SIG appreciation – Working Group Contributor | BTI & BQRB Working Group |
| Recipient Name | Member Company | Category | Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pouria Zand | Cypress Semiconductor Corporation | Outstanding New Technical Contributor | Core Specification Working Group |
| Piergiuseppe Di Marco | Silvair, Inc. | Outstanding New Technical Contributor | Mesh Working Group |
| Andrew Estrada | Sony Corporation | Outstanding Technical Contributor of the Year | Audio, Telephony, and Automotive Working Group |
| Jori Rintahaka | Silicon Laboratories | Outstanding Technical Contributor of the Year | Mesh Working Group |
| Tomas Motos | Texas Instruments Incorporated | Outstanding Technical Contributor of the Year | Core Specification Working Group |
| Chris Church | Qualcomm | Outstanding Technical Contributor of the Year | Generic Audio Working Group |
| Piotr Winiarczyk | Silvair, Inc. | Outstanding Technical Contributor of the Year | Mesh Working Group |
| Asbjørn Saebø | Nordic Semiconductor ASA | Bluetooth SIG appreciation – Working Group Contributor | Generic Audio Working Group |
| Recipient Name | Member Company | Category | Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayank Batra | Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | Working Group/Committee Chair of the Year | Core Specification Working Group |
| Szymon Slupik | Silvair, Inc. | Working Group/Committee Chair of the Year | Mesh Working Group |
| Mesh Working Group | n/a | Working Group of the Year | Mesh Working Group |
| Danilo Blasi | STMicroelectronics | Outstanding Technical Contributor of the Year | Mesh Working Group |
| Kanji Kerai | Sivantos GmbH | Outstanding Technical Contributor of the Year | Core Specification Working Group |
| Ravi Bamidi | Silvair, Inc. | Outstanding New Contributor in Bluetooth SIG Groups | Mesh Working Group |
| Robert Hughes | Intel Corporation | Chairman’s Award | n/a |
| Recipient Name | Member Company | Category | Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayank Batra | Qualcomm | Working Group/Committee Chair of the Year | Core Specification Working Group |
| Mesh Working Group | n/a | Working Group of the Year Award | Mesh Working Group |
| Piotr Winiarczyk | Silvair, Inc. | Outstanding Technical Contributor of the Year Award | Mesh Working Group |
| Himanshu Bhalla | Intel Corporation | Outstanding New Contributor to Bluetooth SIG Groups | Generic Audio Working Group |
| Felix Bootz | F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG | Key Contributor to Reconnection Configuration Profile and Service | Medical Devices Working Group |
| Harald Prinzhorn | F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG | Key Contributor to Insulin Delivery Profile and Service | Medical Devices Working Group |
| Recipient Name | Member Company | Category | Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Redding | Qualcomm | For Outstanding Contributions to the Adoption of Bluetooth Core Specification 5 & Core Specification Supplement 7 | Core Specification Working Group |
| Clive Feather | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | For Outstanding Contributions to the Adoption of Bluetooth Core Specification 5 & Core Specification Supplement 7, For Outstanding Contributions to the Adoption of Bluetooth Core Specification Addendum 6 and For Outstanding Contributions to the Adoption of Errata Service Release 10 | Core Specification Working Group |
| Gerard Harbers | Xicato Inc. | Outstanding New Contributor in Bluetooth SIG Groups and For Outstanding Contributions to the Adoption of Mesh Device Properties 1.0 | Mesh Working Group |
| Guillaume Schatz | EM MICROELECTRONIC MARIN SA | For Outstanding Contributions to the Adoption of Fitness Machine Profile and Service | Sports & Fitness Working Group |
| Joel Linsky | Qualcomm | For Outstanding Contributions to the Adoption of Bluetooth Core Specification Addendum 6 and For Outstanding Contributions to the Adoption of Bluetooth Core Specification 5 & Core Specification Supplement 7 | Core Specification Working Group |
| Leif-Alexandre Aschehoug | Nordic Semiconductor ASA | For Outstanding Contributions to the Adoption of Fitness Machine Profile and Service and For Outstanding Contributions to the Adoption of GATT Specification Supplement | Sports & Fitness Working Group |
| Michael Ungstrup | Widex A/S | Outstanding New Contributor in Bluetooth SIG Groups | Hearing Aid Working Group |
| Olivia Bellamou-Huet | Assystem | For Outstanding Contributions to the Adoption of Message Access Profile 1.4 | Audio, Telephony, and Automotive Working Group |
| Piotr Winiarczyk | Silvair, Inc. | For Outstanding Contributions to the Adoption of Mesh Profile Specification 1.0 and For Outstanding Contributions to the Adoption of Mesh Model Specification 1.0 | Mesh Working Group and Architectural Review Board |
| Robert Hughes | Intel Corporation | For Outstanding Contributions to the Adoption of Mesh Profile Specification 1.0 | Mesh Working Group |
| Robin Heydon | Qualcomm | For Outstanding Contributions to the Adoption of Mesh Profile Specification 1.0 and For Outstanding Contributions to the Adoption of Mesh Device Properties 1.0 | Mesh Working Group and Architectural Review Board |
| Szymon Slupik | Silvair, Inc. | Working Group/Committee Chair of the Year, Working Group of the Year Award, Outstanding Technical Contributor of the Year Award and For Outstanding Contributions to the Adoption of Mesh Model Specification 1.0 | Mesh Working Group |
| Tomas Motos | Texas Instruments Incorporated | For Outstanding Contributions to the Adoption of Bluetooth Core Specification 5 & Core Specification Supplement 7 | Core Specification Working Group |
| Recipient Name | Member Company | Category | Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesh Working Group (Szymon and Bob) | Working Group of the Year | Mesh Working Group | |
| Robert Hughes | Intel Corporation | Working Group/Committee Chair of the Year | Mesh Working Group |
| Brian Redding | Qualcomm | Outstanding Technical Contributor of the Year | Core Specification Working Group |
| Szymon Slupik | Seed Labs Inc. | Outstanding Technical Contributor of the Year | Mesh Working Group |
| Olivia Bellamou-Huet | Berner & Mattner Systemtechnik GmbH | Outstanding New Contributor in Bluetooth SIG Groups | Audio, Telephony and Automotive & Sports and Fitness Working Groups |
| Sam Geeraerts | NXP Semiconductors | Outstanding New Contributor in Bluetooth SIG Groups | Core Specification Working Group |
| Joel Linsky | Qualcomm | For Outstanding Contributions to the Adoption of Core Specification Addendum 5 | Core Specification Working Group |
| Robert Hughes | Intel Corporation | For Outstanding Contributions to the Adoption of Transport Discovery Service | Discovery of Things Working Group |
| Jingu Choi | LG Electronics Inc. | For Outstanding Contributions to the Adoption of Transport Discovery Service | Discovery of Things Working Group |
| Chris Church | Qualcomm | For Outstanding Contributions to the Adoption of Transport Discovery Service | Discovery of Things Working Group |
| Casper Bonde | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | For Outstanding Contributions to the Adoption of Message Access Profile 1.3 | Audio, Telephony and Automotive Working Group |
| Dominik Sollfrank | Berner & Mattner Systemtechnik GmbH | For Outstanding Contributions to the Adoption of Message Access Profile 1.3 | Audio, Telephony and Automotive Working Group |
| Guillaume Schatz | Polar Electro Oy | For Outstanding Contributions to the Adoption of Cycling Power Profile & Service 1.1 | Sports and Fitness Working Group |
| Laurence Richardson | Qualcomm | For Outstanding Contributions to the Adoption of Object Transfer Profile & Service | Sports and Fitness Working Group |
| Guillaume Schatz | Polar Electro Oy | For Outstanding Contributions to the Adoption of Object Transfer Profile & Service | Sports and Fitness Working Group |
| Robert Hughes | Intel Corporation | For Outstanding Contributions to the Adoption of Object Transfer Profile & Service | Sports and Fitness Working Group |
| Leif-Alexandre Aschehoug | Nordic Semiconductor ASA | For Outstanding Contributions to the Adoption of Object Transfer Profile & Service | Sports and Fitness Working Group |
