Cisco Names "global Advocate Awards 2023: Americas" Winners

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Now inits third year,theCiscoGlobal Advocate Awards celebratesCisco's customer advocates who go aboveandbeyondindemonstrating thought leadership andsupporting Ciscothroughsuccess stories,speaking engagements,product reviews,andso much more.What better venue tothank Cisco's top customer advocates fortheiradvocacyandinnovation than at thecompany's flagshipCiscoLiveconferences,held around theworld?

Cisco previously namedcustomer advocate winners across EMEA at Cisco Live in Amsterdam in February of thisyear.We wrapped ourcelebration forCisco customers throughout theAmericas region just yesterday,June 7, in a standing-room crowdat Cisco Live in Las Vegas.We'll close out 2023 by naming top customer advocates in APJC at Cisco Live in Melbourne, coming up in December.

Celebrating excellence in advocacy and innovation

From executives toengineers,ourexclusive advocacyawards attracted an impressive mix of customer titles and companies.Cisco senior leaders from sales, marketing, and customer experience (CX) rounded out thecrowd, as we awarded10 winners in 10 categories.

We received close to90 nominationsfor our Americaseventand relied on the expertise of more than two dozen judges, a combination of Cisco leaders and external industry experts across technology, marketing, and advocacy sectors.Awards hostBryan Chanhighlighted all shortlisted nominees before announcing winners in each category, while Cisco marketing and sales executives congratulated winners withpersonalized crystal plaques. Shortlisted nominees also received a "surprise and delight" gift box through the mail thatincluded, among several items, a Global Advocate Awards 2023 branded cocktail glass.

Congratulationsto our winners!

Let'sfind out who the winners are fromthe Cisco Global Advocate Awards 2023:Americas event.

Americas Customer Advocate of the Year

Our award for Americas Customer Advocate of the Year went toJeremyShupickwithWyoming Machinery Company. Jeremy, a "model Rockstar," has been in ourCisco Insider Advocatescommunity since 2019 and earned histitle of Rockstarbased onactiveengagement. Our Cisco team notedJeremy's daily presence in our community, where hecontributesto discussion threads, sharesbest practices, and joins us in social promotion. Learn moreabout Jeremyhere.

Congratulations toour shortlisted nominees:

PierceVasale withAtrium Health
Tim RobertswithSt. Anne Institute

AmericasExecutive Advocate of the Year

Congratulations to ShivalSethofGrand River Hospital, named Americas Executive Advocate of the Year, a categorytargeted to Cisco'sexecutivecustomers.As Chief Technology Officer, Shival overseesthe hospital'stechnologyintegrations. He put Cisco Webexat the center of theirnetworknot only to ensure collaboration between employees, butas the foundation forthe hospital's virtual careofferings. Shivalfrequently presents at conferences on Cisco's behalf, making him an idealcandidatefor this award. Read more about the hospital'swork with Cisco here.

Congratulations toour shortlisted nominees:

Steve Ferguson withTechnical College System of Georgia
David Smith withU.S. Bank
Leah Kraus withNorth Carolina Central University

Industry Excellence Award

Our Industry Excellence awardis opento organizations in the public sector, or in the private sector industries of manufacturing, retail, or financial services.Congratulations toJ.D. Whitlockand the team at Dayton Children's Hospital for their commitment tothe highest quality care forchildren's health. Thishospitalput Cisco Secure solutions at the center of itszero-trust architecture. Learn more here.