The Metro Atlanta Chamber’s Global Commerce Council announces the finalists for the sixth annual Global Impact Awards. The annual Global Impact Awards event honors international business excellence, innovation and leadership. The finalists are chosen by a selection committee comprised of MAC’s Global Commerce Council members.

A list of the categories and finalists of the Global Impact Awards are below: 

Category: Foreign Investment

Finalist: IOU Central

Finalist: Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America

Finalist: Porsche Cars North America

Category: Global Business Growth

Finalist: Damballa

Finalist: Oka-B

Finalist: The Task Force for Global Health

Category: Global Partner

Finalist: Georgia Council for International Visitors (GCIV)

Finalist:Georgia Tech CIBER

Finalist: Hi-Rez Studios 

Category: Innovation – given with Technology Association of Georgia (TAG)

Finalist: OutSystems

Finalist: ParkMobile

Finalist: QSpex Technologies

Category: Global Impact

Recipient:  JPMorgan Chase & Co.

The Global Impact category award recipient is selected each year by MAC’s Global Commerce team.

“This year’s finalists represent the best in innovation and global mindsets. Through their work, these organizations are helping to elevate Atlanta’s status as a global metro and shaping the future of our region’s global ecosystem,” said Jorge Fernandez, vice president of global commerce at the Metro Atlanta Chamber.

The winners for the sixth annual Global Impact Awards will be announced at the Global Impact Awards luncheon on Wednesday, April 22, 2015, at the Georgia Aquarium. This year’s keynote speaker will be Kat Cole, group president, FOCUS Brands Inc.