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Calendar: Not-to-Miss Events for Innovators in Dallas-Fort Worth
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Apr 23, 2026
North Texas has plenty to see, hear, and watch. Here are our editors' picks. Plus, you'll find more selections to "save the date."
![Jeb Hensarling [Photo: Grant Miller Photograhy/Venture Dallas]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/20251030VentureDallasConference-DSC_6240-360x203.jpg)
by Quincy Preston |
Apr 23, 2026
In a Bloomberg interview with Julie Fine, the former congressman laid out TXSE's timeline: trading this summer, listings in Q4, and first IPOs in Q1 2027.
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![An MK30 drone on a landing pad. Amazon began commercial drone service with the MK30 in College Station, Texas, and the Phoenix metro area in November 2024. [Photo: Amazon]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Amazon-MK30-drone-360x203.jpg)
by Quincy Preston |
Apr 23, 2026
CRE platform BLDUP reported the $25 million West Dallas filing on April 17. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy calls Prime Air's drone delivery effort "a multi-year invention cycle," with test flights from the new paddock possible as early as August.
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Tyler Affolter [Photo, Diversified; Composite Image, DI Studio]
Diversified Appoints Former NTT Data Exec as Chief Revenue Officer
by Sandra Engelland | Apr 23, 2026
Tyler Affolter will oversee Plano-based Diversified’s commercial organization, helping to boost growth across the company’s established media, collaboration, and digital signage businesses while utilizing core strengths to expand in broadcast and experiential AV.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Apr 23, 2026
Ellie Doty had been part of the same Denny's C-suite as former CEO Kelli Valade, who took the helm at WFF in January. Known for her strategic foresight, brand stewardship, and innovative thinking, Doty will target growing WFF's partnerships and membership, reaching new industry segments, and elevating the organization's offerings, the Dallas-based WFF said.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Apr 23, 2026
Co-founded in 2021 by hedge fund manager Kyle Bass and forestry and wildlife management expert Terry Anderson, CEM now holds 28 conservation assets spanning nine states across the American South, Midwest, and Mid-Atlantic.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Apr 23, 2026
The partnership combines perimeter defense and AI-powered monitoring to eliminate commercial security threats, reduce losses, and offer better outcomes for customers, the companies said.
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