Innovators rose to the challenge last year, working tirelessly to meet new needs, ease complex processes, and create a new way forward. To celebrate the people and companies driving meaningful change in Dallas-Fort Worth, we partnered with our colleagues at D CEOMagazine to present The Innovation Awards.
Our 2nd annual award event honored a wide range of companies and leaders—CEOs, CIOs, CTOs, entrepreneurs, and more—all disrupting their industries and solidifying the region’s reputation as a hub for innovation.
D CEO and Dallas Innovates gathered in a virtual celebration alongside our 51 Innovation Awards finalists to honor the innovators shaping the future of DFW.
Meet the 13 Innovation Awards winners across individual and industry categories at our second annual awards event:
INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES
- CIO/ CTO of the Year: Bill Lowrey, Istation
- Corporate Innovator of the Year: Sanjiv Yajnik, Capital One
- Startup Innovator of the Year: Rex Kurzius, Asset Panda
- Innovation Advocate of the Year: Hubert Zajicek, Health Wildcatters
INDUSTRY CATEGORIES
- Innovation in Cybersecurity: Critical Start, led by Rob Davis
- Innovation in Finance: MoneyGram International, led by W. Alexander Holmes
- Innovation in Food and Beverage: Revolving Kitchen, led by Tyler Shin
- Innovation in Healthcare: Parkland Clinical Center for Innovation, led by Steve Miff
- Innovation in Manufacturing and Consumer Goods: Vari, led by Jason McCann
- Innovation in Real Estate: Dottid, led by Kyle Waldrep
- Innovation in Talent and Diversity: Kanarys, led by Mandy Price
- Innovation in Technology: Match Group, led by Andy Chen
- Innovation in Transportation: Alpine Advanced Materials, led by Roger Raley
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