Dallas Innovates and D CEO are proud to announce the finalists for The Innovation Awards 2020. The inaugural program honors companies and leaders—CEOs, CIOs, CTOs, entrepreneurs, and more—driving innovation in North Texas.
All finalists will be recognized at an exclusive event in January and featured in the January/February 2020 issue of D CEO and online at Dallas Innovates. Dallas Innovates also will release our annual magazine, Dallas Innovates 2020, at the event.
Here is the complete list of finalists (along with links for extra information):
CIO/CTO of the Year
Amy Czuchlewski, Bottle Rocket
Chris Akeroyd, Children’s Health
Madhuri Andrews, Jacobs
Sherif Mityas, TGI Fridays
Corporate Innovator of the Year
Arjun Dugal, Capital One
Paola Arbour, Tenet Healthcare
Heidi Soltis-Berner, Deloitte
Alanna Cotton, Samsung Electronics America
Startup Innovator of the Year
Sean Minter, AmplifAI
Melbourne O’Banion, Bestow
Vaidyanatha Siva, DocSynk
Damir Perge, FluidLytix
Dave Copps, Hypergiant Sensory Sciences
Innovation in Education
Big Thought
LRN
Design and Innovation Program at SMU
UT Dallas
UT Southwestern Simulation Center
Innovation in Energy
Geoforce
ES Xplore
Skyven Technologies
Innovation in Finance
Alkami
Comprehensive Finance
Gig Wage
Zirtue
Innovation in Food and Beverage
Avocados From Mexico
BuzzBallz/Southern Champion, LLC
PureWine
Innovation in Healthcare
Blockit
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas
Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation
UNT Health Science Center
UT Southwestern Kidney Cancer Program
Innovation in Manufacturing and Consumer Goods
Bioworld Merchandising
Mary Kay
Solaris Technologies Services
VARIDESK
Innovation in Placemaking
Better Block Foundation
Fort Worth Innovation District
Innovation in Retail
Innovation in Technology
Dialexa
Edgetensor Technologies
ParkHub
Polte
Innovation in Transportation
Alto
Texas Central High-Speed Train
UT Dallas
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