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‘Mompreneurs’ Discuss How They’re Making It Work Amidst a Pandemic
by | May 18, 2020
This year, mothers running their own businesses have been presented with a new element to contend with due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The WEDallas Mompreneur Virtual Happy Hour speakers gave tips on how to deal with this and more during the annual event.
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Capital One’s Beyond Summit Talks the Future of Mobility in Dallas
by | Nov 21, 2019
Thought leaders from across a variety of industries gathered at Capital One's Plano campus to brainstorm on what innovations will make the region a destination for top talent. 
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Reimagine Communities Summit: How Human-Centered Design and Digitalization Drive Innovation
by | Oct 8, 2019
Get our full recap of Capital One's fourth annual Reimagine Communities Summit, which provided a platform for conversations around development in the digital age.
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Dallas’ Female Founders Share How to Rock Business and Motherhood

by | May 10, 2019
At Capital One's WEDallas: Mompreneur Brunch, some of the most powerful women in North Texas shared their best advice for rocking your professional and personal life. Hear from Shelly Slater, Bree Clarke, Mandy Price, Melissa Youngblood, and Kamilia Smith.
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Guinness Record: 846 People Learn AI Coding at Capital One Event
by | Apr 18, 2019
The "Basic TrAIning" curriculum gives students cutting-edge resources to AI, software development, and problem solving, and is an introduction to STEAM fields.
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Gillian Friedman Fox of the Dallas Symphony on the Intersection of Corporate, Arts and Entrepreneurship
by | Apr 18, 2019
As Director of Contemporary & SOLUNA Programs, Gillian Friedman Fox is partnering with Capital One to showcase the importance of keeping art and music relevant.
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The Intersection of Corporate, Arts, and Entrepreneurship: Meet Johnathan Brownlee
by | Apr 15, 2019
As CEO & President of the Dallas Film Society and Executive Director of the Dallas International Film Festival, Johnathan Brownlee is bringing the community together and instilling a passion for the arts and film.
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Alyce Alston: ‘Let’s Be Really Clear. The State of Entrepreneurship is Strong in DFW’

by | Apr 4, 2019
Also at the SOE19 event, The DEC announces a partnership with the North Texas Angel Network, Craig Hall remembers Herb Kelleher, Mike Rawlings looks at the city's history of innovation, Dumb Money talks success on YouTube, and the Dallas Startup Evangelist of the year is named.
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The Intersection of Corporate, Arts, and Entrepreneurship: Meet Alyce Alston
by | Apr 3, 2019
As leader of The DEC and the person behind Dallas Startup Week, Alyce Alston is responsible for helping entrepreneurs start, build, and grow their businesses through innovation hubs.
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‘Why Dallas, Now’: State of Entrepreneurship 2019 Announces Powerhouse Speaker Lineup, Agenda
by | Mar 29, 2019
The event, now in its sixth year, celebrates “the people, places, and passions that keep the DFW startup ecosystem thriving."
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Startup Week Returns to Downtown Dallas in Early April
by | Mar 7, 2019
Roughly 10,000 are expected to attend the free, five-day event dedicated to connecting startups, founders, corporate and social innovators, investors, and community leaders.
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Collective Impact: ‘Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming.’

Roundtable | Our panel talks about what we can do better, right now. In the final installment of the latest Dallas Innovates roundtable series, we look at systemic issues that still need to be addressed, and the areas ripe for innovation. The discussion closes with a look into the future.
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Collective Impact: Social Innovation in Dallas-Fort Worth
ROUNDTABLE | In this three-part series, a panel of experts explores Dallas-Fort Worth as a destination for global impact work.

Part one kicks off with eight thought leaders who explore what social innovation looks like from their unique perspectives — nonprofit, corporate, and startup — and how that is impacting the region.
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Access to Opportunity: Capital One’s Reimagine Communities Symposium
by | Oct 4, 2018
The panels centered around a core topic: harnessing technology to increase access to opportunity. If you couldn't make it, we rounded up key takeaways that could drive the region—and the country—forward.
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Dallas technology. Beyond Smart Cities: Dallas Ranks High in Global AI Readiness Index
How Dallas Has to Become a Tech Hub From the Inside Out
by | Oct 3, 2018
Capital One's 2018 Future Edge DFW survey shows that 85 percent of residents believe the area is a place for tech-related jobs and innovation. But, if the region is going to become the go-to place for technology, it has to be a collective effort from within, says Sanjiv Yajnik, head of the company's financial services.
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