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Chris Hein, field CTO at Google Public Sector, shares insights on how AI is reshaping business and everyday life at Convergence AI. [Photo: Michael Samples]
The Last Word: Google’s Chris Hein Speaking at the Convergence AI Dallas Conference
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | May 7, 2025
The challenge above was addressed by Google Public Sector's Chris Hein to the opening-day audience at the Convergence AI Dallas conference, hosted April 30-May 1 by the Dallas Regional Chamber. Held for the second year at the Irving Convention Center, the event featured 75 expert speakers and attracted more than 750 innovators, leaders, builders, and advocates from the Dallas-Fort Worth AI ecosystem.
by Glenn Hunter |
May 6, 2025
More than 750 business leaders turned out for the Dallas Regional Chamber’s Convergence AI conference in Irving—drawn by 75 expert speakers and a firsthand look at how North Texans are shaping the future of AI, from agentic AI and data innovation to predictive maintenance and gauging ROI.
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by Glenn Hunter |
Apr 30, 2025
Dallas Innovates, in partnership with the Dallas Regional Chamber, once again is recognizing the most innovative leaders in AI in Dallas-Fort Worth. From visionaries and mavericks to transformers and academics, AI 75's class of 2025 are the AI pacesetters you need to know now.
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by Quincy Preston |
Apr 8, 2025
“Welcome to the private debut of the Dreams Experience Academy—or as we call it, somewhat provocatively, DEA,” said Chris Gannett at the launch event at the Kessler in Oak Cliff last week.
The student-powered, purpose-driven nonprofit, co-founded by hip-hop icon The D.O.C., aims to unlock creative talent and open doors into the $3 trillion media, entertainment, and tech economy.
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The Last Word: DRC’s State of the Region Event Addresses High-Speed Rail and More
by David Seeley | Mar 18, 2025
At the Dallas Regional Chamber's State of the Region event held in December, regional leaders addressed the opportunities and challenges of growth in North Texas—from mobility and high-speed rail to prioritizing green space over highways to ensuring health care for the uninsured.
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by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist |
Mar 18, 2025
Under CEO Dana Donati, the 501(c)(3) co-founded by former American Airlines CEO Doug Parker provides education and opportunities to those lacking the resources to pursue a career in aviation. In some cases, it all starts with a VR headset that puts them in the cockpit of an Airbus or a Boeing.
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by David Seeley |
Mar 12, 2025
The Texas Research Alliance helps businesses, public agencies, and governments engage with North Texas’ robust higher education research infrastructure to advance a wide range of goals. And yes, that includes mobility—which is why the TRA developed the North Texas Center for Mobility Technologies, a collaboration among industry, the North Central Texas Council of Governments, UNT, UTA, SMU, and UTD to develop advanced mobility technologies in North Texas.
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by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist |
Mar 12, 2025
Set for April 30–May 1, the expanded 2025 conference—backed by Google and Accenture—will focus on applied AI, feature top corporate leaders, and unveil the second annual AI75 list of innovators.
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Kathleen Otto-Rosenblum, CEO of BioNTX [Photo: BioNTX]
The Last Word: How Advanced Therapies Week 2025 Positioned Dallas as a Life Sciences Leader
by David Seeley | Feb 12, 2025
Advanced Therapies Week 2025—a conference focused on the latest innovations in cell and gene therapies, regenerative medicine, and other biotechnologies—attracted industry leaders, researchers, and visionaries to Dallas' Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in late January. Organized by London-based Phacilitate, the 4-day conference acted as a "collaborative hub" showcasing the intersection of cutting-edge science, transformative healthcare solutions, and dynamic regional collaboration.
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by Glenn Hunter |
Jan 23, 2025
At its annual meeting at Arlington's Globe Life Field, the Dallas Regional Chamber took a victory lap with Dallas-Fort Worth's multiple No. 1 economic rankings, outlined DRC priorities for the new legislative session, and heard from five leading pro sports executives why North Texas is such a sports business powerhouse.
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by Quincy Preston and David Seeley |
Jan 21, 2025
D CEO and Dallas Innovates' Innovation Award winners are working to resurrect extinct species, launching autonomous trucks, reinventing military aircraft, and bringing AI into the physical world—and that's just the beginning. The 2025 awards showcase game-changing achievements—including Texas' first newly minted decacorn—across 17 categories of innovation. Here’s a look at the innovators leading the way.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 14, 2024
The expansion is aimed at advancing the health innovation incubator's mission of supporting transformative healthcare startups and connecting them with the resources needed for success. Since 2013, 118 healthcare-focused companies have collectively secured over $350 million in follow-up funding after participating in its accelerator, Health Wildcatters said.
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Dallas Mavericks CEO Cynt Marshall [Photo: LinkedIn]
Dallas Mavericks CEO Cynt Marshall to Retire in December
by David Seeley | Oct 8, 2024
Marshall became the NBA's first Black female CEO when then-Mavs-majority owner Mark Cuban hired her in 2018. During her tenure, she helped the organization emerge from sexual misconduct and harassment controversies with the hiring of other female team executives and a focus on diversity and inclusion—along with female-focused programs like Girls Empowered by Mavericks (GEM).
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Sep 25, 2024
“It’s VR without the goggles.”
Justin Renville
General Manager
Cosm Dallas
…via Inclusion Cloud’s Jayme Byrd after touring the newly opened Cosm Dallas at Grandscape.
Cosm Dallas, the new immersive entertainment venue at Grandscape, is turning heads....
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by Quincy Preston |
Aug 29, 2024
It’s been a power week for Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth. The defense giant secured over $5 billion in new and modified F-35 contracts and unveiled Poland’s first F-35A fighter jet, named “Husarz” after the NATO ally’s legendary winged armor cavalry unit.
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by Quincy Preston |
Aug 5, 2024
In the Lone Star State, tech isn't just big—it's booming. With high-tech jobs growing at twice the speed of overall state job growth, Texas has an appetite for tech talent. Enter Amazon Web Services (AWS) with its Skills to Jobs Tech Alliance, a recipe for bridging the tech skills gap.
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