2025 Innovation Award winners represent the cutting edge of North Texas innovation across industries. From left: Ben Lamm, Colossal Biosciences; Aurora; Bell; and Dave Copps, Worlds.
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.
The Innovation Awards 2025 recognizes 76 companies and trailblazers paving the way for the future of innovation in North Texas. Here's who made the finalists list.
Matt Sommer has spent 25 years in key aspects of managing and growing organizations, including fostering innovation, pioneering and evangelizing product vision, and leveraging data and analytics. Sommer, an AI expert with 10 patents, believes that if technology is doing its job in marketing, "you shouldn't even know it's there."
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The University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) is increasingly recognized as a leading hub of innovative research and technological advancement. Among its most significant contributors is Dr. Walter Voit, whose work has been pivotal in several transformative fields, including flexible electronics, neuroscience, 3D printing, and artificial intelligence (AI)....
Frisco-based cybersecurity company Netwrix has made new executive appointments in its go-to-market leadership team, underscoring its commitment to expanding the company’s global presence, channel success, and product offering.
Britt Norwood joins the company as chief revenue officer and will lead all aspects of the company’s customer lifecycle approach....
Plano-based BGSF, a national consulting and staffing company, announced the appointment of Keith Schroeder to be chief financial officer as part of a company succession plan. Schroeder will succeed John Barnett, who’s served as CFO since 2023....
North Texas is a big place, with plenty to do, see, hear, and watch. We scour the internet every week to find events and activities for you. As always, things may change at any time, so be sure to check the official website or registration page for the latest details....
The University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) is increasingly recognized as a leading hub of innovative research and technological advancement. Among its most significant contributors is Dr. Walter Voit, whose work has been pivotal in several transformative fields, including flexible electronics, neuroscience, 3D printing, and artificial intelligence (AI)....
Frisco-based cybersecurity company Netwrix has made new executive appointments in its go-to-market leadership team, underscoring its commitment to expanding the company’s global presence, channel success, and product offering.
Britt Norwood joins the company as chief revenue officer and will lead all aspects of the company’s customer lifecycle approach....
Plano-based BGSF, a national consulting and staffing company, announced the appointment of Keith Schroeder to be chief financial officer as part of a company succession plan. Schroeder will succeed John Barnett, who’s served as CFO since 2023....