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Nominations season is wrapping up with each due by Friday, May 25.  This year the Community Hero award returns, though it and the Investment Catalyst award will be presented on Aug. 9, in order to keep the regular program shorter and on time. The Tech Titans Awards Gala is the single-most prestigious event honoring North Texas companies and individuals that leverage technology in extraordinary ...read more

What started as a networking opportunity has grown into a commitment focused on building the technology focus for North Texas businesses and students. J. Robert (Bob) Arnett II is a principal of Carter Scholer Arnett Hamada Mockler, a litigation and intellectual property boutique law firm based in Dallas. “I started attending some of the industry luncheon meetings in 2009,” he said. He joined ...read more

Barbara is serving as the Tech Titans chairman of the board for 2018. She is the vice president, government & industry relations, for Ericsson North America. She has previously served as chair of the Tech Titans Awards Gala committee. Below is a Q&A where she relayed perspective about the tech industry and her hopes for Tech Titans this year. Scroll to the bottom of the page for Barbara’s complete ...read more

Tech Titans, the largest technology trade association in Texas with a particular interest in building the tech workforce of tomorrow, hosted a STEM video contest amongst high school and middle school students in the fall. A reception to honor the winners was held at sponsor StateFarm's CityLine on Feb. 1. There is a photo  of volunteers, which would be Bob Hill (vice chair of the talent & ...read more

The Tech Titans board recognized volunteers that have made outstanding contributions to the Tech Titans organization in 2017 at its board meeting in December. The choice is rarely an easy one, because Tech Titans has so many members who go above and beyond to make our organization successful. This year, the following members were selected as the best of the best.    •Deb Sawyer of ZRG hit it out ...read more

As we begin to put more trust in AI and automation, we’ll be forced to consider the risks and legal issues that arise from within this revolution. Robert Kanter, partner at Jones Day, and Dave Copps, founder of Brainspace, discussed these issues at November’s Tech Titans Industry Luncheon. To watch a video about the presentation, visit the Tech Titans YouTube channel. Below are high-level points ...read more

By Brian White, Teoco Corp., tri-chair Watching a discussion of analytics between data scientists is a bit like watching the characters of the Big Bang Theory only without the humor. You can rapidly lose an audience if you open the subject in everyday business. But awareness has grown across all industries that competitive advantage comes from leveraging data. So how do we express the content ...read more

Tech Titans recently hosted a STEM camp sponsored by the Wylie ISD Foundation and Girls in Tech, which included activities and tours at Qorvo’s Richardson plant. The four-day camp was created to get young girls excited about STEM. “The highlight of the camp for me was watching the girls in the activities and realizing they have what it takes to solve a real-world problem,” said Lymari Ames, ...read more

Verizon is a member of Tech Titans’ Champions Circle. Based in Irving, Verizon’s Hidden Ridge campus employs 4000 employees who work in areas such as information technology, network, and product development. Verizon’s wireless south central market headquarters is also based in Irving. “The quality of life, abundance of talent and ease of travel to destinations worldwide makes North Texas ...read more

Tech Titans President Bill Sproull talked recently to David Johnson on KRLD 1080 about the legislative successes Tech Titans has had during the summer legislative session. These include creating a regulatory framework for 5G nodes to be created across Texas, establishing the Pathways in Technology for Early College High Schools (PTECH) program and renewed funding for shop classes to bring ...read more