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Nominations open for Grand Challenge Award program
A nationwide search will soon by underway by the Tech Titans Innovation Team for the start-up company that can design the most innovative solution, system or application that advances “AI for the Social Good.” Nominations for the 2023 annual Grand Challenge Award competition open on June 12. Qualifications and the application form can be found on the Tech Titans website. Nominations can be submitted through August 4. The winning entry will be announced at the annual Tech Titans Award on September
Ziosk is the Champions Circle Featured Member
One of the benefits of joining Tech Titans at one of the Champions Circle member levels is being featured in an article in Tech Titans Insights, the weekly newsletter. This week’s featured member is Ziosk. Ziosk is revolutionizing commercial businesses across consumer facing verticals by providing a suite of solutions powered by our enterprise grade software stack. Our cloud based Ziosk Platform is an omnichannel suite of products that provide safe, secure, contactless dining experiences, operational
Tech Titans Wraps ups the 17th Annual Golf Tournament
A beautiful spring day and the renowned Brookhaven Country Club greeted 100-plus golfers, sponsors and volunteers at the 17th Annual Tech Titans Golf Tournament on May 22. Golfers played a very competitive round and participated in several on-course games such as the longest drive and closest to the pin. A number of quality door prizes for rounds of golf at area golf courses, dinner at local restaurants, and other gifts were handed out during the awards reception following play. “On behalf of Tech
Nine companies pitch at the Tech Titans Innovation Showcase
Nine emerging companies made their case to investors on May 11 at the annual Tech Titans Innovation Showcase presented by 7T and hosted by the UTDesign at UT Dallas. The companies that pitched their case were: Sey Hey Code Report Ceres Tech Essential Knowledge, LLC Climatekk Skyllful Polytok Ovulus Data MLabs The first hour of the program featured four highly successful entrepreneurs that truly set the stage for the day’s presentations. Neha Kunte, CEO of MNK Infotech, Srii Srinivasan,
Tech Titans Welcomes Champion Circle Members
Tech Titans Welcomes Champion Circle Members Akorbi Akorbi connects clients in healthcare, financial services, technology, retail, and other industries through technology, language, and workforce solutions. Akorbi’s solutions-oriented technology platforms offer customizable enterprise solutions that eliminate language barriers, improve client outcomes, and reduce cost through localization, interpretation, and workforce solutions with multilingual customer support (MCS) capabilities. The company
Tech Titans Talent Hub can help your company find qualified workers
Tech Titans member companies seeking to fill jobs are finding one of the best and most economical places to post an open position is the Tech Talent Hub on the Tech Titans website Some 30 companies have hundreds of jobs posted on the Tech Talen Hub. Likewise, job seekers may post their resume on the site. “This is really a very valuable service that Tech Titans can provide Champion Circle member companies,” said Paul Bendel, Executive Director. “It is often overlooked but there are a lot of
Volunteering at every career and life stage, even during a pandemic
by Melinda Guravich, STEM writer Lynn Mortensen is passionate about getting kids engaged with STEM. “If we don’t show them what they can be, especially girls and minority children, they often don’t have a clue.” While vice president of engineering at Raytheon, Lynn served as the company’s Tech Titans corporate representative. At retirement, she joined the newly formed STEM committee, committing her time and energy to inspiring a new generation of engineers from diverse backgrounds. She was recognized as
The Talent Team strikes back: STEM inspirations go digital
by Melinda Guravich, Tech Titans contributor Dave Galley, director of the STEM workforce initiatives for Tech Titans, was looking forward to the Talent Team’s biggest year yet in 2020: more events scheduled, in more schools for more kids and the launch of new events, all powered by a growing volunteer base and committed corporate sponsors. By the first week of March, volunteers had already logged a thousand-plus STEM inspirations for the year, for a total of nearly 15,000 since the initiative began.
Talent Team wraps school year with hands-on, engineering design challenge
The last week of school was particularly busy for volunteers in the Tech Titans STEM workforce initiative. They delivered “Can You Float Your Boat,” a hands-on, engineering design challenge to approximately 200 sixth- and rising-fifth graders at three RISD elementary schools. The “Can You Float Your Boat” event starts with a conversation about what an engineer does. The volunteers talk about their own engineering careers with obvious enthusiasm and in relatable terms. Lynn Mortenson, who retired as a
Talent Team helps students donate equipment to developing countries
Fifty Richardson ISD (RISD) students participated in a Talent Team workshop hosted by the UTDesign Makerspace. Juniors and seniors from Buckner High School and J.J. Pearce High School spent the day-long STEM education experience touring the UTDesign Studio, talking with engineering students, participating in a design workshop and assembling heart monitor kits that will be used for training in developing countries. (photos by Shirley Wilson, Mitel)The event was sponsored by State Farm Enterprise Technology.
Speed mentoring: face-to-face engagement with students
Have you been inside a high school recently? Fifty professionals from Samsung have. They spent their Employee Volunteer Day participating in Tech Titans speed mentoring events at three area high schools.How it works Speed mentoring is an intimate, small-group experience where students talk face-to-face with employees working in the technology sector. Volunteers meet with juniors and seniors to explain their jobs and talk about what it takes to work in specific roles. Students ask questions about what it’s
