From arriving prepared with questions to focusing on your goals, here are 16 answers to the question, “Attending relevant conferences is often part of a business and leadership strategy. What are your most helpful tips for how you can make the most of a tech conference?”
The Arizona Technology Council is launching a CEO network for Phoenix-area leaders of technology companies to collaborate, navigate industry challenges and celebrate achievements. The CEO network, launching in January, will meet monthly for a half-day in central Phoenix, with the first event slated to be held at the Arizona Technology Council office at 2800 N. Central Ave., Suite 1530.
Honoring the organizations and individuals that fuel Arizona’s high-performance and fast-growing technology, science and education landscape, the Arizona Technology Council and the Arizona Commerce Authority have announced individual winners and company award finalists for the 2022 Governor’s Celebration of Innovation (GCOI). The company award winners will be announced at the annual event on Tuesday, Nov. 8, from 4:00 to 8:30 p.m. at the Phoenix Convention Center, 100 N. Third St., West Building, Third Floor.
The Arizona Technology Council, in partnership with the Arizona Commerce Authority, today announced their selections for the 2022 Governor’s Celebration of Innovation (GCOI) Outstanding Technology Senator of the Year, Outstanding Technology Representative of the Year and top Tech 10 Champion Legislators in recognition of their roles in advancing technology in Arizona. The winning legislators will be honored at GCOI on Tuesday, November 8 from 4:00 to 8:30 p.m. at the Phoenix Convention Center, 100 N. Third St., West Building, Third Floor.
The 8th Annual Southern Arizona Tech + Business Expo was a great success! Thank you to all who sponsored, presented, exhibited, and attended. We kicked off with networking at the beach, then we heard from leaders in information technology, quantum internet, and digital signal processing, handed out our Annual Awards, visited tech company virtual booths and ended the night with more networking and fireworks at the beach!
In this virtual event, hear from Dr. Elizabeth “Betsy” Cantwell, the Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation at the University of Arizona. She provides an overview of the institution’s approach on continuing its research mission in light of the stay-at-home order, opportunities for high-impact innovation during the pandemic and explains how COVID-19 will shift the research model going forward.
The Arizona Technology Council’s July 2020 Tech Sector Series event featured a distinguished panel of experts from leading space technology companies, including Freefall Aerospace, Arizona Spaceport Alliance, University of Advancing Technology and Viasat as they discussed how space technology is exponentially changing the world we live in. Moderated by Stephen Fleming, VP of Strategic Business Initiatives at The University of Arizona, it was a fantastic discussion and well worth a listen.
The Arizona Technology Council’s July 2020 MarTech Series event featured Televerde Marketing Transformation Consultant Amanda Ovenden as she shared how to go about reevaluating your company’s technology stack and how to develop the crucial game plan to align your teams around shared information. Moderated by by MarTech Series Co-Chair Sheila Klefkorn, CEO of KEO Marketing, it was a fantastic discussion and well worth a listen.
TechTalk enews provides a monthly round-up of member updates, technological advancements, milestones and awards, industry news and featured content on the Council’s annual sponsors. Check out what’s happening in the Council’s June 2020 issue of TechTalk!
While the University of Arizona has long been a major economic engine for the Tucson area, it’s poised to help drive the local tech startup community like never before. That was evidenced by recent events like the Arizona Technology Council’s Southern Arizona Tech + Business Expo and the TenWest Impact Festival in mid-October.