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Introducing the finalists: Innovation Awards 2024 presented by Dallas Innovates and D CEO

Now in its fifth year, the Dallas Innovates and D CEO program recognizes 74 disruptors and trailblazers who are driving a new vision of innovation in North Texas.

Individual and corporate finalists for The Innovation Awards 2024 include (clockwise from top left) Pedro Lerma of LERMA, Patrick Brandt of Grata, Ben Lamm of Colossal Biosciences, Clevon, Shanthi Rajaram of Amazech, TestFit, Gannett It is included. Chris Gannett of Partners, Jennifer Sanders of DIA, CollateEdge, Gary Wojtaszek of RecNation, Stemuli Studios, RobotLab Group, and Firehawk Aerospace.

Dallas Innovates and D CEO are proud to announce the finalists for the 5th Annual Innovation Awards. This program recognizes companies, CEOs, CIOS, CTOs, entrepreneurs, and other leaders who are committed to making Dallas-Fort Worth a hub of innovation.

All finalists will be recognized in the January or February issue of D CEO Magazine and online at DallasInnovates.com. Winners will be announced at a special awards event in January.

The complete list of finalists for the 2024 program is below.

Individual award

CIO/CTO of the Year

• Srujana Bobba, Jiito.ai
• Phil Lawson-Shanks, Affiliated Data Center
• Bala Subramanian, UPS
• Joe Vaughan, MoneyGram International

Startup Leader of the Year

• Patrick Brandt, Grata
• Chris Gannett, Gannett Partners
• Ben Lamb, Colossal Biosciences
• Gary Wojtaszek, RecNation

Corporate Innovator of the Year

• Jeremy Fudge, BAL
• Dr. Eric Haney, Lone Star Analysis
• Pedro Lerma, Lerma
• Jared Johnson, Frito-Lay
• Craig Torrance, MCS

Nonprofit or Accelerator of the Year Leader

• Trey Bowles, Techstars
• Ann Montgomery, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas
• Jennifer Saunders, Dallas Innovation Alliance
• Abigail Erickson Torres, Frontiers of Flight Museum

Emerging Leader Award

• Zach Cunningham, Remington Hospitality
• Tavian Harris “Season of Change”
• Kirodra Mishra, Sibalt
• Deven Panchal, AT&T
• Arun Kumar Ponnusamy, Juguru
• Shanthi Rajaram, Amazek

corporate award

AI and machine learning innovation

• AdComp System Group
• balance media technology
• DZS
• sales boost
• SDV International

Cybersecurity innovation

• Cyber ​​Defense Lab
• Digital X Force
• Island.io

innovation in education

• University of Dallas
• Perot Museum of Natural Science
• stemri studio
• Uworld LLC

Innovation in banking and finance

• moneygram international
• Nexus PMG
• texas capital
• courage

Fintech and insurance innovation

• I will bestow
• collateral edge
• deposit
• quilt
• Nada
• Yend

food and beverage innovation

• Mexican avocado
• duro hospitality
• front burner association
• Harwood Hospitality Group

Innovation in healthcare and biotechnology

• Almaden Genomics
• lida hill philanthropy
• Recro Health
• Spectral AI
• timely care

Innovation in real estate

• CBRE
• compass data center
• dotted
• mint wood
• test fit

Innovations in robotics and IoT

• Crebon
• robot lab group
• sensor robotics
• Geosk

Software and SAAS innovation

• job tread software
• lexipol
• o9 solution
• Spotio

Innovation in transportation technology

Startups of the year

• Adaptive 3D
• bremont capital
• firehawk aerospace
• N venue

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