D CEO and Dallas Innovates are proud to announce the finalists for its fifth annual Innovation Awards. The program honors companies, CEOs, CIOS, CTOs, entrepreneurs, and other leaders who are helping to make Dallas-Fort Worth an innovation hub.
All finalists will be recognized in the January/February issue of D CEO magazine and online at DallasInnovates.com; winners will be revealed at an exclusive awards event in January.
Here is the complete list of finalists for the 2024 program:
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
CIO/CTO of the Year
Srujana Bobba, Jiito.ai
Phill Lawson-Shanks, Aligned Data Centers
Bala Subramanian, UPS
Joe Vaughan, MoneyGram International
Startup Leader of the Year
Patrick Brandt, Grata
Chris Gannett, Gannett.Partners
Ben Lamm, 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 Leader of the Year
Trey Bowles, Techstars
Ann Montgomery, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas
Jennifer Sanders, Dallas Innovation Alliance
Abigail Erickson Torres, Frontiers of Flight Museum
Emerging Leader Award
Zach Cunningham, Remington Hospitality
Tavian Harris, Seasons of Change
Khirodra Mishra, Cybalt
Deven Panchal, AT&T
Arun Kumar Ponnusamy, Jugl
Shanthi Rajaram, Amazech Solutions
COMPANY AWARDS
Innovation in AI and Machine Learning
AdComp Systems Group
Balanced Media Technology
DZS
SalesBoost
SDV International
Innovation in Cybersecurity
Cyber Defense Labs
DigitalXForce
Island.io
Innovation in Education
Dallas College
The Perot Museum of Nature and Science
Stemuli Studios
UWorld, LLC
Innovation in Banking and Finance
MoneyGram International
Nexus PMG
Texas Capital
Valor
Innovation in Fintech and Insurance
Bestow
CollateralEdge
Deposits
Quiltt
Nada
Yendo
Innovation in Food and Beverage
Avocados From Mexico
Duro Hospitality
Front Burner Society
Harwood Hospitality Group
Innovation in Healthcare and Biotech
Almaden Genomics
Lyda Hill Philanthropies
Recuro Health
Spectral AI
TimelyCare
Innovation in Real Estate
CBRE
Compass Datacenters
Dottid
Mintwood
TestFit
Innovation in Robotics and IOT
Clevon
RobotLab
Sensori Robotics
Ziosk
Innovation in Software and SAAS
JobTread Software
Lexipol
o9 Solutions
Spotio
Innovation in Transportation Technology
Optym
RailPros
VicOne
Startup of the Year
Adaptive 3D
Braemont Capital
Firehawk Aerospace
NVenue