Tech Titans

If you want to know about the latest trends and what is happening in North Texas, Tech Titans events are the place to be! Can't make it in person? Listen to recorded presentations here.

John Archer, Red Hat, Leveraging IoT as part of your digital transformation

Part of the IoT Forum in May 2021. John is the Chief Architect Energy

01-28
01:19:02

Innovators Luncheon featuring Award innovation presentations

Hear a short synopsis from our corporate and emerging innovation finalists. Brinks Home, Gearbox, Ericsson, VEX Robotics (Corporate) CASPR, E4D Technologies, Esposure, Linear Labs (Emerging)

01-28
01:14:09

Corp CEO Randy Pitchford Gearbox thought leader session

Listen to an in-depth discussion with Tech Titans Award winner Corporate CEO Randy Pitchford from Gearbox about leadership and the gaming industry. Moderated by Tech Titans Chair Amy Wheelus from AT&T.

01-28
46:38

Hall of Fame inductee David Matthews RevTech

During the Tech Titans awards, gala chair Kathy Curry from State Farm ®hosted Hall of Fame Inductee David Matthews from RevTech Ventures. Watch a deep discussion about North Texas entrepreneur environment with these leaders. https://lnkd.in/ekvF8AA9 # #entrepreneur #retailtech #retailtechnology

01-28
38:02

DARPA and the pandemic

Dr. Amy Jenkins, Program Manager in Biological Technologies Office (BTO), DARPA This presentation will provide an overview of the DARPA BTO Pandemic Prevention Platform program and the role it has played in covid-19 pandemic response. Additionally, the role of novel and emerging nucleic acid technologies and distributed manufacturing in future preparedness efforts will be discussed. About the speaker:Dr. Amy Jenkins joined DARPA as a Program Manager in June 2019. He...

05-21
55:15

Kevin ODell, Technology Director and DevOps Advocate at State Farm

DevOps successes and challenges featuring Kevin ODell, Technology Director and DevOps Advocate at State Farm, given during Awards Gala.

05-21
30:35

CES 2021 recap

Join Tech Titans member and 2thedge Founder Ty Harmon for a CES 2021 recap. Ty will share the event's highlights and key takeaways.

03-26
51:00

Dr. John Whyte, CEO of WebMD

Dr. John Whyte, CEO of WebMD, discuss how COVID-19 has changed the expectations of health care

03-26
52:03

Tech Titans team engagement, getting involved

Join Tech Titans Board Chair Amy Wheelus and a panel of active volunteers to hear about how and why to get involved with Tech Titans as a volunteer!

03-26
52:37

Virtual Expo featuring Ed Kelly, Chief Data Officer for State of Texas and Laila Alequresh, Chief Innovation Officer for the City of Dallas

Featuring Ed Kelly, Chief Data Officer for State of Texas and Laila Alequresh, Chief Innovation Officer for the City of Dallas - February 2, 2021

03-26
50:17

Tech issues in public policy in 2021 with Robert Atkinson

Robert David Atkinson is an economist and president of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, a public policy think tank based in Washington, D.C., that promotes policies based on innovation economics. Rob presented to the Tech Titans board of directors in late January 2021. Rob spoke about privacy concerns, artificial intelligence (and minority biases), and what it means when it says that President Biden signed executive orders. Note that the beginning of the presentatio...

02-08
23:34

The Texas Broadband Council talks its recommendations to Connected Nation

President Bill Sproull serves as the chair of the Texas governor's Broadband Development Council, which evaluated and made recommendations to the governor about how vital broadband is to the future of Texas. Thanks to Connected Nation for producing the podcast. Read the full report here: https://gov.texas.gov/uploads/files/press/2020_Texas_Report_-_Governors_Broadband_Development_Council.pdf

12-04
22:50

President Bill Sproull gives 2020 election update

Though things are still in flux, Bill gives an update about what to expect in the short term and what the implications are for North Texas

11-10
08:26

Qorvo CEO James Klein

James Klein is president of infrastructure and defense products at Qorvo and Tech Titans Corporate CEO award winner in 2019. Interviewed by Tech Titans’ President/CEO Bill Sproull, James talks about his background, Qorvo’s history, how Qorvo managed to keep their plants healthy even in China and the need to support STEM and diversity efforts. Part of the discussion focuses on the importance of culture, leadership and the trust of the team.

07-28
24:27

UT Dallas President Dr. Richard Benson

UT Dallas has an enrollment of 30,000 (and ranked as one of the fastest growing in the country). As the CEO of a staff of over 3600, Dr. Richard Benson is working with budgets and analyzing customer trends and threats for delivery (ie, steering his institution through covid and meeting international student needs). Tech Titans' President Bill Sproull talks to Dr. Benson about the future of the school (think resiliency and optimism) and how diversity is built into its DNA.

07-10
40:48

Yobie Benjamin, innovator coronavirus air cleaner

Yobie is a world class innovator who is an active member of the World Economic Forum’s Expert Network and received their 2015 Technology Pioneer award. Benjamin was winner of a 2014 CNN Top 10 Technology Products award in augmented reality. He was the Global Chief Technology Officer for Citibank where he was was responsible for global money flows of $3 trillion to $9 trillion per day. He is also co-founder, advisor to several startups in the technology and synthetic biology space. Yobie...

06-29
40:29

Bottle Rocket's Calvin Carter talks about leadership

High-energy Calvin Carter has opinions about how to lead an organization. The latest action is allowing employees to work from anywhere, on top of their self-managed vacation plan. Calvin talks about connecting employees to a purpose, how an entrepreneur/leader needs empathy, and how coronavirus accelerated adoption of trends by 3-5 years.

06-15
34:48

Tech Titans Chair Amy Wheelus with AT&T

Amy Wheelus acts as the CIO of AT&T’s broadband and video business. During the podcast, Amy talks about how AT&T plans for disasters, what she thinks the new normal will be after coronavirus and what innovation looks like. Amy also discusses her background and how that influences her ability to lead in a diverse but results-oriented environment. 3

04-14
28:47

Blockchain technology at the edge of traditional banking

Important blockchain developments affecting traditional banking have been occurring outside of public view. This Tech Titans Forum will discuss how blockchain is being used to send payments globally and to streamline interbank processes for syndicated loans. We'll also learn about central bank currencies and the integration of digital currencies into traditional payment systems. Panelists: JC Jollant, senior product manager, Finastra Richard Meszaros, Managing Director IoT, Accenture Eric Sm...

12-10
01:17:09

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