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TechPoint’s series dedicated to telling the human stories behind the major tech headlines in Indiana.
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This episode is all things fintech with Mike Mead, Chief Information Officer for CNO Financial Group. Mead is responsible for the strategy and execution of CNO's information technology, cybersecurity, IT infrastructure, and digital transformation. Prior to joining CNO, he spent 22 years at AIG, where he served as senior vice president and transformation executive with AIG Technologies, responsible for delivering global transformation initiatives spanning technology and people.
In this episode, Gail Farnsley, former Executive Partner with Gartner Executive Programs, discussed the impact of digital innovation on industries and on talent development. Farnsley is a long-time tech executive, having worked in a variety of corporate IT roles in the US and UK, from programmer at Public Service Indiana to Vice President of IT and CIO at Cummins. She has also been active on a number of boards throughout her career. Gail is currently a member of the Purdue Polytechnic Institute Dean’s Council and actively involved with the Techpoint Foundation for Youth and is committed to providing experiences to help underserved kids gets excited about technology.
In this episode, Tracy Kemp, senior vice president and chief information and digital officer for Allegion, discussed industry-led digital transformation and AI activities. In her current role, she is responsible for global information technology, information security, global data and analytics, as well as digital technology programs. A thought leader on Allegion’s digital transformation, Tracy leverages data and digital outcomes to solve business challenges and deliver innovative solutions.
In this episode, Alison Bell, an Indiana native with 20 years of higher education leadership experience, dialogued with Dennis Trinkle at TechPoint, the importance of developing Indiana tech talent pathways. She currently serves as the Chancellor for WGU Indiana and the Regional Vice President for the online university’s central region. Bell advocates for “more access to education and the importance of workforce development to support our people and our communities."
In this episode, Infosys tech leader Richard Cardwell discussed his journey in building up the US technology and innovation hub in Indiana and in the US. Cardwell brings twenty years of experience across consulting and strategy roles at global technology organizations, focused on helping businesses transform for the increasingly digital future. At Infosys, he works to drive the development and delivery of new technologies such as Digital, Analytics, AI and the Internet of Things, with a particular focus on talent development and skilling. Accelerating the U.S. talent model for Infosys and driving the creation of new Innovation and Technology Hubs by collaborating with clients, local state governments and academic ecosystems is the name of the game. Cardwell holds an MBA from Indiana Wesleyan University and a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Valparaiso University.
In this episode, seasoned venture market executive Jeff Lampe with Customers Bank, discussed with Chelsea Linder at TechPoint, the state of venture debt post the Silicon Valley bank collapse and what it means for the startup and venture capital landscape for the U.S. and for Indiana. Lampe previous served as managing director Midwest Venture Banking at Signature Bank NY and Square1/PACW. Prior to technology banking, Lampe was a partner at Woodland Venture Management (a $100MM+ VC fund), in addition to being a Board Member at SageQuest (acquired by Fleetmatics) along with four other companies and brings significant expertise in high growth SaaS environments including telematics. He was a co-founder of Gazelle TechVentures (a $60MM+ VC fund). Lampe received his BS from Purdue and MBA from Notre Dame.
In this episode, Aspen Institute's Cordell Carter discussed talent engagement strategies in his keynote speech at TechPoint's Talent Community of Practice event. Cordell brings more than 20 years to his pursuit of a society and organizational cultures where everyone belongs and has equitable opportunities to thrive. He is currently executive director of the Aspen Institute Socrates Program, a global education forum and the founding director of the Aspen Institute’s Project on Belonging. Finally, Cordell founded the Festival of the Diaspora, a Colombia-based convener of diasporic communities across the Americas. Before his current roles, Cordell held leadership roles with the TechTown Foundation, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle Public Schools, Business Roundtable, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, and the IBM Corporation.
Our four-part miniseries focused on Artificial Intelligence, its place within Indiana's tech sector, and Indiana University's role in driving innovation in the AI space. In this episode, Merillat Flowers sits down with Ravi Bhatt Founder and CEO of Folia and BranchfireRavi talks about why he moved to Indiana to launch his company, the advantages of being an entrepreneur in a college town, and what it means to be a founder in the time of AI.
Our four-part miniseries focused on Artificial Intelligence, its place within Indiana's tech sector, and Indiana University's role in driving innovation in the AI space. In this episode, Merillat Flowers sits down with Rob Lowden, Vice-President and CIO of Indiana University's Information Technology Services group.Rob talks about IU's Research Pod and Big Red 200, what IU is doing in the artificial intelligence space, and how IU is leading in digital acceleration in the higher education space.
Our four-part miniseries focused on Artificial Intelligence, its place within Indiana's tech sector, and Indiana University's role in driving innovation in the AI space. In this episode, Dennis Trinkle sits down with Pat East, Executive Director the The Mill and Principal of Flywheel Fund, and Jason Whitney, Chief Venture Officer of IU Ventures.Jason and Pat talk about Bloomington's entrepreneurial ecosystem, how Indiana University has been a partner to the venture world, and where they see investment going in the AI sector.
Our four-part miniseries focused on Artificial Intelligence, its place within Indiana's tech sector, and Indiana University's role in driving innovation in the AI space.In this episode, Dennis Trinkle sits down with Joanna Millunchick, Dean of IU's Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, and David Crandall, Professor of Computer Science and Director of the Artificial Intelligence Center.Joanna and David discuss AI's recent dominance, what's the future holds for AI, and how Luddy School will drive AI innovation.
Tony Newcome, CTO of ActiveCampaign, talks about how marketing automation has evolved after Apple's privacy updates, what the future holds for generative AI and creative work, and how Indianapolis is a MarTech hub.
Chase Flashman, founder and CEO of ShipSigma, talks about his career from UPS intern to founding his own company, walks through ShipSigma's platform, and what it means to operate a business in Indiana.
Lindsay Tjepkema, CEO and founder of Casted, talks about the role podcasting can play in establishing your B2B brand, what content marketing looks like in the age of AI, and why startups should consider starting a podcast today.
Steve Johns, OneCause CEO and author of "Fearless: Leadership Lessons at the Crossroads," talks about the company's history, leading the company during the pandemic, and what it means to be a fearless leader.
What does the future hold for hardtech innovation in Indiana? Roger Shuman is joined by TechPoint President and CEO Ting Gootee; Conexus Indiana Director of Innovation and Digital Transformation, Ryan Henderson, and Nida Ansari, formerly of HG Ventures, now founder of Karmic Partners, to discuss the state of hardtech innovation in Indiana.
CEO Eric Christopher sits down with Inside Indiana Business's Gerry Dick to discuss winning the Scale-up of the Year.Founded in 2017, Zylo was the first company to recognize that organizations needed a better way to help manage their rapidly growing Software as a Service (SaaS) portfolios. Its groundbreaking service was a near instant success and led to the Indianapolis company’s 2020 TechPoint Mira Scale-up of the Year award. Three years later, the company returned to the Mira gala stage to take home the award again. Even in 2022’s uncertain economic times, Zylo secured $36.5 million in a Series C capital raise. Over the next five years, the company expects to nearly triple its employee base from 130 to nearly 400 employees in Indiana and throughout the country. The company is also on pace to more than triple its revenue. Zylo has a historical client retention rate of more than 90 percent and achieved multiple record-breaking sales quarters in 2022. It is well capitalized for future growth and led by a strong and stable executive team that has the experience to propel its continued upward trajectory.
CEO Grant Chapman sits down with Inside Indiana Business's Gerry Dick to discuss Glassboard winning Service Partner of the Year.Glassboard, a hardware product development company, helps solopreneurs, startups, small businesses and Fortune 500 companies punch above their weight class and out-innovate their competition. The team likes to “go into the deep end” of product challenges and also provide business services to ensure their clients’ products successfully get to market and delight the end user once they’re there.
Captain Ryan Lynch sits down with Inside Indiana Business's Gerry Dick to discuss winning the TechPoint Foundation for Youth (TPF4Y) Bridge Builder Award. Indianapolis native Captain Ryan Lynch, a Republic Airways commercial airline pilot, founder of the National Aviation Youth Resources (NAYR) Foundation and director of the Indianapolis/Indiana ACE Academy, will receive the TechPoint Foundation for Youth (TPF4Y) Bridge Builder Award during TechPoint’s 24th annual Mira Awards gala honoring the best of tech in Indiana.
Solinftec Human Resources Manager Jessica Kelley sits down with Inside Indiana Business's Gerry Dick to discuss winning the Deal of the Year award.Solinftec’s $60 million growth investment round secured in May 2022, will be recognized as the Deal of the Year during TechPoint’s 24th annual Mira Awards gala this Saturday. The investment, which was led by Lightsmith Group in New York, is enabling Solinftec to expand availability of its digital-ag operating system in North and South America
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