| InnoTech Dallas returns to the Irving Convention Center on April 23, 2020, and the Technology Ball team is proud to announce another year of partnership with this impactful IT event. We are pleased to bring back the IT Leadership Track, hosted by Technology Ball. Several of our Executive Hosts will be showcased on InnoTech Panels throughout the day, covering various topics, including State of the Art Cloud Security, Journey to the Intelligent Enterprise, Creating a Frictionless Customer Experience Through Technology, Cloud Transformations, and Building a Culture of Innovation. IT Leadership Track Panelists: Amy Czuchlewski, SVP of Technology of Bottle Rocket Chris Boult, CIO of CEC Entertainment Rusty Kennington, CIO of Corsicana Mattress Company Michael Carr, VP of M&A, Strategy and Innovation of Darling Ingredients, Inc. Matt Anders, Head of Integrated Workspace Technology of eBay Tony Caesar, Head of IT MANA of Ericsson Greg Ericson, CIO of EssilorLuxottica Thomas Sweet, VP IT Solutions of GM Financial Kim Morris, CIO of Hollman, Inc. Jodie Brinkerhoff, Vice President of Innovation at DFW Airport Neenu Kainth, Chief Digital Officer of Mr. Cooper Group Bob Kerr, Director IS Operations of Populus Financial Group Mike Santimaw, SVP & CIO of Rent-A-Center Kevin Christ, Board Member of Society for Information Management (SIM) Blake Holman, CIO of St. David’s Foundation A. Ravi Malick, SVP & CIOof Vistra Energy By participating in InnoTech, you not only have the opportunity to learn from Technology Ball Executive Hosts through their thought leadership engagement on panels, but you also will uncover a unique opportunity to network with them during this all-day conference. What’s more, many of them extend the invitation to members of their teams, so your engagement opportunity potential with the participating companies can be even deeper. In one focused day, InnoTech Dallas creates an environment where education, innovation, peer-to-peer networking, and the latest technology and business solutions meet. We hope to see you there to enjoy the Women in Tech Summit, multiple IT Panel Discussions, Vendor Exhibits, and other compelling technology content throughout the day. Registration is now open to join us for an impactful day in the technology community. Please consider participating in InnoTech through a limited number of special Technology Ball Sponsorships, including a new opportunity for a “Speed Networking” addition to the panel sponsorships we have featured the past several years. Sponsorship opportunity outlined below. |
Participating as a sponsor of the Technology Ball IT Leadership Track at InnoTech provides unique visibility before our participating Executive Hosts as well as a vendor booth component, an element not typically included in Technology Ball’s social format. The $5,995 sponsorship features the following robust list of benefits:
If you are interested in learning more about the InnoTech Executive Host visibility and access opportunities, please email Info@TechnologyBall.com.
The partnership between Technology Ball and UTD has grown since its inception in 2018. We are proud to continue to support STEM education through different programs with UTD students and in March, Technology Ball and UTD will host the second Job/Intern Fair for UTD students.
If your company has at least one internship or full-time position that could be filled by the STEM talent from the Naveen Jindal School of Management, please consider joining the Job/Intern Fair on Wednesday, March 25. With advanced notice, we could also include students from the undergraduate school at UTD.
If you are interested in joining us click here to let the Technology Ball team know:
Date: Wednesday, March 25
Set Up*: 12:30-1:30 pm
Event Time: 1:30-4:30 pm
Location: On campus at UTD
*Refreshments and light lunch available for your company representatives prior to the event; you may attend the full session or just a portion of the event
Technology Ball brings buyers and sellers of technology goods and services together to generate new business relationships and strengthen existing ones through networking. A series of after-work networking receptions allows IT Executives to mingle in a non-salesy, non-threatening social environment with seasoned sales representatives from participating vendor companies. The season culminates in the Technology Ball Gala in November, and raises dollars for STEM students through Technology Ball’s partnership with University of Texas at Dallas. The team is pleased to announce the confirmed 2020 calendar of events:
Kickoff BONUS Event:
Tuesday, April 14
Sponsored by West Monroe Partners
June Networking Reception:
Wednesday, June 17
Sponsored by RagingWire Data Centers and CrowdPlat
August Networking Reception*:
TBA
October Networking Reception*:
TBA
Black Tie Gala:
November 14
Committing your participation as a Technology Ball Sponsor by Friday, April 10 secures your ticket to the Kickoff “Bonus” event, plus other early-incentive opportunities.
Contact the Team if you are interested in joining us as a 2019 Technology Ball sponsor.
*Check back in future newsletters or on the Technology Ball website for the complete list of Networking Reception dates and sponsors
We are thrilled to continue bringing the technology community together through the Technology Ball Networking Receptions and Black-Tie Gala. Join us as an Executive Host or Sponsor for another year of powerful networking as we ramp up for our 2020 season beginning this Spring. With more than 70 Executive Hosts featured on our current roster, we are pleased to have more CIOs, CTOs, VPs of ITs, etc. participating than ever before! We look forward to continuing to grow our Host roster in our 2020 season.
Sponsors who commit early to participate in the 2020 Technology Ball season will have an opportunity to enjoy early visibility in Technology Ball newsletters and on our website. We encourage you to commit your participation today so you may enjoy the same visibility. As we ramp up for the 2020 season, all eyes will be on the Tech Ball website, so let us know if we can count you in and showcase your company on our sponsor roster as we go live with our 2020 website update. Our 2019 sponsorship packages will remain the same for 2020, with the exception of a slight price increase at the Byte and Kilobyte Sponsorship Levels which are increasing by $500 each to better align the sponsorship packages with the benefits they include.
This year’s early sponsorship incentives include the following exciting access opportunities:
After the successful UTD Pilot Mentor session last Fall, we learned that students and mentors alike, were positively impacted and fulfilled by the program. We are proud of the program’s success and are continuing the momentum with our Spring Mentor Session running January 27 through April 17.
The program’s structure is flexible in nature and focused on job and career preparation, so you do not have to be in the technology sector or an official member of the Technology Ball community to be a mentor! We look forward to growing the program and, if you or someone you know, may be interested in learning more about our Spring Semester Session, please contact the Technology Ball team here.
Nearly 75 Mentors and Mentees participated in the 2019 Fall Semester Pilot Mentor Program and shared their feedback to help us improve the suggested curriculum. Some of the most popular topics were the group mentoring week which paired two Mentor groups to create an opportunity for student participants to network with a student peer and a second IT Executive mentor, along with their primary Mentor. The networking and additional professional touch points were valuable in building a professional rolodex for the students, as well as providing additional professional insight and perspective from another Mentor participating in the program. Other highly-valued topics by the students were career and resume preparation and business etiquette insights.
For additional perspective on this low time commitment program, please enjoy the 2019 impact video below, which showcases student and mentor insights into their experience with the mentor program.
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