April TECH Talk

Impacting Our World April 2011

In This Issue

TECH Fort Worth Program Sponsors

University of North Texas Health Science Center

Hello!

We hope that you're following us on Facebook, and that you've already heard about the nine finalists who made it through Pitch Day. If not, click the links above and read more about it!

We are excited to be involved in shining the spotlight on such exciting technology entrepreneurs. These finalists were selected from an group of 36 applicants, of which 24 were selected to present on Pitch Day. Of those 24, 9 were selected as finalists.

If you want to be there when the winner for each category (health, community, and environment) is announced, get your ticket to the IMPACT Award Luncheon on May 18th! We're already halfway to being sold out. Once they're gone, they're gone!

IMPACT Award Luncheon Details

WHEN: Wednesday, May 18 from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

WHERE: TCU Campus - Brown-Lupton University Union Ballroom. Click HERE for directions.

KEYNOTE: Sam Gilliland, CEO of Sabre Holdings and newly appointed to the President's Management Advisory Council.

EMCEE: Steve Noviello, Fox 4's Consumer Reporter.

TICKETS: $50/ea and can be purchased online or by calling 817-339-8968.

SPONSORSHIPS: Click HERE for more information.

Client Spotlight

This month's client spotlight is on Flexible Innovations Ltd, also known as egripsÂ® technologies. egrips® has developed a unique material with a very high coefficient of friction (grippy without adhesive). The company's vision is to make the egrips® brand of products as globally present as Velcro® and Post-It® product brands.

Recently, Fred Antonini, CEO of Flexible Innovations, Ltd, was notified that they had won the 2010 Small Business Exporter of the Year Award. this award is given by... (more)

On the Local Side

DFW Texchange is hosting a special event: Video Games, a Serious Business. At this special TeXchange event, held at SMU's Guildhall, you will hear from the founders of two of DFW's most recent gaming sucess stories, discuss the future of the video game industry, learn about cutting-edge projects by students at SMU's Guildhall and UTD's Art and Technology Program, and interact with Microsoft's... (more)

Are You "In The Nest"?

Keep watching for news of an exciting new program coming in June! Details to be announced in the May newsletter.

Part virtual reality, part education, and part "nest-working", this program will prove to be an exciting addition to the TECH Fort Worth "toolbox" to mentor, coach and connect local technology entrepreneurs.