The Innovation Awards 2024 | D Magazine | 22 September 2023 | TBA

For a fifth year, D CEO magazine is teaming up with Dallas Innovates to present The Innovation Awards. The program honors companies, CEOs, CIOs, CTOs, entrepreneurs, and other leaders driving innovation in North Texas.

All finalists will be featured in D CEO‘s January/February issue. Winners will be revealed at a special awards event in early 2024 and on dallasinnovates.com.

Categories

Individual Awards
• CIO/CTO of the Year
• Corporate Innovator of the Year
• Emerging Leader of the Year
• Innovation Fund or Accelerator Leader of the Year
• Startup Leader of the Year

Company Awards
• Innovation in AI and Machine Learning
• Innovation in Cybersecurity
• Innovation in Education
• Innovation in Finance
• Innovation in Food and Beverage
• Innovation in Healthcare and Biotech
• Innovation in Manufacturing and Consumer Goods
• Innovation in Real Estate and Hospitality
• Innovation in Retail
• Innovation in Robotics and IOT
• Innovation in SAAS
• Innovation in Talent and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
• Innovation in Transportation
• Startup of the Year

2023 Winners

Corporate Innovator of the Year
• David C. Williams, AT&T

Innovative Leader of the Year
• Tricia D’Cruz, Catalyze Dallas

CIO/CTO Of the Year
• Andrew Bender, DZS

Innovation Advocate or Accelerator Leader of the Year
• Hubert Zajicek, Health Wildcatters

Innovation in AI and Machine Learning
• Lone Star Analysis

Innovation in Biotechnology
• Caris Life Sciences

Innovation in Cybersecurity
• Cyber Defense Labs

Innovation in DLT, Blockchain, and Crypto
• Hedera and Swirlds

Innovation in Education
• RoboKind

Innovation in Finance
• Gig Wage

Innovation in Food and Beverage
• Darling Ingredients

Innovation in Healthcare
• Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co.

Innovation in Manufacturing and Consumer Goods
• Celanese Corp.

Innovation in SAAS
• Arcade

Innovation in Sports
• OpTic Gaming