2017 Annual Report
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02 About the Arizona Technology Council 04 Letter from the President + CEO 06 Introduction + Overview 08 Public Policy Advocacy 10 Signature Events 16 Marketing + Communications 18 Technology Employment 21 TechTerra Program 22 Business Essentials Program 26 Standing Committees 30 Functional Committees 32 Peer Groups 34 STEM Education Programs 38 In the Community 39 By the Numbers 40 Board of Directors 42 Staff Members 44 2017 Council Members 50 Sponsors ARIZONA TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL TECHNOLOGY ARIZONA
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1 About the Arizona Technology Council
The Arizona Technology Council is Arizona’s premier trade association for science-and technology-driven companies. Recognized as having a diverse professional business community, the Council works towards furthering the advancement of technology in Arizona through leadership, education, advocacy, and social action. The Council offers numerous events, educational forums, and business conferences that bring together leaders, professionals, and visionaries to make an impact on the technology industry. These interactions contribute to the Council’s culture of growing member businesses and transforming technology in Arizona. To become a member or to learn more about the Council, please visit www.aztechcouncil.org.
Our Mission The Arizona Technology Council is the driving force behind making our state the fastest-growing technology hub in the nation, connecting and empowering Arizona’s technology community. ARIZONA TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL TECHNOLOGY ARIZONA
2 3 Letter from the President + CEO
It’s not often that the technology story as job interviews and the first day of Digging deeper into the numbers, of the year comes when the calendar work. He also joined governors of 139,439 workers were estimated to has just turned, but Arizona definitely eight other western states to establish be in Arizona’s technology industry in grabbed the headlines in early 2017 an Intermountain West Electric 2016. Of that, 67,354, or 48.3 percent when autonomous cars headed this Vehicle Corridor to let electric vehicles of the total workers, were in actual way after our own Gov. Doug Ducey seamlessly drive across the signatory technology occupational jobs. That offered the state’s roads for testing states’ major transportation corridors. made Arizona ninth in tech industry self-driving vehicles when California’s employment nationally. sea of regulations created too many Beyond autonomous vehicles, Arizona barriers for this disruptive technology. had plenty of good technology Among members making their own news last year compared to the news in 2017, Intel announced to the Stepping up to play their respective rest of the nation as reflected in the world that it was to invest $7 billion roles were members of the Arizona 2017 Cyberstates report based on to complete Fab 42 in Chandler so Technology community. Waymo, CompTIA’s analysis of 2016 data from the company can produce the most formerly known as the Google the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the advanced computer chip in the world. self-driving car project, and Intel U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and Besides making the 7-nanometer began working together to perfect other sources. The state was in the: chip, the smallest, most powerful full autonomy for vehicles in city and efficient ever, the outcome also driving. Uber and GM were testing • Top 10 for the sector’s includes about 3,000 full-time Intel autonomous vehicles, with GM putting contribution to the state’s overall jobs, and more than 10,000 jobs in its self-driving Bolt EVs through their economy. Arizona to run and support the factory. paces on our streets. • Top 10 for actual technology occupational jobs among total In Tucson, World View Enterprises Meanwhile, Gov. Doug Ducey saw technology industry jobs. began testing high-altitude balloons additional opportunities and kept his • Top 20 for total technology to carry commercial payloads hands on the wheel. The Governor occupations across all other for government, commercial and gave a green light for Arizona to industries. education customers while its Voyager partner on an “Uber for Jobs” pilot • Top 20 for percentage that capsule will allow human travel to the program offering rides to former average technology wages stratosphere and back. inmates without transportation for exceed average state wages. verified employment events such • Top 20 in innovation. ARIZONA TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL TECHNOLOGY ARIZONA
4 And who says competitors can’t get extension of the 2008 Research and along? Members of our new Optics Development Tax Credit expansions. Valley Committee with the support of the Arizona Commerce Authority Adding to our ongoing roster of events, hosted companies in the USA Pavilion the Council hosted its first Smart City at the Laser World of Photonics in Summit to showcase advancements Munich, Germany. They also offer in transportation, security, education, support to one another by maintaining and the Internet of Things (IoT). Talk worldwide strategic relationships about being timely! Shortly after the with national and international optics event, the news broke that Microsoft clusters, as well as prestigious groups founder Bill Gates had invested nearly that include SPIE, the international $80 million for a tract west of the White Tank Mountains that is roughly the size society for optics and photonics; OSA, Steven G. Zylstra, Sc.D. (Hon.) the leading professional association in of Tempe for creation of a smart city optics and photonics; and the American where information and communication Precision Optics Manufacturers technology will tap into IoT. Association. I hope this snapshot of a memorable The Council also had its presence felt year has whet your appetite for what while helping shape public policy at you will find inside our 2017 Annual the Arizona Capitol as participants Report. It’s worth noting that none of in negotiations with legislators on the Council’s successes can happen amendments to Arizona SB1114 to without the ongoing support and protect Arizona’s famed “dark skies.” participation of our members. And that That measure was signed into law by goes for what lies ahead in 2018! the Governor in early May.
The Council’s other successes at the ANNUAL REPORT 2017 Legislature included recapitalization of the Angel Investment Tax Credit Steven G. Zylstra, Sc.D. (Hon.) program and passage of a four-year President + CEO
5 INTRODUCTION + OVERVIEW The Arizona Technology Council is a private, not-for-profit With the support of our members, sponsors, and partners, trade organization that supports the development, growth, the Council fulfills several major goals related to moving and advancement of science-and technology-driven technology forward: companies in Arizona.
Delivery quality Connect and content and strengthen events to educate Arizona’s those working in technology Arizona’s expanding industry and Accelerate the Promote state technology sector. community. innovation and and federal entrepreneurial policies that mindset already enhance Arizona’s present in our technology growing startup industry. ecosystem.
With well over 800 members, the Council is Arizona’s only on products and services, and the creation of business- statewide organization serving the technology sector. focused legislation to grow the state’s economy, the Providing member companies with marketing and business Council is recognized as one of the most important trade development opportunities, educational events, discounts organizations in the state. ARIZONA TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL TECHNOLOGY ARIZONA
6 We exist to protect and empower all those who innovate. Technology moves all of us forward.
Our History The Council was created in 2002 after the Arizona High Technology Industry Cluster merged with the Arizona Software and Internet Association. In 2008, the Council added an office in Tucson after consolidating the Aerospace, Manufacturing, and Information Technology clusters of Southern Arizona into the Council. In 2016, the Arizona Optics Industry Association merged with the Council to become the Optics Valley Committee.
Our Leadership
The Council is governed by a board of directors led by Chairman Michael Guggemos, chief information officer, Insight Enterprises. Steven G. Zylstra serves as president + CEO of the Council and is responsible for the day-to-day operations and management. Zylstra also serves as Chairman Emeritus of TECNA (Technology Councils of North America).
Our Network The Council supports technology companies at all stages growth and development – from startups to rapidly growing mid-sized companies and large global enterprises. We work to improve Arizona’s competitiveness and visibility by advancing the development of the state’s
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A PLACE TO CONNECT + GROW
7 PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCACY
Legislative
The year 2017 was very productive for the Arizona HB2492 but was ultimately driven by Sen. Frank Pratt’s Technology Council on legislative matters. Working with SB1416 that covered multiple different programs. The our lobbyist at Public Policy Partners (P3), the Council’s state’s enhanced R&D tax credit was to sunset in 2018 but Public Policy Committee was successful in helping get this bill extended the credit through the 2021 tax year. the Angel Investment Tax Credit recapitalized. House Bill 2191 passed through the Legislature and Gov. Doug Our 2017 legislative priorities and results show a great Ducey signed the measure into law. Many thanks to Dianne session with several successes: McCallister; government relations specialist, P3; Rep. Regina • Recapitalize the Angel Investment Tax Credit Cobb; Sen. Karen Fann; Sen. David Farnsworth; and the – Success many legislators who voted to pass the Bill. Special thanks • Maintain current levels of credit for the Research and to Council members in the angel and entrepreneurial Development Tax Credit program and support policies community for helping make it happen. to create value for stranded tax credits earned by companies investing in Arizona – Success in extending SB1114, the “dark skies” bill, faced attempts to modify it at the enhanced credits the 11th hour. Again, McCallister and P3 were successful • Appropriately fund the state’s education system, in keeping the bill on track to eventually pass in the including pre-K, K-12, postsecondary and joint Legislature before it was signed by the governor. technical education district (JTED) – Partial Success • Restore funding for 9th-grade career technical One additional bill related to the Research and education (CTE) – Moved to 2018 Session Development Tax Credit under the auspices of the • Create and fund a job training program – No Action Manufacturers Tax Incentives & Credits (after many iterations) made it through the Legislature and was signed by the Governor. Rep. Jeff Weninger initially sponsored ARIZONA TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL TECHNOLOGY ARIZONA
8 2017 Public Policy Guide
Each year, the Arizona Technology Council produces its detailed Public Policy Guide, made available on the Council’s website and mailed to our membership base and Arizona lawmakers. In creating this document, the Council’s Public Policy Committee relies heavily on our mission by preparing key ideas, goals, and legislative initiatives that: • Improve the business climate for technology-based companies • Provide sources of risk capital that encourage entrepreneurship • Create an environment that supports science and technology-related job retention and creation • Attract, train and retain the talent required to compete in a global innovation economy
The 2017 Public Policy Guide was awarded the Excellence in Communications Award by the Arizona Society of Association Executives (AzSAE) at their annual awards gala in December. ANNUAL REPORT 2017
9 SIGNATURE EVENTS
Ongoing Series
after5 Technology Mixers Lunch and Learn Series Council Connect Series VIP Tech Mixer Networking Events The after5 Tech Mixer is the Council’s The Lunch and Learn Series is presented The Council Connect series is our Held in conjunction with the Arizona premier networking event. Designed by a member company on a rotating signature luncheon. Held on the third Technology Council’s quarterly Board of to bring together technologists, basis. The purpose of the series is to Wednesday of every month in Phoenix, Directors meeting, the VIP Networking entrepreneurs, service providers and provide an opportunity for members to this event aims to tackle a diverse Events include attendees from the prospective members in a relaxed, after- learn about a topic or product from a group of hot-button issues facing the Council’s board; Council members; and work setting, this series attracts up to variety of industries while enjoying lunch technology industry. Open to both prospective members. 100 attendees each month. Hosted by with other business professionals. Lunch Council members and non-members, a Council member company, the after5 and Learn events are always free for this series brings together more than 50 2017 results series is free for members. Light hors Council members to attend. technologists and business professionals Number of events: 4 d’oeuvres and refreshments are provided for lunch and an engaging discussion Total attendance in 2017: 350 by the host company. The events typically 2017 results every month. are held at technology companies, Number of Phoenix events: 45 2017 results giving guests an opportunity for a tour or Number of Tucson events: 15 Number of Phoenix events: 11 product demonstrations. In Phoenix, every Total attendance in Phoenix: 1,062 fourth after5 is a VIP reception held after Total attendance: 272 Total attendance in Tucson: 318 the quarterly Council Board meeting.
2017 Results: Number of Phoenix events: 7 Number of Tucson events: 10 Total attendance in Phoenix: 715 Total attendance in Tucson: 1,253 ARIZONA TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL TECHNOLOGY ARIZONA
10 Annual Conferences + Expos
Legislative Day MedTech Conference Cybersecurity Summit Aerospace, Aviation, The Council’s 2017 Legislative Day The Council held its inaugural MedTech The Council and the Arizona Cyber Defense & Manufacturing gave members and non-members the Conference, bringing together health Threat Response Alliance/Arizona Requirements Conference care innovators, influential policymakers, Infragard (ACTRA) presented the fourth chance to meet key lawmakers while Each year the Council collaborates and other health care service annual Cybersecurity Summit. In 2017, learning about what is happening at the professionals committed to promoting the Summit was an opportunity for with the Arizona Commerce Authority Legislature and public policy related to and supporting the industry in a uniquely government and business executives to to stage the state’s only Aerospace, Arizona’s technology industry. Members multifaceted environment designed to learn about threats, vulnerabilities and Aviation, Defense and Manufacturing had the opportunity to advocate for showcase Arizona’s innovative medical consequences related to data security Conference. For defense prime technology. The conference was and privacy matters. This educational and demonstrate the importance contractors, the event offers the chance designed to advance industry discussion summit provided actionable solutions, as of the Council’s legislative priorities, from key perspectives through expert numerous Council and ACTRA member to take the spotlight to explain their especially the recapitalization of the panel sessions, keynote speakers, and organizations showcased their available needs to subcontractors. For smaller Angel Investment Tax Credit. The event product exhibits to provide opportunities resources, products and services geared manufacturers and service providers, was followed by a legislative mixer at the in education, business development, toward helping protect intellectual they can talk directly with A&D decision- Council’s Phoenix office. capital formation, and networking. property and customer data. Keynote makers to learn how to best meet their Speakers included Vivek Kopparthi, speakers included Adm. Thad Allen, requirements and showcase 2017 results co-founder and CEO, NeoLight; and executive vice president, Booz Allen; Ori Dr. Nick van Terheyden, chief medical Eisen, founder and CEO, Trusona; and their capabilities. 2017 marked the Total Attendance: 45 officer, NTT DATA. Michael Overly, partner, Outsourcing and sixth year of the event and speakers Information Technology Group, Foley & included keynotes from Robert Witwer 2017 results Lardner. of Honeywell and Grant Anderson Total attendance: 178 of Paragon Space Development, and 2017 results panels featuring speakers from Titan Total Attendance: 318 Industries, Raytheon, PADT, Flexera ANNUAL REPORT 2017 Software, Benchmark Electronics, and Tucson Embedded Systems.
2017 results Total Attendance: 165 11 Annual Conferences + Expos (cont.)
CEO Retreat Smart City Summit Marketing Technology Summit 2017 Golf Tournaments The two-day CEO Retreat gathers In 2017, the Council and Sustainability Presented by the Arizona Technology The Council hosts annual golf business owners, presidents and CEOs for Transition Consulting (SusTranCon) Council and the Phoenix chapter of tournaments in the Phoenix and Tucson presented the inaugural Smart City golf, networking, panels, presentations the Business Marketing Association, areas for members and non- members. Summit: Share Your Smarts. The purpose and workshops. The first day invites of the Summit was to share advances in the ninth annual Marketing Technology In January, 120 golfers registered for the attendees to play in a golf scramble with the implementation of communication Summit focuses on the unique tournament at Troon North Golf Club prizes for closest to the pin and longest technology for development of smart marketing and technology requirements in Scottsdale. In May, 114 golfers played drive, followed by a networking reception. cities, smart universities, and smart facing business marketers in the at The Golf Club at Dove Mountain. schools. Panel topics included education, The second day of the CEO Retreat 21st century. Members of marketing Both events included lunch, raffle prize transportation, cybersecurity and IoT. features substantive content focused on departments can learn about cutting- drawings, and an awards ceremony. leadership and includes a workshop and 2017 results edge marketing methods, technologies 2017 results luncheon keynotes address by a high- Total Attendance: 176 Attendees and applications of emerging best profile business leader. In 2017, the 11th practices. They can also connect Number of Events: 2 annual event was relocated to Prescott with leading marketing resources Total attendance in 2017: 234 from Sedona. through the event’s sponsor expo. The 2017 event featured speakers from 2017 results Parchment, Everstring, Nuanced Media, Total Attendance: 110 Attendees KEO Marketing, Toshiba, Intel, Apptus, Bloguettes, ClearVoice, Symmetry Software, meltmedia, Ideas Collide, and Satrix Solutions, with a keynote from Tamara McCleary, CEO, Thulium.
2017 results Total attendance: 225 ARIZONA TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL TECHNOLOGY ARIZONA
12 2017 Southern Arizona Tech + The Quarles & Brady 2017 Tech + Cybersecurity Lunch Forum Business Expo: Where Technology Business Expo Awards were presented to: In 2017 the Council and Arizona Cyber and Manufacturing Connect Threat Response Alliance (ACTRA)/ • Control Vision – Southern Arizona Arizona InfraGard hosted the third annual The turnout at the 2017 Southern Arizona Manufacturer of the Year. Cybersecurity Lunch. The Forum allowed Tech + Business Expo at the Tucson government and business leaders to Convention Center was the largest ever, • Pima Community College – Southern learn about the threats, vulnerabilities and with 378 registered attendees. The keynote Arizona Member Organization of the consequences related to data security speech on surface mining technology Year Award and privacy matters. This educational forum provided actionable solutions, was presented by Denise Johnson, • Critical Path Institute – Southern as numerous real-world practitioners group president for resource industries, Arizona Innovator of the Year discussed their available resources and Caterpillar Corp. Other highlights included experiences geared toward helping a presentation about Vector Space Systems’ • Staff Matters – Distinguished Service protect intellectual property and customer data. plans to revolutionize insertion of small to the Council satellites into low Earth orbit and Monrad 2017 results Engineering’s design for high-tech lighting 2017 results Total Attendance: 112 at the proposed Rosemont mine that will Total Attendance: 378 not contribute to light pollution as earlier technologies have, protecting dark skies for the dozens of astronomical telescopes clustered in Southern Arizona. ANNUAL REPORT 2017
13 Annual Conferences + Expos (cont.)
The Governor’s Celebration of Innovation The Governor’s Celebration of Innovation (GCOI) is the Arizona Technology Council’s annual awards gala hosted in partnership with the Arizona Commerce Authority to honor technology leaders and innovators from across the state. The 14th annual GCOI event in 2017 attracted more than 820 attendees and 45 exhibitors showcasing their innovations. The 2017 event also featured Uber and Waymo self-driving cars on display. Bob Parsons and Gov. Doug Ducey were both in attendance and spoke at our 2017 event.
Fourteen awards were presented during the Oscar-style awards presentation to technology companies, community leaders and students from throughout the state. The 2017 event was held for the first time at Rawhide Events Center in Chandler.
2017 results Total Attendance: 815
2017 GCOI AWARD WINNERS
AccountabilIT Lifetime Achievement Award Innovator of the Year – Academia Future Innovators of the Year Award Bob Parsons, American entrepreneur and Professors Jeffrey Pyun and Robert Winners philanthropist, founder of GoDaddy Norwood, Novel Polymetric Materials, The Somil Jain and Sachin Jaishankar, Hamilton University of Arizona High School, Chandler Ed Denison Business Leader of the Year Jeffry Pruitt; founder, CEO, and chairman; Judge’s Award Joseph Galasso, Galasso Homeschool, Tallwave and Tallwave Capital Digital Citizen Academy Tucson
Innovator of the Year - Large Company Chairman’s Award Seoyoon Kim, BASIS, Peoria PacSci EMC Robert Witwer, Honeywell Vilina Mehta, BASIS, Scottsdale Innovator of the Year – Startup Company Teacher of the Year Award Winner Akos MD Marni Landry; Center for Research in Future Innovators of the Year Honorable Engineering, Science, and Technology Mentions (CREST); Paradise Valley High School Innovator of the Year – Small Company Ava Christensen, Empire High School, Tucson Paragon Space Development Corporation Teacher Honorable Mentions Pradip C. Misra, Bagdad High School Heaven May Murphy, Tombstone High School, Tombstone ARIZONA TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL TECHNOLOGY ARIZONA
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15 MARKETING + COMMUNICATIONS
Promoting the technology industry and publicizing the benefits and activities of the Arizona Technology Council is key to growing our membership and gaining awareness of the state’s technology industry. We are always looking for opportunities to expose our members and our programs.
Public Relations Website TechConnect Magazine The Council uses a proactive public Celebration of Innovation award finalists aztechcouncil.org serves as the primary TechConnect is the only magazine relations (PR) program led by Phoenix- and winners. More than 100 stories resource for information about the that has covered Arizona’s science based PR firm TechTHiNQ. The strategic appeared in the media as a result. Council and the technology industry and technology community for more effort strengthens the Council’s brand Additionally, Zylstra and the Council were in Arizona. Information on the website than a decade. Launched by the in the media and positions the Council included in or asked to contribute to includes industry and Council events, Arizona Technology Council in 2005, as the go-to source for information multiple national and local publications member news, resources for Council the magazine marked the milestone on the technology industry in Arizona. regarding hot topics in technology members and the local technology of releasing its 50th issue in 2017. As a commentator and analyst, AZTC in 2017. Some of those publications sector, and the Council’s membership Produced in partnership with the President + CEO Steven G. Zylstra included Popular Mechanics, The directory. Arizona Commerce Authority, the digital writes regular columns in the Phoenix Arizona Republic, KJZZ and Arizona publication provides news about the Business Journal, AZ Business Magazine, Capitol Times. 2017 results state’s leading companies, emerging InBusiness, TechConnect, and Arizona Average Monthly Site Visits: 5,023 companies and their technologies, as well 2017 results Journal of Real Estate & Business to as the latest industry trends and critical contribute to the overall publicity for Number of press releases: 17 issues that drive Arizona’s technology the technology industry and related Number of published stories: 105 ecosystem. The themes in 2017 were “The businesses in Arizona. In 2017, the Council Future”, “Additive Manufacturing”, “Internet issued 17 press releases on topics such of Things” and “Disruptive Technology.” In as efforts to support passage of key addition to the magazine, “extra” stories technology legislation, like the refunding were published on the TechConnect blog. of the Angel Investor Tax Credit, as well as announcements of Governor’s 2017 results
ARIZONA TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL TECHNOLOGY ARIZONA Number of Issues: 4
16 Circulation: 37,512 AZ Business Magazine TechTalk Email Newsletter TechFlash InBusiness Readers of AZ Business magazine receive The TechTalk e-newsletter, expertly In 2017, the Council continued to The Council maintains a special in-depth news and analysis on Arizona’s designed by partner meltmedia, is contribute a weekly technology blog relationship with InMedia Company to technology community provided by the published on the third Wednesday of published by the Phoenix Business publish an eight-page editorial section AZTC President + CEO Steven G. Zylstra. every month. The newsletter provides Journal. Featuring industry thought three times annually in the monthly Since 2012, Zylstra has authored his segments from the Council’s blog, leaders and influencers, the blog provides InBusiness magazine. Reported and technology column for each issue of the member updates, general business and insight into Arizona’s science and written by Council Editor Don Rodriguez, bimonthly magazine, focusing on various lifestyle tips, promotional and industry technology industry. The blog is read by with contributions from staff and Council technology sectors, notable leaders, news, and profiles on technology more than 14,000 people each week. members, the content focus includes important news, public policy, and more. professionals and the Council’s the Council’s role and impact on the The articles provide highlights on the annual sponsors. Guest bloggers in 2017 statewide technology community, public success, opportunities and growth, as well Steven G. Zylstra, Arizona Technology policy developments and event updates. 2017 results as economic and public policy pain points Council Number of Newsletters Sent: 12 2017 results within Arizona’s technology industry. Eric Miller, PADT Number of Total Recipients: 29,915 Readers per issue: 98,000 2017 results Kjell Stakkestad, KinetX Aerospace Circulation: 30,000 Russ Yelton, Pinnacle Transplant Technologies
Social Media The Council loves to engage with our 2017 results: members, partners, and friends on social TWITTER FACEBOOK media platforms. In 2017, we published Number of Followers in 2017: 7,090 Number of Likes in 2017: 2,789 updates on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Increase in Number of Followers from Increase in Number of Likes from 2016: 168 and Instagram. We use these channels 2016: 5,084 INSTAGRAM to communicate Council news, member LINKEDIN Number of Followers in 2017: 592 updates, new member and sponsor ANNUAL REPORT 2017 Company Page Followers in 2017: 2,688 Increase in Number of Followers from spotlights, industry information, event 2016: 238 Increase in Company Page Followers promotions, and the accomplishments Number of Posts in 2017: 219 from 2016: 1,029 made by the Council and our many Increase in Number of Posts from 2016: 24 amazing members. 17 TECH EMPLOYMENT IT Workforce Development
The Arizona Technology Council furthered its support of enabling the state’s K-12 students to gain coding and programming skills in the classroom. Students engaging computer science skills employ logical thinking and math reasoning capabilities that already are highly sought in Arizona’s workforce. The Council became a founding partner in CSforAZ (Computer Science for Arizona), a statewide initiative bringing together a coalition focused on accelerating CS education and teacher development of Arizona K-12 schools.
These statewide CS education efforts with support from the Council have resulted in the legislative addition of computer science fulfilling a high school mathematics credit, funding and development underway for Arizona K-12 Computer Science Standards, initializing creation of CS pathways for teacher training and professional development, and enabling and engaging teachers statewide with curriculum and teaching resources in collaboration with Code.org, the National Center for Women & Information Technology, CSforAll, and Google (more information is available at csforaz.org.) ARIZONA TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL TECHNOLOGY ARIZONA
18 AZ Cybersecurity Workforce Collaborative
Availability of a skilled labor force has GPCF workforce collaboratives were become the top priority for companies conceptualized through the Industry looking to expand or relocate. According Leadership Councils of Phoenix Forward to a recent study by the U.S. Chamber of and the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce Foundation, approximately Commerce’s economic development 49 percent of employers indicated initiative focused on business retention they were unable to fill open positions. and expansion. The AZ Cybersecurity At the same time, 50 percent of U.S. Workforce Collaborative is made up of college graduates are unemployed a wide variety of companies that have or underemployed. This skills gap is cybersecurity as the core function or impacting the ability of companies to a component of their businesses. The expand. In Arizona, there are more than group consists of industry professionals, 6,000 unfilled cybersecurity positions. educators, and training partners working Nationwide, nearly 300,000 positions to address talent shortages of security are unfilled, with more than 2 million analysts at the junior, mid, and senior openings anticipated by 2020. levels. The Cybersecurity Workforce Collaborative has partnered with The Greater Phoenix Chamber of members of the Council to lead and Commerce Foundation (GPCF) and the advance this critical work to develop a Arizona Technology Council (AZTC) are continuum of workplace experiences working collaboratively with employers, and to share best practices that help educators, and community partners to develop the cybersecurity talent needed develop solutions that better address in Arizona. ANNUAL REPORT 2017 identified skill gaps by aligning needs with education and training.
19 A robust action plan has been developed in four key areas:
A collaborative marketing and Increasing internal communications and external strategy promoting workplace cybersecurity careers experiences for Collecting and in Arizona, with job seekers utilizing supply one product being An education and demand data AZCyberTalent.com strategy focused on aligning education to make more programs with informed decisions to employer needs and strategically address capacity building talent shortages in cybersecurity
The work of the GPCF collaborative is being informed by the public, maximizing the use of the two Arizona Cyber the U.S. Chamber Foundation Talent Pipeline Management Warfare ranges. The Collaborative also is partnering with the initiative’s framework and tools, helping create more strategic Center for the Future of Arizona’s Pathways to Prosperity and intentional partnerships between business and education early college and career high school network to implement and training partners. One of the Collaborative’s first projects cybersecurity programs of study. In addition, the Arizona was the development of a cybersecurity analyst career Technology Council Foundation and the Collaborative pathway. Next came an industry-led curriculum review of a sponsored a week-long cyber skill building and career local cybersecurity program that was nationally certified by awareness camp for high school students. The Collaborative the National Security Agency and Department of Homeland also is exploring apprenticeship programs for entry and mid- Security to ensure it produces talent to meet industry needs. tier talent development. It also produced and launched the The intent is to expand this program across the region. website AZCyberTalent.com and premiered a new career awareness video. AZ Cybersecurity Workforce Collaborative members have supported outreach and awareness events for students and TECHTERRA PROGRAM TechTerra Program + Technology Recycling Events
AZTC members have opportunity to have unwanted computer and electronic equipment picked up and recycled throughout the year at no cost as part of the Council’s TechTerra Recycling Program.
In 2017, more than 170,000 pounds of unwanted electronic equipment were picked up from member companies for recycling. These donations are tax-deductible and a percentage of the proceeds help support the Arizona Technology Council Foundation.
The program is done in partnership with Westech Recyclers, a Phoenix-based electronic recycling and asset management company.
In addition, Council member companies hosted locations for dropping off waste during two
Technology Recycling Day events. More than ANNUAL REPORT 2017 38,000 pounds of computer and electronic equipment were collected for recycling.
21 2017 BUSINESS ESSENTIALS PROGRAM
The Arizona Technology Council’s Business Essentials Program was launched to provide significant and exclusive discounts on the products and services our members need the most. In 2017, ten companies were active in the program.
2017 Business Essentials Program Partners • Employee Benefits Program (Arizona Technology Health • Free Electronic Recycling, presented by Westech Care Pool), presented by EMI Health Recyclers • Inbound Marketing Services + Sales Alignment, • Job Postings + Recruitment Marketing Software, presented by Prism Global Marketing presented by LocalWork.com • Arizona Technology Council Multiple Employer 401(k) • Technology Recruiting Services, presented by AZ Tech Plan, presented by UBS Financial Services, Inc. and Finders Slavik401k • Sales + Management Training, presented by Sandler • Telephony + Cloud Hosting Services, presented by Training Trans-West Network Solutions • Arizona Technology Council Transformational • General Liability, E&O, + Cyber Insurance, presented by Leadership Program, presented by ImpaQ Solutions
ARIZONA TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL TECHNOLOGY ARIZONA Infinity Insurance Partners
22 Arizona Technology Health Care Pool
The Council has partnered with EMI Health to provide • Annual renewal average: 8% technology companies with a unique way to come together • Multiple medical plan options to leverage their buying power by purchasing health • Dental and vision plans also are available through care benefits in a combined risk pool. This pool helps to EMI Health lower costs and provides better long-term cost control. EMI Health’s self-funding mechanism also provides the To learn more about how this plan can help improve your possibility of a refund of the surplus if the pool performs employee benefits program and reduce costs, contact the better than expected while limiting the financial exposure Council’s endorsed broker partner: traditionally associated with self-funding. KAREN GOLDBERG Here are some important facts: President – Corporate Benefit Solutions, LLC • Pool launched in 2014 480.528.0656 • 23 employer groups participating [email protected] ANNUAL REPORT 2017 • 8 members enrolled
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24 Arizona Technology Council Multiple Employer 401(k) Plan
The Arizona Technology Council has partnered MICHAEL J DIGRAZIA with UBS Financial Services, Inc. to provide member CFP®, CIMA® Institutional Consultant companies a unique way to leverage the buying Portfolio Manager power of the Council by participating in a Multiple Senior Retirement Plan Consultant Employer 401(k) Plan (MEP). This MEP significantly UBS Institutional Consulting Group lowers the costs of a 401(k) plan, eliminates much of the administrative burden of a company, and provides UBS Financial Services, Inc. the most comprehensive fiduciary protection allowed 2555 E Camelback Road, Suite 600 by the Department of Labor. Investment committee Phoenix, AZ 85016 meetings, 5500s, and audits are eliminated for each adopting company, and adopting members are still D – 602.957.5133 able to customize their plan design and the retirement C – 203.521.9333 benefits they offer their employees. [email protected] See the facts: www.ubs.com/rpcs • MEP started in 2014 www.ubs.com/team/southwest • 18 employers
• $9.2 million in plan assets
• 486 participants To learn more about how this plan can help improve your employee benefits program and reduce costs, time and fiduciary responsibility, contact the Council’s endorsed retirement plan partner: ANNUAL REPORT 2017
25 STANDING COMMITTEES
2017 Standing Committees 9. MedTech Roundtable Ambassador Committee (Phoenix)
1. Additive Manufacturing Committee 10. Optics Valley Committee The mission of the Ambassador Committee in Phoenix is to build an exceptional 2. Ambassador Committee (Phoenix) 11. Public Policy Committee community, advocate for a strong business climate and provide value to Arizona Technology Council members. Ambassadors serve the Council and its members 3. Ambassador Committee (Tucson) 12. Startup + Entrepreneurship Committee by striving to improve the level of personal customer service. The Committee is 4. Business Intelligence + Data chaired by Michael DiGrazia, UBS Financial with staff support from Brian Krupski, Analytics Committee 13. Women in the Workforce Committee (Phoenix) the Council’s director of membership services. 5. Cybersecurity Committee 14. Women in the Workforce 6. Game Industry Committee Ambassador Committee (Tucson) Committee (Tucson) 7. Internet of Things (IoT) Committee Members of the Tucson Ambassador Committee serve as advocates for technology 15. Workforce Development + innovation and boosters of the Council. The Committee is led by Chair Garrett 8. Law + Technology Committee Education Committee Kowalewski, CEO, Staff Matters, and Vice Chair Art Geiger, director, MLogica, and staffed by Jeff Sales, executive director, Southern Arizona Regional Office.
Additive Manufacturing Committee The Additive Manufacturing (AM) Committee serves as a forum for local participants in the AM community to educate, collaborate and promote this technology. Additionally, this Committee serves as a rallying point for large and small businesses to influence national certification and standards organizations, ensuring that pending regulation and legislation is appropriate and achievable, and promotes growth of AM technologies within Arizona. The Committee is co-chaired by Joe Manzo, CEO, Titan Industries, and Dhruv Bhate, associate professor (AM), Arizona State University, with Brian Krupski, the Counci’s director of membership services, serving as the staff liaison. The Committee hosts a general session every other month, and has created subcommittees on workforce development and research and development that meet ARIZONA TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL TECHNOLOGY ARIZONA in the interim and are tasked with producing action items to advance the industry. 26 Business Intelligence + Game Industry Committee Data Analytics Committee The newly formed Game Industry Committee’s mission is to explore and advance The mission of the Business Intelligence & Data Analytics Committee is to help game initiatives and possibilities in the entertainment realm, as well as professional and companies execute their business strategy and effectively compete via data- educational settings in ways that benefit Arizona’s technology industry. The Committee driven decision making. The Committee is chaired by Michael Lane, principal was launched in January 2017 and is co-chaired by Ben Reichert, CEO, Game CoLab; consultant, Point B, with staff support from Brian Krupski, the Council’s director and Alan Gershenfeld, president, E-Line Media, with staff support from Brian Krupski, of membership services. The Committee hosted speakers on data science across the Council’s director of membership services. The Committee serves as a platform various industries and attracted many new members in the BI&A profession to join for software developers, game designers, technology decision-makers, educators, and the group. The 2017 Marketing Technology Summit hosted a Business Intelligence game enthusiasts to learn about the trends, advances and future of online games, and to & Data Analytics panel. collaborate, partner, and share information with the Arizona technology industry. During the 2017 Phoenix Comicon, committee members hosted a 5,000-square-foot pavilion IoT Committee to raise awareness of the industry. During the fall, the Committee created an eSports subcommittee to position Phoenix as an eSports hub for the Southwest. The mission of the Internet of Things (IoT) Committee is to provide a platform for people to learn, collaborate, advocate, and disseminate information about how IoT can help organizations create real-time business solutions in a sensor-enabled, analytics-driven Cybersecurity Committee world. The committee is co-chaired by Curt Cornum, vice president-chief solution The Cybersecurity Committee allows members to learn about cyber threats and architect, Insight, and Vignesh Rajamani, senior associate, electrical engineering & the means of providing protection by serving as a platform to share best practices. computer science practice, Exponent, and Deborah Zack, the Council’s senior director of The Committee is co- chaired by Phillip Guttilla and Ashley Gleckler, attorneys with membership services, is the staff liaison. Polsinelli PC, with staff support from Council Executive Emeritus Ron Schott. In 2017, the Committee continued the now annual Cybersecurity Summit. The Council’s Law & In 2017, the Committee held nine meetings on the second Wednesday of the
Technology Committee also partnered on this event, offering parallel tracks covering ANNUAL REPORT 2017 month. Normal attendance was 25. There are 106 active members on the committee both the legal and technology aspects of cybersecurity. The Committee conducted list. Speakers came from all over the IoT technology stack — from education to events at the Arizona Cyber Warfare Range and helped promote the Phoenix area’s product development. second Cyber Warfare Range at Grand Canyon University.
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Law + Technology Committee Optics Valley Committee The Law + Technology Committee provides relevant information regarding the laws The newly energized Optics Valley Committee has assumed leadership that affect member companies. As technology accelerates, the legal implications and within the optics community statewide to coordinate education, promote impacts on businesses are a focus of this Committee. The Committee is chaired by innovation, and market the region’s products and technologies. Its members Fred Bellamy, shareholder, Ryley Carlock & Applewhite, and is supported by staff liaison actively promote the advancement of optics and photonics worldwide. Council Executive Emeritus Ron Schott. In 2017, the Committee partnered with the These technologies are integral to a vast array of products ranging from Council’s Cybersecurity Committee for the Annual Cybersecurity Summit, an all-day cell phones to medical diagnostics. The Committee’s co-chairmen, John event that merged the technical and legal implications with mixed panels to meet Dennis and Jack Schumann have traveled internationally on behalf of the attendees’ interest. optics industry in Arizona, as well as worked with the Arizona Commerce Authority to establish the Arizona Optics Pavilion at Photonics West, the most important optics and photonics gathering in the nation. MedTech Roundtable The MedTech Roundtable was created to bring together executive leadership from Public Policy Committee medical device, medical software, and telehealth companies to share best practices and physician and investor networks, and promote peer-to-peer group discussion with the The Public Policy Committee supports the Arizona Technology Council by intent to help each other accelerate growth. With staff support from Brian Krupski, the advocating for technology companies at the local, state, and federal levels. Council’s director of membership services, the Roundtable has continued to feature The Committee works with Public Policy Partners to monitor the impact that guest speakers addressing common challenges for growth with moderated discussions. legislation has on the health and growth of Arizona’s technology industry. In February 2017, the Council attracted 250 participants to its inaugural MedTech Jason Bagley, Intel, and Rachel Aja and Greg Ensel, Cox Communications, Conference, featuring a 16-company MedTech showcase, panels, and a keynote by served as the Committee Co-Chairs and were supported by Council President Dr. Nick van Terheyden, chief medical officer, NTT DATA. In the fall, the Committee + CEO Steven G. Zylstra and Executive Emeritus Ron Schott. relaunched under a new structure led by Co-Chairs Dan Hurley, CTO, Solera Health, and Kent Dicks, CEO, Life365. ARIZONA TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL TECHNOLOGY ARIZONA
28 Startup + Entrepreneurship Committee Women in the Workforce (Tucson) In 2017, the Startup + Entrepreneurship began with leadership from Chair Brad The year 2017 was one of growth for Tucson’s Women in the Workforce group. The Jannenga, founder, SaaS Industries, and morphed from operating as a standing Committee held three events addressing a variety of topics. The first event featured Lisa committee to an application-only advisory board with the requirement that all Lovallo, vice president, Cox Communications, who spoke on her career and the lessons members be founders themselves. Dealing with some growing pains and Jannenga learned as she rose through the ranks, across academia then industry. The second and leaving the chair position, the Committee focused on rebuilding the group third events were panel discussions, each with a unique focus. Planning is underway and elected a new chair, Kimberly Roland, director of entrepreneur programs, to expand the topics in 2018 and extend outreach to include more women in the Better Business Bureau of Arizona, in late 2017. A rebrand of the Committee was technology and tech support fields. contracted with local agency Resound Creative and the group looks forward to showcasing its new brand and recruiting more members in 2018. In addition to the Workforce Development + Education Committee chair, current members include Daniel Schenck, senior attorney, Clark Hill; Stephen Viramontes, founder, AssureVote; and Bob LaLoggia, CEO, AppointmentPlus. Staff The Workforce Development and Education Committee’s mission is to raise awareness liaison is Lauren Witte, the Council’s director of marketing + communication. and generate support for policies, programs and initiatives designed to build Arizona’s technology workforce. The Committee is led by Co-Chairs Cathleen Barton, former Women in the Workforce (Phoenix) education manager, Intel, and Molly Castelazo, founder, Castelazo Content, and is supported by Council Executive Emeritus Ron Schott and President + CEO Steve Council employees Deborah Zack, senior director, membership services, and Lauren Zylstra. In 2017, the Committee partnered with the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Witte, director of marketing + communications, took on the Phoenix Women in Commerce on assessing the educational needs for cybersecurity skills and talents in the the Workforce initiative for 2017. While there were no formal meetings, three major state and launching AZCyberTalent.com. The project is ongoing. events were facilitated over the year. The first, Lady Leaders: How to Thrive in a Male- Dominated Industry, was a panel held in March and featured Jenny Poon, founder, CO+HOOTS; Olenka Cullinan, founder, Rising Tycoons; Shawn Linam, CEO, Qwaltec; Karin Harris, founder, eGreen IT Solutions; and moderator, Sheila Kloefkorn, CEO and founder, KEO Marketing. Our second event, Women in Washington, featured Rep. Kyrsten Sinema and was held at Skysong in August. Last was the panel event Own Your Confidence, featuring women from ecommerce leader Yandy.com, held at Gate6 in October. Attendance at the three events totaled more than 150. ANNUAL REPORT 2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS
2929 FUNCTIONAL COMMITTEES
Finance Committee Investment Committee The Arizona Technology Council’s Finance Committee monitors the financial activities The Council’s Investment Committee monitors the investments made available to the of the Council and lends guidance when necessary. In addition to Council President Arizona Technology Council Multiple Employer 401(k) Plan (MEP) participants. With + CEO Steven G. Zylstra, members include Robert Rasmussen, director, technology their guidance of the plan, the Council’s 401(k) plan nearly doubled in participation strategy, Honeywell; Eric Lewis, partner, EY; Greg Kertman, vice president, relationship during 2017. The members of the committee are Steven G. Zylstra, president + CEO , manager, Alliance Bank of Arizona; Kate Hickman, senior vice president, treasury Arizona Technology Council; Jack Trierweiler, controller, MSS Technologies; Jennifer management, Western Alliance Bank; Jerry Proctor, president, JVP Strategic Consulting, Rojas, CEO, NextJen HR Consulting; David Brown Wilson, principal owner, DB Wilson LLP; and Leland Snook, director, Arizona Public Service. The Committee meets monthly LLC; and Debbie Hann, COO, Arizona Small Business Association. Additional advice and lends its expertise to the economic health of the Arizona Technology Council. and information regarding the investments comes from Michael DiGrazia, Thomas Tenney, and Bill Sobers, UBS; and John Slavic and John Shultz, Slavic401k. The transition of our Multiple Employer 401(k) Plan (MEP) funds to Slavic401k proved to Executive Committee be a very good choice as they have been very instrumental in fulfilling all the fiduciary Convening each quarter of the year, the week before scheduled board meetings, and administrative responsibilities for the Plan. the Executive Committee of the Council helps to shape the content of the board meetings. The members of the Committee during 2017 were Michael Guggemos, chief information officer, Insight Enterprises; Jacque N. Westling, partner, Quarles & Brady; Eric Lewis, partner, EY; David Tuhy, general manager, NSG Software Division, Intel; Michael Hawksworth, president, MSS Business Transformation Advisory; Alex J. Iuorio, senior vice president, supplier marketing and business development, Avnet; Mark Goldstein, president, International Research Center; Dan Mazzola, clinical assistant professor, information systems, W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University; and Robert Witwer, retired, Aerospace Advanced Technology, Honeywell. Overall, the Executive Committee had strong attendance at every meeting. This team has both diversity of expertise and a strong dedication to seeing the Council move in a positive direction. They work together monitoring the Council’s adherence to its mission. ARIZONA TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL TECHNOLOGY ARIZONA
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3131 PEER GROUPS
The Executive Roundtable and the Marketers’ Network in Phoenix and the CEO Network in Tucson are professionally facilitated, peer-to-peer boards of advisors assembled to help business leaders address issues facing their companies.
Each group provides a confidential, noncompetitive environment for sharing experience-based knowledge to solve business problems faced by every C-level executive and marketing professional. ARIZONA TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL TECHNOLOGY ARIZONA
32 Phoenix Executive Roundtable 2017 Tucson Aerospace, Aviation, Defense, + 2017 Marketers’ Network For the tenth year, the Council was pleased to form a Manufacturing CEO Network The 2017 Marketers’ Network in Phoenix offered an Phoenix-based Executive Roundtable. The 2017 group In its eighth year, the 2017 Tucson CEO Network opportunity for members to discuss their most difficult of 10 C-Level executives from second-stage companies continued to bring senior business leaders together in challenges and decisions with colleagues in the was facilitated by Mark Kirstein and Linc Miller of Sandler a comfortable and confidential atmosphere to discuss industry. The Marketers’ Network is framed after the Training. The meetings followed a structured protocol, business issues specific to member companies, their Vistage model and gives members access to a group featuring topics that were relevant and productive for industry and the local economy as a whole. These of professionals who understand their challenges and participating business leaders. executives, drawn from an array of non-competitive pressures because they have similar responsibilities. companies, share valuable experience, insights and advice with other members of the group. Meetings are held on 2017 Phoenix Executive Roundtable Members: a rotating basis at member companies, where tours are 2017 Marketers’ Network Members: Mark Yeager, Yeager Marketing conducted and best practices highlighted. Joe Feyereisen, Reach IPS Lexie Bohnert, A&D Digital Solutions
Neil Jacques, In-Position Technologies 2017 Tucson CEO Network Members: Michele Bonjour, Scientific Technologies Corporation Ryan Flannagan, Nuanced Media Molly Koernke, Insight Enterprises Grant Anderson, Paragon Space Development Corporation Brian Yelm, Technologyville Nicole Maas, Kitchell Sergio Blacutt, Guardvant Dennis Becker, Mobivity Andrea Neece, Arizona Lodging & Tourism Association Jim Cantrell, Vector Space Systems Ray Zuckerman, ServerLIFT Sean Ornelas, TicketForce Paul DeHerrera, Universal Avionics Sumit Seth, Naamly Lisa Sorg-Friedman, Pragmatic Marketing Phil Guest, Securaplane Technologies Kathryn Odland, Global Patent Solutions Chrisal Valencia, Local First Arizona Dennis Kenman, Tucson Embedded Systems Sheila Kloefkorn, KEO Marketing, Facilitator Brad Smith, TicketForce Craig Mast, Mastek-InnerStep Lauren Witte, Arizona Technology Council James E. Millerd, 4D Technology Lee Payne, Dataforth Howard N. Stewart, AGM Container Controls Manuel Teran, Aztera Roberta Miyashiro, Facilitator
Alex Rodriguez, Vector Space Systems, Moderator ANNUAL REPORT 2017 Jeff Sales, Arizona Technology Council, Executive Director, Tucson
33 STEM EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Arizona Technology Council Foundation Council Foundation Board of Directors David Alberty, Chairman + Treasurer, AFS Technologies The Arizona Technology Council Foundation facilitates Angie Harmon, Freeport-McMoRan and funds programs and initiatives that support science, Ashley Kelly, Arizona Public Service technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), including Renee Levin, Intel the Arizona SciTech Festival, the Arizona Middle School and Scott Salkin, Allbound High School Science Bowls, Generation Tech Support, United Jeff Unruh, Alerion Capital Group LLC Skates of America, the Chief Science Officers program, and Quinn Williams, Secretary, Greenberg, Traurig AZSTEM School Community of Practice. The Foundation also Robert Witwer, Honeywell (retired) works to bring together technology-oriented non-profits Susan Schultz, The Board Institute/SSA Executive Search International Steven G. Zylstra, Arizona Technology Council, President + CEO and industry and academic organizations to collaborate on Dr. Jeremy Babendure, Executive Director strengthening the STEM pipeline in Arizona.
Arizona SciTech Festival
The Arizona SciTech Festival has grown into not only the state’s largest science, technology, In October 2016, Dr. Jeremy Babendure, executive director of the Arizona SciTech initiatives, engineering, and math (STEM) collaborative, but the third largest nationally. The Festival together with ASU and the Arizona Science Center was awarded a four-year National offers Arizona residents a myriad of informal education opportunities aimed at building Science Foundation grant to expand the Festival to Arizona’s rural areas. Four regions awareness and engagement. In 2017, more than 1,450 organizations — including schools, are participating in the Rural Activation and Innovation Network (RAIN): Cochise County businesses, and industry associations — worked together to facilitate more than 1,500 (Southeastern Arizona), Graham and Greenlee counties (Eastern Arizona), the Verde Valley STEM-based celebrations in more than 60 Arizona cities during the months of February and of Yavapai County (Central Arizona), and Southern Navajo and Apache counties (White March. Events drew more than 410,000 attendees from across the state, including many Mountains). RAIN Rural Innovation Councils (RICs) from each region are leading and rural and underserved populations. The Festival’s mission is to promote STEM education supporting the expansion of local informal science education projects, experiences, events, while highlighting its impacts in everyday life. Attending events and engaging in the many and competitions to stimulate community members’ STEM interest and engagement. hands-on experiences gives children and adults alike a new perspective on the prevalence To date, RIC members have assessed and mapped their regions STEM assets, developed and importance of STEM. The goal is to inspire them to pursue related fields of study and strategic plans, and provided resources and funding for local activities (www.4azrain.org). STEM-related careers. The Foundation partners with the Arizona Commerce Authority, Arizona Board of Regents, Arizona State University, The University of Arizona, The Arizona Technology Council, and the Arizona Science Center for the annual Festival. ARIZONA TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL TECHNOLOGY ARIZONA
34 ANNUAL REPORT 2017 The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded the AZTC Foundation and the and the Foundation the AZTC (NSF) awarded Science Foundation The National Teachers Experience for Technology an Innovative Innovation Learning Institute for the and program the CSO grant in September 2016 to evaluate research and Students partnership model. The K-12 and business/industry/community of the effectiveness a CSO within a school of if and how the presence understanding support is aimed at and how among the general student body; if in STEM significantly raises interest businesses and of participation within a community increase an active CSO cohort settings, increases informal and the model, by combining formal industries; and how to and encourages students STEM careers, of in and awareness student interest in STEM. careers pipeline and strive for in the STEM educational engage and persist and to national in August 2017 extends the evaluation An NSF supplement awarded (i.e., second seasoned of as well as understanding the impact regions, international and CSOs and year) CSOs on incoming CSOs in an established program and third initiatives. in new (organizers) Rainmakers Beyond Arizona, the initiative in 2017 was launched in three regions: St Louis, Mo., St regions: in 2017 was launched in three the initiative Beyond Arizona, counted Louis region The St. (Southern Oregon). Mich.; and Ashland, Ore. Saginaw, The Michigan initiative in Indiana, Missouri, and Tennessee. schools 30 CSOs from 11 schools, from 25 CSOs recruited 19 schools. Oregon 50 CSOs from recruited in the planning process several regions are There Title I. are including two that 2018-2019. for Since its inception in 2015, the program has experienced significant growth within growth has experienced significant the program Since its inception in 2015, The 2017-2018 attention. and even international national as it has garnered the state 250 CSOs in 120 up from schools, 140 CSOs from 320 of cohort consists Arizona latest Of the represented. Also, 99 Title I schools are year. schools during the previous Returning CSOs are year. second 64 are year and third members, 11 are CSO group peer-to- members by providing as they help support new important to the program and interpersonal skills communication peer mentoring. They gain critical workforce Leadership Jedis (STEM mentors) in delivering and SciTech staff working with program and national state, and engaging with local, community, Institute curriculum Training Doug Level II CSOs met with Gov. leaders. For example, Arizona’s policy and education During their meeting, CSOs engaged with the Capitol in October. the state Ducey at in their STEM education to promote efforts Governor on their collective and individual public policy within STEM. and discussed Arizona communities and across A key goal of the CSO program (chiefscienceofficers.org) is to place youth squarely is to place youth squarely (chiefscienceofficers.org) CSO program the of goal A key and community action, ultimately experience, STEM promotion, in the center of is modeled after The program workforce. the 21st century STEM strengthening by their peers. CSOs with sixth to 12th grade students elected student government engagement in STEM and innovation and interest and of champion communication includes leadership training and planning programming campus. Basic on and off CSOs their peers’ interests. they reflect opportunities to ensure STEM engagement scientists, and STEM professionals schools’ connection to local also streamline their peers and community these entities to offer working with and organizations, skills. and workforce build STEM awareness experiences that members hands-on and “cabinet,” engaging in local, state, CSOs function as a unified Collaboratively, when the STEM (or STEAM of to change the perception STEM conversations national participation and broaden school and community culture; included); transform arts are all students and community members. for Chief Science Officers (CSO) Initiative Officers Chief Science STEM EDUCATION PROGRAMS cont.
Arizona Science Bowls United Skates of America AZSTEM School Community of Practice The Arizona Middle and High School Science Bowls In partnership with United Skates of America, the (AZSTEM School COP) are statewide Jeopardy-style competitions focused Sparks Igniting Young Minds and Bodies Thru STEM The AZSTEM School Community of Practice on STEM topics. The events are open to all Arizona and Physical Fitness Program provided 737 students (azstemcop.org) connects teams consisting of middle and high school teams and are held at the from Arizona Title I schools — Moon Mountain students, parents, teachers, administrators, education ASU West Campus in partnership with ASU’s New Elementary, Balsz Elementary, and Larry C. Kennedy agencies, STEM experts, businesses and industries, College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, and in Phoenix; Imagine Prep in Coolidge; Edison in professional associations, and community members the School of Mathematical and Natural Science. Mesa; and Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary with other school teams to share STEM education The competitions draw over 32 teams of four to school in Chandler — the opportunity to engage in best practices and lessons learned. Formed as part five students, reaching over 320 students each year. a STEM experience at local skating rinks. Students of the STEM Funders Network’s STEM Ecosystems The Science Bowl is nationally facilitated by the U.S. visited Great Skate Glendale, Skateland Chandler and Initiative in 2016, the Community of Practice is led by Department of Energy and winners of the regional Skateland Mesa to learn how the concepts of science, Arizona SciTech, Arizona Science Center, Intel, and the events in Arizona go on to compete at the national technology, engineering, and math are integrated Maricopa County Education Service Agency. There are event in Washington, D.C. Over the last decade, into everyday experiences and exercise. Sparks STEM 48 schools participating in the initiative. Of these, 27 the Arizona Science Bowl events have reached educators and school staff/teachers work together are Title I schools serving populations ranging from 42 thousands of students and have been successful to customize STEM lessons that relate directly to percent to 100 percent minority (primarily Hispanic) in promoting excellence in STEM education while classroom learning. In 2017, the Science of Roller and a significant number of English language learners furthering the cause to build a world-class workforce Skating: Motion and Rink Design curriculum was used. (up to 70 percent in one school). in Arizona. Thank you to the sole sponsor of these Following a one-hour STEM lesson held at the rink, events, Solugenix. the students received a hot meal and enjoyed roller The Community of Practice network seeks to create skating for two hours. Teachers reported that the a vibrant community that engages school and district students understand the information so much more administrators, educators, parents, students, and 2017 Arizona Middle School Science Bowl Winner after participating in the hands-on STEM learning community representatives; provide a forum for BASIS Chandler Team #1 activity that Sparks provides. This was the last year that translating research on best practices in STEM schools the Sparks initiative was supported by the Foundation into practice through local dialogue and exchange 2017 Arizona High School Science Bowl Winner as the schools take it over. while appreciating local or state-specific contexts; BASIS Mesa Team #1 and support the development of local and shared norms and standards around the concept of STEM/ STEAM, and in extension, evidence-based practices for effective STEM/STEAM education and school reform in general. ARIZONA TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL TECHNOLOGY ARIZONA
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37 IN THE COMMUNITY Community Involvement
Tucson Holiday Food Drive Camp Soaring Eagle Tech the Halls Again in 2017, members participated For the past nine years, the Council In its fourth year, the Phoenix in the Arizona Technology Council’s has supported Camp Soaring Eagle, Ambassador Committee hosted its Holiday Food Drive in Tucson, a medically supervised camp for annual Tech the Halls Holiday Mixer. collecting more than two tons of food seriously ill children and their families. The night featured a virtual reality for distribution by the Community In 2017, proceeds from the CEO snowball fight simulation provided by Food Bank to the needy in Southern Retreat’s golf tournament were University of Advancing Technology Arizona. Edmund Optics was the 2017 provided to benefit the organization. and Microsoft, an expo showcasing trophy winner, based on the amount Ambassador companies, great music of food donated per employee. The by Marley Taylor, and lots of holiday company’s engineers calculated the cheer. The event raised $400 through average density of food products a raffle to benefit SySTEM Phoenix then set out to collect the heaviest schools. In addition, attendees were foodstuffs, which propelled them allowed to bring STEM toys in lieu to victory! of paying the admission fee. All donations benefited the Phoenix Children’s Hospital and its One Darn ARIZONA TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL TECHNOLOGY ARIZONA Cool School. 38 BY THE NUMBERS
Other Publications 1.7% | $26.936 Administration % $ 2.3% | $36.482 20.2 | 346,852
Membership Membership % $ 40.7% | $652,926 27.2 | 468,285
Events 32.1% | $515,210 Arizona Technology Council Public Policy & Arizona Technology Council REVENUE BY SOURCE Publications REVENUEEXPENDITURES BY SOURCE Fiscal Year 2017 10.7% | $183,764 Fiscal Year 2017
Marketing 13.6% | $234,728 Programs & Events ANNUAL REPORT 2017 Sponsorship 28.3% | $486,529 23.2% | $327,273
39 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Arizona Technology Council Officers + Member-at-Large Executive Committee David Tuhy Intel
Chairman of the Board Secretary Executive Committee Emeritus Michael Guggemos Jacque Westling, Esq. Mark Goldstein Insight Enterprises Quarles & Brady, LLP International Research Center
Member-at-Large Executive Committee Emeritus President + CEO Mike Hawksworth Dan Mazzola Steven G. Zylstra, Sc.D. (Hon.) MSS Technologies W.P. Carey School of Business, ASU
Treasurer Member-at-Large Executive Committee Emeritus Eric Lewis, CPA Alex Luorio Robert Witwer EY Avnet Honeywell (Ret.) ARIZONA TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL TECHNOLOGY ARIZONA
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Fredric Bellamy, Esq. Kevin Hickey Irene Milanovic Ryley Carlock & Applewhite Beyond Trust Wells Fargo Bank
Dr. David Bolman Shashi Jasthi Eric Miller University of Advancing Technology Solugenix PADT Inc.
Sharon Bondurant Chris Johnson Rick Nielsen AZ Tech Finders Lane Terralever Cox Communications
Stephen Fleming Chris Koziol Clark Peterson The University of Arizona, Office for Aspect Vonage Business Solutions Group Research, Discovery, + Innovation
Chad Fogg Travis Leach, Esq. Jerry Proctor, SES/Col. (Ret) Uber Technologies Ballard Spahr LLC JVP Strategic Consulting, LLC
Philip Guest Timothy McDaniel, Ph.D. Venu Raghavan Securaplane Technologies TGen Indecomm Global Services ANNUAL REPORT 2017 Todd Hardy Arizona State University Laura McGill Ray Schey Office of Knowledge & Enterprise Raytheon Missile Systems Phoenix Business Journal Development
41 Arizona Technology Council Directors (cont.)
Leland Snook Leah Sweet Charlie Treadwell APS PayPal Symantec
Jeff Unruh James Winebrenner David Woody Alerion Capital Group Viptela American Express
STAFF MEMBERS Arizona Technology Council Staff
Alison Boelts Alex Rodriguez Linda Surovick Manager, Operations + Events Vice President, Director Southern Arizona Regional Office Southern Arizona Regional Office Finance + Administration
Don Rodriguez Laura DeGeorge Lauren Witte Editor, Executive Assistant to the Director TechConnect Magazine + President + CEO Marketing + Communications TechTalk E-Newsletter
Jeff Sales Deborah Zack Leigh Goldstein Executive Director Senior Director, COO + VP, Programs + Events Southern Arizona Regional Office Membership Services
Brian Krupski Ron Schott Steven G. Zylstra, Sc.D. (Hon.) Director, Executive Emeritus, President + CEO Membership Services Phoenix ARIZONA TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL TECHNOLOGY ARIZONA
42 Arizona Technology Council Foundation Staff
Linda Surovick Jeremy Babendure, Ph.D. Kelly Greene Director Executive Director, Director of Student Success Finance + Administration
Greg McCarthy Kaci Fankhauser Steven G. Zylstra, Sc.D. (Hon.) Director of Business + AmeriCorps VISTA President + CEO Community Partnerships
Susan Farretta Marisa Ostos Megan Noonan Director, Assistant Director, Communications Manager Education Services, Arizona SciTech Festival Arizona SciTech Festival
Don Ruedy Sabrina Foy Executive Emeritus, Administrative Assistant Southern Arizona ANNUAL REPORT 2017
43 Arizona BioIndustry Association (AZBio) ATS-MER, LLC 2017 COUNCIL MEMBERS Arizona Broadcasters Association AudioEye Arizona Business Bank (Tempe) Autobahn Indoor Speedway Arizona Cactus Ranch AUV Flight Services #vidit AIBMR LIfe Sciences, Inc. Arizona Central Credit Union Ava S Butler, Inc 10 to 1 Public Relations Airtronics Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Avatar Engineering Corporation Industry 100 TB Airy Optics, Inc. Avisolve Arizona College 360 Cloud Solutions AIS (American Internet Services, LLC) Avnet Inc Arizona Commerce Authority 48 West Agency Akos Avocat Group - Arizona Arizona Cyber Threat Alliance, Inc. 4D Technology Corporation AKOS Web Marketing Axon Enterprise Inc. (formerly Taser (ACTRA) International) 4SmartPhone Alerion Capital Group Arizona Department of Education Axosoft, LLC 9maa LLC Alerus Bank & Trust Arizona Engineering Technologies AZ Chapter of SIM A&D Digital Solutions Align Communications, Inc. Arizona Health-e Connection AZ Finance Group A.M. Fadida Consulting Aligned Energy Arizona Hispanic Chamber Of Commerce AZ Web Writers AAA All Star Computer Rentals Arizona Lithographers AZLabs Aagra Consulting Allbound Arizona Optical Systems AZORCA Cyber Security, LLC AATC University Alliance Bank of Arizona Arizona Regional Economic AZSBDC Network AB&R Alliance of Arizona NonProfits Development Foundation AzSensco Abbott Media Productions AllianceMed LLC Arizona School Boards Association Aztera, LLC Able Aerospace Services Inc. Allianz Global Investors Arizona Science Center B3 Strategies Above Allied Testing and Commissioning Arizona Small Business Association Council, LLC Balbec Capital LP AcaciaIT Arizona State University - W.P. Carey Ballard Spahr Accelerance, Inc. Alpha Performance Coaching School of Business Bancroft Information Services Access Arizona™ ALPHA World Distributors Arizona State University - Career Services Bank of America (Tucson) Access Data Consulting Corp Amazon Web Services Arizona State University Foundation Banner & Witcoff AccountablIT AmCheck Arizona Technology Investor Forum (ATIF) Banner Health Accounting & Finance Professionals, Inc American Express Arizona Tooling & Machining Association Banner/Aetna Accutive American Manufacturing Excellence Arizona U.S. Export Assistance Center - Barker Contracting ACESA (Arizona Council of Engineering American Traffic Solutions Inc U.S. Commercial Service & Scientific Associations) Amphitheater Unified School District ARIZONA@WORK City Of Phoenix Barracuda Networks ACG Arizona Ampsy ARJ Consulting, LLC Barrow Brain and Spine Achilles Technology Solutions (ATS) ANALYZE Inc. Arrow BASIS Schools. Inc. Acronis Anderson Painting Co., Inc. Ascentium Capital LLC BeachFleischman PC Actios Management Consulting Andrew Seybold, Inc. Aspect Software Beacon Group, Inc. Acuity Cloud Solutions AniCell Biotec Aspen Technologies BeckonCall AddUp ApostleTech ASU Center for Law, Science & Innovation, Benchmark Electronics Inc. ADI Computer Systems Applied Microarrays, Inc. Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law BenefitMall Adopt Technologies AppointmentPlus ASU - Ira A Fulton Schools of Engineering Benifit LLC Advanced Business Concepts, LLC Apptio ASU School of Sustainable Engineering Better Business Bureau serving Greater & Built Env. Arizona Advanced Business Learning APS (Arizona Public Service) ASU-OKED (Knowledge Enterprise BeyondTrust Advanced Strategy Center at Pinnacle Peak ARCpoint Labs of Tucson Development) BF&S AEPI Grenoble-Isere France Eco. Dev. Arizona Advanced Technology AT&T Agency Solutions, LLC BFL Ventures Athena Global Advisors Inc AFS Technologies Arizona Association for Bigfish Creative Group, LLC Organization ATIC AgencyIQ Economic Development BillingTree atmosol ARIZONA TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL TECHNOLOGY ARIZONA AGM Container Controls, Inc. Arizona Association of Binary Pulse Atom Innovation + Product Development Community Managers BioAccel 44 Black Chamber of Arizona CDI Technology Solutions CommVault Data Sales Co. (Innovative Technology Blade Inc CEI Gateway Compliance Testing LLC Leasing ) Blockwise Engineering LLC Celgene Compri Consulting Data Site Consortium, Inc Bloguettes CellTrust Corporation CompTIA DataBank IMX Blue Canoe Marketing LLC Central Arizona College Compunetics Dataforth Corporation Blue Fox Group CenturyLink (Phoenix) Concentric Corp DataWorks, LLC BlueCat Networks CFD Research Corp Confluent Daystrom Technologies Bolste, Inc. CGI Connect Coworking DB Wilson LLC Booker Software Challenger Space Center Connectio.us DC Group, Inc Bostonia Business Solutions, LLC Change3 Enterprises Consilium DEC Consulting Bourn Companies, LLC Choice Hotels Consortium for Science, Policy & Decision Lens BPG Technologies Chromis Technology, LLC Outcomes at Arizona State University Delta Technology In Breezing Co. Cimphoni Contact Solutions Denovo Group Brian Cullinan Circculus Corporate Consulting Control Vision, Inc. Desert Financial Credit Union BrightGuest Technologies, Inc. CirQ+ Converged Network Services Group DesertMountain Technical Sales, Inc. 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City of Surprise, AZ TechCelerator Crest Insurance Group (Tucson) DILAS Diode Laser, Inc. (Coherent | DILAS) Cadsoft Consulting City of Tempe Critical Path Alliance Management Dircks Moving and Logistics Caid Industries, Inc. Clarisoft Technologies Critical Path Institute Dixon Golf Calibrus Call Center Services, LLC. Clark Hill, PLC Crown Concepts DLA Piper US LLP Campas Performance Engineering ClearLink CSP Technologies DMc Strategic IT Consulting CampusLogic, Inc Cleveland Electric Laboratories Co., Inc. CStor DMD Systems Recovery Inc. Canadian Trade Commissioner Service Clockwork Ops currIQunet Domo Canal Partners, LLC Cloud Software CX Testing Services Don’t Suck at Work, LLC Canyon State Credit Union CloudEdge, LLC Cybba Inc. Dreamztech Solutions Inc Capable Software, LLC cloudIT Cyberitas Technologies DSR Corporation Career Connectors CloudNet Group Cyberverse, Inc. Ducommun Incorporated Career Transition Pros CloudSkills Cylance DZYNE Technologies Carvana CMC Laboratories, Inc. CyrusOne Eagle Creek Software Services Casino Del Sol CNA Cyxtera Technologies East Valley Partnership Castelazo Content Co.Innovation Consulting Dale Carnegie Training of Arizona Eco 3D Catalina Foothills Unified School District ANNUAL REPORT 2017 CollabraTech Solutions Danan Technologies, LLC Economic Collaborative of Northern Caterpillar Inc. Arizona Colliers International Darling Geomatics Cathleen Barton Consulting EDGE Challenges ColossusEPC Inc DartPoints CBRE Edgecumbe Group Commercial Real Estate Group of Tucson DASI Solutions CCMC Edgemakers, Inc. Communication Strategies Data Doctors CCS Presentation Systems Edl Global Consulting 45 Great Western Registrar Imperva 2017 COUNCIL MEMBERS (CONT.) Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce IMPROVEMENT INTERACTIVE, LLC Greater Phoenix Convention & Visitors inBusiness Bureau Incyphae Edmund Optics Film Creations Greater Phoenix Economic Council Indecomm Global Services Edward Jones Film Creations, Ltd Greater Phoenix Educational InEight Management Council Edward Jones FinancialForce.com Infinity Insurance Partners Greater Phoenix Innovation & Technology eGreen IT Solutions LLC First Solar, Inc. Accelerators Infinity Software Solutions Inc. Electric Lightwave FISBA Greenberg Traurig LLP InfluenceLogic Electronic Product Services LLC Flexential (formerly ViaWest + Peak 10) Gregory and Associates InfoArmor E-Line Media Flexera Software Groupon Infusionsoft Elitise LLC Flinn Foundation GroveSite INOV, INC., Optical Engineering & Product Development Emailage Flodraulic Group Inc Guardvant, Inc Inovar, Inc. 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HR Company Store (IO) EV Group Glasswall Solutions Organization HTech, LLC Isos Technology Event Software Global Chamber Hydronalix ISOutsource Exagrid Global Patent Solutions, LLC IBC Hotels LLC IT Partners Execute to Win (ETW) Go CardConnect IBEW (International Brotherhood of IT Yug Exhibit Experts Inc GoDaddy Electrical Workers) iTether LLC Exponent Google IBM Jaburg Wilk Express Employment Professionals Gordley Design Group DBA Gordley Group Ideas Collide Jack Schumann - Optics Valley Express Technology, Inc. Gordon & Rees LLP Image Craft J-Curve Technologies Exxoteck Inc. GPS Insight ImageTag Inc JDA Software Group Inc EY Grand Canyon University Immedia Audio Visual Solutions jdhInsights, LLC Farhang & Medcoff Grant Thornton LLP Immersive Teaching STEAM Academy Jennings, Strouss & Salmon, PLC Fasturtle GraphLock, Inc. Impact Video Cards ARIZONA TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL TECHNOLOGY ARIZONA JFS Embedded Solutions, LLC Fennemore Craig PC Graybar ImpaQ Solutions, LLC JNR Networks 46 John Driscoll & Company Inc. Lindel Engineering MicroStrategy, Inc. (USA) Next 20 Years, LLC Johnson & Johnson Linkages Experience Millennium Information Technology, LLC NextNet Partners Jon Deiter Solutions, LLC Lithe Technology, LLC Milligan Lawless NexusTek, Inc. (formerly Cybertrails LLC) Jones Lang LaSalle Local First Arizona MIM Musical Instrument Museum Nguyen & Tarbet IP Law Junior Achievement of Arizona Inc Local Motors Inc. Miracle Software Systems Nibblers Catering / M Culinary Concepts Jupiter Communications Localwork.com Miss Details Design NJOY, LLC JusticeTrax, Inc. Logicalis, Inc. (Arizona) MK Strategic Resources Nlets JVP Strategic Consulting, LLC. Login, Inc MKS Imaging Technology LLC No More Salespeople Consulting KAET-TV Eight, Arizona PBS Lovitt & Touche, Inc. MKT Analytics, LLC Nocturnal Design Kalquelord, LLC LTABS Consulting LLC MLC CAD Systems Northern Arizona University Keegan, Linscott & Kenon, PC Lumenate mLogica Northstar Aerospace Kelly Services Lunsford Companies Mobile Force Refueling Northwire - NWI Lab360 KEO Marketing Inc Lyft Modis IT and Engineering Nothing But NET Keyser Lynx Technology Partners Inc. Moog, INC. Nova Mesa Computer System KinetX, Inc. MaagCommplus Morgan Stanley Now CFO Phoenix LLC KiteRocket, LLC MAC6 Moses, Inc. NP PHOTONICS, INC KIYOHARA OPTICS Inc. Magenium Solutions Moss Adams NSS (Neeme Systems Solutions, Inc) Kollasoft, Inc. Mahr-ESDI Mountain Institute JTED #2 NTT Data KPMG LLP Make A Wish Foundation Mousegraphics Nuanced Media Kryterion Malwarebytes MPC Design Technologies, Inc. Oakwood Worldwide Kudelski Security Marana Unified School District MRTNZ Ventures Oasis Outsourcing Kutta Technologies, Inc Marcus Engineering, LLC MSDx okta L&W Technology Inc. Maricopa Community Colleges (CGCC, MSI Tec Omnificent Systems LAI International, Inc. EMCC, GWCC, GCC, MCC, PVCC, PCC, MSS Business Transformation Omnis Networks RSCC, SCC, SMCC, SW Skill & Maricopa Advisory (MSSBTA) LaneTerralever Skill Centers) ONE Community MST Solutions LanYap Networks Maricopa Corporate College OneBeacon Insurance MultiTable.com Latisys Maricopa County Education Service OneNeck IT Solutions LaunchPoint, Mesa Technology Agency Multivista onTop Technology Corporation Accelerator Marketing Leads Galore LLC MultiWare LLC OppsSpot, LLC Lavidge Marriott Williams Centre Island Hospitality Mundt & Associates Optimal Power Solutions Law Office of Jeffrey T. Burgess Management Munger Chadwick Optiv Law Offices of Katharina Martinka Marvell Semiconductor Inc. Myndshft Technologies, LLC Oracle Corporation Law Offices of Steven C Vondran Mastek-Innerstep Mytek Network Solutions Osborn Maledon PA Lazarus Alliance, Inc. Matellio, LLC Naamly Outside Perspective Communications LeaseWeb USA Maven Project Management, LLC NANOPEC INC OwnZones Ledgerwood Associates, Inc. Maxim Integrated Nanoscience Instruments, Inc Pacific Scientific Lee & Associates (Kafka) MB Business Capital NanoVoltaics, Inc. PADT (Phoenix Analysis & Design Lee & Associates (Marc T. 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Rose Law Group Soapbox Social Media Roto Wind System, Inc SocialSEO RSM Society for Science & the Public Peak 10 Pragmatic Marketing Running Robot Organization Socius Penumbra Engineering Precision Laser Scanning, LLC Rusing Lopez & Lizardi, PLLC SoftwareONE Penwortham Enterprises, LLC Prescott Valley Economic Development Ryley Carlock & Applewhite Solano Ventures Perfection Industrial Finishing Foundation Rytek Solar Pool Technologies, Inc. Perkins Coie LLC Prime Solutions Group, Inc Saddleback Communications Solera Health, Inc. Phantom Cyber Prism Global Marketing Solutions Sahuarita Unified School District Solugenix Corporation Phoenix Art Museum Pro Back Office San Miguel Corporate Internship Program Solutions For Veterans, LLC Phoenix Business Journal Proactis Managed Services Sandler Training by Mercury Professional Somerset Power Systems Development Phoenix Children’s Hospital Foundation Progilisys Solutions, LLC. Sonora Quest Laboratories SARSEF Phoenix Community Alliance Prosum Sonoran Schools (Phoenix) Science Foundation Arizona Phoenix Logistics Prototron Circuits Sorenson Capital Scientific Technologies Corporation (STC) Phoenix NAP ProVision Networks Southwest Alliance for Excellence [SWAE] Scottsdale Area Chamber of Commerce Phoenix Suns PTM Solutions, LLC Southwest Business Policy Advisors Section1 Photonics Automation Spec. 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SkyTouch Technology Sw!ftpage Poore & Associates - Carol A, Poore, Resolutions Smart Clinic Swedish-American Chamber of Ph.D., MBA Rimalu Ventures Smith Bagley Inc., dba CellularOne of NE Commerce Arizona Port Technology Holdings, LLC Rio Mountain Advisors Arizona Symantec Ports America RJCB Consulting, LLC SMS, Inc. Symmetry Software
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50 2017 PLATINUM SPONSORS
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2017 VISIONARY SPONSORS
A&D Digital Solutions | Alliance Bank | APS | Arizona Collaboratory | Audio Eye | Blue Canoe Marketing
Business Centre | Clements Agency | Commercial Real Estate Group of Tucson | Cstor | CyrusOne ANNUAL REPORT 2017 EY | GuardVant | Indecomm Global Services | Infusionsoft | LeaseWeb | MSS | Nescoe Research | Okta Pima Community College | Simpleview | Solugenix | Sun Corridor Inc. | Strategy1 | Symantec
Trailblazer Advisors | University of Arizona Tech Parks | ViaWest | World View Enterprises 51 NOTES ARIZONA TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL TECHNOLOGY ARIZONA
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