Welcome to the 2020 Tekne Awards!

We are thrilled you have joined us as we honor and celebrate the people and companies driving technology innovation in the State of .

The Minnesota Technology Association is proud to present the annual Tekne Awards as we shine a light on the new and exciting ways technology developed by Minnesota companies is reshaping our community and the world. This year, we will recognize 53 companies competing for Tekne Awards in 16 categories plus an additional 10 organizations being recognized for outstanding community response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, we will honor two tech leaders with Lifetime Achievement Awards and present a Rising Star Award to a next-generation tech community leader. There is a lot to celebrate!

We hope you leave this evening inspired by the technological breakthroughs being developed here in Minnesota and proud of the important role we all play in fueling the innovations propelling our economy forward. Whether you’re part of a team up for a Tekne Award or attending to support and honor their achievements, it takes all of us pulling together to build the more robust, vibrant, and inclusive tech ecosystem to which we aspire, and MnTech is proud to be your partner in this important work.

In closing, I want to thank our event sponsors, judges, and all who nominated companies for award consideration this year. We are grateful for your dedicated service and generous support.

Congratulations again to all 2020 Tekne Award finalists and enjoy today’s program!

Jeff Tollefson President & CEO Minnesota Technology Association

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Introduction: Lisa Maloney-Vinz, VIRTUAL ARRIVAL & PRE-SHOW ADVANCED MANUFACTURING MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY & DEVICES Give a cheer to our Tekne Finalists! Presenter: Trent Clausen, Comcast Presenter: Shaye Mandle, Medical Alley #TekneAwards2020 Finalists: Diversified Plastics, Inc.* | NETZRO | Finalists: Activated Research Company | WELCOME | Third Wave Systems HistoSonics | Phenomix Sciences* | Zipnosis FINANCIAL SERVICES TECHNOLOGY RETAIL SUPPLY CHAIN & DISTRIBUTION Jeff Tollefson, President & CEO, Minnesota Technology Association , , Jade Denson, Minnesota Technology Association Presenter: Ed Foppe, PwC Presenter: Jacquelyn Crowhurst, Finalists: Avtex | Certifi | DNT BLNK* | ICP-Inc. Finalists: Digital River | Railbox Consulting* | INNOVATION TOAST SPS Commerce HEALTHCARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS Todd Hauschildt, Optum OmniChannel Presenter: Dr. Sameer Badlani, Fairview SUSTAINABLE RESOURCES Rakhi Purohit, Thomson Health Services Presenter: Tim Peterson, COVID-19 COMMUNITY RESPONSE FINALISTS Finalists: Flywheel | Medicom Health* | Finalists: Claros Technologies* | CounterFlow Provation Medical Technologies | EarthScout, GBC Each finalist will be recognized at a different time during the program. Award Recipient at 5:42 pm. RISING STAR AWARD Finalists: 3M* | Apple Valley High School | Claros Technologies Inc. | Introduction: Commissioner Steve Grove, Minnesota DEED Digi-Key Electronics | Ecolab | Graco, Inc. | KnightKrawler Robotics, Presenter: Jeff Tollefson, Minnesota Technology Association Irondale High School* | University of Minnesota Technology Commercialization* | VenueScreen | Zipnosis VIBRANT TECH ECOSYSTEM BUSINESS ENABLEMENT THROUGH TECHNOLOGY Introduction: Matali Mathur, Target Introduction by Michael Lacey, Ahmed Maaraba, Lucinda Dutoit, Digineer TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP TECH FOR GOOD Rakhi Purohit, Thomson Reuters AI/MACHINE LEARNING DIGITAL MARKETING Presenter: Presenter: Tawanna Black, Center for Economic Finalists: gener8tor* | Structural | ThreeBridge Inclusion Presenter: Daniel Abdul, Medica Presenter: Amy Fisher, Padilla Solutions Finalists: Analytics for Good Institute | Finalists: 3M - VAS | BetterYou | Optum | Finalists: Irish Titan | Sportsdigita | Tunheim* GeaCom, Inc. | Land O’Lakes, Inc. | Tech Dump* | Revel Health* TECH TALENT - SOLUTION PROVIDER DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION We Sparkle Co. Presenter: Cy Morton, Robins Kaplan DATA ANALYTICS Presenter: Tammylynne Jonas, Self Esteem Brands Finalists: Genesis10* | New Vision Foundation Presenter: Ritu Sharma, TCF Bank Finalists: Accenture | HGA* | Unisys TECH TALENT - CORPORATE INITIATIVE Finalists: ABILITY, An Inovalon Company | EDGE COMPUTING & IoT Presenters: John Khalaf and Bryanna Hill, Calabrio | Hoonuit* Presenter: Kalyn Hove, Comcast Business Land O’Lakes, Inc. DATA SECURITY Finalists: F3 Wireless | Medtronic* | Packet Power Finalists: Software For Good | Target | Presenter: Patrick Joyce, Medtronic Thomson Reuters* Finalists: Code42* | Ostra, LLC | Tech Dump COVID-19 COMMUNITY RESPONSE RECIPIENT

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT Presenters: Rosie Nestingen and Brad Hove, Introduction: Todd Hauschildt, Optum OmniChannel Presenter: Jeff Tollefson, Minnesota Technology Association TEKNE CELEBRATION CONCLUDES Recipient: Rick King, Managing Director, Operations, Thomson Reuters Recipient: John Santelli, Chief Information Officer, UnitedHealth Group (UHG) and Executive Vice President, Optum Technology * denotes award winner PRESENTING SPONSORS

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BetterYou 3M uses science to improve lives and help is an AI coach that helps solve the world’s toughest challenges. It people make better health and wellness has operations in 70 countries around the decisions by passively logging how time is world. spent and linking it back to specific goals (social, physical, learning, mindfulness). AI/MACHINE 3M was selected as a Tekne Finalist for It leverages background data from our LEARNING Visual Attention Software (VAS). VAS phones to log progress without intensive is a predictive AI tool based on the manual entry, and its AI-based coach fundamental building blocks of human uses the insight to nudge us toward the The AI/Machine Learning vision. Content seen during the first outcomes we want to obtain, improving award honors organizations glance, makes it more likely for viewers overall health in the process. developing and/or utilizing to engage with it consciously later. The software systems that first glance phase occurs before gender, simulate human intelligence age, culture and viewers’ tasks impact the in innovative and impactful viewer’s attention providing an unbiased ways, including applications objective analysis. It’s like visual spellcheck of machine learning where for design! systems automatically learn and improve from experience.

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Optum is a leading information and tech- Revel Health is a healthcare technology nology-enabled health services business company focused on helping health plans dedicated to helping make the health sys- and healthcare organizations make the tem work better for everyone. With more world a healthier place. Its health action AI/MACHINE than 180,000 people worldwide, Optum programs are designed to meet people delivers intelligent, integrated solutions where they are with messages that compel LEARNING that help to modernize the health system them to take specific actions. and improve overall population health. Revel Health was selected as a Tekne The AI/Machine Learning Optum is being recognized for its work finalist for it Revel Connect platform. award honors organizations to create on-premise AI infrastructure- Revel Connect brings together qualitative developing and/or utilizing as-a-service. This AI environment can be and quantitative research to understand software systems that shared with multiple tenants, maximizes members’ personal situations, health simulate human intelligence the access to GPUs, and supports beliefs, biases, barriers to care, and habits, in innovative and impactful many different use cases. This service so it can personalize messages and do a ways, including applications directly touches all aspects of AI, NLP, better job of speaking to people about of machine learning where DL, ML, computer vision and more. This health issues. This customized messaging systems automatically learn and new service was leveraged in several drives members to take key health actions, improve from experience. innovations at Optum including Optum leading to better outcomes. 360 and Physician Advisor.

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ABILITY® Network, an Inovalon Company, Calabrio's innovative, easily scalable Hoonuit is empowering educators and is a leading cloud-based, SaaS information workforce engagement management communities with the knowledge and technology company helping providers technology can help even the largest insights they need to improve student and payers simplify the administrative or most complex customer service outcomes. and clinical complexities of healthcare departments quickly transform contact through innovative applications and data center operations and reach new heights Hoonuit is an end-to-end K-12 education DATA ANALYTICS analytics. of customer retention. data management solution that includes reporting, analytics, and data visualization ABILITY Network is being recognized for Calabrio is the customer experience all in one. The Data Analytics award InfectionWatch™, an infection surveillance intelligence company that enriches the recognizes innovation in and reporting solution. InfectionWatch™ “human” side of human interactions. Sourcing from disparate data sources, the process of inspecting, offers providers enhanced access to the Hoonuit data and analytics cleansing, transforming and relevant, actionable patient data and Calabrio is being recognized for Calabrio platform transforms information using modeling data with the goal of predictive analytics to enable seamless Analytics which delivers sophisticated sophisticated data quality processes and discovering useful information monitoring and tracking of infections speech, desktop and text analytics via a data models. Hoonuit’s best-in-class in support of decision-making. and antibiotic use. It provides detailed single, unified platform, and leverages machine learning and statistical modeling Data analytics initiatives evaluations of infection trends by cutting-edge technologies like AI and approach analyzes longitudinal datasets, help businesses increase category, type and cultured organisms, machine learning to help contact centers predicts outcomes, and proactively antibiotics and antimicrobials used, as well more deeply connect with customers. addresses student needs, leading the way revenues, improve operational as predictive insights into patient-specific Calabrio Analytics empowers contact in the education industry with precision, efficiencies, optimize marketing and infection-specific progressions and center leaders to ask tough questions of accuracy, and performance. As a result, campaigns and customer risk rates. Healthcare workers use this their data in order to gain greater insight educators can leverage insights delivered service efforts, respond more information to effectively monitor the about customers and agents. through reports and dashboards that quickly to emerging market spread of disease and better address help them make informed decisions and trends, and gain a competitive patient needs in real-time. take actions to tailor instruction for the edge over rivals -- all with success of each student. the ultimate goal of boosting business performance.

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Code42, safeguards more than 50,000 Ostra provides top-of-the-line cyber Tech Dump is a certified, electronics organizations helping them detect, security tools to businesses of all sizes recycling and refurbishing social investigate and respond to insider threats. who do not have large IT budgets or enterprise. Code 42 tracks files as they are attached security team. to emails, uploaded to web applications, As one of the largest collectors of e-waste and moved to cloud accounts, USB sticks Ostra has designed a ‘Security as a Service’ in the state of Minnesota, it has processed DATA SECURITY and external hard drives. (SECaaS) platform specifically tailored nearly 35 million pounds of electronic to SMB-requirements. This platform is waste—all while adhering to the highest Code42’s insider threat solution, Incydr, a highly effective affordable alternative standards of data security. The Data Security award shines offers organizations an easier, quicker way that addresses all cyber-threat layers a spotlight on innovative to secure their endpoint and cloud data exposing SMBs to attack. It is built on Tech Dump undergoes an annual R2 products or services that from loss, leak, theft and sabotage — next generation technology to respond to certification, thanks to a rigorous and safeguard businesses and from employee hire to exit. A cloud-based evolving threat techniques. It is unique in continued third-party audit of all processes enterprises from unintended SaaS solution, Incydr can detect risky the marketplace because it is architected and procedures. Tech Dump is also an or unauthorized access. file activity across on- and off-network to allow many small businesses to be a NAID member and offers Certificates Recognizes products or computers, the cloud and email. Features part of a pool by leveraging best-in-class, for Destruction. Additionally, Tech include a remote worker dashboard, enterprise-grade commercial security- Dump addresses several UN Sustainable services that uphold digital detection lens for departing employees, products currently only available to large Development Goals, including poverty, ethics and ensure safe, ethical, and another for high risk users. businesses. vocational skills, material footprint, and professional online sustainable industry, discrimination, communities. urban waste management, hazardous waste, and climate change.

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Irish Titan is an ecommerce agency Sportsdigita is the creator of Digideck, Tunheim leverages communications to offering strategy, marketing, creative, and a cloud-based presentation platform help clients navigate today’s complex technology expertise, with 100% MN- that is transforming sales enablement business environment. Tunheim’s core based employees. for the biggest brands in sports and services are public relations, digital enterprise worldwide. Digideck’s media- marketing, public affairs, corporate Irish Titan was selected as a Tekne rich capabilities allow users to embed communications and management DIGITAL finalist for its work with Northstar Bison, audio, video, and 360 degree panoramas consulting. a Wisconsin-based bison ranching into their deck to immerse audiences in MARKETING company, seeking to improve its online the true buying experience. Tunheim is being recognized for its work sales. Irish Titan performed a website with The Minnesota Hospital Association. audit and conducted a detailed digital A new live-chat, co-browsing platform Tunheim developed a digital campaign The Digital Marketing award marketing assessment, then rebuilt experience called “Digideck Live” further to build awareness and educate the celebrates marketing initiatives the Northstar website. They created a empowers customers. Digideck Live public about mental health needs in leveraging digital technologies seamless consumer journey to speed up provides an all-in-one selling solution for rural Minnesota, where a high rate of and channels to better connect orders and better backend integrations. organizations to connect with prospects suicide occurs. The campaign positioned with prospects and customers. After a rapid development process, during critical times in the sales cycle. Minnesota’s hospitals as a resource for Includes concepts and tools focus shifted to digital marketing. Email Features include: video conferencing, those seeking mental health care. Content such as content marketing, marketing now educates customers and co-browsing, in-app chat, and real- included sharable graphics, a social media SEO, social media, and email continues to drive new sales. time alerts - all housed in one location, influencer partnership, radio ads, videos marketing to reach consumers Digideck. and a landing page. and elevate brand awareness, as well as the use of AI and ML for increased personalization.

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Accenture is a multinational professional HGA is a national multi-disciplinary Unisys is a global information technology services company. A Fortune Global design firm rooted in architecture and company that builds high-performance, 500 company with more than 492,000 engineering. security-centric solutions for the most employees serving clients in 120 countries. digitally demanding businesses and Accenture’s current clients include 91 of HGA is being recognized for its work with governments. the Fortune Global 100 and more than Abbott Northwestern Hospital (ANWH) DIGITAL three-quarters of the Fortune Global 500. to design a center for neurological Unisys was selected as a Tekne finalist for excellence. ClearPath® OS 2200, an operating system TRANSFORMATION Accenture is being recognized for its work designed and developed in Minnesota, with a global retailer in shifting its business ANWH wanted to respond proactively to purpose-built to deliver optimal perfor- model during the COVID-19 pandemic. patients having seizures. The challenge mance, security, and reliability in today’s The Digital Transformation Its platform work helped roll out and of integrating numerous systems into a most demanding environments. It allows award honors organizations scale contactless curbside service and seamless operation demanded careful companies to modernize their applica- using digital technologies prioritize customer orders placed from coordination with all disciplines of the tions in place, extend their applications to create new — or modify the proximity to stores. Accenture teams design team, contractors and hospital with state-of-art techniques and tooling existing — business across the U.S. and India implemented staff to meet the rigorous technical and and helps to address demographic issues processes, culture, and this feature while working from home logistical requirements of the innovative created by the widespread use of older customer experiences to leveraging virtual collaboration tools. system. At the push of a button, a series programming languages in core legacy meet changing business and of sequential functions are initiated which systems. market requirements. We look are specifically designed around helping to recognize companies and neurological patients through seizures ( and improving the efficiency of staff when leaders radically rethinking ) responding to these events. how their organization leverages technology, people, and processes to fundamentally change business performance.

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F3 Wireless is a technology company Medtronic products treat 70 health Packet Power is an IoT company that that offers consulting, design, and conditions and include cardiac devices, develops and manufactures wireless manufacturing of custom wireless cranial and spine therapies, robotics, power and environmental monitors and electronic products. They make the insulin pumps, surgical tools, patient associated cloud-based data services. By “Thing” in the Internet of Things. monitoring systems, and more. Its focusing on products that are secure, easy therapies help 75 million people annually. to install and manage, Packet Power has EDGE COMPUTING F3 Wireless is recognized for its work with become the leading wireless monitoring MSA Safety Incorporated. F3 Wireless is The Medtronic Teneo Platform is a set platform for data centers and other critical & IoT helping MSA go to market with a product of services that provides security-based facilities. that will increase situational awareness connectivity to medical devices. A on the fire scene for firefighters in a patient’s medical device can be remotely Packet Power worked with a large cellular The Edge Computing & IoT building and incident command. This configured or updated while the patient telephone company to actively monitor Award recognizes innovative product will help firefighters be more is at home. The same platform can also and analyze energy usage from its 48V approaches to making objects effective in search and rescue situations. be used for updates or servicing of DC equipment. Thousands of Packet smarter through embedded F3 led the design and testing of the capital equipment deployed in a hospital Power wireless DC power monitors were technology and connections directional antenna array, addressing RF environment. Teneo is built with the installed in plants around the U.S. to to a network. Edge computing concerns, and ensuring the device works flexibility to support all of Medtronic’s monitor load all the way down to the is transforming the way as expected. device types in various environments, brand circuit level. data is being processed and resulting in cost savings, faster device The Telco customer was able to read communicated between updates, and less burden on the user. power usage data within days of receiving millions of internet-connected their monitoring products. devices. Fueled by faster networking technologies such as 5G wireless, edge computing systems are accelerating new applications in real-time analytics, autonomous vehicles, smart appliances, and robotics, to name a few.

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RICK KING Managing Director, Operations – Thomson Reuters

Rick King has been with Thomson Reuters since 2000 and has held numerous executive-level roles in the company. Prior to Thomson Reuters, Mr. King held executive-level positions at Employer Services, Jostens Learning and WICAT Systems Inc. Mr. King began his career as a teacher and coach in Vermont.

Mr. King was named by Governor Tim Walz to chair the Blue Ribbon Council on IT in 2019. The Governor also reappointed him to chair the Metropolitan Airports Commission, where he has served since 2011. He was named by former Governor Tim Pawlenty to chair Minnesota’s Ultra High-Speed Broadband Task Force. Mr. King serves on the board of trustees for Minnesota Public Radio. He also serves on the board of directors for TCF Financial Corporation and chairs its technology committee.

LIFETIME In 2020, InspireCIO awarded Mr. King their CIO of the Year Leadership ORBIE, the first leadership award winner in Minnesota. In 2019 and 2018, Mr. King was named to the Minnesota 500 (top business executives) and in 2019, he was one of the “100 People to Know in ACHIEVEMENT 2020”. In 2017, he was named to the CIO 100 and in 2012 won the CIO Career Achievement Award from the St Paul Business Journal. Previously, he was honored as Minnesota’s 2008 Technology Executive of the Year by the Minnesota High Tech Association and was named to Computerworld’s Top 100 Leaders in IT in 2007. AWARDS Rick has led the way as a true technology innovator on many fronts, but nowhere more notably than in his persistent drive and focus to The Minnesota Technology create a more diverse and inclusive tech community at Thomson Reuters and across the Twin Cities. Association is proud to recognize tonight's recipients of the 2020 Lifetime Achievement LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT RECIPIENT Award: Rick King and John Santelli. JOHN SANTELLI CIO, UnitedHealth Group, EVP, Optum Technology

John Santelli leads Optum Technology, the leading technology delivery division of Optum serving the broad customer base of Optum and UnitedHealthcare. Santelli also serves as UnitedHealth Group’s chief information officer. Santelli joined UnitedHealth Group in 1986 and has extensive experience in software engineering and application development. He has served as CIO since 2007 and is credited for leading the enterprise architecture and foundational technology capabilities present within UnitedHealth Group.

He has played a pivotal role in technology growth and development at UnitedHealth Group, leading many transformative initiatives. He leads a global team of more than 23,000 technologists and engineers who are leveraging the latest technology and digital solutions to create a more intelligent, connected, collaborative and efficient health care system.

Santelli contributes time to support the education and advancement of technology that drives access to quality and affordable health care through several different organizations. He co-chairs an annual charitable golf tournament that has raised millions of dollars for non-profits, which are nominated and chosen by UHG employees.

When not working, he enjoys traveling, playing the piano, and spending time on the water with his wife and three adult children.

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Employee-owned Diversified Plastics, NETZRO SBC is an upcycled ingredient Inc. (DPI) is a custom plastic-injection company, creating a new environmental molder and digital manufacturer of high- and economic standard for reducing precision, close-tolerance parts and global food waste. Working with large and ADVANCED components for medical device, filtration, small-scale businesses across the country, aerospace and a variety of other industrial NETZRO uses proprietary technology to MANUFACTURING markets. reharvest food byproducts into nutritious, versatile ingredients that are good for the The Acceleration Station™ is an additive planet, for consumers, animals and farms. The Advanced Manufacturing manufacturing service that delivers the fastest path to market. While there are The objective of this project was to recover award celebrates innovation many facets to a winning go-to-market “spent grain” (distilling byproduct) at and pioneering efforts in strategy, design changes, prototyping and Tattersall Distilling for use in human food the utilization of technology building molds can delay a product launch. products. NETZRO proprietary equipment to more efficiently design DPI’s Acceleration Station produces high- processed rye and organic corn spent and produce new products quality plastic parts faster. These services, grain byproducts, upcycling them into or improve processes for including the Carbon® Digital Light high value nutrient rich ingredients to be manufacturing existing Synthesis™ (DLS™) additive manufacturing milled into flour. This process upcycles products. Advanced technology, produces production and food waste and reduces greenhouse manufacturing can include prototype parts in days, not weeks without gas emissions throughout the grain production activities that tooling. production life cycle. depend on information, automation, computation, software, sensing, and networking.

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Seagate Technology is a world leader Third Wave Systems (TWS) is a premier in creating precision-engineered data Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) storage technologies that deliver superior provider for companies that machine. It’s capacity, speed, safety, and performance. modeling products and services are used ADVANCED by progressive companies to dramatically Seagate has pioneered the use of a reduce costs of machined components, MANUFACTURING new drive technology, heat-assisted accelerate design cycles, improve part magnetic recording (HAMR), to provide quality, and get to market faster. a commercially-viable path beyond the The Advanced Manufacturing density limits of today’s perpendicular TWS is being recognized for its work with magnetic recording. The product launch an orthopedic implant manufacturer to award celebrates innovation of an industry-first 20TB HAMR drive will improve its throughput while lowering and pioneering efforts in conclude a 10 year+ innovative materials the consumables cost. TWS products, the utilization of technology development cycle by Seagate that has AdvantEdge and Production Module, to more efficiently design increased head lifetimes from milliseconds combine the proprietary material and produce new products to 2.5 years and enabled statistical failure modeling technology with CAE modeling or improve processes for rates meeting product requirements. and machining analysis know-how. This manufacturing existing This achievement will help usher in a set combination allowed the users to run what- products. Advanced of next-generation hard drives that will if scenarios to make trade-offs between manufacturing can include provide storage capacities to 40TB and production time and consumable costs production activities that beyond. while ensuring the expected part quality. depend on information, automation, computation, software, sensing, and networking.

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Avtex is a full-service Customer Experience Certifi is a FinTech company focused (CX) consulting and technology solutions on software and services for benefit provider focused on helping organizations financials. William™, Certifi’s SaaS build trust with their customers. platform decouples financials from FINANCIAL enrollment, automating business logic, Avtex was selected as a Tekne finalist and maintaining a single source of data SERVICES for SmartApps--a full-feature app suite truth from which all financials are based. for credit unions that enhances CX and The result is an accurate, streamlined TECHNOLOGY combats the rising rate of fraud in the client experience. William’s™ configurable, industry. The suite consists of multiple rules-based, cloud-native design makes it applications with real-time integrations easy to accommodate a variety of plan The Financial Services that work together with a credit union’s designs and billing rules. Technology award honors core technology. Each application in technology innovation that SmartApps has a unique purpose that To date, Certifi has processed billions improves the delivery and enables credit unions to eliminate member of dollars in premiums for more than frustrations and increase the quality of 31,000 unique plan types, connected to use of financial services to member interactions. The newest app, 168 carriers, and processed more than 10 businesses or consumers. SmartTrack, helps prevent fraud through million monthly financial transactions. a unique member authentication process.

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DNT BLNK is a venture studio, solving Innovative Computer Professionals problems with innovative business (ICP), Inc. is a FinTech Corporation. ICP solutions with and for established specializes in ATM, payment processing, industries and companies. DNT BLNK and gaming financial services solutions. FINANCIAL builds wholly-proprietary startup projects as well as projects with corporate partners ICP’s OmniWallet mobile application SERVICES looking to move quickly and innovate. enables a casino player to transfer funds between their phone and a slot machine TECHNOLOGY DNT BLNK’s most recent product to without ever making physical contact market is NetGiver, the fee-free charitable with the machine. Once the player is giving app (netgiverapp.com). Provided done playing, they have the option to The Financial Services to credit union members as a mobile app, collect and cash out their remaining Technology award honors NetGiver is a unique acquisition, retention credits via a traditional slot ticket, or technology innovation that and loyalty building tool which delivers transfer the remaining funds back into improves the delivery and a branded, feel-good experience by their OmniWallet account. OmniWallet is simply and securely facilitating donations secured by a user’s unique username and use of financial services to to a member’s preferred nonprofit password, fingerprint or other biometric, businesses or consumers. organization with the satisfaction of and dual authentication. The user also has knowing that the nonprofit receives 100% access to a detailed transaction history, of the donation. showing the date and dollar amount of each transaction.

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Flywheel is a platform for managing Medicom Health empowers health Provation is a leading provider of clinical research data that automates scientific engagement through software-as-a- productivity software for healthcare processes so academic, clinical, and life service platforms including health risk professionals. science institutions can efficiently manage, assessments, and a clinical platform analyze and share medical imaging and that integrates with EHRs to analyze Provation® Apex is a multifunctional related data. patient medical records for insights and software as a service (SaaS) platform, HEALTHCARE actionable data to tackle the thorniest combining medical procedure Flywheel automatically captures any data of patient/provider issues, including documentation and patient charting for INFORMATION from any source, such as instruments or medication affordability and adherence. end-to-end continuity of care. It allows SYSTEMS medical records. It enables customers to physicians to create digital reports of a control their data organization and quality Medicom’s Rx Savings Assistant® can patient’s procedure, and lets entire care from the moment it’s gathered. Flywheel instantly increase prescription adherence teams contribute data and stay connected offers a suite of tools to test open-source across an entire health system, alongside to their patient’s procedure from pre-op The Healthcare Information algorithms and results are tracked. This existing Patient Assistance Programs, to post-op. Systems award recognizes new is important for reproducing results and without substantial cost to providers. By approaches or advancements for regulatory approval. Data in Flywheel leveraging the EHR, it shows the availability The solution provides deep medical in digital systems that capture, can be securely accessed by collaborators of pharma-sponsored discounts. The EHR content to guide clinicians through their process, transmit, report, or at any institution which is a new way for plug-in monitors every prescription and procedure notes and generates accurate otherwise manage health data scientists to save time managing difficult determines patient eligibility. It searches procedure billing codes to ensure clinicians and activities. This includes data from different research sites. external databases for matching branded are properly reimbursed by insurers in a electronic patient records and generic manufacturer discounts then timely manner. and other data related to the adds appropriate offers to discharge activities of providers and paperwork and patient portals. health organizations, all with an eye towards improving patient outcomes, informing research, and influencing public policy and decision-making.

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Activated Research Company’s products HistoSonics is a medical device company improve analytical workflow and open new and is developing an image-guided, capabilities in the laboratory by harnessing sonic beam therapy platform using non- the latest in additive manufacturing and invasive, focused ultrasound to safely, catalytic technologies. precisely and effectively destroy tumors MEDICAL and diseased tissue throughout the body. TECHNOLOGY ARC is being recognized for the Solvere™ Carbon Selective Detector. The Solvere is HistoSonics is being recognized for its & DEVICES a detector for scientific instrumentation Edison™ platform, which uses a powerful that produces a linear response to all non- proprietary therapeutic ultrasound volatile organic compounds using flame transducer to non-invasively deliver The Medical Technology and ionization detection (FID) and a novel focused sound energy at a precise Devices award shines a spotlight separation-reaction method. It helps focal point inside the body and under on significant achievements in scientists and lab technicians improve direct physician control, that creates medical product design and the speed and accuracy of chemical personalized, tumor-destroying forces, analysis leading to faster development mechanically liquefying cells rendering engineering that improve the of cleaner, safer and more advanced them non-viable in a process called quality of patient care and pharmaceuticals. histotripsy. No needles or incisions healthcare delivery. are required, potentially providing the benefits of reduced risk of infection and blood loss, quicker patient recovery and avoidance of complications of thermal damage to non-targeted, healthy tissue.

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Phenomix Sciences was established by Zipnosis is a medical technology company two leading NIH-funded obesity experts that provides white-labeled virtual care from Mayo Clinic to bring “precision software to health systems across the medicine” to obesity. country. MEDICAL Its first product is a novel blood test The platform’s asynchronous technology TECHNOLOGY supported by an AI driven algorithm that allows patients to complete a virtual visit classifies the unique pathophysiological through Zipnosis’ intelligent interview. & DEVICES phenotype of patients with obesity. Results The technology allows for protocols to from the test can be applied clinically by be updated in real-time to keep pace healthcare providers to guide selection with evolving CDC and local guidelines. The Medical Technology and of more effective interventions for their Providers can step up an asynchronous Devices award shines a spotlight patients and improve overall weight-loss visit to synchronous (chat, phone, or on significant achievements in outcomes using existing FDA-approved video) when necessary. The platform medical product design and medications and devices. Initial data is both adaptable and efficient, with an from clinical trials at Mayo Clinic shows average clinical work time of 89 seconds. engineering that improve the that with a phenotype-guided approach, quality of patient care and the response rate to medication-based healthcare delivery. interventions is greater than 70% which drives 2.3X more weight loss than current standard of care.

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Digital River is a global ecommerce Railbox Consulting is a technology SPS Commerce is the world’s leading solution company. It offers flexible, API- company focused on the intermodal retail network, connecting trading powered solutions for brands to sell direct shipping container industry. It uses partners around the globe to optimize to their customers, whether they live technology to automate processes and supply chain operations for all retail around the corner or around the world. customer quoting. partners.

RETAIL, SUPPLY Digital River enacted a new strategy In the United States, at any given time, SPS helped to pioneer cloud-based EDI, to modularize its commerce solution, there are tens of thousands of containers redefining a market that was traditionally CHAIN, AND resulting in a suite of modern APIs and a available for sale, owned by hundreds of served by on-premise software providers DISTRIBUTION partner ecosystem built for global growth different intermodal companies, located and replacing it with a more efficient way and security. at dozens of different intermodal depots. for retailers, grocers, and distributors to onboard and manage their vendor Using their existing commerce platform, Railbox Consulting has an eCommerce communities. The Retail, Supply Chain, and brands can plug into Digital River’s experience that allows the customer to get Distribution award recognizes unmatched global Payments & Risk pricing and purchase shipping containers Today, SPS Commerce Fulfillment supports application of technology to solution pre-configured with 20 local online. They also added a new buying a global retail network of more than improve customer shopping acquirers, 9 local entities, 70+ payment experience that locates the cheapest 90,000 retail businesses. SPS Commerce experiences and the means methods, 108 display currencies, and container based on a customer’s zip code. Fulfillment is EDI compliance engineered. by which products find their 46 transactable currencies in over 200 It allows suppliers to instantly exchange way to consumers. Includes countries and territories, with over $100B purchase orders, invoices, advance ship automated vendor enablement, in ecommerce transactions processed. notices and more with its cloud-based transportation and warehouse solution. management, customer tracking tools, inventory optimization, augmented reality, and more.

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Claros Technologies is an advanced CounterFlow Technologies is a fluid EarthScout, GBC is a startup company, materials company that strives to lead the processing technology company that comprised of experienced engineers industry towards a holistic approach in leverages proprietary designs to improve and technical experts with farming material design and innovation to develop spraying, mixing, or reaction processes backgrounds. EarthScout was created to more efficient, safe and sustainable used in a wide range of industries and help science-minded growers succeed products with zero toxic waste. consumer products. and advance their competitive edge with SUSTAINABLE the smart use of technology. Using its proprietary Crescoating™ The primary objective of spraying a fluid RESOURCES technology platform, Claros is able to is to atomize a material into fine droplets, EarthScout, GBC is an innovative, directly grow small, reactive nanoparticles producing cost efficient coatings and commercial grade precision field sensor within support structures. The resulting powders while minimizing waste. developed for continuously gathering real- The Sustainable Resources materials function as sorbents to capture CounterFlow Technologies has developed time weather and soil data year-round. award honors utilization of and detoxify harmful contaminants like a novel nozzle technology that can EarthScout captures multiple data points, technology to more efficiently mercury, phosphorus and other heavy produce fine droplets of materials over enabling growers to gather up-to-the and sustainably manage metals while allowing for reuse and a wide range of viscosities. It requires 4 minute field information between zones. resources related to energy, recovery of valuable nutrients, rare earth to 30 times less air, saving up to 50% on The data enables growers to measure water, food, etc. Energy metals, and precious metals. The sorbents energy, and operates at low pressure. growing degree units and make smart, examples include solar or can be used in a variety of industries timely, and precise decisions about things wind power, biofuels, green including industrial water treatment, like field irrigation, fertilizer and pesticide transportation, as well as water watershed management, and air pollution applications. This can help reduce on- and waste recycling. Agricultural control. farm costs, protect the environment, examples include technological build living soils, and increase yields. advances in agricultural operations or food production that enhance productivity and efficiency, improve environmental sustainability, or contribute to food safety.

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TARAH BEYERS JA’KEH CLARK MICHELLE Target, Lead Product Best Buy, Associate Digital HERMANSON Owner Engineer II Land O’ Lakes, Senior IT Manager – Digital Enablement

Tarah joined Target after she graduated Ja’keh (Key) Clark is a software engineer Michelle started with Land O’Lakes in from college. She’s earned multiple at Best Buy who helps integrate IoT 2013, and her ability to lead technology promotions and has made a tremendous technology into their retail site. He’s teams to execute on business strategy impact on Target’s Women in Science especially proud of collaborating on an is exceptional and respected by both RISING STAR and Technology (TWIST) organization. app that works in native and web format, technology and business leaders. She is Her passion has been getting young with the code written only once. In the functional and technical lead on all women and students excited about addition to mentoring several students, E-Business efforts across the enterprise roles in technology, partnering with he spends his lunch hours providing including e-Commerce, marketing The Minnesota Technology members of the community free resume Association is proud to MNTech, Aspirations in Computing and analytics, customer experience, and writing and career counseling sessions. omni-channel. She has a passion for recognize tonight's recipients of other business leaders to invent forums like “Prepare to Launch” series. She’s Key has represented Best Buy in the supporting the development of younger the 2020 Rising Star Award championed creating internal boot camps community – including BITCON, Silicon IT Talent and is actively engaged in the at Target to get non-engineers exposed North Stars and being featured in a Best Talent Acceleration Program. to programing and spends a lot of her Buy video for Black History Month. free time mentoring up and coming engineers.

To all the honorees pushing science and technology forward in Minnesota: thanks for the great PR.

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gBETA Medtech is a program of the Structural is built on three beliefs ThreeBridge Solutions is a national nationally ranked startup accelerator, about making the future of work provider of management consulting and gener8tor and University Enterprise better: employee empowerment equals IT staffing solutions. Laboratories. It is sponsored by Boston acceleration, internal opportunities Scientific with additional support from should be shared widely, and networks It is being recognized for Boom Lab, a Mayo Clinic, University of Minnesota and are much more effective than hierarchies. division of ThreeBridge, which provides TECHNOLOGY Medical Alley Association. creative talent solutions in the technology Structural empowers individuals consulting space. Boom Lab re-imagines PARTNERSHIP gBETA Medtech is a free, seven-week across organizations to make the right the way recent graduates begin their accelerator that works with medical connections at the right time. Its platform careers, with a strong emphasis on device, healthcare-related software, combines a dynamic people directory training, mentorship, and community. The Technology Partnership biotech and diagnostics startups for no with an Internal Opportunity Marketplace, Consultants are trained for up to four award honors the technology fees and no equity. Participants receive seamlessly matching unique skill sets, weeks in client-specific technical tools vendors and partnerships that intensive and individualized coaching and interests and development goals with and methods before beginning their corporate leaders rely on to access to gener8tor’s national network of internal projects, gigs, roles, training assignments. Boom Lab works within its power their systems and enable mentors, customers, corporate partners, opportunities and more. They are 100% clients’ existing corporate structures to business transformations. and investors. The program is designed to searchable via advanced filters and deliver high-quality consulting outcomes help startups gain early customer traction keywords like skills, interests, roles, client in areas such as Project Management, on their product or idea, and establish relationships, projects, capacity and more. Business Analysis, and Technical Analysis. metrics that can make them competitive This connects the right people to the It also launched a Boom Lab applicants for full-time, equity-based right opportunities instantly. Empowered Academy and is piloting a Smart Data accelerators or investment. individuals are always connected to Academy. opportunities and one another.

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Genesis10 is a professional technology New Vision Foundation is an immigrant- services firm providing staffing, workforce led nonprofit organization that provides optimization and domestic outsourcing disadvantaged youth in Minnesota with solutions. coding and digital literacy classes. They are a community partner of both Minneapolis TECH TALENT - Genesis10 was selected as a Tekne finalist and St Paul Public Schools, and currently SOLUTION for Dev10, which reskills high potential have coding classes in 12 schools in the U.S. citizens for careers in technology. Twin Cities Metro. 100% of its students PROVIDER Dev10 recruits, trains and mentors and trainers identify as people of color. emerging talent to enable companies to effectively onboard and retain high- Coding Classes are offered for youth The Tech Talent - Solution potential technical talent at scale. ages 13-18. Young adults ages 16-28 Provider award highlights the complete certification courses in software important work being done After a rigorous vetting process, those development. Once certified, employer selected for Dev10 become Genesis10 partners hire them as interns/apprentices. by organizations helping to salaried employees with full benefits New Vision also offers mentorship and address our tech talent gap by from the first day of training. Dev10 e-pal programs. They facilitate community recruiting, training, preparing, Associates begin their IT career in engagement opportunities for parents, and optimizing the digitally Genesis10’s industry-leading 3-month families and the broader community fluent workforce Minnesota coding Bootcamp. Upon graduation centered on positive use of technology. companies need for continued from training, they are placed in their first business success. technology role.

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Software For Good partners with those Target is an iconic brand, a Fortune 50 Thomson Reuters is a leading provider who share a belief that technology has the company and one of America’s leading of business information services. Its power to engage and motivate people to retailers. Target Technology Services products include highly specialized solve critical global issues such as hunger, drives industry-leading technologies in information-enabled software and tools affordable housing, human rights, climate support of every angle of the business. for legal, tax, accounting and compliance change, clean water, renewable energy, Its engineers and data scientists continue professionals combined with the world’s TECH TALENT - health care, and education. to build an advanced tech culture with a most global news service – Reuters. focus on risk taking, experimentation, and CORPORATE Software for Good’s Giving & Internship continuous learning, while developing Through its decade-long partnership INITIATIVE Program pairs up-and-coming programs designed to strengthen with Leadhership1, Thomson Reuters has software engineers with mission-driven diversity. increased retention and advancement organizations to create lasting change. of its highly talented mid-career women The program provides low-cost services Target was selected as a Tekne finalist for technologists. The online, virtual The Tech Talent - Corporate to nonprofits, startups, and for-good its Emerging Engineer Program. This is a curriculum of Leadhership1 created a Initiative award recognizes organizations with limited development year-long training program that provides network of almost 1,000 mid-career innovative approaches to budgets, helping them grow their impact, access to a career in software engineering women technologists worldwide who hiring, developing, and market their product or service, or add through structured onboarding and support each other’s career advancement retaining tech talent at an new features to an existing platform. ongoing classroom training for candidates through peer mentoring. By preparing organization. Examples who have shown technical aptitude more mid-career women for senior include novel approaches to The result is hands-on development and innate curiosity to learn, but have leadership positions, younger female talent recruitment, employee experience for newcomers to software not completed a bachelor’s degree in technologists have more role models. The on-boarding, skills training, engineering, and deeply discounted computer science or engineering. initiative is a win-win for gender diversity professional development, and professional software development for and tech talent at Thomson Reuters. impactful initiatives related to the organization. increased diversity, equity and inclusion.

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The Analytics for Good Institute within GeaCom, Inc., headquartered in Duluth, Land O’Lakes, Inc. is a member-owned the School of Management is the inventor and provider of patented cooperative with industry-leading convenes University faculty and Communication and Information Theory operations that span the spectrum from graduate students to unlock the Empowered (CITE) technologies and agricultural production to consumer power and potential of data to help a recognized leader in Civil Rights foods. mission-driven organizations achieve technology. TECH FOR GOOD meaningful progress. Its work serves Land O’Lakes was selected as a Tekne underrepresented populations facing GeaCom and Austin Public Schools have finalist for its work on the American disparities and supports change for the developed and employed novel solutions Connection Project Broadband Coalition. The Tech For Good common good. designed to address new and long- The Coalition advocates for public and award recognizes novel standing challenges. The Althing is a private sector investment to bring high- implementations of technology In its first project, students engineered Civil Rights breakthrough in healthcare, speed internet infrastructure to rural to serve an unmet community a tool to provide a data-driven view of education, and community services areas. It advocates for policies to facilitate need. Entries should landlord issues (violations, evictions, leveraging CITE Solutions. It is an inclusive remote education, health services, demonstrate impact through a complaints etc.). The tool was designed model with K-12 as the hub branching job opportunities and more, to close so that housing advocates could help into healthcare, economic development, America’s digital divide. product or service innovation steer their clients to better landlords. social and community services. that assists underserved Other projects have included a model This year, more than 135 free, temporary populations, enhances quality to predict likely evictions for renters in The Althing also offers a more effective Wi-Fi locations were made available in of life or safety, promotes Hennepin County and an analysis of how means for parent-teacher interaction, rural communities across 19 states. This interest in STEM, or generally investments and policy changes impact supports the personalized learning needs effort went from idea to launch in less than helps our greater good. neighborhood affordability. of students and connects them with career one month to address the urgent need opportunities and community resources brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. based on their individual needs.

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Tech Dump is a certified, electronics We Sparkle Co. is a purpose-driven recycling and refurbishing social public benefit corporation that helps enterprise. underestimated entrepreneurs — especially businesses owned by women of color — to In addition to Tech Dump’s proven track start, operate, and grow their ventures via TECH FOR GOOD record as an e-waste recycler, it is also a suite of AI-powered software tools. a social enterprise providing jobs and training to 100 individuals seeking barriers We Sparkle was selected as a Tekne The Tech For Good to employment annually. Tech Dump also finalist for Sparkle Assistant, a award recognizes novel helped lead the fight for the “Right to conversational AI assistant that texts implementations of technology Repair” in local and national legislative messages with a business’ customers to to serve an unmet community efforts, co-founded the Impact Recyclers, schedule appointments, answer FAQs, need. Entries should a national group of certified electronics upsell products/services, and encourage demonstrate impact through a recyclers that are all social enterprises, customer reviews. The We Sparkle product or service innovation and sells affordable technology in their Directory spotlights great local businesses that assists underserved retail and online store with a one-year for conscientious consumers to support. populations, enhances quality warranty. of life or safety, promotes interest in STEM, or generally Tech Dump addresses several UN Sustainable Development Goals, helps our greater good. including poverty, vocational skills, material footprint, sustainable industry, discrimination, urban waste management, hazardous waste, and climate change.

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3M Apple Valley High School Claros Technologies In just two weeks, a team at 3M researched When the pandemic hit and Apple Valley Personal protective equipment (PPE) acts and developed an FDA approved testing High School shifted to distance learning, as a barrier between our bodies and the COVID-19 protocol for the decontamination of the school’s Fabrication Lab Supervisor virus, but Claros Technologies thought to filtering facepiece (FFR). Chris Lee saw an opportunity to help. themselves, ‘we can do better than that’. COMMUNITY The high demand for FFR means that With financial support from local By manufacturing PPE with their RESPONSE many healthcare institutions must rely on businesses, Apple Valley High used their Crescoating® antimicrobial, UV resistant, decontaminating and reusing the supply 20 plus 3D printers to fabricate and donate and flame-retardant textiles, barriers they have. 3M’s protocol supported over 5,000 face shields to local hospitals, are converted to materials that actively The Covid-19 Community two of the first FDA Emergency Use clinics, senior living facilities and other neutralize viruses on contact. To date, this Response award will shine Authorizations and the team ultimately needy organizations. technology has effectively inactivated up a light on organizations formed collaborations with over 35 to 99.9% of coronaviruses on the treated developing innovative solutions decontamination manufacturers around materials within ten-minute exposure. to help minimize the impact of the world. COVID-19 on public health and disruptions to our economy. This includes initiatives related to testing, treatment, employment, and other activities focused on keeping our community healthy, safe, and employed.

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Digi-Key Ecolab To ensure the health and safety of those To help protect foodservice operators in and out of their company, Digi-Key and restaurant goers, Ecolab developed COVID-19 doubled down. An internal team quickly and launched their SMARTPOWER™ Sink invented a 15-foot sanitization tunnel & Surface Cleaner Sanitizer: a no-rinse, COMMUNITY built into the curve of the incoming concentrated, two-in-one cleaner and conveyor belt that uses a spray and UV sanitizer for food contact surfaces. RESPONSE light to protect employees in contact with the 8,000 plus totes that travel through The Sanitizer has been proven to kill their receiving, picking and packing the Norovirus in 30 seconds, is effective The Covid-19 Community departments. Externally they partnered against emerging viral pathogens and is Response award will shine with physicians at the University of listed on the EPA List N as effective against a light on organizations Minnesota to develop a ventilator to help SARS-CoV-2. This new EPA-registered developing innovative solutions treat COVID-19 patients. innovation has already been implemented to help minimize the impact of as the standard food contact sanitizer COVID-19 on public health and in many foodservice operations across disruptions to our economy. North America. This includes initiatives related to testing, treatment, employment, and other activities focused on keeping our community healthy, safe, and employed.

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Graco KnightKrawler Robotics from Irondale UMN Technology Commercialization For many businesses, schools and High School In the face of the pandemic, The U of M’s healthcare facilities, life must go on. Graco Led by an all-volunteer coaching staff, Technology Commercialization research COVID-19 set out to assist them in the safest way the Irondale High School robotics team, institute reprioritized new tech additions possible, and worked tirelessly to release KnightKrawler Robotics, rallied together to to ensure that the innovations designed COMMUNITY their SaniSpray HP line of sprayers in April, manufacture and deliver over 15,000 face to prevent, diagnose, treat, and contain just over a month after stay-at-home shields to critical health care and public COVID-19 received immediate attention. RESPONSE orders were announced in Minnesota. safety workers in and around the area. The team then went on to 3D print 10,000 Due to the collaboration between SaniSpray is the first in the industry additional plastic shield parts which they university experts and industry leaders, The Covid-19 Community designed to disinfect wide areas quickly shared with other local organizations many new COVID-related technologies Response award will shine and consistently, providing better working to manufacture PPE. are now available for commercialization, a light on organizations sanitizing and disinfecting coverage, everything from a COVID-19 antibody developing innovative solutions in a shorter time than other methods. test to a location and symptom mapping to help minimize the impact of The sprayers are compatible with List N tool. COVID-19 on public health and disinfectants that meet the EPA’s criteria disruptions to our economy. for use against SARS-CoV-2. This includes initiatives related to testing, treatment, employment, and other activities focused on keeping our community healthy, safe, and employed.

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VenueScreen Zipnosis The VenueScreen and Venue Tablet were When Zipnosis’ White-Label telemedicine designed for businesses and facilities that platform saw a 3,600 percent utilization COVID-19 require daily temperature screenings for increase due to COVID, they scaled their their employees. operation to meet the influx of demand. COMMUNITY The platform now includes an 11-question Utilizing thermal camera technology, COVID-19 screener, virtual visits and real- RESPONSE a powerful hand sanitizing agent and time updates. 400,000 patients were reliable training resources, VenueScreen treated using this platform in one month provides a reliable scan to safely determine alone. The Covid-19 Community elevated temperatures and other COVID Response award will shine symptoms. Thus far, more than 500,000 a light on organizations people have been screened using this developing innovative solutions technology. to help minimize the impact of COVID-19 on public health and disruptions to our economy. This includes initiatives related to testing, treatment, employment, and other activities focused on keeping our community healthy, safe, and employed.

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Dan Atkins, Minneanalytics Mike Johnson, UMN Technological Leadership Matt Pammer, Individual Susan Auer, TCF Bank Institute Rachel Polson, Baker Tilly Mike Bollinger, Livefront Michael Jones, Accenture Vijay Ramanathan, Code42 Steph DeRuyck, Orbia Caroline Karanja, 26 Letters Pat Ryan, sSpectrum LLC Tammy Dickinson, City of Minneapolis Meaghan Kirk, C.H. Robinson Lisa Schlosser, Technovation[MN] Kollen Glynn, C.H. Robinson Kim Lynch, Minnesota State Mankato Steve Sigmond, Carrot Health Jim Graham, Prime Therapeutics Nancy Lyons, Clockwork Jen Simon, Microsoft Melissa Harp, RSM Kevin Maler, Dorsey & Whitney Scott Singer, CyberNINES Thank you to the 2020 Jen Hauschildt, Uponor Shaye Mandle, Medical Alley Association Danielle Steer, Lunar Startups Tekne Awards judges! Todd Hauschildt, Optum Rebecca Martin, Calabrio Mike Thyken, Caring Bridge Mats Heimdahl, University of Minnesota Ryan Masanz, Self Esteem Brands Kari Toft, HealthPartners Casey Helbling, Software For Good Jill Measells, The Works Museum Sue Wallace, Creating IT Futures Foundation Zach Hughes, CHS., Inc. Dr. Bhabani Misra, University of Saint Thomas Jean Weiss, Code Savvy Matt Johnson, Seagate Cheryl Moeller, High Tech Kids

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32 | 2020 Tekne Awards Back to Event Agenda Developing the Leaders That Drives ACE Minnesota’s Technology Community Leadership Forward ABOUT THE AWARD

ACE leaders are paired with a mentor - a senior leader in technology - to help guide their leadership journey, focusing on recognizing one’s leadership style, driving innovation, building a strong leadership brand, public speaking, negotiation, developing tech Minnesota-based artist Robert Delutri is the creator of talent, inclusion in tech, and more. the distinctive Tekne award sculptures. For 20 years, he has been commissioned to create these awards by Invest in your technology career today: the Minnesota Technology Association. The award https://mntech.org/ace-application/ symbolizes the ever-evolving and dynamic process of technology. Indeed, there is no end to what we can learn, know, discover, create or innovate. Each Tekne sculpture reflects the unique characteristics of shape, color, bubbles, swirls, and density formed by molten, hand- fractured glass, hand-cut by Mr. Delutri and mounted on a bold steel base.

Robert Delutri’s professional experience includes working at the University of Minnesota and in the private sector in management, teaching and training positions. He has taught courses on aesthetics and creative problem solving at the University of Minnesota’s Student Center and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts. Mr. Delutri’s work is currently represented by the Dow Art Gallery in Panelists: St. Paul.

ANNUAL • Dan Abdul, Medica • Teddy Bekele, Land O’Lakes CIO • Casey Gordon, CSB/SJU PANEL • Laura Groschen, Medtronic

December 8 • Tony Peleska, Kraus-Anderson 8 a.m. • Cris Ross, Mayo Clinic • Shawn Swearingen, Faegre Drinker

To learn more and to register, visit mntech.org/events

Minnesota Technology Association

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ACE Leadership

Dr. Sameer Badlani Bob Hirsch Tyler Middleton CIO, Fairview Health Services Managing Director, Technology, Deloitte Director, Individual Matthew Bailey Karen Hudson David Minkkinen Client Executive, IBM Chief Sales Officer, Grant Thornton Partner, Sagitec Solutions, LLC Teddy Bekele Matt Johnson Cyrus Morton SVP & CTO, Land O’Lakes, Inc. Sr. Director, Seagate Technology Partner, Robins Kaplan Tawanna Black Tammylynne Jonas Samuel Prabhakar Founder & CEO, Center for Economic Global CIO, Self Esteem Brands President and CEO, Elite Custom Inclusion Helping small companies Patrick Joyce Solutions find and pay for STEM Interns Kevin Boeckenstedt Vice President & Chief Information Rakhi Purohit APPLY NOW: Sr. Director, Technology Transformation, Security Officer, Medtronic Director, Technology, Thomson Reuters SciTechMN.org Best Buy Sridhar Koneru Matt Reck Douglas Carnival CIO, Winnebago Industries CFO, HelpSystems Partner, McGrann, Shea, Carnival, Jake Krings Christopher Rence Straughn, & Lamb Chartered VP, Marketing Technology, Target Chief Data Officer, Equus Holdings The Accelerator helps small businesses Trent Clausen Rick Krueger Patrick Ryan to access America’s Seed Fund VP of Engineering, Comcast Owner, Krueger Consulting, LLC CSO, sSpectrum, LLC (SBIR/STTR) to turn your research and development into products and Jacquelyn Crowhurst Michael Lacey Vinivius (Vinny) Silva services with global impact. Group Program Manager, CEO, Digineer Managing Director, Accenture Microsoft The Accelerator delivers training and expert business Chuck Lefebvre Scott Singer and technical assistance to: Sarah Engstrom Executive Director, Twin Cities President, CyberNINES CISO, CHS, Inc. Technology Center, Unisys • Increase the number of SBIR/STTR proposals Dee Thibodeau submitted and awarded Amy Fisher Mac Lewis CEO, Charter Solutions, Inc. VP, Technology Industry, Padilla Partner, Sherpa Partners • Prepare SBIR/STTR funded companies with Jamie Thingelstad commercialization success Ed Foppe Paul Mattia SVP & CTO, SPS Commerce Principal, PwC RD&E VP, Institutional North America, • Increase technology transfer opportunities with Paul Weirtz Minnesota small businesses Todd Hauschildt Ecolab, Inc. State President, AT&T CIO - OmniChannel, Optum Contact Pat Dillon at [email protected] to learn more

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Fueling the Success of Minnesota’s Innovation Economy

We believe Minnesota’s technology-driven companies achieve the greatest success when they have access to exceptional talent, dedicated public policy advocates, and Pat Dillon, MBA Becky Siekmeier are part of an innovative, inclusive technology community. Director of MNSBIR SciTech Internship For more than 30 years, the Minnesota Technology Program Director Association has nurtured each of these attributes within our state, helping our tech community thrive.

Join us as we work together to accelerate growth, innovation, and the development of a stronger, more inclusive tech ecosystem in Minnesota.

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