YPO Announces 2017 Global Innovation Award Finalists
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Celebrating the ingenuity, inventiveness
and breakthrough transformations of YPO leaders
DALLAS - 2 May 2017 - YPO, the premier chief executive leadership organization
in the world, today announced the top finalists for its Global Innovation Award,
which honors those YPO members who have initiated breakthrough innovations that
inspire positive transformation and nurture continued growth and opportunity for
leaders around the world. In addition to recognizing the top 10 innovators from
among more than 24,000 YPO members across 130 countries, the Global Innovation
Awards also will honor Asia's top innovator.
The awards were introduced last year at the inaugural YPO Innovation Week, a
week designed to bring together dynamic innovators for a chance to connect,
challenge conventional thinking and come away inspired with actionable,
applicable insight. Last year's winner Michael Lewis is the founder of RealD,
the pioneer of digital 3D cinema.
The 2017 YPO Innovation Week, 8-12 May 2017, will connect influential
entrepreneurs, innovators and thought leaders to talk about inspiration,
breakthroughs and transformation and will feature signature events, live two-way
interactive video casts and livestream events around the world. The 2017 Global
Innovation Award finalists all are invited to YPO Innovation Week's Grand Finale
event in New York City on 12 May, where the winner will be announced.
"Our changing world creates an innovation imperative for businesses to succeed
and thrive. We congratulate the Global Innovation Award finalists. They
highlight the innovation, breadth and talent of the YPO network," said Scott
Mordell, CEO of YPO.
The 2017 Global Innovation Award finalists are:
* Rex Briggs, Founder and CEO of Marketing Evolution
Marketing Evolution is an independent SaaS platform for measuring and
optimizing the entire marketing mix and creator of ROI Brain(TM), which uses
person-level analysis to deliver detailed message rotation, targeting and
media mix optimization for every media.
* Michael Golway, President and CEO of Advanced Solutions
Golway is the lead inventor of BioAssemblyBot, the world's first 3D human
tissue printer that uses a six-axis robot. This disruptive technology allows
researchers to complete their experiments faster, pharmaceutical companies
to take cost and time out of the drug development process and a new approach
to solve for diseased or failing organs.
* Mark Hadland, Founder and CEO of Level11
Level11, a user experience software development firm, has recently partnered
with Carnival Cruise Corp. to develop the largest guest-facing, Iot platform
designed to deliver personalized guest experiences at scale.
* Gregg Hill, President of Hill/Gray Seven LLC and Board Member of Frustum
Frustum is a pioneer in functional generative design and topology
optimization software for industrial designers and engineers, recently
introducing its proprietary geometry kernel designed to move the 3D
Computer-Aided Design market to true generative design and optimization.
* Samir Kulkarni, CEO of Showcase
Showcase is a 105-store national chain based in Canada and one of the most
innovative retailers in North America, fueled by groundbreaking trend
technology and a nimble supply chain.
* George Kurtz, President, CEO and Co-Founder of CrowdStrike
CrowdStrike is a leading cybersecurity company focusing on next-generation
endpoint protection, threat intelligence and incident response through
cloud-based endpoint protection.
* Stuart Lacey, Founder and CEO of Trunomi
Trunomi is reinventing the way in which financial institutions interact with
customer data, securely connecting financial institutions to their customers
with a consent-based data sharing platform. Its consent-based platform
revolutionizes the way financial institutions interact with customer data,
in full compliance with data privacy regulations.
* Rao Mulpuri, CEO of View, Inc
View, Inc is the first company to successfully advance the large-scale
commercialization of dynamic glass, a new generation of architectural glass
that transitions through multiple tint states to control the sun's energy.
* Josh Siegel, Managing Principal and CEO of StoneCastle Financial Corp.
Siegel has created Cambr, a financial toolkit that enables brands and
developers to easily build financial apps and features on StoneCastle's
network of more than 700 insured community banks, essentially the first
Banking in the Cloud (BAAS) platform.
* Tej Tadi, Founder and CEO of MindMaze
Tadi founded MindMaze in 2011 to develop technologies that help patients
recover from brain injuries. The company recently has launched devices,
which use virtual reality, brain imaging and gaming technologies to retrain
the brain in stroke victims. MindMaze is now developing solutions for spinal
cord injury and amputee patients.
"These finalists are leading the way in creating incredible companies and
amazing innovations. We look forward to recognizing them and their achievements
as well as inspiring the next generation of award winners," said Keith Alper,
Chair of YPO Innovation Week.
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About YPO
The premier leadership organization of chief executives in the world.
YPO is the global platform for chief executives to engage, learn and grow. YPO
members harness the knowledge, influence and trust of the world's most
influential and innovative business leaders to inspire business, personal,
family and community impact.
Today, YPO empowers more than 24,000 members in more than 130 countries,
diversified among industries and types of businesses. Altogether, YPO member-run
companies employ more than 15 million people and generate USD6 trillion in
annual revenues.
Leadership. Learning. Lifelong. For more information, visit ypo.org.
Contact:
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Office: +1 972 629 7305 (United States)
Mobile: +1 972 207 4298
press(at)ypo.org
Note: Portions of the Grand Finale event are open to the media. Please contact
press(at)ypo.org to arrange interviews and for more information.
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Source: Young Presidents? Organization, Inc. via GlobeNewswire
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