GROWING OUR INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM
Orlando Tech Council
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Growing Our Innovation Community
The Orlando Tech Council, a core component of
the Orlando Economic Partnership, is a group of
private industry, resource organizations and
public partners that collaborate with the singular
focus of organizing and aligning our region’s
resources to accelerate progress towards an
innovation-based economy.
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No. 1 for STEM Job Growth in the U.S.
Forbes, 2018
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$6B+ Annual Simulation-related Contracts in the region
National Center for Simulation, 2019
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38K+ Qualified Tech Workers in Orlando
JobsEQ, 2020
2021 Objectives
✓ Leverage partnerships to broaden and deepen the innovation ecosystem
✓ Develop and activate tech leaders within the community
✓ Identify and fill in the gaps in the tech ecosystem
✓ Increase diversity in the region’s tech community
✓ Elevate the region’s profile as a tech and innovation hub
Get Involved
Why Join?
The Orlando Tech Council offers the opportunity to be engaged with regional tech and innovation leaders and to help establish and grow Orlando’s tech and innovation ecosystem.
Annual sponsorship is $2,500 per company, allowing up to three members to participate in the council. In-kind seats are extended to non-profit organizations or startups contributing to the tech ecosystem and government partners of the Orlando Economic Partnership.
Strenghtening Innovation Resources
Be part of the regional economic development strategy
Publish a roadmap of the ecosystem with research and data on the region’s resources
Partner with local organizations to deliver programming focused on scaling companies
Creating New Opportunities
Deliver programs including First Customer Program, Orlando Tech Grant and others
Partner with national partners to grow regional profile
Strengthen opportunities within key sector verticals such as autonomous vehicles
Amplifying Success Stories
Capture and distribute stories of innovators, founders, contracts and partnerships through local and national channels
Deliver a framework to leverage national tradeshows and conferences to feature key industries
“Council members combine field expertise and business acumen to propel the region’s next generation of tech leadership forward…”
– Adam Scheinberg
Vice President of IT, Massey Services
Tech + Innovation Resource Directory
Allows companies from across the region to list themselves for potential future connection and work.
Orlando Tech Connect Program
Creating cohorts of buyers and suppliers; facilitating curated connections for opportunity between companies.
Synapse Orlando
Day-long symposium of entrepreneurship and thought-leadership showcasing the region’s innovation ecosystem.
Orlando Tech Council Leadership
Rajiv Menon
Chair
Founder & CEO
Informulate
Charlie Lewis
Council Chair-elect
Founder & CEO
BlueWave Resource Partners and Project Orlando
Programming committee
Chris Morton
Programming Chair
Operating Partner, Orchid Black
Co-Founder, NanoPhotonica
Kelli Murray
Programming Chair-elect
CEO
MedSpeaks | Health Innovators
ecosystem committee
Andrea Wesser-Brawner
Ecosystem Chair
Chief Innovation & Emerging Technologies Officer
Orange County Government
Renuka Sastri
Ecosystem Chair-elect
Co-Chair
100 Women Strong
Marketing Committee
Thomas Capone
Marketing Chair
Vice President, Business Development
Concepta
“The Orlando Tech Council has the most promise of supporting the local tech ecosystem than any other organization I’ve been a part of in the last 20 years….”
– Sanjay Patel
CEO, Datanautix and member of the Tech Council
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ORLANDO TECH COUNCIL
If you would like more information on how to join the Orlando Tech Council to help guide the development and interconnectivity of the regional innovation ecosystem, complete the short form.