Technology strategy

Cascade Announces Strategy Fest 2022 - A Vibrant Event Aiming to Revolutionize Strategy

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Monday, June 6, 2022

Cascade , world-leading strategy execution platform , announces another inclusive event - Strategy Fest 2022!

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  • Cascade , world-leading strategy execution platform , announces another inclusive event - Strategy Fest 2022!
  • After 15,000 professionals joined the Strategy Fest in 2021, Cascade is hosting another day of discussions with top strategists.
  • Many corporations still think of strategy as a top-down exclusive event for the few, but that is certainly not the case - Strategy Fest encourages people to join the strategy revolution, by making strategy collaborative and accessible to all.
  • Strategy Fest 2022 promises to be a unique and global opportunity, bringing together diverse cultures on the subject of strategy execution.

With Pressing Need For Innovation & Growth Strategies, Health & Human Service Organizations Nationwide To Convene At Upcoming 2022 OPEN MINDS Strategy & Innovation Institute

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Monday, May 16, 2022

It is the only executive event focused on growth and developing strategies and nurturing the innovations that fuel the health and human services field.

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  • It is the only executive event focused on growth and developing strategies and nurturing the innovations that fuel the health and human services field.
  • "Innovation and growth strategies are the bedrock for building service lines and systems," says Monica E. Oss, chief executive officer at OPEN MINDS.
  • This institute brings executives and experts from leading organizations to share their approaches and deliberate on the future of the health and human services market."
  • The 2022 OPEN MINDS I/DD Executive Summit , featuring keynote Tonya Copeland, MBA, vice president, solutions partner, strategic solutions at UnitedHealthcare Community & State.

Blue Water Vaccines Reports First Quarter 2022 Financial Results and Recent Business Developments

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Friday, May 13, 2022

Blue Water Vaccines is a pre-clinical stage biotechnology company developing vaccines against multiple infectious diseases, including influenza, norovirus, rotavirus, and acute otitis media (AOM) from Streptococcus pneumoniae colonization.

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  • Blue Water Vaccines is a pre-clinical stage biotechnology company developing vaccines against multiple infectious diseases, including influenza, norovirus, rotavirus, and acute otitis media (AOM) from Streptococcus pneumoniae colonization.
  • The first quarter of this year had several exciting updates for Blue Water Vaccines, most notably the successful closing of our initial public offering, said Joseph Hernandez, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blue Water Vaccines.
  • We continue to advance our transformational vaccine pipeline to address significant global public health challenges and look forward to sharing additional developments throughout the rest of 2022.
  • In February 2022, the Company appointed James Sapirstein, R.Ph., M.B.A. to the Blue Water Vaccines Board of Directors.

GAME PLAY NETWORK APPOINTS IAN SMITH AS ITS NEW CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER TO DRIVE ITS RAPID GROWTH

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Tuesday, May 10, 2022

LOS ANGELES, May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Game Play Network, Inc. (GPN)  – the only company that allows casinos, sportsbooks, DFS and other gaming companies to expand their B2C real money online offerings in the majority of the US - announced today that it has appointed Ian Smith as the company's Chief Technology Officer (CTO). In this new role, Smith will drive product expansion, technological innovation and platform scalability to support GPN's integration of its patented reveal technology within its B2B customer network. He joins GPN from such renowned global gaming companies as Rank Interactive, Flutter Entertainment and William Hill, where he served as CTO, Director of Technology Strategy and Global Director, respectively.

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  • In this new role, Smith will drive product expansion, technological innovation and platform scalability to support GPN's integration of its patented reveal technology within its B2B customer network.
  • "We are excited to welcome Ian to the GPN team," said Russell Fine, President of GPN.
  • "He is an experienced iGaming innovator that is perfectly positioned to take GPN's first-of-its-kind iGaming platform into its next stage of commercialization.
  • "I have been working in iGaming since its inception, and I am truly energized by GPN's unprecedented approach to revolutionizing the space," shared Smith.

AHAM ANNOUNCES NEW VOLUNTEER LEADERS

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Thursday, May 5, 2022

WASHINGTON, May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) announced the election of Tim Ferry, Group President, Tools and Home Products, Emerson Commercial & Residential Solutions for a two-year term as Chair of its Board of Directors, as well as other officers and members of the Board. 

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  • Ferry, who previously served as Vice Chair, succeeds Pat Bassett, Vice President, Research and Development Home Appliances, Newell Brands.
  • AHAM also announced the election of five at-large directors for three-year terms.
  • Newly elected to the AHAM Board is Pam Klyn, Senior Vice President, Corporate Relations and Sustainability, Whirlpool Corporation.
  • The Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) is the trade association representing manufacturers of major, portable and floor care home appliances and suppliers to the industry.

Ephesoft Transact 2022.1 Breaks Barriers with New Semantik AI Engine™

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Tuesday, May 3, 2022

IRVINE, Calif., May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Ephesoft Inc., a global leader in intelligent document processing, automation and data enrichment solutions today announced the new release of its IDP platform, Ephesoft Transact 2022.1. The new version of Transact features cutting-edge AI, computer vision and deep learning neural network technology, named Semantik AI Engine™, which powers data extraction from both known and unknown document types.

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  • The new version of Transact features cutting-edge AI, computer vision and deep learning neural network technology, named Semantik AI Engine, which powers data extraction from both known and unknown document types.
  • Ephesoft's new Semantik AI Engine in Transact enables document processing for unknown document types.
  • "As part of Ephesoft's Early Adopter Program, I was able to test out the Semantik AI Engine built with computer vision technology.
  • Ephesoft Transact 2022.1 is now available globally and the new features powered by Semantik AI Engine can be utilized at no additional cost by customers and partners.

Xactus Announces James Owens as Chief Technology Officer

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Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Xactus , the leading verification innovator for the mortgage industry, announced today that James Owens has joined the company as Chief Technology Officer.

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  • Xactus , the leading verification innovator for the mortgage industry, announced today that James Owens has joined the company as Chief Technology Officer.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220503005484/en/
    James Owens, the new Chief Technology Officer at Xactus.
  • As Chief Technology Officer, Owens is responsible for providing leadership around Xactus technology, maintaining infinite scalability, an agile development environment, and leading a customer-centric organization.
  • Prior to joining Xactus, he served as Chief Architect/Head of Technology Strategy and previously Chief Technology Officer at OneMain Financial, the leading consumer finance company in the United States.

Kelsey Hightower to Keynote at SauceCon 2022

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Tuesday, April 26, 2022

The fully remote, interactive workshops day is designed to equip attendees with new skills in testing for mobile, JavaScript and API.

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  • The fully remote, interactive workshops day is designed to equip attendees with new skills in testing for mobile, JavaScript and API.
  • Other workshop sessions include crafting a test framework, running tests anywhere and accelerating though low-code testing.
  • Register for SauceCon 2022 today.
  • Sauce Labs is a privately held company funded by Riverwood Capital, TPG, IVP, Centerview Partners, and Adams Street Partners.

Blue Water Vaccines Presents New Data Supporting Universal Influenza Vaccine Candidate at the World Vaccine Congress 2022 in Washington, DC

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Thursday, April 21, 2022

The Company previously presented data surrounding epitopes of limited variability for H1 influenza strains, which are being used to develop BWV-102, an H1 pre-pandemic vaccine.

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  • The Company previously presented data surrounding epitopes of limited variability for H1 influenza strains, which are being used to develop BWV-102, an H1 pre-pandemic vaccine.
  • The large seasonal burden of influenza warrants the development of improved vaccines, said Joseph Hernandez, Chief Executive Officer of Blue Water Vaccines.
  • This data for H3N2 and influenza B epitopes supports our commitment to develop a vaccine that provides broad protection against all strains and eliminating the need for annual immunization.
  • Blue Water Vaccines Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing transformational vaccines to address significant health challenges globally.

Phunware Appoints Matt Lull as Executive Vice President & Chief Cryptocurrency Officer

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Thursday, April 21, 2022

AUSTIN, Texas, April 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Phunware, Inc. (NASDAQ: PHUN) (the Company), a fully-integrated enterprise cloud platform for mobile that provides products, solutions, data and services for brands worldwide, announced today that Matt Lull, a 30-year veteran in technology and finance for Fortune 500 companies, has been hired as the Companys first-ever Executive Vice President and Chief Cryptocurrency Officer, effective April 18, 2022.

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  • AUSTIN, Texas, April 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Phunware, Inc. (NASDAQ: PHUN) (the Company), a fully-integrated enterprise cloud platform for mobile that provides products, solutions, data and services for brands worldwide, announced today that Matt Lull, a 30-year veteran in technology and finance for Fortune 500 companies, has been hired as the Companys first-ever Executive Vice President and Chief Cryptocurrency Officer, effective April 18, 2022.
  • We are extremely excited to continue expanding our core executive team, this time adding one of the worlds first public company Chief Cryptocurrency Officer positions in the world, said Alan S. Knitowski, President, CEO and Co-Founder of Phunware.
  • Prior to joining Phunware, Matt spent 18 years at Citrix Systems (NASDAQ: CTXS), most recently serving as Managing Director of Technology Strategy for Cloud Innovation Partners.
  • Phunwares history as an enterprise-grade mobile application platform, coupled with its stature as a compliant, doxxed, transparent and fully regulated and audited public company, uniquely position it within the worldwide crypto community to capitalize on the intersection between consumer identity, global brands, community development and trust, said Matt Lull, Executive Vice President and Chief Cryptocurrency Officer of Phunware.