Tampa Bay Tech

?? Big News, Tampa Bay! poweredUP Tampa Bay Tech Fest is back and bigger than ever! ?? Join us on Wednesday, May 14th at the iconic Duke Energy Center for the Arts - Mahaffey Theater in St. Pete for a day of #innovation, #inspiration, and #networking with the brightest minds in tech! ?? Why You Can’t Miss This Event: ? Engage with top industry leaders & visionaries ? Discover cutting-edge tech trends shaping the future ? Network with Tampa Bay’s thriving tech community ? Gain insights that will elevate your career & business ?? Early-bird tickets are ON SALE NOW until April 14th! ?? Tampa Bay Tech members can register for FREE! ?? Register now: https://lnkd.in/gqT5-7UH This event is more than just a conference—it’s a movement driving innovation, collaboration, and growth in Tampa Bay’s tech ecosystem. Don’t miss your chance to be part of it! Tag your tech crew and let’s make this year’s #poweredUPTBTFest the best one yet! ??? #TampaBayTech #RadicallyConnected #TechFest #TechConference Meghan O'Keefe Joe Plant Jamie Hess Amanda Dugger Sable Davis Lisa Crow

?? Big News, Tampa Bay! poweredUP Tampa Bay Tech Fest is back and bigger than ever! ?? Join us on Wednesday, May 14th at the iconic Duke Energy Center for the Arts - Mahaffey Theater in St. Pete for a day of #innovation, #inspiration, and #networking with the brightest minds in tech! ?? Why You Can’t Miss This Event: ? Engage with top industry leaders & visionaries ? Discover cutting-edge tech trends shaping the future ? Network with Tampa Bay’s thriving tech community ? Gain insights that will elevate your career & business ?? Early-bird tickets are ON SALE NOW until April 14th! ?? Tampa Bay Tech members can register for FREE! ?? Register now: https://lnkd.in/gqT5-7UH This event is more than just a conference—it’s a movement driving innovation, collaboration, and growth in Tampa Bay’s tech ecosystem. Don’t miss your chance to be part of it! Tag your tech crew and let’s make this year’s #poweredUPTBTFest the best one yet! ??? #TampaBayTech #RadicallyConnected #TechFest #TechConference Meghan O'Keefe Joe Plant Jamie Hess Amanda Dugger Sable Davis Lisa Crow

?? Driving #Innovation at the Intersection of Health & Technology ?? Elizabeth Lindsay-Wood, MBA, CHCIO, CDH-E’s return to Moffitt Cancer Center as Senior VP & Chief Informatics and Technology Officer marks an exciting chapter for healthcare innovation in our region. With over 30 years of IT leadership, Beth is laser-focused on Moffitt’s 2025 vision, leveraging #AI, #machinelearning, and emerging technologies to enhance patient care, streamline operations, and improve outcomes. What makes this even more impactful? Moffitt’s commitment to agility and innovation, ensuring that cutting-edge advancements don’t just stay in the research lab but translate into real-world improvements for patients. Beth’s role extends beyond a traditional CIO, encompassing #cybersecurity, #clinicalinformatics, and #datastrategy, making Moffitt a leader in #healthtech transformation. This leadership doesn’t just benefit Moffitt—it strengthens Tampa Bay’s growing #techecosystem. By embedding advanced technologies into healthcare workflows and fostering collaboration across industries, Moffitt is helping shape the future of #healthIT and #digitalinnovation in our community. Exciting times ahead for healthcare and technology in Florida! ?? #Leadership #MoffittCancerCenter #TampaBayTech #RadicallyConnected Kathy McKinley

?? New Member Spotlight! Please join us in welcoming Bayforce to our #RadicallyConnected community! Bayforce, established in 1996 and headquartered in Tampa, Florida, is a premier cloud services and enterprise technology consulting and staffing firm specializing in SAP, Oracle Cloud, Salesforce, Workday, ServiceNow, and IT solutions. With additional offices in Chicago, IL, and Milwaukee, WI, Bayforce serves clients across North America, ranging from midmarket to Fortune 100 companies. Our service offerings include contract and direct hire staffing, project management, application development, digital marketing, data analytics, and security expertise. Bayforce is both a SAP certified partner and a registered Salesforce consulting partner, underscoring its commitment to delivering top-tier enterprise technology solutions. Michelle Culp Melanie Whilden

?? New Member Spotlight! Please join us in welcoming Woolpert to our #RadicallyConnected community! Woolpert is the premier architecture, engineering, geospatial (AEG), and strategic consulting firm, with a vision to become one of the best companies in the world. We innovate within and across markets to effectively serve public, private, and government clients worldwide. Woolpert is a Global Top 100 Geospatial Company, a Top 100 ENR Global Design firm, has earned seven Great Place to Work certifications, and actively nurtures a culture of growth, inclusion, diversity, and respect. Founded in 1911 in Dayton, Ohio, Woolpert has been America’s fastest-growing AEG firm since 2015. Woolpert has over 2,600 employees and more than 60 offices on five continents. Carl Lucas Amar Nayegandhi

A huge thank you to?Penske Truck Leasing and Paul Maglionico, MBA?for sponsoring and inviting our?CIO/CTO group?to an exclusive tech talk with?NTT?on the data and analytics behind the?#GrandPrix in St. Pete. Kirk Gillette and Jason Seeby from?NTT?gave us a fascinating look into how real-time analytics shape not just the?racing itself, but also?fan engagement, venue operations, and event logistics. The level of data-driven decision-making that goes into a race weekend is truly incredible! We also heard from the?Penske #sustainability team, who shared their commitment to sustainability—not just with the cars and racing technology, but also in how they engage fans and manage the logistics of running a large-scale event. It was inspiring to see how #innovation and sustainability go hand in hand in #motorsports. To top it all off, we got an?exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the Penske paddock?and even had the chance to meet?two-time IndyCar champion Will Power! Getting an inside look at the team’s operations made this experience even more special. Events like this highlight how?technology fuels industries beyond traditional tech, and we’re grateful for the opportunity to learn, connect, and experience it firsthand. Thank you again to?Penske and NTT?for sharing your insights and supporting our?#radicallyconnected tech community! #TampaBayTech #DataAnalytics #FanEngagement #CIO #CTO #NTT #Penske #MotorsportsTech

The Future of AI & Tech is Here – And It’s Happening in Tampa Bay! At last week’s?TECHVISION event presented by Accenture at Vu Technologies, we explored how #AI is rapidly transforming industries—evolving from a tool to a true collaborator, reshaping how we work, engage, and innovate. With the rise of synthetic data and AI-driven breakthroughs, the lines between science, technology, and business are blurring faster than ever, unlocking new opportunities across every sector. Why This Matters for #TampaBay This event wasn’t just about emerging trends—it was about?the power of collaboration. Seeing?a global leader like Accenture invest in a visionary company like Vu Studios?is exactly what fuels growth in our #techecosystem. When large enterprises support and collaborate with innovators, we accelerate opportunity, drive investment, and strengthen Tampa Bay as a hub for technology and creativity. This is what makes our community so special.?This is #RadicallyConnected! Ande Johnson Kristy Reed Adam Burden Tim Moore Meghan O'Keefe

We are happy to announce that we will be hosting our first Tampa Bay Tech member social of 2025 on March 13th! Our quarterly happy hours are open exclusively to members of Tampa Bay Tech, offering a relaxed setting for networking over drinks and light bites! If your company is a member or partner of Tampa Bay Tech, you’re invited to join in the fun! Unsure if your company is a member? Check out our member directory (linked in the comments!) MEMBERS ONLY RSVP LINK: https://lu.ma/t4wmqnf1 We’re excited to get #RadicallyConnected? with you!

?? New Member Spotlight! Please join us in welcoming SmartChoice to our #RadicallyConnected community! SmartChoice is a managed connectivity service provider built specifically for enterprises seeking consolidation, standardization and scalability in their communication systems. We integrate voice, internet and collaboration tools into a cohesive system that enables enterprises to scale efficiency and operate seamlessly. Elisa Caro Tania Hemingway Jarrett Wolfe

What an unforgettable day at the 2025 Tampa Bay Tech Golf Classic, presented by Stablein Solutions! ???♀??? With 144 players on the course, we enjoyed a beautiful day filled with friendly competition, on-course contests, hand-rolled cigars, and even a golf ball cannon launcher! ???? A huge highlight of the day was the Helicopter Golf Ball Drop, which raised over $13,000 in support of the Tampa Bay Tech Apprenticeship Network (TBTAN). Thank you to everyone who played, donated, volunteered, and supported this event — and an especially big thank you to our sponsors for helping us make this another successful tournament. Your support fuels our mission to unite and grow Tampa Bay's tech community. Check out the full photo gallery here: https://lnkd.in/ec8WhH4R We can't wait to see you all next year! #TampaBayTech #TBTGolfClassic #TBTAN #TampaBayTechCommunity #TechforGood Trellix Rooms To Go Sentinel Technologies NextPath Career Partners Nutanix DG Technology Consulting Barracuda Uniti Fiber Docubee Protiviti DGR Systems