Event Recap - 2017-11-16 - Vegas Inc Top Tech Exec Awards

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7TH ANNUAL TOP TECH EXEC AWARDS

THE SMITH CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

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LAS VEGAS – VEGAS INC and Title Sponsor Cox Business highlighted Southern Nevada’s greatest technical achievements at its seventh annual Top Tech Exec Awards at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday, Nov. 16.

On arrival and throughout the event, guests enjoyed complimentary drinks, appetizers and desserts catered by Four Seasons Las Vegas. Award winners were announced and honored by the evening’s emcee and Greenspun Media Group publisher, Gordon Prouty. Prouty was joined on stage throughout the evening by Cox Communications’ Director of Business Sales, Tonya Ruby, and Regional Vice President of Sales, Larry Coval. Many of the honorees, who found out they were chosen as 2017 winners along with the rest of the room, delivered speeches thanking a number of those who have contributed to their unique successes along their respective paths. Honorees were also featured in the Sunday, Nov. 19 issue of The Sunday and Monday, Nov. 20 issue of VEGAS INC. Honorees were determined by an independent panel of judges, many of whom received a Top Tech Exec award in 2016. Selections were based on factors such as recent achievements, company and community impact, major projects and more.

2017 Honorees.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

Debbie Banko

CEO | Link Technologies COMMUNITY EXEMPLARY

Eric Mendelsohn

Co-Founder & Director

Code Central PUBLIC BUSINESS

Sy Esfahani

CIO & Senior Vice President

MGM Resorts International

HEALTH CARE

Wonda Riner

Director of Information Technology

UNLV School of Medicine NONPROFIT BUSINESS

Tim Stephens

Director of IT

Three Square GOVERNMENT AGENCY

Michael Lee Sherwood

Director of Information Technologies

City of Las Vegas

PRIVATE BUSINESS

Piotr Tomasik

CTO & Co-Founder

Influential EDUCATION

Snehal Bhakta

CTE Project Facilitator & Innovator

Clark Country School District HOTEL & GAMING

Les Ottolenghi

Executive Vice President & Chief Information Officer

Caesars Entertainment Corporation

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11.16.17 PHOTOG: WADE VANDERVORT

Featured in the 11/26 issue of Vegas Inc

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Nov. 6, 2017

VEGAS INC Presents 2017 Las Vegas Top Tech Exec Awards, November 16

VEGAS INC HONORED SOUTHERN NEVADA’S LEADING TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS AT 2017 TOP TECH EXEC AWARDS ON THURSDAY, NOV. 16

TWEET IT: Celebrate SoNev’s #tech talent at @VEGASINC’s 2017 #TopTechExec Awards @SmithCenterLV 11/16! www.vegasinc.com/toptech2017 LAS VEGAS – VEGAS INC and Cox Business will recognize the executives behind Southern Nevada’s most outstanding technological accomplishments at the seventh annual Las Vegas Top Tech Exec Awards at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday, Nov. 16, from 6 to 8 p.m.

The ceremony will commence with a formal announcement of this year’s winners, conducted by emcee and Greenspun Media Group Group Publisher Gordon Prouty. Cox Business, SIM Las Vegas, Bloomberg Television, Link Technologies and Blueprint Consulting Services serve as the event’s esteemed sponsors.

This event is open to the public. Guests must RSVP here: www.vegasinc.com/toptech2017 The 2017 Las Vegas Top Tech Exec Awards is a collaboration between Cox Business and VEGAS INC to honor the Las Vegas Valley’s most outstanding information technology executives, as nominated by their colleagues, clients and peers. Honorees will be selected in eight categories: · · · · · · ·

Private Business (any size) Publicly Traded Business Education Government Agency Nonprofit Hotel / Gaming Health Care

Honorees will be chosen based on their specific role in the success of their company and their accomplishments during the 2017—18 year. This includes commitment to the industry; their ability to develop strategic partnerships with vendors, solution providers and technology partners; projects that showcase the nominee’s creativity and ingenuity in problem solving; and insight and innovation toward the future and technology industry.

In addition to the award ceremony, Honorees will also be featured in the Sunday, Nov. 19 special edition of VEGAS INC. For more information about the 2017 VEGAS INC Las Vegas Top Tech Exec Awards, visit www.VEGASINC.com. For the latest VEGAS INC news, follow the publication on Facebook or Twitter.

Top Tech Exec honorees pose with their awards on Thursday, Nov. 16 at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts. Photo credit: © Wade Vandervort/Greenspun Media Group **Hi-res photos available upon request**

LAS VEGAS – VEGAS INC and Title Sponsor Cox Business highlighted Southern Nevada’s greatest technical achievements at its seventh annual Top Tech Exec Awards at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday, Nov. 16.

On arrival and throughout the event, guests enjoyed complimentary drinks, appetizers and desserts catered by Four Seasons Las Vegas. Award winners were announced and honored by the evening’s emcee and Greenspun Media Group publisher, Gordon Prouty. Prouty was joined on stage throughout the evening by Cox Communications’ Director of Business Sales, Tonya Ruby, and Regional Vice President of Sales, Larry Coval. Many of the honorees, who found out they were chosen as 2017 winners along with the rest of the room, delivered speeches thanking a number of those who

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