Growing Our Innovation Community
The Orlando Tech Community (OTC), 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 Fastest-growing City for Entrepreneurs
Linkedin News, 2021
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No. 1 Best Place to Work in Tech
Yahoo Finance, 2021
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No. 2 Fastest-growing Salaries for Tech Workers in 2020
Dice.com, 2021
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No. 2 Most Startup Activity based on Average Startup Formation Rate
Roofstock, 2021
2022 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 Community offers the opportunity to be engaged with regional tech and innovation leaders and to help establish and grow Orlando’s tech and innovation ecosystem.
Strenghtening Resources
Support the regional tech and innovation economic development strategy
Publish a roadmap of the ecosystem with research and data on the region’s resources
Identify and share key resources for companies of all sizes to utilize
Creating New Opportunities
Deliver programs including First Customer Program, Orlando Tech Grant and others
Create meaningful events and programs to drive connection across the region
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
“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
Orlando Tech Hub
A centralized digital platform where all our region’s innovation and technology enthusiasts can learn, share, connect and thrive.
Synapse Orlando
Day-long symposium of entrepreneurship and thought-leadership showcasing the region’s innovation ecosystem.
Orlando Tech Community Grant
In collaboration with the City of Orlando, the grant program provides funding support for Orlando technology focused activities and programs.
Leadership
Charlie Lewis
Council Chair
Founder & CEO
BlueWave Resource Partners and Project Orlando
David M. Adelson
Chief Innovation Officer
Orlando Economic Partnership
Founding Champions
Champions
“The Orlando Tech Community 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 Community
FOR TECH COMMUNITY MEMBERS
2023 Events
February 9 | tenX tech
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March | Founder’s Dinner
June | tenX tech
August | tenX tech
September | Founder’s Dinner
October | tenX tech
October | Synapse Orlando 2023
December | OTC Holiday Reception
*Dates are subject to change
Orlando Tech News
Orlando Technology Community Support Grant Program Awards Four Recipients Press Release
Orlando Tech Community Support Grant Returns for Fourth Year
ORLANDO: Driving Toward a Digital Future
Understanding Orlando’s Tech Economy
Orlando Tech Council Announces New Membership Structure and Name Change to Orlando Tech Community Press Release
Electronic Arts Orlando Recognized as the 2022 William C. Schwartz Innovation Award Winner Press Release
Orlando Economic Partnership Unveils First-of-its-Scale Regional Digital Twin Press Release
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Orlando Tech Community
If you would like more information on the Orlando Tech Community and how it helps guide the development and interconnectivity of the regional innovation ecosystem, complete the short form.
If you are ready to become a member, click here.