GROWING OUR INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM

Orlando Tech Council

Growing Our Innovation Community

The Orlando Tech Council is comprised of private industry, resource organizations and public partners that work to develop new programs with the core objectives: strengthen the Orlando region’s innovation resources, create new opportunities for companies to scale, and to amplify the region’s success stories, raising the global profile of Orlando as a leading community for entrepreneurship and innovation.

Strengthen the Orlando Region’s Innovation Resources
Create New Opportunities for Companies to Scale
Amplify the Region’s Success Stories

executive tech leaders in the region

What Is the Orlando Tech Council?

The Orlando Tech Council consists of entities and companies who will each contribute a $2,500 sponsorship to participate in the council programs, events and oversight that will be available for the community.

All council members must serve in an executive technology or innovation role within their organization (CIO, CTO, etc.). Three seats on the council will be given in-kind each year to members of the community, nominated by the steering committee.

Become A Council Member

Council Leadership

Adam Scheinberg
Chair
Vice President of Information Technology
Massey Services, Inc.

Rajiv Menon
Chair-Elect
Founder & CEO
Informulate

John Myers
Ecosystem Chair
Executive Director
Naval Air Warfare Center Training

Andrea Wesser-Brawner
Ecosystem Chair-Elect
Chief Innovation & Emerging Technologies Officer
Orange County, Florida

Sydney Rossman-Reich
Programming Chair
Principal
PRN Real Estate & Investments, Ltd.

Dr. Chris Morton
Programming Chair-Elect
Co-founder & CEO
NanoPhotonica

Kelly Trace
Marketing Chair
Founder
HQ & Reach Marketing

Matthew Broffman
Marketing Chair-Elect
Director of Innovation – Digital Platforms
and Service Design
City of Orlando

Get Involved

Why Join?

The Orlando Tech Council offers the opportunity to be engaged with regional innovative leaders and help to establish and grow Orlando’s innovation community.

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

https://orlando.org/l/business-model-tune-up/

Business Model Tune Up Program

Receive direct feedback on your business model from a qualified mentor.

https://orlando.org/l/orlando-tech-connect/

Orlando Tech Connect Program

Creating cohorts of buyers and suppliers; facilitating curated connections for opportunity between companies.

https://orlando.synapsefl.com/

Synapse Orlando

Day-long symposium of entrepreneurship and thought-leadership showcasing the region’s innovation ecosystem.

“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 at Massey Services

orlando tech council staff

Connect With Us

Reach out to for more information on the Orlando Tech Council, please reach out to Orlando Economic Partnership Vice President of Innovation Sheena Fowler.