THE IMPACT
IT Martini brings relevant, socially impactful events to IT Communities by mixing IT Pros with industry focused discussion, early-stage company DEMOs, and local charities. Since 2008, the stats include:
- Local Charity Support: Almost $25,000 has been raised at IT Martini events for local charities since being founded in 2008
- Industry Focused Discussion: More than one hundred (100) leaders in the IT Community have been featured in panel discussions about everything from diversity, to goals, to cloud computing practices
- Early-Stage Company DEMOs: Over one hundred (100) start-up companies have done DEMOs at IT Martini events – with many winners of the IT Community Choice Award
- Registered Attendees: Thousands of IT Pros from all over Columbus, Cincinnati, and Cleveland have registered for IT Martini events to date
IT Martini Hour 16: Mobile Madness | Presented by Sprint & MTCI
March 30th, 2011
Theme: Impacts of 4G on Technology Convergence
Executive Briefing: Panelists John Cox, Larry Chaffin, Jay Naik, Christopher Derouin with Moderator Guy Guckenberger Jr.
DEMOs: VenueAgent, homescreen, Open Source Ohio, b2bee, wearcast, Welcome to College, Venturepax, elan Technologies, Expedata, CradlePoint Routers, Asterisk, The Overdrive, HTC EVO, Samsung Epic, Dell Inspirion 11Z, Creative Labs
Exclusive Sponsors: Sprint, MTCI
Top Shelf Sponsors: Pride Technologies, CincyTech, Fifth Third Processing Solutions
Location: Hyatt Regency Downtown Cincinnati
Charities: $1000 raised for The Bootsy Collins Foundation
IT Martini Hour 12: Head in the Clouds
August 26th, 2010
Theme: The Cloud
Panel Discussion: Panelists Richard Nieves, Branndon Kelley, Ron Orman , Mike Meyer , with moderator Chris Philpott
DEMOs: BudgetSketch, eConnectPEOPLE, JobStem, TimeHawk, BrainRack, WorkFlex, and editspot.com
Top Shelf Sponsors: Pride Technologies, CincyTech, PSI Group, and CA Technologies
Location: Longworth's in Cincinnati, Ohio
Charities: $1000 raised for The Bootsy Collins Foundation
IT Martini Hour 9: IT's Spring Again
April 29th, 2010
Theme: New Technology Driving New Solutions
Panel Discussion: Larry Carvalho, John Osborne, Rob Michel, Scott Miggo, Tony Bezilla, and Krista Neher, with moderator Jon Breyfogle
DEMOs: Neputation, ShareSomeSugar, and ListRocket
Top Shelf Sponsors: Pride Technologies and CincyTech
Location: Longworth's in Cincinnati
Charities: $1200 raised for The Bootsy Collins Foundation
IT Martini Hour 7: All The Fixin's
November 19th, 2009
Theme: Building Better Software
Panel Discussion: Doug Ross, Jeff Crawford, Geoff Pearson, with moderator James McIntyre
DEMOs: Blackbook EMG, Technology Medical Partners, Zakta
Top Shelf Sponsors: CincyTech and PSI Group
Location: BlackFinn Restaurant & Saloon in Cincinnati
Charities: $1000 raised for The Bootsy Collins Foundation
IT Martini Hour 5: Bridge to Somewhere
July 30th, 2009
Theme: IT Pro Contributions to the World
Panel Discussion: Dave Hatter, Steve Feller, Jon Caplinger, and Tom Simpson
DEMOs: Click360, MobileDefense, Balanced Insight, DitoAdvisor
Top Shelf Sponsors: CBTS and Technology for Ohio’s Tomorrow
Location: Havana Martini Club in Cincinnati
Charities: $1000 raised for TECH CORPS Ohio and Cincinnati USA Music Heritage Foundation
