Conference Partners
We would like to extend a huge “thank you” to all of the organizations partnering with us to make SSTI’s 2024 Annual Conference a success! Please take a moment now to learn more about our partners and then be sure to visit them in person this December.
Conference Host Partner
Arizona Commerce Authority
The Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) is the state’s leading economic development organization with a streamlined mission to grow and strengthen Arizona’s economy. The ACA uses a three-pronged approach to advance the overall economy: recruit, grow, create—recruit out-of-state companies to expand their operations in Arizona; work with existing companies to grow their business in Arizona and beyond; and partner with entrepreneurs and companies large and small to create new jobs and businesses in targeted industries.
Conference Partners
ITIF
The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit, nonpartisan research and educational institute that has been recognized repeatedly as the world’s leading think tank for science and technology policy. ITIF’s mission is to formulate and promote policy solutions that accelerate innovation and boost productivity to spur growth, opportunity, and progress.
TEConomy Partners LLC
We help clients compete in an economy that is increasingly global, knowledge-based, and driven by innovation. Our clients comprise universities, governments, economic development agencies, industry, trade associations, and non-profit institutions. They are diverse, but they all share a common need to understand and navigate the innovation economy.
EcoMap
EcoMap Technologies’ leading ecosystem intelligence AI software transforms the way hyperlocal information is accessed. By centralizing key resources, EcoMap unites and strengthens networks and communities by connecting them. They use configurable, data-driven platforms to deliver on their mission to develop infrastructure that powers ecosystems to create a future where knowledge and networks have no limits, and everyone has access to sustainable and equitable growth.
UK Science and Innovation Network
The UK Science & Innovation Network (SIN) is the science diplomacy team for the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology. Led by the British Embassy in Washington, SIN USA supports international research collaboration through officers in 7 consulates across the US. Alongside partners in the Department for Business & Trade and UK Research and Innovation, the SIN team informs UK government policy on science and technology challenges, and represents the British research community overseas.
Ben Franklin Technology Partners
The award-winning Ben Franklin Technology Partners is one of the nation’s longest running technology-based economic development programs. For more than 31 years, BFTP has provided both early-stage and established companies with funding, business and technical expertise and access to a network of innovative, expert resources.