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5 Things: Tech Talk with Werner EVP & CIO Daragh Mahon
At Tech Nebraska’s inaugural Tech Talk at Werner Enterprises’ headquarters in Omaha, Executive VP and CIO Daragh Mahon highlighted the role of technology in the trucking industry and how AI, cybersecurity and collaboration are central to Nebraska’s emerging tech ecosystem.
Upcoming events
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- Entrepreneurs can get personalized face-to-face support at SourceLink Nebraska Business Connect Resource Coaching at the Norfolk Area Chamber of Commerce, Tuesday, April 1, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
- Sign up for Trademark Basics Boot Camp (Virtual) Module 1: Fundamentals from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Tuesday, April 1, 1-2:30 p.m.
- RSVP to the NIS Robotics Speaker Series: Building AI Hardware Products w/ Jared Ostdiek, Wednesday, April 2, 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Nebraska Innovation Studio in Lincoln.
- Attend the next AI Omaha: Reimagining Software Development with AI, Thursday, April 3, 5-6:45 p.m., at Improving in the Waterford Building in Omaha.
- You’re invited to the first-ever joint VC Office Hours with UNL Husker Venture Fund and UNO Maverick Venture Fund, Friday, April 11, 2-5 p.m., at Mammel Hall, Room 162 on the UNO Aksarben Campus in Omaha.
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ICYMI: Updates from around the ecosystem
Have an announcement or event you’d like to share? Send it to tips@siliconprairienews.com.
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- A limited number of applications to the Small Business Assistance Act program open March 31 at 12 p.m.
- See what the 2024 SPSW Pitch Competition winners, FindU co-founders, have been up to since winning the $10k grand prize
- Meet Craig Nashleanas, co-founder & CEO at Lens Distortions in the latest Prairie Portrait
- Nebraska Public Media presents the What If… series exploring innovators across the state, airing Wednesdays March 26-April 16
- Applications close on April 17 for Value-Added Producer Grants for farmers and ag producers to expand opportunities and generate more revenue

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