Thank you for being here.

Kevin Grace• Personally founded, built and sold 3 technology and telecommunications businesses

• Previously responsible for integrating over 100 acquisitions nationwide (one every 3 weeks)

• Currently leading a team that is consolidating telecommunications companies and investing in start-ups

CEO, President - AME

MEET THE TEAM

Mike FieldChief Strategy Officer

James FairChief Operating Officer

Dustin DvorakChief Information Officer

OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM 4

Community Involvement

Board Participation• Samaritan House• Cowtown Warriors• Semper Fi Networking• NextPhase Foundation• TCU Executive Alumni

Membership• Leadership Fort Worth- Entrepreneur

- Software- IOT

- P&L Management- Lean Implementation- Operational Efficiencies

- Cyber Security- Telecommunications- Software

Mike FieldChief Strategy Officer

James FairChief Operating Officer

Dustin DvorakChief Information Officer

OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM 5

Community Involvement

Board Participation• Samaritan House• Cowtown Warriors• Semper Fi Networking• NextPhase Foundation• TCU Executive Alumni

Membership• Leadership Fort Worth- Entrepreneur

- Software- IOT

- P&L Management- Lean Implementation- Operational Efficiencies

- Cyber Security- Telecommunications- Software

Mission

Enhance the Fort Worth and Tarrant County Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology

community through the introduction of a vibrant, collaborative technology ecosystem.

Current PROBLEM

ECOSYSTEM SILOS TRAP VALUE.

The Dallas / Fort Worth region is a major center of US Fortune 500 companies. The region has

enormous potential, numerous assets and deep industrial clusters. So far, however,

ecosystem development has been fragmented, and consistently lags Austin in entrepreneurial

startups and funding outcomes.Testimony for the Texas House Economic Development Committee Apr. 6 by Larry Peterson

Fragmented Ecosystems Don’t Attract New Investment

Missed funding opportunities for local universities

Texas venture capital investment has decreased 19% over the past 10 years

New companies are smothered thus limiting job creation and new business activity

FRAMEWORK of the solution

Jobs, funding, talent retention

Deep industrial clustersNew businesses

Shared Value was created by Harvard’s Michael Porter widely renowned as the father of modern business strategy.

Expansion of VALUEThe basic premise of Shared Value is that the success of all

companies is influenced by support services and the infrastructure surrounding them.

The company cannot disregard a healthy social and local context, and collaborating to achieve this therefore falls within its objectives.

Recent Examples

Commercializing PatentsBiomedical

UTARI Patent & NASA PatentBig Data

Luminant & UTARI Partnership

Equipping Entrepreneurs to Succeed2016 Fort Worth Start-Up Weekend Outcome Oriented at IdeaWorks

Results are being produced now.

Shared Value creates tangible social and business results.

Effective cross-organization collaboration plays a central role in

delivering the desired results.

MissionEnhance the Fort Worth and Tarrant County

Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology community through the introduction of a vibrant, collaborative

technology ecosystem.What does this mission mean to me?

• Talent Retention• New Jobs• New Companies• Additive to Current Vision• Investment Opportunities

This problem can be solved…

one step at a time.

• Government• Libraries• Entrepreneurs• Chambers• Industry Leaders• Trade Associations• Research Institutions• Funding• Universities• Business Plan Competitions• Reverse Pitches• Incubators• Accelerators• Coworking

Build outcome-oriented bridges of

collaboration between

Forming Phase 1 with you• Magnetic Keynote Driven Large Collaborative Event

Outcome Driven• Radically increased awareness• Structured collaboration of ecosystem• Increased ability to collaborate between organizations• Modeled to be Sustainable, and Repeatable Activities

Organically Grown in Fort Worth.Swell of support for innovation, technology and entrepreneurship initiative.

Let’s talk about creating something impactful for Phase 1.

Enhance the Fort Worth and Tarrant County Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology

community through the introduction of a vibrant, collaborative technology ecosystem.

Next StepsExpanded Follow-Up Meeting in December

Formalize Phase 1 Roadmap