MN Tech Mag | Fall/Winter 2020

What’s Inside

ISSUE 2 Fall |Winter 2020

5 UPCOMING EVENTS Our favorite conferences have gone virtual. Check out these can’t-miss events! 9 BY THE NUMBERS Life is one big transition. We sourced some surprising stats behind transition in business and the C-suite. 16 TWIN CITIES CIO OF THE YEAR WINNERS Meet the innovative technology leaders changing the game in Minnesota. 20 MAINTAINING THE MOMENTUM After an initial spike in productivity during the move to remote work, Concord’s CEO Florin Ibrani looks to keep up the momentum. 24 THE INNOVATORS Bind: Disrupting Health Insurance Tony Miller, Bind founder and CEO, is redesigning - and personalizing - health insurance to match consumer need. 27 THE TOP 12 A round-up of our favorite gifts for the tech-lover in your life. 28 IDENTIFYING FUTURE-FIT LEADERS With four out of ten tech leaders failing, it’s time to distinguish between high performance and high potential.

6 TRENDING TECHNOLOGY

How a Minneapolis-based, family-owned business utilized technology, new and old, to become the nation’s largest pea protein manufacturer. Pea Protein Packs A Punch

32 RELEVANT HEALTH ROUNDTABLE Q+A: Scott Robertson As HealthPartner’s VP of Web & Mobile, Scott is recreating the digital presence for one of the top health systems in the country. 34 RELEVANT HEALTH ROUNDTABLE Solving the Cost of Care Dilemma Insights from the latest panel featuring panelists from Twin Cities Orthopedics, HealthPartners, and MOBE. 38 PHILANTHROPY RULES! TreeHouse: Providing Hope to the Hopeless On a mission to end hopelessness among teens, TreeHouse is expanding across the country and transitioning programs in the wake of COVID. 43 QUIPS & QUOTES ‘Tis the season! Minnesotans share their favorite holiday traditions.

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