Shark alert: Mark Cuban to speak at Phoenix tech innovation summit
Mar 18, 2019, 3:00 PM
PHOENIX – There will be a shark sighting in Phoenix this week.
The Arizona Tech Innovation Summit landed billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban to be the keynote speaker for Wednesday’s sold-out event.
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Cuban, who regularly appears as a “shark” investor on the long-running business reality show “Shark Tank,” will appear at The Duce in downtown Phoenix as part of the third annual summit.
The Dallas Mavericks’ owner was No. 478 on Forbes’ 2019 list of the world’s billionaires with an estimated worth of $4.1 billion.
This year’s summit, which is presented by invisionAZ, will also include remarks from Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema.
Have you registered for the 3rd Annual Tech Innovation Summit? March 20th at @theducephx. To register: https://t.co/fBNb3jfA47
Excited to announce @MARKCUBAN45 is our Keynote Speaker — w/ remarks from @dougducey and @SenatorSinema — see you on the 20th! pic.twitter.com/PSoaOA1Ua1— invisionAZ (@invisionAZ) March 8, 2019
Business leaders launched invisionAZ last year to drive the growth of Arizona’s tech ecosystem.
The nonprofit organization is partnering with the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Arizona Commerce Authority on the summit, which is expected to draw around 550 attendees.
