{"id":490989,"date":"2026-10-10T01:16:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T01:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/490989\/"},"modified":"2026-10-10T01:16:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T01:16:25","slug":"2026-innovator-of-the-year-awards-event-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/490989\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Innovator of the Year Awards: Event Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>October 7, 2026<br \/>\nCelebrating Orange County\u2019s inspiring innovators- see the moments that made this event unforgettable!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The ORANGE COUNTY BUSINESS JOURNAL twelfth annual Innovator of the Year Award honoring and celebrating Orange County individuals and their organizations who demonstrate brilliance and leadership in innovation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to the 2026 Winners!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/aclk?sa=L&amp;pf=1&amp;ai=DChsSEwiN54b4hKuXAxVjO0QIHYJ9HpQYACICCAEQABoCZHo&amp;co=1&amp;ase=2&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjw_pzWBhAkEiwAwDCi1QPaSpEY7OCR_YliJxqx8KBN4e-kCrh_-r5xFxkAiqEBys098dsCmBoCOckQAvD_BwE&amp;cid=CAASugHkaC-phJJIqPBvFckgU01xfGDevouw0nJpnG9sMiN6JXn1jIMIKiv6ZtiQ_8XUB5ppG29UnBZJrubDzPNhRyKlKX3dO0ImfCfD6MEAjvw6t1FHR5A3qlqGpaP9EGAHpJckFi5CBRrTXT6llFh4P654e7aiU6umMRiKYZ340mgm0dmN3XmSr0VIwFybzM3bCOIm3KLy3xFKL7s7LdypDxIk8vsJVlqD0bccipuUW5oj8EPRV3GCtpKokPI&amp;cce=2&amp;category=acrcp_v1_32&amp;sig=AOD64_1xSH8-UWeoNW8PqELbWrbVOuBymA&amp;q&amp;nis=4&amp;adurl=https:\/\/www.cityofhope.org\/orange-county\/cancer-programs?utm_source%3Dgoogle%26utm_medium%3Dcpc%26utm_campaign%3DG_Search_OC_Cancer_BR_Location_All%26utm_term%3Dcity%2Bof%2Bhope%2Borange%2Bcounty%26campaignid%3D20712337167%26adgroupid%3D157931172871%26device%3Dc%26invsrc%3Doc_3exwols8mubkz8f%26gad_source%3D1%26gad_campaignid%3D20712337167%26gbraid%3D0AAAAAD84VwkeT4vo7d7nyqGr07ojRZLR_%26gclid%3DCjwKCAjw_pzWBhAkEiwAwDCi1QPaSpEY7OCR_YliJxqx8KBN4e-kCrh_-r5xFxkAiqEBys098dsCmBoCOckQAvD_BwE&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjn3oD4hKuXAxXbD0QIHaSOE3UQ0Qx6BAgaEAE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-156671\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1-300x300.png\" alt=\"Ed Kim, M.D. - City of Hope Orange County \" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"  \/><\/a>Ed Kim, M.D. \u2013 City of Hope Orange County<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mymobilex.com\/?srsltid=AU7gw4U1uPHjmd0paw0PYvhGEt3UVuRusIRUtWKdxINfHkyAgWj_nWtB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-156672\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2-300x300.png\" alt=\"Peter Adderton - MobileX Global\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"  \/><\/a>Peter Adderton \u2013 MobileX Global<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-dex.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-156673 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/3-300x300.png\" alt=\"Rick Van Kirk - Pro-Dex\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"  \/><\/a>Rick Van Kirk \u2013 Pro-Dex<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecos.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-156674\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/4-300x300.png\" alt=\"Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks - ECOS\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"  \/><\/a>Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks \u2013 ECOS<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/finally-quiet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-156675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/5-300x300.png\" alt=\"Peman Montazemi - Finally Quiet, Inc.\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"  \/><\/a>Peman Montazemi \u2013 Finally Quiet, Inc.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tiny Mic Moments\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLX-HHyRmcTLE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-133914 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Untitled-design-5-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">See what attendees had to say on the tiny mic!<\/p>\n<p>Missed the Event?<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-151750 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IOTY-2026-Keynote-Brett-Wall-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"481\" height=\"391\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-155161 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IOTY-2026-cover-742x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"295\" height=\"407\"  \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"October 7, 2026 Celebrating Orange County\u2019s inspiring innovators- see the moments that made this event unforgettable!\u00a0 The ORANGE&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":490990,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,165,164,12416],"class_list":["post-490989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news","tag-free-stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/490989","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=490989"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/490989\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/490990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=490989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=490989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=490989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}