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MURTEC Breakthrough Awards will be presented to the Enterprise Innovator and the Customer Engagement Innovator at MURTEC Executive Summit, Nov. 2-4, in Napa, Calif.

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Sponsored by Fortinet, the awards are presented to restaurants for leveraging groundbreaking technology and innovative strategies to improve customer engagement and/or the overall enterprise. Nominations are due August 5.

Restaurant Technology Network has been busy! RTN welcomed new Board members, hosted Start-Up Alley at MURTEC, attended Food On Demand — and so much more.

Jessica Valenzuela, CEO and Co-Founder, GoGoGuest, was presented with the Rising Star award at MURTEC.

Courtney Maxedon oversees all digital initiatives for Kahala Brands. She was presented with the Top Women in Restaurant Technology Rising Star award at MURTEC.

Executives from Dog Haus Worldwide, Starbird Chicken and CEC Entertainment share their very different and very successful approaches to virtual brands and off-prem sales.

Jen Lesniak, Senior Director of Consumer Products at SpotOn, was presented with the Top Women in Restaurant Technology – Rising Star award at MURTEC.

AWS’ Laura Beach prioritizes meeting customers’ needs ‘first and foremost.’

Theresa Schaefer, EVP, Product & Design at Olo, was recognized as a Top Women in Restaurant Technology Innovator at MURTEC.

Kelly McArdle helped to oversee the success of bartaco’s pivot to off-premise ordering. Plus, new technology transformed the dine-in experience – allowing guests to seamlessly view a menu, place and pay for their order, all at from a mobile device.

Inspire Brands’ Lisa Acero received the Top Women in Restaurant Technology Award and was recently promoted to Director of IT Deployment Services.