Washingtonian Tech Titans at ilili Restaurant on Tuesday, October 29th, 2024 in Washington. Photograph by Joy Asico-Smith/Asico Photo.On Tuesday, October 29th, Washington DC’s Tech leaders gathered at ilili Restaurant to celebrate being named as one of Washingtonian’s 2024 Tech Titans! The list features current tech leaders and rising stars in the industry. The cocktail reception brought honorees together to connect, enjoy food and drinks, and of course, get a picture at the highly sought after Washingtonian faux cover photo booth.  President and CEO of Washingtonian, Cathy Merrill opened the evening by congratulating the honorees, and thanking the event sponsors. Verizon’s Mario Acosta-Velez followed with remarks highlighting Verizon’s work in the tech industry and shared information on their new initiatives.   The vibrant atmosphere of ilili created the perfect backdrop for the evening, and guests enjoyed the Lebanese cuisine. ilili’s bar featured PepsiCo products so guests could pick and choose their own mixers. Those who wished to share more intimate chats could sit in the customized PepsiCo or Verizon lounge.  Thank you to our sponsors for making this event possible: PepsiCo Verizon J.P. Morgan Amazon   Thank you to our venue and vendor partners: ilili Restaurant Washington Talent Agency Mixing Maryland Lee’s Flower Shop Photos by Joy Asico-Smith The PepsiCo team Shantise Mathis, Kathryn Dunning, Ghilianie Soto, Jonathan George, Greg Yahr, Andrea Moribe, Sarah Towles and Taylor Lustig The 2024 Tech Titans feature J.P. Morgan’s Vivienne Pham, Lexi Allner, and Tom Michael Amazon’s Dan O’Conner and Andrew Harris Verizon’s Mario Acosta-Velez, Washingtonian‘s Cathy Merrill, ASPR’s Adam Shapiro, and DC Innovation & Technology Inclusion Council’s Thomas Sanchez Sands Capital Ventures’ Scott Frederick, Ardent Venture Partners’ Phil Bronner, and Sands Capital Ventures’ Nick Graziano The Kickback With Keri’s Keri Henderson, PROOF’s Jennifer Schretter, ItinAFairy’s Kirsten Tucker, and CoTripper’s Krystin Hargrove Amazon’s Steve Hartell, NTIA, U.S. Department of Commerce’s Grace Abuhamad, Amazon’s Jena Gross, and NTIA, U.S. Department of Commerce’s Alan Davidson J.P. Morgan’s Kevin Sturn and Keymari Johnson Washingtonian magazine cover photo booth provided by Washington Talent Agency. ilili Restaurant was the perfect venue to celebrate this year’s honorees! Attendees were able to experience bites of ilili’s delicious food Verizon’s Mario Acosta-Velez giving remarks with President and CEO of Washingtonian Cathy Merrill Verizon’s sponsor lounge PepsiCo products featured at the bar SoundExchange’s Emily Fulp and Mike Huppe Dreamteams’ James Patterson, EVERFI’s Ellen Patterson, Halcyon Venture Partners’ Dahna Goldstein, and Fonbnk’s Chris Duffus Maryland TEDCO’s Jack Miner and ALIVE Podcast Network’s Yusuf Henriques Howard University & PNC National Center for Entrepreneurship’s Erin Horne McKinney and Dr. Kwelli Zukeri Adlumin, Inc’s Robert Johnston and Whitney Johnston, J.P. Morgan’s Vivienne Pham, and Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation’s Tom Weithman Mixing Maryland spinning some lively tracks! IRS’s Merici Vinton and CFPB’s Maria Bazon REQ’s Lisa Throckmorton, Amazon’s Tim Doyle, Salesforce’s Genna Gwynn, and Ellevoy’s Jennie Blumenthal PAX’s Matthew Hanson, Washingtonian‘s Susan Farkas, and PepsiCo’s Taylor Lustig ilili ended the night by serving their signature baklava.The post Photos from Washingtonian’s 2024 Tech Titans Reception first appeared on Washingtonian.