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.
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Thank you to our sponsors for making this event possible:
PepsiCo
Verizon
J.P. Morgan
Amazon
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Thank you to our venue and vendor partners:
ilili Restaurant
Washington Talent Agency
Mixing Maryland
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Lee’s Flower Shop
Photos by Joy Asico-SmithThe PepsiCo team Shantise Mathis, Kathryn Dunning, Ghilianie Soto, Jonathan George, Greg Yahr, Andrea Moribe, Sarah Towles and Taylor LustigThe 2024 Tech Titans featureJ.P. Morgan’s Vivienne Pham, Lexi Allner, and Tom MichaelAmazon’s Dan O’Conner and Andrew HarrisVerizon’s Mario Acosta-Velez, Washingtonian‘s Cathy Merrill, ASPR’s Adam Shapiro, and DC Innovation & Technology Inclusion Council’s Thomas SanchezSands Capital Ventures’ Scott Frederick, Ardent Venture Partners’ Phil Bronner, and Sands Capital Ventures’ Nick GrazianoThe Kickback With Keri’s Keri Henderson, PROOF’s Jennifer Schretter, ItinAFairy’s Kirsten Tucker, and CoTripper’s Krystin HargroveAmazon’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 DavidsonJ.P. Morgan’s Kevin Sturn and Keymari JohnsonWashingtonian 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 foodVerizon’s Mario Acosta-Velez giving remarks with President and CEO of Washingtonian Cathy MerrillVerizon’s sponsor loungePepsiCo products featured at the barSoundExchange’s Emily Fulp and Mike HuppeDreamteams’ James Patterson, EVERFI’s Ellen Patterson, Halcyon Venture Partners’ Dahna Goldstein, and Fonbnk’s Chris DuffusMaryland TEDCO’s Jack Miner and ALIVE Podcast Network’s Yusuf HenriquesHoward University & PNC National Center for Entrepreneurship’s Erin Horne McKinney and Dr. Kwelli ZukeriAdlumin, Inc’s Robert Johnston and Whitney Johnston, J.P. Morgan’s Vivienne Pham, and Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation’s Tom WeithmanMixing Maryland spinning some lively tracks!IRS’s Merici Vinton and CFPB’s Maria BazonREQ’s Lisa Throckmorton, Amazon’s Tim Doyle, Salesforce’s Genna Gwynn, and Ellevoy’s Jennie BlumenthalPAX’s Matthew Hanson, Washingtonian‘s Susan Farkas, and PepsiCo’s Taylor Lustigilili ended the night by serving their signature baklava.
A row house partially collapsed in Northwest Washington, D.C., on Monday morning, trapping a worker inside, D.C. officials said.
The rear of a two-story row home crumbled in the 1100 block of V Street NW and left the worker “severely trapped,” D.C. Fire and EMS officials said in a statement on social media.
Collapse with entrapment 1100 block V St NW. significant collapse rear of 2 story row house with a worker severely trapped. Working to shore and secure hazard area. Rescue operations in progress. #DCsBravestpic.twitter.com/3rCMXE1d8p
Photos show debris piled near a building that looks destroyed from the back and first responders in D.C. Fire and EMS uniforms climbing over rubble. A yellow pole appears to prop up part of an upper-floor room that’s tilted downward.
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“Patient is trapped under bricks,” an emergency dispatcher can be heard saying on audio of a call to authorities.
Crews are working to rescue the trapped worker and secure hazards, D.C. Fire and EMS said.
Amtrak passengers faced delays of 30 to 60 minutes Sunday night because of power line issues along the Northeast Corridor, which provides service between Washington, D.C., and Boston, according to a statement released by the rail service.
Downed overhead wires affected trains operating from Washington’s Union Station to Boston’s South Station, according to Amtrak. Residual delays could occur due to crew shortages, Amtrak said in the statement.
The issues began earlier Sunday, when service was suspended on four tracks shuttling passengers between Pennsylvania Station in New York and William H. Gray III 30th Street Station in Philadelphia because of power issues, according to previous statements from Amtrak. As of 7 p.m., service on one of the four tracks was fully restored, while two tracks were operating at reduced speeds, and one remained out of service.
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Amtrak customers with reservations on affected trains will typically be accommodated on trains with similar departure times or on another day, according to the statement. Amtrak will waive additional charges for customers looking to change their reservation during the modified schedule by calling the line’s reservation center at 1-800-USA-RAIL.
Collin Robisheaux can be reached at collin.robisheaux@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @ColRobisheaux.
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