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Business Wire
a day ago
- Business
- Business Wire
Sotereon.AI Appoints Jodie Brinkerhoff as Chief Strategy Officer to Accelerate Growth and Customer-Focused Innovation
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- the global leader in LiDAR perception and operational intelligence, today announced the strategic appointment of Jodie Brinkerhoff as Chief Strategy Officer (CSO). In this new role, Brinkerhoff will lead strategy and market expansion—guiding industry partnerships and adoption of its AI-powered LiDAR perception platform across airports, smart cities, and critical infrastructure networks worldwide. Jodie has been a transformative leader in technology innovation deploying more than 100 projects at DFW, said Patrick Blattner, CEO and Founder of Share Brinkerhoff brings more than two decades of experience at the intersection of innovation, technology, and complex operations. Most recently, she served as Vice President of Innovation at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), where she helped build one of the industry's most lauded innovation teams. Under her leadership, the award-winning team launched over 100 programs ranging from AI-enabled operations to next-generation passenger experiences and sustainability programs. 'Jodie has been a transformative force in aviation and technology innovation,' said Patrick Blattner, CEO and Founder of 'Her unique ability to translate emerging technology into practical, scalable outcomes makes her a vital addition to our leadership team. Her joining also reinforces position as the category leader in LiDAR perception and intelligent infrastructure.' 'I'm thrilled to join the team at such a pivotal moment,' said Brinkerhoff. ' is addressing problems that airports, cities, and enterprises have grappled with for decades. What excites me most is the opportunity to create real solutions—enhancing safety, efficiency, and the passenger experience—while working alongside a team that shares a relentless focus on innovation and a commitment to help organizations build resiliency with data-driven decisions.' Brinkerhoff is widely recognized as a thought leader in innovation strategy and emerging technology, having previously held leadership roles at Mastercard and worked with many technology startups. She has served as a mentor, advisor, and advocate for women in tech and next-gen leadership development and was recently honored as a Top Woman in Technology by the Dallas Business Journal. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Loyola University in Maryland and a Master of Business Administration from the University of San Francisco. Jodie is currently Vice Chair of the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) committee on Facilities and Technical Services. She is a founding Advisory Board member of Women Leading Travel & Hospitality and serves on the Board of Advisors for the Jim McNatt Institute for Logistics Research at the University of North Texas. This announcement comes as expands its leadership team and scales to meet growing demands across transportation, retail, entertainment, and smart city initiatives to help operators see, sense, and act with unprecedented precision. About is a privately held, 100% U.S.-based company delivering end-to-end AI-powered LiDAR perception solutions. Our flagship product, the Overwatch Platform, provides unmatched real-time situational awareness by fusing advanced LiDAR, AI, and telemetry into a unified system. Purpose-built for critical infrastructure, airports, transportation hubs, and high-security environments, Overwatch goes beyond basic analytics—offering actionable intelligence on movement patterns, safety risks, and operational bottlenecks. With a 100% U.S.-based software stack, is committed to delivering uncompromised accuracy, reliability, and service to partners who demand the future of perception—today.
Gulf Today
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Gulf Today
Dubai Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2026 looks at the future from the past
Dubai Fashion Week (DFW) returns to Dubai Design District (d3) this year, September 1-6, with an expanded Spring/Summer 2026 edition that attempts to push the boundaries of fashion's future, while honouring cultural heritage and craftsmanship. Building on the success of its Fall/Winter showcase, the September edition is aimed to strengthen the event's position as a global platform for creative expression, commercial opportunity, and cross-cultural collaboration. Co-founded by d3, the global creative ecosystem by TECOM Group PJSC, and the Arab Fashion Council, the goal of DFW is to project high levels of design excellence, anticipate trends and include diversity of presentation. The SS26 footprint will extend citywide, with invite-only presentations, private dinners and collection launches hosted by global brands and industry stakeholders. 'As d3 celebrates over a decade of nurturing design excellence, this new and expanded edition of Dubai Fashion Week shows how we have grown together,' said Khadija Al Bastaki, Senior Vice President of Dubai Design District (d3). 'With a rich legacy of influencing the regional landscape, DFW is actively championing sustainability, innovation, and diversity in the global design narrative, cementing Dubai's position as the destination of choice for fashion and creative talent from around the world.' Models display Dima Ayad dresses. Mohammed Aqra, Chief Strategy Officer, Arab Fashion Council, said that 'with new countries joining our runway, a strengthened Buyers Programme, and transformative conversations led by Threads Talks, this season represents a powerful evolution of our platform. We're not just showcasing collections – we're building a creative economy rooted in diversity, design diplomacy, and long-term commercial impact. DFW SS26 is a bold statement of where fashion is going, and the world is watching.' The new season marks a significant global milestone as Germany, the Netherlands, and Croatia make their official runway debut at DFW; it further reinforces the platform's growing influence and international reach. Among the newcomers are Maison Novague from Germany, Chic & Holland from the Netherlands, and XD Xenia Design from Croatia, each of whom will bring individual creative narratives and cultural aesthetics to the runway. The couture calendar's diverse mix of global talents features Maison Rizman Ruzaini (Malaysia), Heba Jasmi, Michael Cinco, Kresha Bajaj (India), and Erick Bendaña (Nicaragua), as well as Maison Novague and Chic & Holland. A presentation by Etoile La Boutique. The ready-to-wear lineup welcomes a notable cohort of returning and first-time brands such as Weinsanto (France) supported by the Federation de la Haute Couture et de la Mode, British Iraqi designer Tara Babylon, Les Benjamins (Turkey), XD Xenia Design (Croatia), Jozéph Diarbakerli (Canada), Fioletowy and London School of Trends (India), Linen Obsession, Otte, Benang Jarum, Nada Puspita, Jozeph Diarbakerli, That Concept, Buttonscarves, FLTRD, Dima Ayad, Lili Blanc, Mrs. Keepa, Lama Jouni, and BLSSD from the UAE. DFW's strategic media partner, Meta, returns with Threads Talks V4.0 – a thought-leadership series shaping the global fashion agenda from the heart of Dubai. The DFW September edition will feature cutting-edge panel discussions and exclusive seminars, spotlighting the most pressing industry trends and challenges. From shifting consumer behaviour to sustainability and AI integration, the sessions will convene global and regional buyers, C-suite leaders and brand consultants, to drive a future-forward, solutions-based dialogue. Following its strong reception in the previous season, the Buyers Programme returns to the current edition with expanded regional and international participation. The initiative will host key department stores, concept retailers and online platforms from Europe, Asia, and the Middle East – facilitating brand discovery, B2B matchmaking, and private showroom access in Dubai's thriving fashion ecosystem. Fariba Pourkhajani is a Berlin based creative director and the visionary behind Maison Novague, a fashion house known for sculptural silhouettes and poetic minimalism. Fariba's creative journey began not in a studio, but in movement; it was shaped by years of life between Berlin, Paris, Milan, London, Los Angeles, New York and Dubai. Fariba approaches fashion as a language of identity. Fashion from Les Benjamins, Turkey. Faiza Talat founded Chic & Holland in 2015, thus realising a childhood dream of bringing her vision of exquisitely crafted dresses to the world. Based in the Netherlands, Chic & Holland designs and manufactures luxurious, hand-crafted dresses for special occasions in a woman's life. Each collection is dedicated to the purity of couture colour, refined texture and embellished details. The dresses are filled with mesmerising, delicately embellished patterns, embossing a glamorous silhouette onto the magic of colours. Each dress is handmade in the in-house atelier of the couturier, passing through at least 25 pairs of hands from start to finish. It ensures quality and a high level of craftsmanship in every silhouette. Ever since it was established in the city of Čakovec, Northern Croatia, located around 90 kilometres north of Zagreb, the Croatian capital, by Ksenija Vrbanić in 1986, XD Xenia Design has been at the forefront of Croatian as well as global fashion. Through innovative and unconventional construction, combined with a style that bases its designs around specific personalities, the brand says it 'takes classic tailoring to a new dimension - to the XD Dimension.' This aspect pioneers a fresh way of fashion that focuses on expressing skillfulness, launching trends that turn into permanent markers. The label features sustainable and transparently created clothing that exudes confidence and femininity. XD Xenia Design's collections have been exclusively produced in Croatia since the brand was established, and the make has become a leading Croatian fashion studio, with an international face. It is one of the pioneers of Croatian fashion avant-garde, with more than 350 stores around the globe today.
CBS News
2 days ago
- Health
- CBS News
DFW doctor returns from Gaza, describes devastating hunger crisis and urgent need for humanitarian aid
The Castle Hills Emergency Room in Carrollton is a stark contrast to what Dr. Bilal Piracha experienced over the last few weeks in Palestine. "This is sort of the impending doom; it is really the happening doom at this minute," Piracha said. "People are literally dying with the hunger; the hunger is killing them. Starvation is being used as a weapon." He just returned from Gaza and had already been to the Gaza Strip three times this year, doing humanitarian work at a local hospital. Piracha is an emergency medicine doctor in DFW. He also teaches at the University of Texas at Dallas and is a representative with the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) Council of Social Justice. "Whenever I came back last time, I was always talking about hope, I was always talking about how people were resilient there, and they are still resilient, but they are at the breaking point," he said. Piracha said in his career, he's never experienced anything like what he's seen on the ground in Gaza. "I have seen a man who was there to get food for his family, being shot in the skull, and his whole skull was shattered, and the brain was coming out," Piracha told CBS News Texas. "I've seen dangling feet and dangling hands… A kid in front of our eyes, he was just skeletal." On Monday, President Donald Trump acknowledged the humanitarian crisis, saying that there was "real starvation" happening in Gaza, changing tune, breaking sides with U.S. ally Israel. "We're going to set up food centers, and we're going to do it in conjunction with some very good people, and we're going to supply funds, and we just took in trillions of dollars, and we're going to spend a little money on some food," Trump said during a meeting with the U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Piracha said he's thankful Trump is finally addressing the crisis, but said more needs to be done to help the families suffering. "We the people, we the public, have to make sure to ask our representatives, and make them responsible of what are they doing for the humans of Gaza, who have the right to live, who have the right to survive," he said. Piracha hopes to return to Gaza in the future. He's calling for a ceasefire immediately.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
American Airlines will let some passengers skip the customs line at this airport
Travelers connecting from the United Kingdom through American Airlines' main hub in Dallas will now have a much smoother travel experience. American is piloting a one-stop security program that lets connecting passengers clear customs at the gate and not need to have their bags re-screened before proceeding to another flight in Dallas. "One Stop Security is one of the most forward-thinking enhancements we can bring to international travel – and importantly, to our customers – as it delivers a level of convenience and time-savings that's never been available before to customers connecting from international flights," David Seymour, American's Chief Operating Officer, said in a statement. "With this game-changing program and thanks to our federal partners at (Customs and Border Protection) and (the Transportation Security Administration), along with (Dallas Fort Worth) Airport, our customers will spend significantly less time worrying about an onerous connection process and more time enjoying their travel journey,' he said. The airline expects the program to reduce connection times for eligible passengers by more than half. For now, the program is only a pilot available to passengers departing London Heathrow and connecting to American Airlines flights at DFW, but the airline said it "plans to explore opportunities to expand OSS to additional flights and U.S. airports in the future." American Airlines announced a similar program at London's Heathrow Airport in February, where passengers departing DFW and connecting onto international (non-U.K.) flights could avoid going through security re-screening in London. (This story was updated to clarify the security process.) Zach Wichter is a travel reporter and writes the Cruising Altitude column for USA TODAY. He is based in New York and you can reach him at zwichter@ This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: What to know about American Airlines' new One Stop Security pilot Solve the daily Crossword
CBS News
3 days ago
- Climate
- CBS News
Hot seasonable week on tap for North Texas with temperatures expected in the 100s
Another hot yet seasonable July day is on tap. Expect partly cloudy skies with the high temperature reaching the mid-90s and winds from the south gusting up to 20 mph. There is still a moderate amount of moisture in the atmosphere, causing the feel-like temperatures to climb into the triple-digits. However, the dew points will be lower than Saturday, so heat index values won't reach the heat advisory criteria. Daytime heating will allow for a few pop-up showers during the late afternoon and evening. The potential for a 10 to 20% chance of rain will encompass cities to the south of I-20 and east of I-35. Most of North Texas will be dry. Monday, the heat dome begins to build across the Central United States. A ridge of high pressure will gradually dominate the weather pattern this next week. Compressional heating from the sinking, dry air will clear the skies and increase temperatures. It has been 338 days since DFW Airport recorded a triple-digit day. The streak looks to end this week. By next weekend, the ridge weakens, bringing temperatures down a few degrees and increasing the rain chances.
