IEEE Phoenix Section Annual Banquet
- IEEE Member: 40$
- IEEE Member's Guest: 40$
- IEEE Student Member: 20$
- IEEE Student Member's Guest: 20$
- IEEE Non Member: 80$
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- Starts 01 February 2026 07:00 AM UTC
- Ends 04 April 2026 07:00 AM UTC
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- Menu: Standard, Vegetarian
Speakers
Patrick Ptak of Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA)
Keynote: Arizona's recent expansions, innovations and areas of interest of ACA industry partners
Patrick plans to highlight Arizona's recent expansions and innovations along with some of the technical themes that the Arizona Commerce Authority’s industry partners have communicated as areas of interest.
Biography:
Patrick Ptak is the Executive Vice President, Executive Initiatives at the Arizona Commerce Authority.
He believes in the power of compelling storytelling and is passionate about the art of simple, effective writing. At the ACA, he leads strategic public relations and external communications efforts, alongside the Executive Vice President of Marketing and Communications, with responsibilities that include sharing Arizona’s story of economic diversification, technological innovation, and policy leadership with local, national, and international audiences.
Mr. Ptak joined the ACA in December 2020. Prior to that, he spent a decade doing communications and legislative work for elected officials and political campaigns, starting as an unpaid intern on Capitol Hill. He served in the press offices of U.S. Representatives Adam Kinzinger and Martha McSally in Washington, D.C. before moving to Phoenix in 2017 to serve on the team for Arizona Governor Doug Ducey, eventually joining the governor’s senior staff as Communications Director from 2018 to 2020.
Originally from Illinois, Mr. Ptak lives in Phoenix with his wife and three daughters.
https://www.azcommerce.com/about-us/
Address:Arizona, United States