innovAIT Celebrates 2026 TechX Awards Woman in Tech Leadership Finalists
As Chattanooga’s technology community gathers for the 2026 TechX Awards, innovAIT SE LLC celebrates founder Laura Crumbley’s selection as a Woman in Tech Leadership Award finalist, alongside Annea Robinson of the City of Chattanooga and Debbie Thornbury of Unum Group. The recognition highlights leadership, innovation, and the people advancing technology throughout the region.
Celebrating Women in Technology Leadership
Tonight, September 24, the Chattanooga technology community gathers to celebrate the 2026 Technology Excellence Awards, presented by the Chattanooga Technology Council.
innovAIT founder Laura Crumbley is among three finalists for the Woman in Tech Leadership Award, alongside Annea Robinson of the City of Chattanooga and Debbie Thornbury of Unum Group.
The award recognizes leadership, vision, and measurable impact within organizations and the broader technology community.
For innovAIT, the finalist recognition represents an important milestone in the company’s development and its growing participation in Chattanooga’s technology ecosystem.
A Milestone for innovAIT
The TechX recognition arrives during an important period of growth for innovAIT SE LLC.
Founded on the principle of Human-Adaptive Intelligence, innovAIT develops specialized AI applications and operational intelligence architecture designed to support human judgment, security, and accountability.
Its work spans transportation, agriculture, cybersecurity, asset intelligence, and emerging operational applications.
Across those areas, the company’s guiding philosophy remains consistent:
Technology should expand human capability without making human capability expendable.
Recognizing Our Fellow Finalists
innovAIT congratulates Annea Robinson and Debbie Thornbury on their recognition as fellow finalists for the Woman in Tech Leadership Award.
The finalist group represents technology leadership across entrepreneurship, local government, and an established regional employer.
Their recognition also reflects the breadth of Chattanooga’s technology community and the contributions women make across its organizations.
Celebrating the Chattanooga Technology Community
The TechX Awards recognize individuals, teams, and organizations contributing to technological excellence throughout the Chattanooga region.
This year’s finalist class includes technology professionals, educators, managers, and innovative project teams.
innovAIT also congratulates Dr. Dwight Watt on his selection as a finalist for the Tech Educator of the Year Award.
The company extends its appreciation to ChaTech for organizing the awards and to TEKsystems for sponsoring the 2026 TechX Awards.
Recognition, Gratitude, and the Work Ahead
For innovAIT, tonight is an opportunity to recognize the people who are helping build Chattanooga’s technology future.
It is also an opportunity to reflect on the work involved in bringing new technologies from early ideas into practical applications.
innovAIT remains focused on strengthening its applications, expanding its operational intelligence architecture, and building technology that keeps people at the center of consequential decisions.
The company is honored to celebrate this evening alongside its fellow finalists and the broader Chattanooga technology community.
Celebrating Leadership and Innovation
innovAIT congratulates all 2026 TechX Awards finalists and thanks the Chattanooga Technology Council for recognizing the individuals and organizations advancing the region’s technology community.
As a woman- and veteran-founded technology company, innovAIT is honored to be represented among this year’s finalists.
Human adaptive. Homegrown intelligence.
Sources & External Coverage
- Chattanooga Technology Council — 2026 TechX Awards. https://www.chatech.org/techx
- The Chattanoogan — ChaTech Announces Finalists for the TechX Awards, September 9, 2026. https://www.chattanoogan.com/2026/9/9/523099/ChaTech-Announces-Finalists-For-The.aspx