This week on the show: Conversations with finalists and special guests at the annual GeekWire Awards about AI, innovation, startups, and the forces reshaping their industries, plus a special trivia challenge marking GeekWire's 15th year hosting the event. Guests include:

• Luis Poggi, CEO of HouseWhisper AI, winner of CEO of the Year
• Tracy Drinkwater, founder of the Seattle Universal Math Museum, STEM Educator of the Year honoree
• Ryan James, CEO of Dopl Technologies, finalist for Startup of the Year
• Laura Ruderman, CEO of the Technology Alliance
• Ross Finman, CEO of Augmodo, finalist for Hardware/Robotics/Physical AI of the Year
• Mohammad Rastegari, CEO of ElastixAI, finalist for Startup of the Year

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With GeekWire co-founders John Cook and Todd Bishop