The 2026 Distinguished Entrepreneur is David Hartmann, who founded The SilverLogic at our incubator in 2012 and scaled its growth to reach the Florida Companies to Watch in 2020 and appear on the Inc. 5000 every year since then. The SilverLogic is a software consulting and development company. Their motto is "we make ideas happen", whether they require sophisticated apps, websites, business automation, or augmented reality. David employs several Florida Atlantic alum, frequently gives talks at FAU and is an integral member of the South Florida tech community. David exemplifies the CEO we nurture at the Research Park and we are grateful to David for his commitment and distinguished contributions.