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Date Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Time 2:00pm - 5:00pm 
VenueCentre for Social Innovation NYC
Follow @smplctlab
Hashtag#BDT2015



Agenda
2:00 - 2:30 Arrival & Registration
2:30 - 3:00 Drinks, Music, Networking
3:00 - 4:00 Panel: TBA 
4:00 - 5:00 Drinks, Music, Networking Continue



The Venue
Centre for Social Innovation NYC isa coworking space, community, and launchpad for people who are changing the world. We provide our members with the tools they need to accelerate their success and amplify their impact. Together, were building a movement of nonprofits, for-profits, entrepreneurs, artists and activists working across sectors to create a better world.

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Moderator

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Cynthia Hellen, Founder & CEO, SMPLCT Lab
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Hellen is the Founder and CEO of SMPLCT Lab, a global creative company that takes a human-centered, designed-based approach to help develop sustainable products, services and experiences. She is a Technology Trainer at TechCamp Global, a program under the U.S. State Departments Civil Society (CS) 2.0 initiative that connects civil society organizations (CSOs) across the globe with new and emerging technology resources to solve real world challenges and build digital capacity. Hellen serves as Chapter Leader of New York Women Social Entrepreneurs (NYWSE), a nonprofit promoting young women social entrepreneurs.


Panelists

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Amy Wu is the Head of Finance and Operations for NewsCred, the leading end-to-end content marketing platform for brands and publishers, based in NYC. At NewsCred, Amy manages investor relations, FP&A, fundraising, finance and accounting across 5 offices, company-wide operations and systems, and general strategy. Previously, Amy was an investor at IA Ventures, an early stage VC fund in NYC investing in data-centric startups, and before that, at Insight Venture Partners. At Insight, Amy was a core member of the operations team, working with growth-stage SaaS, ecommerce, and marketplace companies define strategy, operations, market-entry, fundraising, and acquisitions. Amy is a frequent speaker on scaling operations, fundraising, building culture, and advocating for women in tech. Outside of work, Amy loves skiing and mountain climbing. Follow her at @amytongwu

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Evan Cohen, Director of Design, Technology and Hardware, Indiegogo
Evan Cohen joined Indiegogo in 2014 to help educate and empower the growing maker community on the east coast of the United States. He works out of the Indiegogo NewYork office, where he regularly engages in community events to help local technologists connect with the Indiegogo platform.Prior to joining Indiegogo, Evan spent three years as a television producer and broadcast engineer, working on productions for Jimmy Kimmel Live, The United Nations WorldFood Programme, and Travel Channel. As a producer, Evan contributed to a number of incredible productions that have been watched by millions of people around the world.Evan holds a Bachelors of Science degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,and is an avid world traveler who has visited nearly 30 different countries. 


Event Partner

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New York Women Social Entrepreneurs (NYWSE) is the NY-metro chapter of Young Women Social Entrepreneurs (YWSE). NYWSEs mission is to provide a community, tools, trainings, and resources that women need to succeed as business leaders while becoming sustainability experts. Our vision is to empower women to affect change in society at all levels, as an individual, community member, professional, student, and entrepreneurs.

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Event Sponsors
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SuperTasker is the latest innovation by<A STYLE="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: #00c563; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer;" HREF="http://www.peopleperhour.com/" REL="nofollow">PeoplePerHour</A>- a leader in the fast-growing freelance economy since 2008. SuperTasker's vision is to be your 'Digital HelpDesk in the Cloud', allowing you to outsource and manage high volumes of small tasks, super fast, to a pool of curated experts.


General Inquiries
Please email hello@smplctlab.org with any questions, comments, or press inquiries.

Refund Policy
Tickets to this event are transferrable but are non-refundable.