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The powerful formula of technology and entrepreneurship is the foundation for sustained growth, competitiveness and job creation – the New Entrepreneur Economy. With lower barriers to entry, new entrants are disrupting incumbent business models in nearly every industry including telecommunications, media and advertising, software and hardware, e-commerce, automotive, gaming and entertainment.
Meet 800+ men and women in tech discussing the “New Entrepreneur Economy” at the global conference and competition this November 14, 2012 in New York at PITCH NYC. PITCH NYC Conference and Competition will look deeply at this New Entrepreneur Economy:
What are the trending innovations at the cusp of mainstream disruption?
Who are the founders leading change in this new economy?
What are the new challenges and opportunities in today’s global economic environment?
How does the entrepreneur navigate the new waters of the Entrepreneur Economy?
PITCH NYC Conference & Competition will be:
A collaborative forum for aspiring entrepreneurs to be empowered as self-sustaining founders.
A place for burgeoning ideas to share their concepts at the Startup Competition.
A platform for successful innovators in technology to share success stories and best practices.
PITCH NYC is a full day of speakers and panels sharing case studies, best practices and stories of successful business disruption in today’s new entrepreneur economy. The startup competition will allow attendees to watch live pitches and questioning from the judges – learn from both sides of the table in the audience at PITCH NYC, and vote for your favorite startup to win People’s Choice!
PITCH NYC CONFERENCE & COMPETITION 2012
CONFERENCE. The PITCH NYC 2012 Conference will feature a full day of top speakers who have started and successfully lead companies in the high-tech or high-growth space, including industries like health, fashion, entertainment, sports and more.
COMPETITION. The finalists from PITCH NYC 2012 Startup Competition will pitch onstage live in front of the audience and live judging panel for prizes including $25,000 cash and investor meetings.This year’s PITCH NYC 2012 startup competition finalists will be notified and announced by October 1, 2012.
Agenda for Women 2.0 PITCH NYC 2012 Conference & Competition – “The Entrepreneur Economy”
8:00am – 9:00am
REGISTRATION & MORNING COFFEE
9:00am – 9:15am
CHAIR’S OPENING REMARKS
9:15am – 10:00am
MORNING KEYNOTE
Sandy Lerner (Co-Founder, Cisco & Urban Decay)
10:00am – 10:30am
CASE STUDY: FROM “IDEA” TO “MILLION OF USERS”
Amanda Steinberg (Founder & CEO, DailyWorth)
10:30am – 11:00am
CASE STUDY: From “MILLIONS OF USERS” TO “EXIT”
Sandy Jen (Co-Founder & CTO, Meebo)
11:00am – 11:10am
MORNING COFFEE & NETWORKING
11:10am – 12:10pm
PITCH NYC STARTUP COMPETITION FINALIST PITCHES (SESSION 1)
See PITCH Competition Finalists In Action. Learn From Real-Time Investor Feedback.
Judges: Brad Svrluga (Co-Founder & General Partner, High Peaks Venture Partners), David Tisch (Managing Partner, BoxGroup), Joy Marcus (Venture Partner, DFJ Gotham), James Robinson (Managing Partner, RRE Ventures)
12:10am – 12:40pm
LUNCH KEYNOTE
Fran Maier (Founder & Chair of the Board, TRUSTe & Co-Founder, Match.com)
12:40pm – 2:30pm
LUNCH & MENTORING
2:30pm – 3:20pm
PANEL DISCUSSION: KICKSTARTER SUCCESS STORIES FOR HARDWARE STARTUPS
Limor Fried (Founder & CEO, Adafruit Industries), Liz Ormesher Salcedo (Founder & CEO, Everpurse), Alice Brooks (Co-Founder, Roominate) – moderated by Lora Kolodny (Writer, Wall Street Journal)
3:20pm – 4:20pm
PITCH NYC STARTUP COMPETITION FINALIST PITCHES (SESSION 2)
More Finalists Take The Stage. Take Away Tips To Make Your Pitches Shine.
Judges: Alexis Ohanian (Ambassador to the East, Y Combinator), Charlie O’Donnell (Partner, Brooklyn Ventures), Jalak Jobanputra (Founding Partner, RTP Ventures), Nikhil Kalghatgi (Venture Capitalist, SoftBank Capital)
4:20pm – 4:30pm
AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING
4:30pm – 5:10pm
AFTERNOON KEYNOTE
Geraldine Laybourne (Founder, Oxygen Media) – moderated by C.J. Kettler (Partner, Propeller Partners)
5:10pm – 6:00pm
CLOSING PANEL DISCUSSION: Future Trends and Innovations
Michelle You (Co-Founder & CPO, Songkick), Cheryl Swirnow (Co-Founder & COO, Sherpaa) – moderated by Alexis Ohanian (Ambassador to the East, Y Combinator)
6:00pm – 6:30pm
CHAIR’S CLOSING & COMPETITION AWARD CEREMONY
6:30pm – 8:00pm
COCKTAILS & NETWORKING
SPEAKERS AT PITCH NYC 2012
Alice Brooks (Co-Founder, Roominate)
Amanda Steinberg (Founder & CEO, DailyWorth)
Cheryl Swirnow (Co-Founder & COO, Sherpaa)
C.J. Kettler (Partner, Propeller Partners)
Fran Maier (Founder & Chair of the Board, TRUSTe & Co-Founder, Match.com)
Geraldine Laybourne (Founder, Oxygen Media)
Limor Fried (Founder & CEO, Adafruit Industries)
Liz Ormesher Salcedo (Founder & CEO, Everpurse)
Lora Kolodny (Writer, Wall Street Journal)
Michelle You (Co-Founder & CPO, Songkick)
Sandy Jen (Co-Founder & CTO, Meebo)
Sandy Lerner (Co-Founder, Cisco & Urban Decay)
More speakers to be announced!
JUDGES AT PITCH NYC 2012
Alexis Ohanian (Ambassador to the East, Y Combinator)
Charlie O’Donnell (Partner, Brooklyn Ventures)
David Tisch (Managing Partner, BoxGroup)
Jalak Jobanputra (Founding Partner, RTP Ventures)
James Robinson (Managing Partner, RRE Ventures)
Joy Marcus (Venture Partner, DFJ Gotham)
LUNCH SESSION #1 – MENTORING
When you register for the conference, you must sign up at a link in your confirmation email for a lunchtime session – seats are limited.
Adam Quinton (Managing Director, Golden Seeds)
Anna Khan (Investor, Bessemer Venture Partners)
Anneke Jong (VP Business Development, Bread)
Brian Dixon (Associate, Kapor Capital)
CJ Kettler (Partner, Propeller Partners)
David Weekly (CEO, Oha.na)
Deborah Jackson (Founder & CEO, Plum Alley)
Elena Haliczer (Director of Product, Huffington Post)
Frank Harris (Group Product Manager, Etsy)
Hana Chang (Emerging Business Lead, Google)
Jen van der Meer (Advisor, Luminary Labs)
Kelly Hoey (Founder & Managing Director, Women Innovate Mobile)
Lizzy Klein (VP Product, Seamless)
Mark Davis (CEO, Kohort)
Niamh Bushnell (CEO, MarketSprint)
Nihal Mehta (General Partner, Eniac Ventures)
Serge Kassardjian (Mobile Commerce, Google)
Shane Lennon (CMO, VirtualCMO)
Sloane Davidson (SVP Digital Marketing, Lippe Taylor)
Steven Schlafman (Principal, Lerer Ventures)
Suzanne Xie (CEO, Hullabalu)
Vivek Sharma (CEO, Movable Ink)
LUNCH SESSION #2 – MEET THE ECOSYSTEM
When you register for the conference, you must sign up at a link in your confirmation email for a lunchtime session – seats are limited.
Kristen Titus (Executive Director, Girls Who Code)
Reshma Saujani (Founder, Girls Who Code)
Don’t miss PITCH NYC 2012 Conference and Competition! PITCH 2012 in California earlier this year had over 1000 attendees participating in a full day of learning, mentoring, connecting and inspiring stories of product innovation leadership. They share their startup lessons learned here and here.
SPONSORSHIP / EXHIBIT HALL / STARTUP ALLEY
For more information on sponsorship packages and to discuss becoming a sponsor, please contact Sepi Nasiri at sepideh@women2.com
Startups! Interested in the exhibit hall or startup alley? Contact Sepi Nasiri at sepideh@women2.com
BOOTSTRAPPING & STUDENT DISCOUNT
We have a very limited number of deeply discounted tickets – you can apply for one of these deeply discounted tickets here.
*If you are a student, please put “STUDENT” in the fields which are non-applicable to you.
APPLY TO VOLUNTEER AT PITCH NYC
Fill out the form here to apply to be a conference volunteer on November 14, 2012.
Conference Venue
Manhattan Center (Midtown West)
311 West 34th Street
Manhattan, New York City, NY
Thanks to Kauffman Foundation for supporting Women 2.0.
All tickets non-transferable and non-refundable, no exceptions.
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