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Curious what is happening in the New York startup world? Thinking of changing career paths & wondering what the opportunities are in NYC's Silicon Alley? Don't miss this panel event where speakers who are leaders in their field will share stories & perspectives on breaking into the startup world as founders, managers, & investors.
Date: Tuesday, May 1, 2018
Time: 6:30PM - 8:30PM (6:30PM Registration & Cocktails, 7:30PM Panel + Q&A)
Location: CohnReznick, 1301 6th Avenue, New York, NY 10019
Matt Collins, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Simulmedia
Matt previously worked at Ampush, an ad tech Facebook Marketing Partner, where he was VP of Marketing & Communications. Prior to that, Matt held various marketing roles at Nokia before they were acquired by Microsoft, where he was Global Director of Applications & Partner Marketing in the company's mobile app business. Earlier in his career he was a Brand Manager at Atari & Hasbro Interactive. Matt received his MBA from Indiana University & BA from Amherst College.
Sean Leow, Director of International, Kickstarter
Previously, Sean was a founding member of Neocha, a creative agency & bilingual magazine which celebrates & empowers creatives in China & is still an active board member. He graduated from Duke University with a Bachelor of Arts in 2003, received his HNC Certificate in 2005 & graduated with an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management in 2012. He worked at Facebook prior to his position at Kickstarter.
Shan-Lyn Ma, CEO & Founder, Zola.com
Previously, Shan-Lyn was the Chief Product Officer of Chloe + Isabel & prior to that, the General Manager of Gilt Taste, Gilt's entrance into the food & wine arena. Shan-Lyn joined Gilt Groupe since 2008, when she started as the first Product Lead tasked with defining & evolving the core Gilt.com experience. She served as the Product Management lead on Gilt's key new business launches & led Gilt's successful foray into mobile - managing apps for the iPhone, iPad, Android & mobile web. Prior to Gilt, Shan-Lyn held Product & Marketing roles at Yahoo! Shan-Lyn holds a BCommerce with First Class Honours from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia & an MBA from Stanford University.
Ellie Wheeler, Partner, Greycroft
Prior to joining Greycroft, Ellie worked in a similar role evaluating investment opportunities at Lowercase Capital. Ellie also worked at Cisco in Corporate Development doing acquisitions, investments, & strategy within the unified communications, enterprise software, mobile, & video sectors. While at Cisco, she was involved in multiple acquisitions & investments, including PostPath, Jabber, Xobni, & Tandberg. She began her career in growth capital private equity at Summit Partners in Boston. Ellie graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown University with a BA in Psychology & holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Chitra Nawbatt is a highly accomplished executive with a track record of leading, innovating & transforming organizations to achieve growth. Ms. Nawbatt has spent most of her career as a strategic multidisciplinary change agent with the mandate to build teams, processes & systems to reinvent culture, market strategy to execution, growth & risk management.
Currently, Chitra is the Global Head of Market Solutions at Genpact, a leading lean digital, artificial intelligence, analytics & design thinking consulting firm. She delivers strategic solutions to clients focused on revenue discovery & business performance transformation using digital, artificial intelligence & data analytics.
Previously, Chitra was the New York based Anchor for Reuters International TV where her broadcasts were seen by millions of households across the world including Asia, Europe, Africa & North America. C-level executives, politicians & world leaders had differentiated interviews with her because of her prior track record from Wall Street.
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