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Sunday
, September 10
4:00pm
Ready For Lift Off: DC Startup Week Launch Party! Sponsored by TriNet!
The Graham Georgetown Rooftop
FULL
TriNet
Monday
, September 11
8:30am
Meet Your Next Mentor: Mentor Speed Dating & Networking! Sponsored by Talener.
Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working Space
FULL
Janice Omadeke
10:00am
Federal Resource Panel
In3: Inclusive Innovation Incubator
FILLING
Katherine Mereand-Sinha
One-on-One Mentorship (Choose a Time Slot)!
Hera Hub DC
Julia Westfall
10:30am
How to tell your Startup Story!
Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working Space
FILLING
Harry Alford • Ray Crowell • Mary Iafelice
11:45am
Email Marketing Strategies to Achieve 40x ROI
Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working Space
FILLING
Jennifer Litorja
12:30pm
5 Costly Errors That Destroy Startups: Lunch & Learn
Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working Space
LIMITED
Jack Blum
1:00pm
Startup Tools: Mobilizing Your Volunteers
1776 DC
FILLING
Andrena Sawyer
2:00pm
How to Talk Tech: An intro to the language of software development
Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working Space
LIMITED
Param Jaggi
Office Hours with SendGrid (Sign up required)!
Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working Space
Jennifer Litorja
3:00pm
How to execute a data-driven growth strategy: A workshop for Startup Founders and Growth Hackers
Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working Space
FILLING
Selina McPherson
4:15pm
How to get the most out of an accelerator?
Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working Space
LIMITED
Natty Zola
5:00pm
Startup Accelerators: AMA with Natty Zola, MD for Techstars
Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working Space
FILLING
Natty Zola
6:00pm
The New Inclusion Movement: Creating Diversity in Tech
Global Policy Institute
FILLING
Janice Omadeke
6:30pm
FuckUp Nights Washington DC: Sponsored by Justworks!
1776 DC
FILLING
Vanessa Ferragut • Jim DeCicco • Shizu Okusa • Shahier Rahman
How to Build a Career You Love
Logan Exchange
FILLING
Avi Criden • Grant Schroll • Erica Soultanian
Tuesday
, September 12
7:00am
Early Bird Gets the Workout (SoulCycle Class - Mount Vernon)
Soul Cycle
FULL
8:30am
Bunker Brews: Startup Week with Embassy of Australia
Embassy of Australia
FILLING
Seda Goff • Emily Mcmahan • Jamie Watson
9:30am
Netwalking: Walking while Networking
Embassy of Australia
FILLING
Jessica Tunon
10:00am
DC’s Shared Space, Incubator, and Accelerator Industry: Policy Recommendations to Spur Growth and Collaboration
Impact Hub DC
Catherine Lyons
Franchise: A Career, Investment, or Both
DSLBD
Faizun Kamal
10:30am
Starting a #MadeinDC Business and its Economic Impact
Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working Space
Kim Bryden • Orlando Watson
12:00pm
The Patent Chart: Get a Patent Treasure Map and Learn About Patents
Spaces NoMA
FILLING
Eric Leininger
1:30pm
Launching a Startup Without a Tech Background
Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working Space
FILLING
Daniel Abrams
Developing Effective Trainings for Start-Up Employees
The Hive 2.0
FILLING
Caroline Howe
2:00pm
BizDevOps: A Business-First Approach to DevOps
Spaces NoMA
FILLING
Leon Fayer
4:00pm
Applying Intuition To Grow Your Business
Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working Space
FILLING
Grant Erhuanga
The Gig: The Side Hustle, Going from Part Time to Full Time
DSLBD
FILLING
Dr. Connell Wise • Jessica Childress • Clayton Menzel • Rodney North
How and Why We Deploy to 50 Servers 7 Times a Day
Crowdskout
FILLING
George Yates
5:00pm
"Build A Dream" Veteran Small Business Workshop Session 1 of 3
DSLBD
FILLING
Elliot Tommingo
Ideation Jam Session | How Might We Create a Culture of Entrepreneurship in Washington, DC
Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working Space
FILLING
Brandon Dube • Ali Malik
6:00pm
Fed Tech: Connecting Entrepreneurs with Inventions from Federal Labs
Global Policy Institute
FILLING
Ben Solomon
6:30pm
Open Discussion on Building Communities - DCommunity Managers Open House
WeWork Chinatown
FILLING
Shahier Rahman • Cullen Gilchrist • Steven A. Rodriguez • Susan Tenby
Wednesday
, September 13
8:30am
How to be Mentally Stable During Unstable Times! Sponsored by AtWork Systems!
Logan Exchange
LIMITED
Stu Singer • AtWork Systems
Making it Rain: Attracting Funding & Finding Investors If You're A Minority Founder
Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working Space
LIMITED
Sibyl Edwards
10:00am
All Your Start Up Legal Questions Answered - for Free!
WeWork Apollo
FILLING
Ramsey Taylor
10:15am
So You Think You Need A Web App: Practical First Steps for Non-Technical Founders
Logan Exchange
FILLING
Phil Olive
11:15am
Where did my money go? Personal Finance for Founders
Logan Exchange
FILLING
Ellie Thompson
12:30pm
Calling Tech Startups: Talk with Early Stage Investment Fund (Lunch included)
Logan Exchange
FILLING
Aurelia Flores • Desiree Dickerson • Olga Padulosi • Steven A. Rodriguez
12:45pm
The Public Good App House: Apps for Social Good and Public Good Technology
Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working Space
Richard Abisla • Susan Tenby
2:00pm
Inclusive Design and Power of Constraints
Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working Space
FILLING
Maxine Morris
2:15pm
Turning Startup Expenses Into Free Travel
Logan Exchange
LIMITED
Max Frankel
3:15pm
Netwalking: Walking While Networking
Logan Exchange
FILLING
Jessica Tunon
3:30pm
Solving Complex Problems With Collaborations Both Inside And Outside The Government
Google DC
FILLING
Jack Bienko • Kristen Honey • Tammy White • Amy Wilson
3:45pm
Let’s Tackle Tech Inclusion!
Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working Space
Sibyl Edwards • Brandon Luong
4:00pm
Did You Account For That?
Logan Exchange
Zach Giegel
How to Open a Small Business by Navigating through DCRA's Regulatory Process
Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs
Claudia Herrera
4:30pm
Break a Sweat (FREE Soul Cycle Class & Networking)
Soul Cycle (West End)
FULL
4:45pm
From Google: Success on Google Play - Store Listing Conversion Rate
Google DC
LIMITED
Naveen Nigam
5:00pm
Happy Hour!
Logan Exchange
LIMITED
Mapbox
"Build A Dream" Veteran Small Business Workshop Session 2 of 3
DSLBD
FULL
Elliot Tommingo
5:15pm
Entrepreneurship Visioning with Hustlers to Harvesters: Designing Viable Carpentry, Agricultural & Food Distribution Businesses in Ward 7
Dix Street Community Garden
Caroline Howe • Wallace Kirby • Boe Luther
6:00pm
Angel Venture Forum (AVF) @HeraHub -Registration Instructions in Description
Hera Hub DC
Julia Westfall
BEACON Awards Celebration
Dock5 at Union Market
FILLING
Thursday
, September 14
8:00am
Creating Diversity in the Startup Ecosystem: Panel Discussion & Networking
We Work K St
Monica Kang • Erin Horne McKinney • Olga Padulosi • Deloris Wilson
10:00am
How Disability is an Asset to Entrepreneurship: Panel Discussion
1776 DC
FILLING
Diego Mariscal • Keith Doane • Katherine Mereand-Sinha • Rayna Richardson • Rick Rodgers
Mastering Body Language for Business
Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working Space
LIMITED
Stella Damasus • Saleema Vellani
12:00pm
DC Food Hubs: Entrepreneurial Opportunities
University of the District of Columbia
Caroline Howe
The Most Important GrowthHack: Why and How Mission-focused Businesses Rise to the Top
Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working Space
Leah Nurik
1:30pm
Wasted
University of the District of Columbia
Caroline Howe
2:00pm
How Tech Startups are Changing Politics
Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working Space
LIMITED
Zack Christenson
Critical Legal Issues for Small Businesses and Startups: The Three ‘I’s – IP, Immigration and International Trade
Global Policy Institute
Arnold Lutzker • Matthew McGrath • Linda Rahal
How to Make DC the Capital of Inclusive Entrepreneurship – Conversations and Coffee with Halcyon Incubator and the Case Foundation
Halycon Georgetown
FULL
Allyson Burns • McKeever Conwell • Kate Goodall • Sheila Herrling • Mary Iafelice • Ebony Pope • Sage Salvo • Aaron Saunders
4:00pm
How to Combat Violent Extremism Online?
Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working Space
LIMITED
Clara Tsao • Khuram Zaman
Mixed Reality with HoloLens
1776 DC
FILLING
Shahed Chowduri
5:00pm
"Build A Dream" Veteran Small Business Workshop Session 3 of 3
DSLBD
FULL
Elliot Tommingo
5:30pm
Happy Hour! From the Frontlines: The Challenges and Opportunities of Building a News Media Company in DC
IJR
FILLING
Alex Skatell
6:30pm
Vinetta Project Final Showcase (Tickets Needed- See link in bio)
Social Tables
Vinetta Project
7:00pm
Break The Digital Barrier // Rompa La Barrera Digital
In3: Inclusive Innovation Incubator
FILLING
Friday
, September 15
8:30am
Intro to Machine Learning and Opportunities For Startups
WDCEP
FILLING
Chida Sadayappan
9:00am
Balancing Features, Functions, and Funds
Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working Space
LIMITED
Don Wilson
Bagels & Coffee @ Cove
Cove China Town
LIMITED
9:30am
The Transformations Wrought by Information Technology
AT&T Forum
Maria Cristina Caballero • Travis Hall • Kim Keenan • Monique Riviere
10:00am
Want To Get Your Startup in the Media? Panel Discussion & Networking
WDCEP
FILLING
Stephen Babcock • Tajha Chappellet-Lanier • Lisa Throckmorton
10:15am
The Old and the New in the Lore of Business: Education of the Entrepreneur
AT&T Forum
Maria Cristina Caballero • Asela Rebecca Mejia • Roberta Rincon • Maria Sevillano
10:30am
Netwalking: Walking While Networking
WDCEP
FILLING
Jessica Tunon
11:00am
Workplace Solutions for Start-ups / Small Businesses
Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working Space
FILLING
Zachary Kidd • Richard McBride • Samuel Owen • Adam Segal
D.C. The Treasure Trove on the Potomac – Fashioning Your Enterprise
AT&T Forum
Maria Cristina Caballero • Gueter Aurelien • Marla Bilonick • Julio Güity-Guevara • Angela Neira • Stephanie Thomas
12:00pm
Transform Your Idea Into a Brand: Lunch & Learn
WDCEP
FILLING
Mariya I. Bouraima
12:30pm
Dialogue on Diversity Reception: Lunch & Learn
AT&T Forum
Maria Cristina Caballero • Paloma Adams Allen • Melinda Bolling • Courtney Snowden
1:00pm
How to create your pitch deck!
Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working Space
Gira Desai Wieczorek
2:00pm
Commercial Use of the Internet and Other Communications Media
AT&T Forum
Maria Cristina Caballero • Adrian Gropper • Aaron Rieke
2:30pm
Knowing When You're Ready to Raise Money (And How)
Alley powered by Verizon Co-Working Space
FILLING
Mary Iafelice • Jonathon Perrelli
2:50pm
The Marketing Task For the Minority Firm
AT&T Forum
Maria Cristina Caballero • Giovanni Delfino • Sagrario Ortiz • Sharon Pinder
3:15pm
Breaking Through the Clutter: Getting Your Brand Across In A Crowded Media Space
AT&T Forum
Maria Cristina Caballero • Diana Marrero
4:00pm
The Global Dimensions of Your Market
AT&T Forum
Maria Cristina Caballero • Susan Au Allen • Jorge Salichs • Paolo Von Shirach
Improv for Entrepreneurs
Source Theater
FULL
Caroline Howe • John Windmuller
5:00pm
Dialogue on Diversity Reception: Hispanic Heritage Month Kick-Off — Mariachi Performance
AT&T Forum
Maria Cristina Caballero • Sonia Gutierrez
Youth Entrepreneurs Panel Discussion and Networking Event
Spaces NoMA
Sheila Kasasa
6:30pm
Pitch Competition: 7 Minutes in Heaven! Sponsored by Sendgrid, Cogent Law Group & 1776!
1776 DC
FILLING
Mary Iafelice • Rashad Moore • Jared Sheehan • Evan Smith • Ahhto • Crazy Ate • Fandemic • SmartBridge Health • Vendoo • Sendgrid • Cogent Law Group
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