NYCx Inclusive Entrepreneurship Accelerator Office Hours at Northside Festival

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June

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2:30PM

Apply here for Accelerator Office Hours

Overview

NYCx, a program in the Mayor's Office of the Chief Technology Officer, seeks to advance a more inclusive technology ecosystem where minority and women tech startups and founders have fair access to opportunities and resources that support and promote startup growth.

NYCx will host Accelerator Office Hours and panel discussions focused on inclusive entrepreneurship at Northside Festival onThursday, June 7, 2018 from 2:30 pm - 7:00 pm (event schedule below).

Up to 20 early stage startups with high-growth potential will be selected to meet one-on-one with leaders from New York City tech accelerators (E.g, Galvanize, Grand Central Tech, EY, Humble Ventures, Stackpath, R/GA Ventures).

In addition to Accelerator Office Hours, selected startups will receive complementary passes to Northside Innovation Week and access to exclusive panels and discussions.

Applying should take no more than 20 minutes. Applications are due at 5PM 5/31/18, and

selected companies and entrepreneurs will be notified by 6/1/18.

We look forward to reviewing your application!

Sponsor Block #11

Featured Accelerator Office Hour Mentors

Josh Krammes

Community Engagement, StackPath

Maddie Garber

Creative Director, R/GA Ventures at R/GA

Sara Elinson

Americas FinTech M&A Leader

ertertert

Ajit Verghese

Founding Partner, Humble Ventures

Robinson Hernandez

Executive Director of the Urban Tech Hub at Grand Central Tech

Mike Huffstetler

General Manager, Galvanize

Accelerator Mentors

Josh Krammes

vICE pRESIDENT, Community Engagement

STACKPATH

Maddie Garber

CREATIVE DIRECTOR

R/GA VENTURES AT R/GA

Sara Elinson

PRINCIPAL M&a lEADER

AMERICAS FINTECH AT EY

Ajit Verghese

FOUNDING PARTNER

HUMBLE VENTURES

Robinson Hernandez

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

URBAN TECH HUB AT

GRAND CENTRAL TECH

Mike Huffstetler

general manager

GALVANIZE

Frank Alfano

svp OF sales,

Techstars

Joanne Swanson

Director of Sales

Techstars

Liz Sisson

associate

Urban.us

Miriam Roure Parera

Program director

urban-x

Speakers

Maya Wiley

VP for Social Justice

THE NEW SCHOOL

Marie Berry

Co-Founder & CSO

CHINATOWN BUREAU in New York

Kevin Carroll

Owner, Kevin Carroll Katalyst, LLC

Beth Comstock

author & Former Vice Chair, GE

Gary Johnson

Director of strategy & Operations AT NYC MAYOR’S OFFICE OF THE CTO

Jake Horowitz

Co-founder, Editor-at-Large Mic.com

Jeremy Goldberg

Deputy CTO, NYCx AT NYC Mayor’s Office of the CTO

Maddie Garber

CREATIVE DIRECTOR

r/ga ventures

Sonam Velani

Senior Advisor for Housing & Economic Development, nyc Mayor's Office

Henri Pierre-Jacques

Managing Partner at Harlem Capital Partners

Lauren Washington

Co-Founder

Black women talk tech

Ysiad Ferreiras

COO

hUSTLE

Bianca Caban

Director of Partnerships & Business Development at Republic.co

EVENT Schedule

2:30 - 3:00 PM

Check-in & Registration

Light refreshments will be provided

3:00 – 3:45 PM

Panel: "Preparing for the NYCx Moonshot: A Blueprint for Tech Innovation"

Featured Panelists:

Jake Horowitz, Co-Founder, MIC.COM

Jeremy Goldberg, Deputy CTO NYCx

Maya Wiley, VP , The New School

Beth Comstock, Author & Former Vice Chair, GE

Marie Berry, Co-Founder & CSO, Chinatown Bureau

4:00 – 4:45 PM

Panel: “Building an Inclusive Tech Ecosystem"

Featured Panelists:

Kevin Carroll, Owner, Kevin Carroll Katalyst

Sonam Velani, Senior Advisor, NYC Mayors Office

Maddie Garber, Creative Director, R/GA Ventures

Henri Pierre-Jacques, Partner, Harlem Capital Partners

Lauren Washington, Co-Founder, Black Women Talk Tech

Bianca Caban, Director of Partnerships & Business Development at Republic.co

5pm - 5:20pm

Fireside Chat with Ysiad Ferreiras (COO, Hustle)

Gary Johnson, Director of Strategy & Operations, NYCx

Ysiad Ferreiras, COO, Hustle

5:00 – 6:00 PM

Accelerator Office Hours

Featured Accelerator Mentors:

Maddie Garber, Creative Director, R/GA Ventures

Sara Elinson, Principal, EY

Ajit Verghese, Founder, Humble Ventures

Robinson Hernandez, ED, Grand Central Tech

Mike Huffsteler, GM, Galvanize

Josh Krammes, Community Engagement, Stackpath

Joanne Swanson, Director of Sales, Techstars

Frank Alfano, SVP of Sales, Techstars

Liz Sisson, Associate, Urabn-US

Miriam Roure Parera, Program Director, Urban-X

5:30 – 7:00 PM

Networking Reception + Closing Remarks

Complimentary refreshments

PARTNERS

About NYCx

Major breakthroughs in technology—from drones to blockchain+—will significantly impact how we work, live, and play. These advances also position technology to help solve the most pressing issues of people’s lives today and in the future. NYCx works with communities to identify urgent priorities, and challenges the brightest technologists in the world to solve for them.

Our Challenge program invites entrepreneurs, technologists, and tech professionals to participate in open competitions. Each Challenge aims to solve a specific problem of urban life and move New York City towards the principles laid out in Mayor de Blasio’s OneNYC plan: growth, equity, sustainability, and resilience.

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