Scheduled Events
Over the course of the week, topic focused panels and discussions will be held throughout the city to further energize New York’s base of entrepreneurs.
Unless otherwise noted, these events are open to the public. You can register for events by clicking on the event's registration link. Please check back often as registration details will continue to be updated.
Monday April 20
2009
8:00 am - 10:00 am
NYC ENT Launch Announcement/Opening Ceremony
Venue: NYU
11:00 am - 5:30 pm
Business plan competition:
Semi-Finalist Presentations
(By Invitation Only)
Venue: Fulbright and Jaworski L.L.P.
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Entrepreneurship Series
with Jason Olim (Co-Founder of CDNOW.com), Part 1 of 2
Venue: Fulbright and Jaworski L.L.P.
Register NowTopics:
Organizations and The Role of the Founder
Formalizing The Founding Team: Capital Structures, Compensation and Catastrophes
Growing the Team: Recruiting, Interviewing and Hiring
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Stratamerge: Mobile Mondays
Hosted by Lubna Dajani
Venue: Fulbright and Jaworski L.L.P.
Tuesday April 21
2009
7:30 am - 9:30 am
NY:MIEG Event, Presented by Sobel Media
The Future of Business: Is Social Media the Answer?
Venue: Samsung
Register NowModerator: Merrill Brown, Founder & Principal of MMB Media LLC
Fred Seibert, Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer at NextNewNetworks & President at Frederator Studios
Richard Carey, Chief Engagement Officer at Intentional Games
Jim Anderson, CTO Dorthy.com
Andrew Pancer, Founder & COO at Media6Degrees
10:00 am - 4:30 pm
Business plan competition:
Entrepreneur Boot Camp for 7 Finalists
(By Invitation Only)
Venue: Fulbright and Jaworski L.L.P.
Distinguished Venture Capital Guests:
Sarah Tavel, Bessemer Venture Partners
Andrew Parker, Union Square Ventures
Jason Yeh, FirstMark Capital
Girish Gupta, RRE Ventures
Mark Davis, DFJ Gotham
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Emerging Trends in Media
Venue: Fulbright and Jaworski L.L.P.
Register NowTopics:
Emerging Trends in Media
Before, During and Current Media Landscape
Using Social Media to Create a Draw
Panelists:
Rick Heitzmann, Managing Director at FirstMark Capital
Allen Stern, Founder of CenterNetworks and Cloud Contacts
Cindy Sperling, Director at SoftBank Capital
Darren Herman, Head of Digital Media, Kirshenbaum Bond + Partners/The Media Kitchen
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Entrepreneurship Series
with Jason Olim (Co-Founder of CDNOW.com), Part 2 of 2
Venue: Fulbright and Jaworski L.L.P.
Register NowTopics:
Market Research Strategies
Introduction to Financial Statements:
Reading and Preparing Income Statements & Balance Sheets
Strategic Planning and Operations
B2B Sales Strategies
Topics in Consumer Marketing
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Ultra Light Start-Ups Legal Roundtable Discussion
Venue: Fulbright and Jaworski L.L.P.
Register NowTopics:
Incorporation
Intellectual Property
Terms and Conditions
Privacy Policies
Licensing
Partnerships
Wednesday April 22
2009
7:30 am - 8:00 am
Networking Breakfast
Venue: Bloomberg L.P.
Register Now for all 5 Morning Events at Bloomberg from 7:30 am to 11:00 am8:00 am - 8:30 am
The Future of Digital Media
Venue: Bloomberg L.P.
Register Now for all 5 Morning Events at Bloomberg from 7:30 am to 11:00 amKeynote Speaker:Robin Kent, Former Chariman & CEO of Universal McCann Worldwide
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Is Venture Capital Obsolete?
The future of Funding in the United States
Venue: Bloomberg L.P.
Register Now for all 5 Morning Events at Bloomberg from 7:30 am to 11:00 amKeynote Speaker:Robin Kent, Rod Underhill, Co-Founder of MP3.com
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Hit the Ground Running:
Leveraging NYC Resources
Venue: Bloomberg L.P.
Register Now for all 5 Morning Events at Bloomberg from 7:30 am to 11:00 amPanelists:
Jalak Jobanputra, Vice President of New York City Investment Fund
Amish Jani, Manging Director at FirstMark Capital
Ann Li, Vice President at New York City Economic Development Corp
Vince Sbano, General Cousel & Co-Founder of PCM Exchange
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Liquidity Events in the Current Economic Environment
Venue: Bloomberg L.P.
Register Now for all 5 Morning Events at Bloomberg from 7:30 am to 11:00 amPanelists:
Lou Meade, Chairman, CEO & Founder of PCM Exchange
Barry Silbert, CEO & Founder of SecondMarket
Jeff Stewart, Founder of Mimeo
Gil Beyda, Manging Partner at Genacast Ventures
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Obtaining Funding in Today's Economy
Venue: Fulbright and Jaworski L.L.P.
Register NowModerator: Kevin Buckley
Panelists:
Brad Steele
Ellen Sandles
Chris Sugden
Ross O'Brien
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Entrepreneur’s Roundtable
Hosted by Murat Aktihanoglu
Venue: Fulbright and Jaworski L.L.P.
Register NowDistinguished Guest:
Albert Wenger, Partner at Union Square Ventures
Thursday April 23
2009
8:00 am - 9:00 am
PaidContentNext Breakfast
(By Invitation Only)
Venue: Fulbright and Jaworski L.L.P.
Distinguished Interviewer: Wenda Harris Millard, President, Media & Co-Chief Executive Officer, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
Distinguished Guest: Dave Morgan, Former Chairman & CEO of TACODA
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Bite PR The Importance of Public Relations
in Early-Stage Organizations
(By Invitation Only)
Venue: Fulbright and Jaworski L.L.P.
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Sun Microsystems Technology Infrastructure and Scaling
Venue: Sun
Distinguished Guests:
Angelo Rajadurai, Senior Technical Evangelist at Sun Startup Essentials
Anil Vasagiri, Senior Investment Associate at Connecticut Innovations
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Growing Your Start-Up to $1MM in Revenue
Venue: Fulbright and Jaworski L.L.P.
Register NowPanelists:
Bradford Rand, Founder of Rand Luxury
Al Berrios, Director at Salesnique
Erik Hopf, Director of Operations at Disperse Interactive
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Funding 101: Tips for Navigating Venture Capital
Venue: Fulbright and Jaworski L.L.P.
Register NowPanelists:
Chris Fralic, Partner at First Round Capital
Gil Beyda, Managing Partner at Genacast Ventures
Matt Turck, Pincipal at Bloomberg Ventures
Mark Davis, Associate at DFJ Gotham
Amish Jani, Managing Director at FirstMark Capital
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Networking Cocktails at Fulbright and Jaworski L.L.P.
(By Invitation Only)
Venue: Fulbright and Jaworski L.L.P.
Friday April 24
2009
8:30 am - 9:00 am
It’s not web 2.0. It’s not web 3.0. It’s simply life.
Venue: NYU
Register Now for Morning Events at NYU from 8:30 am - 11:00 amPeter Shankman, Founder of Help a Reporter
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Finalist Venture Pitches
(By Invitation Only)
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Survival Strategies in a Bust
Venue: NYU
Register Now for Morning Events at NYU from 8:30 am - 11:00 amPanelists:
Jordan English Gross, Founder & COO of Dorthy.com & Saber Seven, Inc.
Owen Davis, Managing Director at NYC Seed
JB Lockhart, Vice President at Greenhill SAVP
Sarah Tavel, Associate at Bessemer Venture Partners
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Translating Your Idea into Reality
Venue: NYU
Register Now for Morning Events at NYU from 8:30 am - 11:00 amModerator: Donna Bogatin, StartupAlpha.com
Panelists:
Steve Brotman, Managing Director at Greenhill SAVP
Allan Young, Co-Founder of University Venture Fund
Gautam Gupta, Associate at General Catalyst Partners
Divya Gugnani, CEO of Behind the Burner
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Roadmap for the Entrepreneur
Venue: NYU
Register Now for this PanelPanelists:
Moderator: Murat Aktihanoglu
Danny Schultz, Co-Founder & Managing Director at DFJ Gotham Ventures
Gil Beyda, Managing Partner at Genacast Ventures
Howard Morgan, Managing Partner at First Round Capital
Santo Politi, Founder & General Partner of Spark Capital
12:30 pm- 1:45 pm
Recess
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Making NYC the Best Place for Entrepreneurs
Venue: NYU
Register Now for All Afternoon Events at NYU from 2:00 pm - 5:30 pmKeynote: Tokumbo Shobowale, COO of New York City Economic Development Corp
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Top 10 Lessons Learned from New York City’s Greatest Entrepreneurial Successes
Venue: NYU
Register Now for All Afternoon Events at NYU from 2:00 pm - 5:30 pmRobert Levin, Editor-in-Chief, Publisher & Founder of New York Enterprise Report
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Top Entrepreneur’s in NYC Reflect
Venue: NYU
Register Now for All Afternoon Events at NYU from 2:00 pm - 5:30 pmHooman Radfar, CEO & Co-Founder of Clearspring
Stephen Messer, Founder of LinkShare
Andrew Fox, CEO of Track Entertainment
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Raising Capital: The Current and Future State of the VC Industry
Venue: NYU
Register Now for All Afternoon Events at NYU from 2:00 pm - 5:30 pmGuarav Tewari, Principal at Highland Capital Partners
Adeo Ressi, Founding Member of TheFunded.com
Mike Brown Jr., Corporate Development at Richard Branson Investments
4:45 pm - 5:30 pm
Announcement: Winner of NYC ENT Business Plan Competition
Venue: NYU
Register Now for All Afternoon Events at NYU from 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm