Schedule
Monday, September 28, 2020
How to raise $1M using a UX/UI design prototype
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Lena Levine
Forcoda, Founder & CEO
Startup 101 - Keynote/Fireside Chat - Lessons Learned on the Road to Building a Hyper Growth Capital Efficient Startup From Buffalo
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John Jahnke
Tackle.io, CEO
Michael Droesch
Bessemer Venture Partners, Vice President
Doing Business in Buffalo
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Marc Pope
Pope & Associates, President and Chief Designer
Better, Stronger, Farther, Faster: Founder & Startup Resources to Help You Get There
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Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Buffalo OPEN Coffee Club Network - Tune In When You Can, Bow Out Any Time
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John Leone
Founder, Entrepreneur, Agile Coach
Kanishka Wanninayaka
YAMU MEDIA, CEO
Fundamentals of User-Centered Product Design & Delivery
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Ashley Kennedy-Foster
LenelS2, User Experience Manager
Finance Keynote - Fireside Chat
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Yossi Hasson
OnChain Capital, Founding Partner
Jenny Fielding
TechStars - NYC & SF, Managing Director
The MWBE Certificate: An Intro to the What, Why, and How
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Alex Kaczmarek
University at Buffalo Law School Entrepreneurship Law Clinic, Student Attorney
Jaynie Doe
University at Buffalo Law School Entrepreneurship Law Clinic, Student Attorney
5 Reasons Why Startups Succeed - Panel Discussion
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Katelyn Huber
CloudInsyte, Co-Founder
Zack Schneider
FIFTEEN, Partner
Ken Denman
Sway Ventures, Venture Partner
Clark Dever
Techstars, Senior Product Manager
Kanishka Wanninayaka
YAMU MEDIA, CEO
Jack Greco -Cupule Ventures, One Link Venture Studio, Buffalo Bridge
One Link Ventures, Founder
Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Linking Operations with Finance - A Panel Discussion
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Jack Greco -Cupule Ventures, One Link Venture Studio, Buffalo Bridge
One Link Ventures, Founder
Emily Carpenter
Tackle.Io, Director of Revenue Operations
Panel Discussion: Working in Tech at a Startup
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Karl Newell
LenderLogix, Co-Founder & CIO
Nick DiRienzo
Modern Health, Software Engineer
Liesel Vaidya
Leda Health, Co-Founder & CTO
Wendy Saglime
M&T Bank, Software Engineer
A User Experience Designer is a Product Manager's Best Friend
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Adam Rasheed
Sentient Science, Former CTO & SVP Product
Aaron Smith
White Giraffe Design, Founder & President
Innovation in the Time of Adversity (Networking Mixer)
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Jonathan Gorczyca
Helm Experience & Design, Partner & Co-founder
Brandon Williamson
BW Creativity, Founder
Arielle Petruzzella
Forcoda, UX/UI Designer
Thursday, October 1, 2020
Ask An Attorney - A Panel Discussion
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Stephanie Cole Adams
The Law Office of Stephanie Adams (LOSA), PLLC, Lead Counsel
Keynote: Approaches to Elevating Design Company-Wide
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Mike LaManna
M&T Bank, Administrative VP Customer Experience
Friday, October 2, 2020
"Billion Dollar Startups in WNY?" - Closing Keynote - Jack Baron, Sweetwater Energy
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Jack Baron
Sweetwater Energy, President
The Future of Design: Panel Discussion
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Adrian Brady-Cesana
CXChronicles, Founder & President
Dennise Rodriguez
PLS 3rd Learning, UX Designer
Aaron Smith
White Giraffe Design, Founder & President
Amber Lundy
Amazon UX Lab, Senior Designer
Bridging the Gap Between Product and Tech
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Ryan Thomas
Second Measure, Software Engineer
Building Usable Financial Forecasts
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Marc Williams
Cube Software, Head of Customer Success
