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Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Opening Remarks & Keynote Speaker
David Brown
Techstars, Co-founder & CEO
Derek White
Google Cloud, VP of Financial Services
Panel & Deep Dive Roundtable Discussion: Emerging Models of Corporate Venture Funding
Laila Partridge
STANLEY + Techstars Accelerator, Managing Director
David Horowitz
Touchdown Ventures, Founder and CEO
Dina Routhier
Stanley Ventures, Managing Director
Panel & Deep Dive Roundtable Discussion: How can corporations better engage their local startup communities?
Chris Heivly
Techstars, Techstars Senior Vice President for Ecosystem Development
Maury Wolfe
Cox Enterprises, AVP, Corporate Social Responsibility and Public Affairs
Tony Smoke
Alabama Power Company, Senior Vice President Marketing and Economic Development
Panel & Deep Dive Roundtable Discussion: How to develop successful Proof of Concepts with early stage startups
Joel Nelson
UnitedHealthcare, VP of Innovation
Jeroen van der Hoek
Equinor Ventures, Investment Manager
Panel & Deep Dive Roundtable Discussion: Changing the World Through Mentorship: Best Practices for All-Star Mentorship
Danielle Cohn
Comcast NBCUniversal, Vice President, Startup Engagement Head of LIFT Labs
Lesa Mitchell
Techstars Kansas City Accelerator, Managing Director
Stephen Ajayi
YearOne, CEO
Panel & Deep Dive Roundtable Discussion: Creating an Inclusive Fundraising Experience
Hilla Ovil-Brenner
Techstars Tel Aviv Accelerator, Managing Director
Barry Givens
Cox Enterprises Social Impact Accelerator Powered by Techstars, Managing Director
Panel & Deep Dive Roundtable Discussion: Supporting Founder Success At Scale - Best Practices from our Global Network Partners
Laura Kennedy
Techstars, VP Business & Corporate Development
Jesse Bardo
Silicon Valley Bank, Director, Early Stage Practice
Sara Itucas
Legalpad (Techstars Seattle 2018), COO & Co-founder
Jason Scott
Google, Head of Startup Developer Ecosystem
Keynote Speaker: Fireside Chat with Bill McKibben
Bill McKibben
350.org, Co-founder and Senior Advisor
Cody Simms
Techstars, Partner and Senior Vice President of Investments
Thursday, October 22, 2020
Keynote | Diversity, equity, and inclusion: a data-driven way to future-proof your organization
Katica Roy
Pipeline Equity, CEO
Claudia Reuter
Techstars, General Manager, Americas East
Startup Showcase: Future of Work Focused Startups
Taylor McLemore
Techstars Workforce Accelerator, Managing Director
Harley Blakeman
HonestJobs, Founder & CEO
Hamoon Ekhtiari
FutureFit AI, CEO
Startup Showcase: Investment Ready Startups
Jason Seats
Techstars, Chief Investment Officer
Startup Showcase: Pilot Ready Startups
Audun Abelsnes
Equinor & Techstars Energy Accelerator, Managing Director
Haytham Elhawary
KINETIC, Co-founder & CEO
Stuart Kinnear
Interface Fluidics, CEO
Christian Norberg
Fieldmade, CEO
Keynote Speaker: Ecosystem Development with Brad Feld & Ian Hathaway
Brad Feld
Foundry Group, Managing Director
Chris Heivly
Techstars, Techstars Senior Vice President for Ecosystem Development
Ian Hathaway
Techstars, Senior Executive Director for Ecosystem Development