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New York Entrepreneur Week (NYEW) is the largest entrepreneurial movement throughout New York State. For the first time, thousands of entrepreneurs across New York State will have the opportunity to actively engage the foremost entrepreneurs, investors and dealmakers both in the State and from around the world.
Taking place from November 16-20th, 2009, NYEW is a unique 501(c)3 non-profit holding over 350 events, which encompass five days of innovative and hyper-targeted events, including:
- Inspiring keynote speeches from recognized business leaders
- Riveting panels delivering relevant mission-critical advice
- The flagship RELENTLESS business plan competition
- Third party events
With 120 speakers from 50 cities, 18 states and 3 continents, NYEW unites the state’s diverse entrepreneurial community, providing an exclusive educational experience for all entrepreneurs- from enterprising young idea-stage innovators to hundred million dollar revenue generators. We are the movement makers, change agents, people helpers and problem solvers.
By joining all of New York State’s most important entrepreneurial groups, you’ll connect with and learn from New York’s best and brightest entrepreneurs who are relentless, driven and dedicated to improving your business, the economy and the world.
Now is the time to stand up and come together as entrepreneurs. We are the catalysts for conquering today’s economic challenges. We are the leaders that will turn economic adversity into opportunity.
If you want to follow the realtime discussion on twitter we will be sharing information about New York Entrepreneur Week with the hashtag #nyewsnazl. You can also follow the discussions during the week in realtime on Snazl.com.
The Live video production is brought to you by Panman Productions.
Monday: Start-up & Idea-Stage Day / Columbia University
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM – The funding of the bill of rights: Entrepreneurs vs. Venture Capitalists. Keynote: Lawrence D. Lenihan, Managing Director of FirstMark Capital.
10:30 am – 11:45 am - A Roadmap for the Entrepreneur Pt. 1: Top Venture Capitalists Reflect
Panelists: Kylie Sachs, Partner at Ascend Venture Group. Jalak Jobanputra, Senior Vice President of New York City Investment Fund. Gil Beyda, Managing Partner at Genacast Ventures. Steve Brotman, Managing Director at Greenhill SAVP.
1:15 PM- 2:30 PM – You want to be an entrepreneur? The reality of being a full fledged bootstrapper.
Moderator: Rod Kurtz, Sr. Editor at Inc Magazine
Panelists: Stephan Goldmann, Principal at the Culinary Edge. Jeff Glassman, Founder of Fire Island Beer. Elmira Bayrasli, VP of Partnership & Outreach at Endeavour. JP Werlin, Co-Founder & Partner at Downtown Ecommerce Partners. Katie Hellmuth Martin, Chief Experience Officer at Collective-E.
2:45PM-4:00PM From Groundbreaking Idea to Operating a Company: Entrepreneurial Lessons Learned.
PANELISTS: Divya Gugnani, Founder of Behind The Burner. Dave Wollmuth, Partner at Wollmuth Maher & Deutsch. Ben Lerer, Co-Founder & CEO of Thrillist.com. Dahlia Kang, Associate at Edison Venture Fund.
4:00 PM – 4:15 PM Entrepreneurship in New York. Keynote: Robert C. Lieber, NYC Deputy Mayor for Economic Development.
Tuesday November 17, 2009 – Day Two New York Entrepreneur Week.
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM - What’s Your Purpose? The Imperative Knowledge Base for Today’s Leading Company
KEYNOTE: Simon Sinek, Founder of Inspire Action
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM – I have my Purpose: Now What? Fran Biderman-Gross founder of Advantages.
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM – Personal Branding: How to Position as the Expert in your Field.
1:15 PM – 2:30 PM - Watch out! Crippling challenges faced by Entrepreneurs when scaling.
Moderator: Analisa Balares – CEO & Founder, Womenshphere. Panelists: Brad Feld Managing Director at Foundry Group. Seth Besmertnik, CEO of Conductor. David Mammano, Founder & CEO of NExt Step Magazine. Amish Jani, Managing Director at FirstMark Capital. Calvin Chu, Senior Licensing Officer, Columbia Technology Ventures.
2:45 PM – 4:00 PM – New Media vs Old Media Strategies: What is the Future? Is Print Approaching the Dinosaur Age?
Moderator: Bryan Janeczko, CEO of Wicked Start. Panelists: Sergio Fernandez de Cordova, Founder of Fuel Outdoor. Robert Levin, Founder & Editor-in-Chief of New York Enterprise Report. Bob Johnston, Founder & President of Executive Counsel. Matt Weiss, Global Learning Chair – Entrepreneurs Organization. Shervin Pishevar, Founder of SGN.
4:15 PM – 5:30 PM - A Roadmap for the Tech/Mobile/Telecom/Media Sectors: Top Entrepreneurs Reflect.
Moderator: Adam Penenberg, Author of Viral Loop. Panelists: Noah Glass, Founder & CEO of GoMobo.com. Chris Logan, Founder & CEO of cc:Sync. Jeff Stewart, Founder & CEO of Urgent Career. Scott Heiferman, Co-Founder & CEO of Meetup.com. Derren Herman, Head of Digital Media at the Media Kitchen.
Wednesday November 18th, 2009. Start-up & Idea Storage
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM You Can Be The Airline, Or You Can Be The Destination. Your Choice.
Keynote: Peter Shankman, Founder of help a reporter out (Haro).
10:30 AM – 11:45 – It’s not about the plan, It’s about executing the plan: Crucial Techniques for strategy execution & CEO of Earthquake Media
Panelists: Mark Taylor, Chair at Vistage. Michael A. Mendillo, President of Wentworth Group. Adam Klein, Founder of Media Leader LLC. Chris Fralic, PArtner at First Round Capital. Bruce N, Director of Tech Transfer, NYU Poly.
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM - The Future of Digital Media
Keynote: Robin Kent, Founder of Rebel Digital
1:15 PM – 2:30 PM - Tackling the Exit: Creating Maximum Value & Preparing your company for Sale.
Moderator: Rick Newman, Chief Business Correspondent, U.S.News & World Report. Panelists: Mark Mackenzie, Senior Digital Media Analyst at Alliance Berstein ESG/VG. Andrew Sispoidis, Co-FOunder of Half Fiction LLC & Adholes.com. Eyal Goldwerger, CEO of TargetSpot. Heidi Messer, Co-Founder of Linkshare. Sandeep Beotra, Director at Morgan Joseph.
2:45 PM – 4:00 PM – TOWN HALL MEETING: Entrepreneurship Policy: Where Are We? Where Are We Going? How Will Entrepreneurship Revitalize the United States?
MODERATOR: Jennifer Hill, Vice President of Astia, NYC. PANELISTS: Adam Oliveri, Managing Director at SecondMarket. Luis Antonio Marquez, Director General of the Mexican Private Equity Association. JiNan Glasgow, Founder & CEO of Neopatents
4:15PM-5:30PM The Next Big Thing: Hot Entrepreneurship Opportunities for Today and Tomorrow
MODERATOR: Elaine Pofeldt, Independent Journalist. PANELISTS: Stephen Goldmann, Principal at The Culinary Edge. Meredith McLeod Sears, Director, Client Education Initiative, Opportunity International. Jeff Rosenthal, Curator & Principal of Summit Series. Jehan Noon, Co-Founder of NoonDalton. Will Corrente, Founder of Operation.
Thursday: Start-up & Idea-Stage
9:00AM-10:15AM - The Essence of Entrepreneurship
KEYNOTE: David S. Rose, Managing Principal at Rose Tech Ventures & Founder of Angelsoft
10:30AM-11:45AM - Connecting With and Selling to the Executive Suite (CEO, CMO, CFO, COO)
MODERATOR: Thomas Mendes, Founder of Plaza Too. PANELISTS: Tunch Hepguler, Executive Vice President of SARAR USA. Charles Bernard, Founder & President of Criteria for Success. Shelby Scarbrough, Founder & CEO of Conexus Global Services. Ellen Gustafson, Co-Founder & Executive Vice President of FEED Projects. Kevin Daum, Founder of TAE International.
12:00 – 1:00 PM -Conceptualizing, Founding and Launching a Successful Business in a Nascent Industry
KEYNOTE: Anand Subramanian, CEO of Contextweb
1:15PM-2:30PM -The Revenue Inflection Point: The New Reality of Scaling a Business to $100MM in Revenue.
MODERATOR: Bob Tedeschi, New York Times Technology Columnist. PANELISTS: Stephen Messer, Co-Founder of Linkshare. Omar Amanat, Entrepreneur in Residence, Wharton School of Business. Marc Cenedella, Founder & CEO of TheLadders.com. Nancy Pedot, Former CEO of Gymboree & Party City. Chris McCann, President of 1-800 Flowers.com
2:45PM-4:00PM – Entrepreneurship in a Difficult Economy
MODERATOR: Rosalind Resnick, Founder of Axxess Business Consulting & Entrepreneurs Magazine Columnist. PANELISTS: Alana Winter, Founder of Stilleto Spy School. David Margalit, Deputy Commissioner of NYC Small Business Services. Tokumbo Shobowale, COO of NYC Economic Development Corporation. Pat Drew, President of Pat Drew & Co. Micah Kotch, Operations Director, NYC ACRE Intiative at NYU-Poly.
4:15PM-5:30PM -You Have Passion- Now You Need Structure: Why It’s a Must to Set 30/60/90 Day Goals
MODERATOR: Adriana Gardella, Business Journalist. PANELISTS: Holly Landau, CEO of Landau Leadership. Will Corrente, Founder of Operation Entrepreneur. Scott Belsky, Founder & CEO of Behance. JB Lockhart, Vice President at Greenhill SAVP. Mark Davis, Associate at DFJ Gotham.
Friday: Start-up & Idea-Stage
9:00AM-10:15AM - The Development, Launch and Turnaround of High-Impact & Disruptive Technologies.
KEYNOTE: Derek Brand, Director at New York Academy of Sciences
10:30AM 11:45AM A Roadmap for the Entrepreneur Pt. 2: Top Venture Capitalists Reflect
MODERATOR: Murat Aktihanoglu, Founder of Centrl & Entrepreneurs Roundtable.PANELISTS: Albert Wenger, Partner at Union Square Ventures. Jim Robinson, Co-Founder & Managing Partner of RRE Ventures. Anthony Marino, Managing Partner at Virgin Investments. Howard Morgan, Partner at First Round Capital.
12:00 – 1:00 PM – Emerging Social Media Trends: What You Must Know and How to Leverage It
MODERATOR: Avi Flombaum, Co-Founder of Designer Pages. PANELISTS: Lis Hubert, Independent Consultant. Sanford Dickert, Director at Financial Summit Ventures. Oz Sultan, President of eSultancy. Lauren McTaggart, Account Executive at Marketwire. Francisco Lewis, Creative Director at Advantages.
1:15PM 2:30PM CEO Challenges and How To Surmount Them
MODERATOR: Stefan Doering, Founder of BEST Coaches. PANELISTS: David Teten, CEO of Teten Advisors. Dawn Terrick, President & Creative Director of DKT Communications. Jennifer Walzer, Founder & CEO of Backup My Info! Analisa Balares, CEO & Founder of Womensphere.
