2011 Agenda
Start |
Topic |
Presenter /Panelists
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| 7:30 AM | Room Opens | |
| 8:00 AM | Opening Remarks / Welcome | Joan Koerber-Walker, OTEF Board Chair Francine Hardaway, OTEF Executive Director |
| THE STARTUP | ||
| 8:10 AM | Concept to Launch | Scott Cate, Event Day |
| 8:40 AM | OTEF Hightlight – Past Program | Francine Hardaway, OTEF Executive Director |
| 8:55 AM | Collaboration as a Philosophy for Startups | Derek Neighbors, Gangplank |
| 9:25 AM | The Pivot | Paula Satow, Buzzuka |
| 9:55 AM | Arizona Commerce Authority Programs for Entrepreneurs | Brian Sherman, Arizona Commerce Authority |
| 10:25 AM | Break | Open Networking |
| FUNDING | ||
| 10:45 AM | Collaboration with the Community | Jerry Ross, National Entrepreneur Center, Orlando |
| 11:05 AM | State of Angel Capital | Marianne Hudson, Angel Capital Association |
| 11:45 AM | Women INVESTING in Women: Women’s Angel Roundtable | Anu Bhardwaj, 85 Broads – Phoenix Chapter |
| 12:15 PM | Lunch | Lunch |
| 12:45 PM | Both Sides of the Table | Mark Suster, GRP Partners |
| GETTING TO SCALE | ||
| 1:25 PM | Growing a Tech Company in Scottsdale | Hamid Shojaee, Axosoft |
| 1:55 PM | Local Technology, Managing Staff Growth | Bret Giles, Sitewire |
| 2:25 PM | Rolling with the Punches | Gelie Akhenblit, NetworkingPhoenix.com |
| 2:55 PM | Break | Open Networking |
| 3:15 PM | OTEF Highlight – Future Programs | Joan Koerber-Walker, OTEF Board Chair Francine Hardaway, OTEF Executive Director |
| 3:30 PM | Growing Organically | Josh Strebel, Page.ly |
| 4:00 PM | Keeping Your Business Fresh | Todd Belfer, Canal Partners |
| 4:30 PM | Break | Open Networking |
| 4:45 PM | Growing an Old Brand in a New Way | Robert Michael Murray, NatGeo |
| THE EXIT | ||
| 5:15 PM | Selling Your Business and Beyond | Ethan Bloch, Flowtown |
| 5:45 PM | Play us out to cocktails, Jody! | Jody Gnant, Musician |
| 7:00 PM | END |