NYU Entrepreneurs Festival

2019 Schedule

FRIDAY MARCH 8

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REGISTRATION

Location: Paulson Lobby,
44 West 4th Street New York, NY 10012

Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm

WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS

Location: Paulson Auditorium,
44 West 4th Street New York, NY 10012

Time: 1:00pm-2:00pm

12:00 1:50
KEYNOTE: Ben & Jerry's

Ben and Jerry's

Jeff Furman | Stern ‘65 & Law ‘68

Co-Founder and President | Ben & Jerry’s Foundation

Corporate Board Member, Emeritus | Ben & Jerry’s

@benandjerrys

Location: Paulson Auditorium,
44 West 4th Street, New York, NY 10012

Time: 2:00pm-2:50pm

2:00 2:50
PANELS: Startup Now! &
Edible Entrepreneurship

Startup Now!: Starting a Startup While in School

Moderators:

Sarah Maibach | NYU Entrepreneurial Institute | @nyuentrepreneur

Speakers:

Kyleigh Russ | Govern for America | Wagner ‘20 | @govforamerica

Nader Ahmed | Merciless Motors | Tandon ‘19

Mir Hwang | GigFinesse | CAS ‘19

Location: Paulson Auditorium,
44 West 4th Street, New York, NY 10012

Time: 3:00pm-3:50pm

Edible Entrepreneurship: Food and Beverage

Moderators:

Kenny Lao | Culinary Task Force | Stern ‘04 | @kennylao

Speakers:

Britt Martin | Food Period | GSAS ‘18 | @food_period

Jonas Günther | We are the New Farmers | Tandon ‘18

Dylan Sprouse | All-Wise Meadery | Gallatin ‘15 | @dylansprouse

Otto Cedeno | Otto's Tacos | Tisch ‘03 | @ottostacos

Location: UC-25,
44 West 4th Street, New York, NY 10012

Time: 3:00pm-3:50pm

3:00 3:50

ALUMNI STARTUP EXHIBITION

Location: TBA

Time: 3:00pm-5:50pm

BEN & JERRY'S ICE CREAM PARTY

Location: TBA

Time: 3:00pm-5:50pm
NETWORKING

Networking Break & Trail Mix Bar

Location: Patron's Lobby
44 West 4th Street New York, NY, 10012

Time: 3:50pm-5:00pm

ROUNDTABLES

Location: T411-413 44 West 4th Street, New York, NY 10012

Time: 3:50pm-5:50pm

Design Thinking

Anne-Laure Fayard | NYU Tandon | @alffayard

Honing Your Business Acumen

Michael Gawley | EisnerAmper | @EisnerAmper

How to Commercialize Your Innovation

Kurt Becker | NYU Tandon | @nyutandon

How to Create a Media Buzz for Your Startup

Sarah Ryan | NYU Stern W.R. Berkley Innovation Labs | @nyuinnovation

Making Your Own Place at the Table

Joseph Schneier | Trusty.care | @JoSchneier

Putting Your Startup on a Solid Legal Foundation:
The Ins and Outs of Corporate, IP, and Immigration Law for Entrepreneurs

Michael Kasdan, Evan Kipperman, and Najia Khalid | Wiggin and Dana

Raising the First Round of Capital

Andy Kangpan | Two Sigma Ventures | Stern ‘13 | @twosigmavc

Tips and Tricks for Rapid Prototyping

Victoria Bill | NYU Tandon MakerSpace | @nyumakerspace

PANEL: Female Founders

Who Run the World? Female Founders!

Moderators:

Emily Baum | NYU Entrepreneurial Institute | @nyuentrepreneur

Speakers:

Vicki Fulop | Brooklinen | CAS ‘07 | @brooklinen

Allie Diracles | Vidcode | Tisch ‘07, ‘14 | @vidcode

Trisha Goyal | Break the Love | Stern ‘15 | @breakthelovee

Location: Paulson Auditorium,
44 West 4th Street, New York, NY, 10012

Time: 5:00pm-5:50pm

4:00 5:50
KEYNOTE: RebelMouse

RebelMouse

Andrea Breanna | Gallatin ‘97 & Tisch ‘03

Founder and CEO | RebelMouse

@RebelMouse

Location: Paulson Auditorium,
44 West 4th Street, New York, NY, 10012

Time: 6:00pm-6:50pm

6:00 6:50
IDEA JAM: The Future of Food

This three hour event, focused on innovation within the food industry, will enable attendees with various skills and interests to work in a team, simulating the ideation process of creating a startup as they brainstorm, refine, and pitch a concept. No technical experience is required. Please bring a laptop. Dinner will be served!

Location: 16 Washington Place New York, NY 10003

Time: 7:15pm-11:00pm

7:15 11:00

SATURDAY MARCH 9

REGISTRATION

Location: Paulson Lobby,
44 West 4th Street, New York, NY, 10012

Time: 9:00am-10:00am

NETWORKING BREAKFAST

Brooklyn Bagel & Coffee Company

Location: Patron's Lobby,
44 West 4th Street, New York, NY, 10012

Time: 9:00am-10:00am

9:00 9:45
WORKSHOPS

Common Legal Issues for Startups

McCarter & English

Jared Sorin and Matthew Uretsky | @mccarterenglish

Location: T201
44 West 4th Street, New York, NY 10012

Time: 9:45am-10:40am

Startup Financial Planning 101

EisnerAmper

Michael Gawley | @eisneramper

Location: T200
44 West 4th Street, New York, NY 10012

Time: 9:45am-10:40am

Top 10 Legal Essentials for Startups Seeking to Raise Venture Capital

Fenwick & West

Jonathan Sagot and Andrew Murphy | @FenwickWest

Location: T415
44 West 4th Street, New York, NY 10012

Time: 9:45am-10:40am

9:45 10:40
KEYNOTE: Museum of Ice Cream

Museum of Ice Cream

Maryellis Bunn | CAS

CEO and Founder | Museum of Ice Cream

@MuseumOfIceCream

Location: Paulson Auditorium,
44 West 4th Street, New York, NY, 10012

Time: 11:00am-11:50am

11:00 11:50
NETWORKING LUNCH

Otto's Tacos & Chopt

Location: Patron's Lobby,
44 West 4th Street New York, NY 10012

Time: 11:50am-12:50pm

12:00 12:50
KEYNOTE: Zola

ZOLA

Nobu Nakaguchi | Tisch ‘03

Chief Design Officer & Co-Founder | ZOLA

@zola

Location: Paulson Auditorium,
44 West 4th Street, New York, NY 10012

Time: 1:00pm-1:50pm

1:00 1:50
PANELS: Hi-Tech and Social Ventures

The Cutting Edge: Hi-Tech Ventures

Moderators:

Lindsey Grey | Two Sigma Ventures| @_LindsMarshall

Speakers:

Will Canine | Opentrons (robotics) | Tisch ‘14 | @willcanine

Sophia Dominguez | SVRF (VR) | Gallatin ‘13 | @sophiaedm

Alejandro Matamala | Runway (ML) | Tisch ‘18 | @matamalaortiz

John Piotrowski | The Ocean (blockchain) | Courant ‘18 | @JohnPiotrowski1

Location: Paulson Auditorium,
44 West 4th Street New York, NY 100012

Real World Problems, Real Business Solutions: Social Ventures

Moderators:

Danny Lafuente | NYU Stern W.R. Berkley Innovation Labs | @nyuinnovation

Speakers:

Lyel Resner | Swayable | Gallatin ‘12 | @lyelr

Jesse Vaughan | Landed | CAS ‘11

Jess Riegel | Motivote | Wagner ‘18 | @motivoteUS

Location: UC-24,
44 West 4th Street New York, NY 10012

STUDENT STARTUP EXHIBITION

Location: Patron's Lobby,
44 West 4th Street New York, NY 10012

Time: 2:00pm-4:50pm

2:00 2:50
ROUNDTABLES

Location: M5-50,
44 West 4th Street New York, NY, 10012

Time: 2:50pm-4:50pm

Beyond Costs and Benefits: Vetting Opportunities for Long-Term Growth

Erin Pierson and Sule Dedekarginoglu | Wagner Capstone Class | Wagner '19

Demystifying Early Stage Funding from Accelerators to Angels to Funds

Jenny Fielding and Austin Crouse | Techstars | @techstars

Financing Your Startup-- Debt, Equity, Digital Currency/Tokenization

Matt Uretsky | McCarter & English | @mccarterenglish

How to Build a Culture for Your Future Employees

Dylan Shaban | Otto's Tacos | Tandon '18 | @ottostacos

Legal Issues for Startup Companies

Jared Sorin | McCarter & English | @mccarterenglish

Machine Learning and AI

Steven Kuyan | NYU Tandon Future Labs | @nyufuturelabs

Modern Architecture

Tejpaul Bhatia | Google Cloud | @googlecloud

NYU Accelerators

Rebecca Silver | NYU Entrepreneurial Institute | @nyuentrepreneur

Opportunity Zone

Michael Meyer | Kearney Point | @kearneypoint

Partnering & Negotiating: Business Development for Your Startup

Dana Levin-Robinson | VirtualHealth | Stern '15 | @VirtualHealth

Time's up!: How to Master the 90-Second Pitch

Phoebe Punzalan | NYU Stern W.R. Berkley Innovation Labs

CAS '06, Wagner '10 | @nyuinnovation

Exploring Your Value Proposition

Dee Dao | NYU Entrepreneurial Institute | @nyuentrepreneur

PANEL: Venture Capital

Jumpstart Your Startup: Venture Capital

Moderators:

Sergei Revzin | NYU Entrepreneurial Institute | @nyuentrepreneur

Speakers:

Dani Grant | Union Square Ventures | Gallatin ‘14 | @thedanigrant

Kyra Durko | Two Sigma Ventures | Stern ‘19 | @kyradurko

Oscar Adelman | Sinai Ventures | Stern ‘18 | @OscarAdelman

Location: Paulson Auditorium,
44 West 4th Street New York, NY 10012

Time: 4:00pm-4:50pm

3:00 4:50
THE PITCH

After our student startup exhibition on Saturday, attendees will have the opportunity to vote on their favorite student startup. The three teams with the most votes will pitch to our panel of venture capitalists for a chance to win $1000!

Location: Paulson Auditorium,
44 West 4th Street New York, NY 10012

Time: 5:00pm-6:00pm

CLOSING REMARKS

Location: Paulson Auditorium,
44 West 4th Street, New York, NY 10012

Time: 6:00pm-6:15pm

5:00 6:15
AFTER PARTY!

Celebrate the NYU Entrepreneurs Festival! Your first two drinks are on us.

Location: Half Pint: 76 West 3rd Street

Time: 6:30pm-8:30pm

6:30 8:30