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Adair Christina

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Florianópolis
Monday, September 9
 

8:30am EDT

​Breakfast & Registration Booz Allen Hamilton Innovation Center

9:20am EDT

Cl(AI)m Your Future: AI’s Inevitable Impact Booz Allen Hamilton Innovation CenterAyana Christie • Josh Elliot • Colonel Jen Sovada • Margaret Amori • Alyssa Guo

10:20am EDT

How to Build, Sustain, & Grow with the Innovation Ecosystem Booz Allen Hamilton Innovation CenterRebecca Gevalt • C'pher Gresham • Kelly O'Malley • Sarah Chen • Brian Park • Wayne Chen

11:20am EDT

Founder’s Pitch & Lunch Booz Allen Hamilton Innovation CenterAmelia Friedman

12:30pm EDT

Why Is the Sales Cycle So Slow, How to Close Your Customer Booz Allen Hamilton Innovation CenterKelly O'Malley • Ronit Avni • Liz Sara • B.J. Wiley Williams • Elise Whang

2:00pm EDT

Branding for Startups MindspaceAlly Fouts

3:00pm EDT

Telling Your Brand Story MindspaceRachel Vasey • Mike Boyd

4:00pm EDT

Show Me The Money: How To Fund Your Startup MindspacePhillip Jung • Kim Cayce • Sharon Snow • Penny Bladich • Paul Boudrye

5:00pm EDT

What Angels Want: Local DMV Angels MindspaceAurelia Flores • Melissa L. Bradley • Claire Broido Johnson • Rashad Moore • Liz Sara

6:30pm EDT

Engage Abundance MindspaceS. Lovey • Candy Schibli • Nabi Bilal
 
Tuesday, September 10
 

9:00am EDT

Breakfast Chat: The Future of Business Bettering the World Google DCAllison Fansler

10:00am EDT

Incorporating Impact: How to Define, Implement and Measure Mission-Oriented Initiatives Google DCSuneet Bhatt

11:00am EDT

Launch Yourself: Personal Branding For Entrepreneurs - (Google DC - The Briefing Room) Google DCMcKeever “Mac” Conwell • Aurelia Flores • Xina Eiland • Kim Cayce

1:00pm EDT

Take Your Transferrable Skills With You! - (Google DC - The Briefing Room) Google DCAdam Mutschler

2:00pm EDT

The Improviser's Mindset - (Google DC - The Briefing Room) Google DCMona Thompson

3:00pm EDT

Mission Entrepreneur: How to start a business for under 1k MindspaceOmojola Hebron • Jen Griswold • Kim Cayce • Flossie Hall • Moni Jefferson • Chelsea Mandello • Crystal Rowley
 
Wednesday, September 11
 

8:00am EDT

WeDC House: Registration, Coffee & Networking WeDC House @ Eaton DC

10:00am EDT

WeDC House: 1 Million Cups (Eaton: Salon) WeDC House @ Eaton DC

11:00am EDT

WeDC House: How to Build an Inclusive Culture at your Startup (Eaton:Beverly Snow) WeDC House @ Eaton DCMichelai Graham • Rakia Finley • Michael Akin • Jane Jonas • Sammie Paul

12:00pm EDT

WeDC House: Lunch Hosted by DC’s Inclusive Innovation Incubator (In3) (Eaton:Beverly Snow) WeDC House @ Eaton DC

1:00pm EDT

WeDC House: How to Nail a Perfect Elevator Pitch (Eaton:Beverly Snow) WeDC House @ Eaton DCRyan Kuder

2:00pm EDT

WeDC House: Grow Your Business With KPIs a.k.a. Do More, Faster, By Being Methodical (Eaton: Salon) WeDC House @ Eaton DCClement Cazalot

3:00pm EDT

WeDC House: Prepping for Primetime: How to Prepare your Startup Company for Fundraising and Exit (Eaton: Salon) WeDC House @ Eaton DCAdrienne Prentice • Max Moyer

4:00pm EDT

WeDC House: HERImpact DC: Pitch Competition & Reception (Eaton:Beverly Snow) WeDC House @ Eaton DCAurelia Flores • Alyssa Gill • Pamela Alexander
 
Thursday, September 12
 

9:00am EDT

Customer Experience Kickoff: Breakfast & Networking Mindspace

9:30am EDT

How to make CX smarter, faster and personalized to build brand loyalty MindspaceAlex Richards • Kevin Philpott • Kayla Robinson • Seema Alexander • Mary Wiley

11:00am EDT

PitchMasters: Workshop on how to pitch! Make OfficesTien Wong • Lisa Friedlander • Anthony Millin • Eric Simon • Suniti Ponkshe

1:00pm EDT

Design Thinking for Better UX (Make Offices: Main Conference Room) Make OfficesAsafu Thomas • Tim Young • Anthony Nash • Jency Francis

2:00pm EDT

Healthy habits for entrepreneurs to boost energy, profit and fun (Make Offices: Main Conference Room) Make OfficesIrina Kiel

3:00pm EDT

The secret to building an authentic and profitable brand (Make Offices: Inner Room) Make OfficesAdeola Ariyo Enikanoselu

5:30pm EDT

Rooftop Happy Hour: Network with Founders, CEOs & Investors Verdence Capital Advisors
 
Friday, September 13
 

8:30am EDT

DevFestDC - Coffee, Registration & Light Breakfast (Sponsored by Brainworks) Alley Powered by Verizon

9:00am EDT

DevFestDC - Keynote - Less Artificial Intelligence and Trustworthy Machines Alley Powered by VerizonPhillip Alvelda

10:00am EDT

DevFestDC - How to give your business a competitive advantage with AI/ML (Microsoft) Alley Powered by VerizonRuth Yakubu

11:00am EDT

DevFestDC - Panel: How to look beyond your data-garden Through AI & Cross-Pollination of Data Alley Powered by VerizonSandip Nayak • Sundeep Sanghavi • Michael Riemer • Jay Jobanputra • Al Noshirvani, • Vivek Mehta

2:00pm EDT

The Human Element: How to focus on growth numbers without sacrificing the human experience? The Hatchery – AARP Innovation LabsKaDeadra McNealy • Om Suthar • Jared McClain

3:00pm EDT

Finding Product & Market Fit: Identify Your Path To Profitability The Hatchery – AARP Innovation LabsAllyson Redpath • Peter Lundquist • McKeever “Mac” Conwell • Dan Henderson • Kim Cayce

5:00pm EDT

Pitch Competition & Closing Reception The Hatchery – AARP Innovation LabsJared Seehan • Lisa Friedlander • Jacqueline M. Baker • Aaron Feierstein • Ellen Savage