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Elias Mageto

African Scholar
Founder
Washington D.C. Metro Area
Websiteafricanscholar.com
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

11:20am EDT

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

2:45pm EDT

Workshop: From High Potential to High Growth: Fundraising and the Value Creation Process Booz Allen Hamilton Innovation CenterAdeleke Omitowoju

5:00pm EDT

What Angels Want: Local DMV Angels MindspaceAurelia Flores • Melissa L. Bradley • Claire Broido Johnson • Rashad Moore • Liz Sara
 
Tuesday, September 10
 

10:00am EDT

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

11:00am EDT

Founder Stories: Unique Challenges in Social Entrepreneurship Google DCAdeleke Omitowoju • Alexander Cohen • David Sudolsky • Shraddha Rathod

12:00pm EDT

How to Raise Seed Capital of $50K - $100K: Lessons from K-Street Capital angel group American University Center for Innovation (AUCI)Tommy White • Ashley E. Davis • Julian Ha • Penny Lee • Michael Robinson • Jonah Seiger

2:00pm EDT

Maximize your New LLC Startup: Tips on Taxes, Retirement, & Accounting (Conference Room 1) MindspaceAlvin Carlos

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

4:30pm EDT

Scaling Your Startup? How to be Prepared MindspaceHarry Alford • Alex Karmazin • Lisa Friedlander • Zach Giegel • Tom Fuge • Tom Smith

6:00pm EDT

StartOut: Options for Funding your Startup CrossLead
 
Wednesday, September 11
 

10:00am EDT

WeDC House: Why DC is the Capital of Inclusive Innovation (Eaton:Beverly Snow) WeDC House @ Eaton DCThomas Sanchez • Joycelyn James • Elizabeth Lindsey • Aaron Saunders • Delano Squires

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: From the Experts: Access Capital for Entrepreneurs (Eaton:Beverly Snow) WeDC House @ Eaton DCAllyson Redpath • Nasir Qadree • Vernon Lee, Jr. • Dawn Myers

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

6:00pm EDT

Fostering Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Caribbean Tech Ecosystem Make Offices
 
Thursday, September 12
 

9:30am EDT

Breakfast Chat: Fundamentals of Raising Capital Workshop and Panel (Make Offices: Main Space) Make OfficesAmy Millman • Liz Sara • Tien Wong • Anthony Millin

11:00am EDT

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

12:30pm EDT

Lunch & Learn: More Money, More Problems: Avoiding Key Legal Mistakes for Startups Make OfficesKimberly Shin • Aaron Enatsky • Zachary Kline • David W. Hsia

2:30pm EDT

How to build a perfect fundraising deck Make OfficesZach Giegel

3:00pm EDT

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

4:00pm EDT

Corporate Gifting: nurturing loyalty for exponential growth on a startup budget Make OfficesCandace Ourisman • Ashley Bronczek

5:30pm EDT

How French Startups Expand Globally & Happy Hour 1725 DesalesDenis Chazelle • Joanne Roberts • Adrien Pascal • Emmanuel Saint-Martin • Charles Kergaravat
 
Friday, September 13
 

8:30am EDT

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

10:00am EDT

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

11:00am EDT

Lunch & Learn: Ask An Investor: How Do I Fundraise? Motley Fool HQKristine Harjes • Alisha Griffey • Aia Sarychev

1:00pm EDT

Best Practices for Corporate + Startup Partnerships The Hatchery – AARP Innovation LabsMichael Goldstein • Sachin Agarwal • Eman Pahlevani • Eric Acton • Jacqueline M. Baker • Anna Mason

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

3:45pm EDT

DevFestDC - Managing Up: Close the Feedback Loop Alley Powered by VerizonFrankie Nicoletti