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1:00pm EDT

Youth Entrepreneurship Day For Female Founders & Parents

5:00pm EDT

Startup Celebration: Kick off Happy Hour at DC Startup Week La Vie

8:30am EDT

Breakfast & Registration Booz Allen Hamilton Innovation Center

9:00am EDT

Monday Kick Off 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

1:30pm EDT

Accelerating Innovation to Market Through the VC Lens Booz Allen Hamilton Innovation CenterBrian MacCarthy • Chris Eng • Maurice Boissiere • Kristina Francis • Marla Blow

2:00pm EDT

Branding for Startups MindspaceAlly Fouts

2:30pm EDT

Coffee Break & Networking Booz Allen Hamilton Innovation Center

2:45pm EDT

Workshop: From High Potential to High Growth: Fundraising and the Value Creation Process Booz Allen Hamilton Innovation CenterAdeleke Omitowoju Workshop: How to Build a Data Driven Organization Booz Allen Hamilton Innovation CenterKatie Wrenn Workshop: How To Create & Use Financial Projections To Grow Your Business Booz Allen Hamilton Innovation CenterManuel Cosme

3:00pm EDT

SBA Programs & Services: Federal resources designed and dedicated to help your business succeed MindspaceNirav “Nick” Rajpara Telling Your Brand Story MindspaceRachel Vasey • Mike Boyd

3:30pm EDT

Equity-Minded: Community Outreach and the Workplace Booz Allen Hamilton Innovation CenterEboné F. Bell • Hilliary Turnipseed • Julia F. Westfall • Lauren Neal

4:00pm EDT

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

4:30pm EDT

Tech For Good: Connecting Corporate Values to Community Causes Booz Allen Hamilton Innovation CenterAyris T. Scales • Lindsey Parker • Kate Glantz • Christine Hoisington • Sarah Koch

5:00pm EDT

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

5:30pm EDT

Registration & Networking Booz Allen Hamilton Innovation Center

6:30pm EDT

Engage Abundance MindspaceS. Lovey • Candy Schibli • Nabi Bilal

7:30pm EDT

Networking Reception Booz Allen Hamilton Innovation Center

10:00am EDT

Build a Brand & Raise Your Banner: Startup Comms 101 Google DCKelly Miller

12:00pm EDT

Lunch & Learn: How to Tailor Your Message to Resonate With Your Audience Online - (Google DC - The Briefing Room) Google DCMakisha Noël 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

12:30pm EDT

Founder Fundamentals: Choosing the Right Partners Google DCAnthony Millin • Katie McLaughlin • Cody Z Anderson • Mark Brenner • Ryan Keane • Rebecca Stewart, CBPA

1:00pm EDT

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

2:00pm EDT

Core Value Experience & Communication Coaching MindspaceLaTanya Eggleston, M.A. Maximize your New LLC Startup: Tips on Taxes, Retirement, & Accounting (Conference Room 1) MindspaceAlvin Carlos

3:00pm EDT

When Good Things Happen to Bad Founders: Personality as a Predictor of Success - (Google DC - The Briefing Room) Google DCKristina Svensson-Piavent • Nikki Blacksmith, Ph.D. Mission Entrepreneur: How to start a business for under 1k MindspaceOmojola Hebron • Jen Griswold • Kim Cayce • Flossie Hall • Moni Jefferson • Chelsea Mandello • Crystal Rowley

4:00pm EDT

Why Angels need to Focus on Female Founders Google DCElise Whang • Marla Blow • Allyson Redpath • Cee Smith • Liz Whitehead

4:30pm EDT

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

6:30pm EDT

Food entrepreneurs: Best practices to take your startup to the next level WeWork WonderbreadSophie Florendo-Stevens • Roro Lebanese • Sofiat Abdulrazaaq HBCU CEO Reception Studio XfinityKesi Stribling

9:15am EDT

WeDC House: Key Note & Fireside with Donna Khalife (Eaton:Beverly Snow) WeDC House @ Eaton DCMichelai Graham • Donna Khalife

10:00am EDT

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

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 WeDC House:Financial Projections Workshop for SaaS Companies (Eaton: Barnett-Aden) WeDC House @ Eaton DCZach Giegel • Daniel Zheng

2:30pm EDT

WeDC House:QuickBooks Mentor & Office Hours (Eaton: Barnett-Aden) WeDC House @ Eaton DCMiriam Waigand • Nataliya Ruli

3:00pm EDT

WeDC House: Founder Perspective: How to get the most out of an accelerator (Eaton:Beverly Snow) WeDC House @ Eaton DCRyan Kuder • Ken Carnesi • Joni Pepin • Yemi Adewunmi • Marcus Bullock

4:00pm EDT

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

6:00pm EDT

Fostering Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Caribbean Tech Ecosystem Make Offices Garage Art Party & Reception: Creative Entrepreneurs of D.C. The CheshireAmy Morse • Cee Smith • Steph Bunton • Ian Fay • Joelle Firzli • Bakari Ibrahim

11:00am EDT

Boundary Building as a Founder (Make Offices: Main Conference Room) Make OfficesMegan Sanchez 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

1:00pm EDT

Design Thinking for Better UX (Make Offices: Main Conference Room) Make OfficesAsafu Thomas • Tim Young • Anthony Nash • Jency Francis Capture. Pursue. Secure: Tips for going after Federal contracts U.S. Small Business AdministrationShuraie L. Mackin • Kesi Stribling

2:00pm EDT

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

2:30pm EDT

How to build a perfect fundraising deck Make OfficesZach Giegel

3:00pm EDT

Mindful Meditation (Make Offices: Main Conference Room) Make OfficesAparna Sain The secret to building an authentic and profitable brand (Make Offices: Inner Room) Make OfficesAdeola Ariyo Enikanoselu

5:30pm EDT

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

6:00pm EDT

Final Venture Challenge Showcase: Vinetta Project Booz Allen Hamilton Innovation Center

10:00am EDT

Breakfast Chat: How to be a Successful Entrepreneur in a Niche Market Bay Atlantic UniversityPaul Carrick Brunson

5:00pm EDT

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