Women in Tech Summit 2019
from Monday, September 23, 2019 9:00AM to Monday, September 23, 2019 6:00PM
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Capital Factory welcomes you to our annual Women in Tech Summit, which will kick off Austin Startup Week on September 23, 2019! Capital Factory is dedicated to increasing diversity in the tech community and making our coworking space an inclusive and welcoming environment for people of all backgrounds and identities. The summit is a day full of programming to help inspire, engage and elevate female entrepreneurs and tech professionals. Kick off Austin Startup Week with Epic Office Hours during Women in Tech! Epic Office Hours is a series of lighting speed mentoring sessions with serial entrepreneurs, corporate executives and investors. Attendees will receive a curated schedule of meetings based on various factors including stage and industry. Interested? Apply here for Epic Office Hours! This is an opportunity to connect with your local entrepreneurial community and receive valuable feedback on your venture. WHO IS THE EVENT FOR? Women in tech, women founders and the people who support and invest in them. DRESS CODE Casual, business casual, business professional— whatever you feel most comfortable in! PARKING Parking in downtown Austin can be difficult at times. We strongly encourage attendees to utilize ride sharing services such as Uber and Lyft when traveling to the summit. The Omni Hotel has paid garage options, and there are several additonal parking garages surrounding Capital Factory— along with metered street parking. Please go here for more information. WHAT TO EXPECT Registration, Breakfast, Guided Networking & Optional Capital Factory Tours Welcome Remarks with Mellie Price (Capital Factory) & Keynote Address with Vanessa Liu (SAP.iO Foundaries North America) Founder's Stories: A Fireside Chat + Q&A with Julia Cheek (EverlyWell) Fundraising Panel: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly + Q&A with Tarica Phung Navarro (KINN), Christy Cardenas (Ecliptic Capital), Jean Anne Booth (UnaliWear) and moderated by Jessica Gaffney (Women@Austin) Lunch & Networking Epic Office Hours at Austin Startup Week (Application Only) Google for Startups Workshop: Uncovering Unconscious Bias led by Ada-Renee Johnson (Google, Inc.) & Shelley Clifford Brophy (Google, Inc.) Guided Networking with DivInc Facilitated Discussion Breakouts:- Navigating & Pitching to Venture Capitalists- Intrapraneurs in a Corporate Field- Cross Generational Entrepreneurship Startup Showcase featuring Women Founders Happy Hour & Networking SPEAKERS Speakers from previous Women in Tech Summits include Sarah Jones Simmer, COO at Bumble, Claire Vo, VP of Product at Optimizely, Mellie Price, Co-founder at Capital Factory and Dr. Colette Pierce Burnette, President and CEO of Huston-Tillotson University. SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SUPPORTING PARTNERS SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS
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