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Prasad Jaladi

Intelligent Enterprise Solutionns
Principal
Austin

I am a professional with multiple industry experiences. I support affordable innovation with SaaS, emerging technologies and consulting services.
I have the reputation of supporting innovation at Fortune 500/1000 Semiconductor, pharma, biotech companies, universities, hospitals, government, and private research institutions in North and South Americas.

5:30pm

Austin Startup Week Pre-Event - MD5 Hack - A Hack of the Drones 2018 Capital FactoryArmy Futures Command

11:00am

Fundraising Track | Landing Your First Investor: Raising from Angels and Angel Networks Capital FactoryKelsey August • Claire England • Ryan Murdock • John Paulos • Liang Xia

12:30pm

Blockchain Track | Making an Impact with Blockchain Capital FactoryChris Georgen • Wei Escala • Richard Hurley • Paul Snow

2:00pm

Fundraising Track | Investing in Texas from the Coasts: A Discussion with Non-Texas VCs Writing Checks in Texas Capital FactoryChris Abshire • Gordon Daugherty • Esteban Reyes • Danielle Steinman

3:30pm

Blockchain Track | Blockchain for Business Enterprises - AMA Panel Capital FactoryJames Beecham • Karyl Fowler • Pete Harris • Brandon Thomas • Jay Williams Fundraising Track | Accelerator to Acquistion: Fireside Chat with Joshua Baer, Chuck Gordon and Mario Fergali Capital FactoryMario Feghali • Chuck Gordon • Joshua Baer

5:00pm

Blockchain Track | Blockchain Happy Hour TBA Austin Startup Week Kickoff Party with Capital Factory and Startup Games Capital FactoryBrex • Chargbee • TriNet • Army Futures Command • Tarmac TX

7:45am

Health Tech Track | Health Tech Showcase Capital FactoryMartin Rodriguez • Kim Bridges Rodriguez • Chris Dauw • Estelle Garcia • Jerold McDonald • John Porterfield, PhD • Janis Powers • Allison Schiekel • Ramesh Srinivasan • David Zakariaie • Health Tech Austin

8:00am

Social Impact Track | Act Like a Brand: Using the Power of Your Brand to Create Social Change The Center for Social InnovationJustin Foster • Tiffany Galligan • Sharon Miller

9:30am

Smart Cities Track | Digital Transformation and the Future of Cities: Austin's New Model for Sustainable Change Austin Chamber of CommerceBen Guhin • Marni Wilhite

11:00am

Smart Cities Track | Smart Cities = Smart Business: How Connecting our Urban Landscape Spurs Innovation, Entrepreneurism and Economic Development Austin Chamber of CommerceBrad Bush Social Impact Track | Impact Investing in Austin: How Austin VCs Approach Cause-Based ROI The Center for Social InnovationKate Herrmann • Trevor Boehm • Oksana Malysheva • Juan Thurman

2:00pm

Social Impact Track | Building Community Engagement and Impact Through Strategic Partnerships The Center for Social InnovationKatie Hall • Jonathan Barona • Austin Buchan • Matt McDonnell

3:30pm

Social Impact Track | Meet the Faces of Impact in Austin - Four Entrepreneurs Leading the Charge The Center for Social InnovationStephen Aarons • Sophie Kwok • David J Neff • Ashley Phillips

5:00pm

Social Impact Track | The Future of Austin's Social Impact Ecosystem + Happy Hour The Center for Social InnovationBrent Wistrom • Trevor Boehm • Dan Graham

8:00am

Food and CPG Track | Wake Up! CPG Conversations Over Coffee (The Refinery) The Refinery

11:00am

AR and VR Track | XR: The Future is Now (Capital Factory) Capital FactoryRicky Holm • Bose Food and CPG Track | Finding Investors for Your Food Company (The Refinery) The RefineryCurt Nelson • Shawn O'Keefe • Hema Reddy • Manuel Rosso

12:30pm

AR and VR Track | Assistive Reality & Augmented Intelligence (Capital Factory) Capital FactoryFrank Roan • Bose

2:00pm

AR and VR Track | Fail or Fly: What the Future for Enterprise AR Looks Like (Capital Factory) Capital FactoryJeff Jenkins • Tim Porter • Roger Skidmore • Chen Zhang • Bose

3:30pm

AR and VR Track | BEING THERE : Multiplayer + Social XR (Capital Factory) Capital FactoryJJ Castillo • Bose Food and CPG Track | The Intersection of Food, Technology, and Wellness (The Refinery) The RefineryJenni Lee • James Coffman • Joe Kerby • Stephanie Scherzer • Danielle Sobel

4:45pm

AR and VR Track | Bose XR Community Happy Hour (Capital Factory) Capital FactoryBose

5:00pm

Food and CPG Track | Beyond Vodka - Austin's Liquor Startup Scene, Panel Discussion followed by Tasting / Happy Hour (The Refinery) The RefineryArianne Sclerandi • Jessica Leigh Graves • Chris Hofbauer • Mark Koelsch • Kathryn Loeffler • Natalie Merrick • Lawrence Sasso

5:30pm

University Track | MoneyTalks by Herb Kelleher Center - The State of Tech Fundraising (Capital Factory, 16th Floor) Capital FactoryAndrea Kalmans • Arjun Chopra • Herb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship • The UT Master of Science in Technology Commercialization (MSTC) Program

6:30pm

University Track | MSTC + Herb Kelleher Center Entrepreneurship Night (Capital Factory) Capital FactoryHerb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship • The UT Master of Science in Technology Commercialization (MSTC) Program

9:15am

International Track | Foreign Government BizDev Resources in Austin/CenTex Capital FactoryCity of Austin • Alliance Abroad Group

11:45am

International Track | Country Spotlight: India and Texas Capital FactoryShakeel Rashed • Eunice Chendjou • The City of Austin • Alliance Abroad Group

2:00pm

AI and Data Science Track | What Investors Want to See in AI (@ Galvanize) GalvanizeShakeel Rashed • Oksana Malysheva • Lanham Napier • Zoho

2:15pm

HR and Culture Track | Walking the Walk: Being Intentional with Diversity & Inclusion (@ Walmart Tech) Walmart Tech ATXJennifer Aldoretta • Ruben Cantu • Marcus Carey • Naji H. Kelley • Christine McCarey • Hired Marketing and Branding Track | SXSW 2019 Preview & Strategies for Startups (@ The Refinery) The RefineryHugh Forrest

3:00pm

AI and Data Science Track | AI Powered Sales-How Gaining a Virtual Assistant Helps You Close More Deals Faster (@ Galvanize) GalvanizeMason Hering • Zoho

4:00pm

ATX Startup Crawl Various