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Heike Jost

:-) Carpe Diem :-)
Don’t try selling me anything.... I don’t have time to even look at your trial as I am a bootstrapping startup !
Donors, sponsors or a SeriesA Investors - yes, please, let’s meet for coffee !

1:00pm

Austin Startup Week Pre-Event - Youth Entrepreneurship Day (See Event Description for More Details!) Capital FactoryCristal Glangchai • Mike Millard

9:00am

Fundraising Track | Demystify Your Deal: Term Sheets 101 Capital FactoryRosa McCormick Women in Tech Summit Capital FactoryChristy Abizaid • Lisa Andrade, • Sara T Brand • Dr. Colette Pierce Burnette • Dr. Meredith Butterfield • Sehr Charania • Julia Cheek • Kirk Coburn • Juliana Garaizar • Cindy Kent • Erin Keys • Sarah Jones Simmer • Patti Soch • Van Truskett • Claire Vo • Leslie Wingo • Zeynep Young

11:00am

Blockchain Track | Blockchain for Artists and the Arts Capital FactoryJeremy Drzal • Sebastián Brocher • Karen Kilroy FinTech Track | Bank Accounts are the New Credit Scores (@ Capital Factory, Johnny 5) Capital FactoryJames Garvey Fundraising Track | Landing Your First Investor: Raising from Angels and Angel Networks Capital FactoryKelsey August • Claire England • Ryan Murdock • John Paulos • Liang Xia

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

Fundraising Track | Accelerator to Acquistion: Fireside Chat with Joshua Baer, Chuck Gordon and Mario Fergali Capital FactoryMario Feghali • Chuck Gordon • Joshua Baer

5:00pm

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

The Importance of Non-Technical Talent at a Startup / How to Make an Impact as a Non-Founder and Non-Coder Capital FactoryLarissa Maranhao Rocha • Brex

9:30am

Health Tech Track | Branding a Technology, a ‘How To’ Workshop - Part One Capital FactoryScott Creamer • Amy Dowell • Ashley Jones • Health Tech Austin 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

Health Tech Track | Branding a Technology, a ‘How To’ Workshop - Part Two Capital FactoryScott Creamer • Amy Dowell • Ashley Jones • Health Tech Austin Smart Cities Track | Smart Cities = Smart Business: How Connecting our Urban Landscape Spurs Innovation, Entrepreneurism and Economic Development Austin Chamber of CommerceBrad Bush

12:30pm

Defense Innovation Track | Army Futures Command Mission & Partnering with Startups Capital FactoryArmy Futures Command Health Tech Track | Your Health is Your Wealth Capital FactoryMary Ann Roser • Elizabeth Jacobs, MD • Bryan Menell • Kathryn Scoblick • Health Tech Austin

2:00pm

Health Tech Track | Consumer Habits and Choice in Health Capital FactoryDr. Art Markman • Health Tech Austin

5:00pm

Intro to the Austin Startup Scene: Female Founders & Women in Tech Capital FactoryAutumn Manning • Mellie Price • Claire Vo What Silicon Valley is Missing Capital FactoryLarissa Maranhao Rocha • Brex Social Impact Track | The Future of Austin's Social Impact Ecosystem + Happy Hour The Center for Social InnovationBrent Wistrom • Trevor Boehm • Dan Graham

5:30pm

Built In Austin's Top Companies Hiring Brazos Hall

8:00am

International Track | Austin's Immigrant Entrepreneurs: Some Amazing Stories (Capital Factory) Capital FactoryEstuardo Robles • Thanh "Tommy" Hodinh • Tommy Zhang • Alliance Abroad Group

9:30am

International Track | Austin Resources to Help Your Startup or Indie Company "Plan Globally" Sooner (Capital Factory) Capital FactoryHeather Wagner Reed • Kevin Koym • Greg Pogue • Ali Syed • Larry Tabash • Alliance Abroad Group

11:00am

AR and VR Track | XR: The Future is Now (Capital Factory) Capital FactoryRicky Holm • Bose International Track | Finding Opportunities in Emerging Markets (Capital Factory) Capital FactorySebastian Gomez • Michael Henderson • Diego De Stefano • Alliance Abroad Group • Colombia Bring IT On

12:30pm

AR and VR Track | Assistive Reality & Augmented Intelligence (Capital Factory) Capital FactoryFrank Roan • Bose International Track | International Interns: An Untapped Source to Acquire Talent (Capital Factory) Capital FactoryAlliance Abroad Group

2:00pm

International Track | Selling Texas Abroad (Capital Factory) Capital FactoryAnthony Giuliani • Fred Schmidt • Alliance Abroad Group

3:30pm

International Track | Fixing the Gender Gap in STEM: Positive Takeaway from the Soviet Era (Capital Factory) Capital FactoryIrene Brinker • Tetiana Botsva • Jodi Mixon • Alliance Abroad Group

5:15pm

International Track | Country Spotlight: What Can U.S Cities and States Do To Optimize Their International Engagement with China? (Capital Factory) Capital FactoryTimothy Stratford • Alliance Abroad Group

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

10:30am

International Track | Country Spotlight: The Texas - Germany Connection Capital FactoryAntonia Zierer • Lars Janssen • Matthias Schirrmacher • Invest in Bavaria • Alliance Abroad Group

11:45am

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

1:00pm

Marketing and Branding Track | Marketing to Millennials and Gen Z (@ The Refinery) The RefineryAaron Fox • Kelly Grizzard • Mark Hennings • Jeff Noel • Caroline Stewart

2:15pm

Marketing and Branding Track | SXSW 2019 Preview & Strategies for Startups (@ The Refinery) The RefineryHugh Forrest

3:30pm

Marketing and Branding Track | The Shark Tank Effect: Lessons from becoming a $15M business overnight (@ The Refinery) The RefineryJulia Cheek

4:00pm

ATX Startup Crawl Various

6:00pm

Austin Startup Week Post-Event - MobilityX HR Hackathon Capital Factory