JOIN US FOR THE STARTUP CAMPUS FOR ENTREPRENEURS ON JUNE 14TH
FREE FOR FRIENDS OF NYU-POLY!!!
This year New York University (NYU), Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly), the newly announced Center for Urban Science and Progress (CUSP) are partnering to sponsor the Northside Festival celebrating music, film, art and innovation (June 14-21). This growing festival of over 100,000 participants is poised to be one of the largest launching sites for innovators and entrepreneurs in the New York Area.
As part of this year's festival we are hosting the “Startup Campus,” a series of speakers and panel discussions for startups and entrepreneurs.
The Startup Campus pairs a young entrepreneur with innovative industry leaders in a free-for-all discussion moderated by NYU and NYU-Poly academics. If you want to understand how innovation happens and meet the people behind change it's a must attend event.
We have a stellar line-up for the event! We would be delighted if you could join us. Please check our website for updates.
Product Development: The New Makers of Things
1pm Dekalb Market
Kurt Becker – Associate Provost for Research and Technology Initiatives NYU Poly
Mei Shibata – Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Think Eco
Colin Smart – Section Manager – Commercial Customer Solutions at Con Edison
New Media: The Shifting Nature of Curation in Media
2pm Pfizer Auditorium, MetroTech 5, NYU-Poly Campus
Merrill Brown - Founder of MMB Media LLC and Partner with Propeller LLC
Scott Lamb – Managing Editor of Buzzfeed
Matthew Flamm – Senior Reporter at Crain’s New York Business
Lindsay Howard – Fellow at Eyebeam Art and Technology Center
Gaming: The Gamification of Everything
3pm Pfizer Auditorium, MetroTech 5, NYU-Poly Campus
Jesper Juul – Visiting Assistant Arts Professor at NYU Game Center
Dan Porter – CEO of OMGPOP
Nick Fortugno – Co-founder and COO of Playmatics
A Conversation on the Intersection of Academic Institutions and Startup Economies
4pm Pfizer Auditorium, MetroTech 5, NYU-Poly Campus
Fred Wilson – Founding Partner of Union Square Ventures
Frank Rimalovski – Managing Director of NYU Innovation Venture Fund
Music: The New World Order of the Music Business
5pm Dekalb Market
Jeffrey Rabhan – Chair of Recorded Music at the Clive Davis Institute, Tisch School
Vlad Vukicevic – Co-founder of Rocket Hub
Josh Deutsch – Chairman, CEO, and Co-founder of Downtown Music
See the full line-up here: Northside Entrepreneurship Schedule (Additonal badge purchase required for access to the full festival)
Price: Free for Friends of NYU-Poly