29th April 2014, New York:
The Hot Topics team has today announced an all-star speaker line-up ahead of its New York 2014 event on 9th May.
Hot Topics, which hosts exclusive invitation-only events in Barcelona, London, New York, Silicon Valley and Stockholm, has become recognised as the platform through which global technology leaders, innovators & influencers connect, understand and shape the industry. In addition, it shares tech leaders’ stories and insights through a monthly publication.
Featuring leaders and innovators from across the tech eco-system, the following panellists have been announced:
Kevin Ryan - Founder & Chairman, Gilt Groupe
Alfred Lin - Partner, Sequoia Capital
Dennis Crowley - Founder & CEO, Foursquare
Nick Beim - Partner, Venrock
Bob Goodman - General Partner, Bessemer Venture Partners
David Liu - COO, Knewton
Rytis Vitkauskas - CEO, Yplan
Are Traasdahl - Founder & CEO, Tapad
Heidi Messer- Co-Founder, Collective
Cindy Gallop - Founder & CEO, IfWeRanTheWorld
Liz Wald - Head of International, Indiegogo
Jessica Lawrence - Executive Director, NY Tech Meetup
Facilitated by: Jeff Glueck - Entrepreneur in residence, Matrix Partners
At this event, delegates will be treated to the following highly-interactive panel discussions, in addition to high level networking:
The Topics:
#1: International Expansion
When should you go international & how do you increase the chances of success? What are the key challenges and opportunities?
#2: The NYC tech ecosystem
Can NYC become as powerful a factory for Billion Dollar start-ups like Silicon Valley? What key ingredients are present in the ecosystem today, and what if anything is missing? What are NYC's natural strengths for start-ups, including ecommerce, finance, and fashion? In the advertising capital, can adtech produce the next wave of big companies in NYC?
Hot Topics is focused on building the most complete global community of likeminded tech leaders to help the industry. The events attract the global technology industry’s most influential executives to connect and learn from each other. Each event comprises thought-provoking debate on the industry’s most pertinent topical issues. This is then followed by a high-level networking session with the panellists and other delegates.
“We pride ourselves on the quality of the attendees not just the calibre of our speakers. We also ensure to stimulate entertaining, thought-provoking debates during our events,” said Philip Randerson, Founder, Hot Topics and Group CEO of 360 Leaders. “Critically, our events provide an exclusive networking opportunity for our industry’s seasoned executives, investors and hottest start-ups. At Hot Topics we also facilitate elevated commercial activity through the wider networking we provide”.
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