IEEE N3XT Austin 2016
Check Out Highlights from Austin!
17 September 2016 | Galvanize Austin | Austin, TX, USA
The name N3XT™ embodies the spirit of future technological development by using the root of the word “next,” and the numeral “3” to represent the three event pillars of ideas, innovation, and inspiration. By bringing together the technical entrepreneur community, this event will foster collaboration and innovation, as well as provide encouragement and skills building to entrepreneurs looking to make their mark.
Speakers
Michael Hyatt
Dragon on CBC's Next Gen Den
Ken Stauffer
CEO & Co-Founder of Technology Assurance Labs
Randi Sumner
Senior Director, Strategy & Entrepreneurship, IEEE
Devon Ryan
Founder of LION Mobile and IEEE-USA Board Young Professionals Representative
Whurley
Founder & CEO at Honest Dollar
Aneshia Y. Smith
Executive Director of the Aneshia Y. Smith Institute for Women and Girls
Jessica F. Winchester
Associate at Bookoff McAndrews PLLC
Kevin Koym
Founder and CEO of Tech Ranch
Ryan Lund
Co-Founder of Cerebri AI Inc.
Hall T. Martin
Founder and CEO of the Texas Entrepreneur Network
Robert Oakley
R&D support at re:3D, Inc
Mellie Price
Executive Director of Technology Innovation at the Dell Medical School
John Martin Taboada
Managing Member at Taboada Law Firm, PLLC
Rani Yadav-Ranjan
Founder and Chief Executive of 4PIA, Inc. (People In Action)
Tiana Laurence
Chief Marketing Officer at Factom
Ross Spencer Garsson
Member at Dickinson Wright PLLC
Meshell Baker
Founder/Owner of Meshell Baker
Jim Jefferies
Retired AT&T and Lucent Technologies Executive
David Smith
President of Social Care Inc.
Ted Lehr
Data Architect, City of Austin
Fawzi Behmann
President, TelNet Management Consulting, Inc.
William Hulsey
Founder of HULSEY PC
Zvi Yaniv
President/CEO at Advanced Technology Generator
Graham Fuller
Senior Relationship Manager, Mercer Consumer’s Professional Occupations Practice
Ayanna Howard
Chief Technology Officer at Zyrobotics
Barry Hutt
CEO of Viviota
Leslie Martinich
Founder and President of Competitive Focus
Joseph Pinkerton
Founder-CEO Clean Energy Labs
Mauro Togneri
Retired Engineer, Consultant, Founder
Matt Glazer
Executive Director of the Austin Young Chamber of Commerce (AYC) and Austin Young Chamber of Commerce Foundation (AYCF)
Sessions
Track: The Bigger Picture
Track: Startup Inspiration
Track: Fundamentals of Startups
2016-09-17
8:00 am-8:30 am
Light Breakfast Buffet
Continental Breakfast All day coffee, tea, sodas
Opening Keynote with Michael Hyatt – Austin 2016
Michael Hyatt became a self-made millionaire when he was just 25 and built two highly successful tech firm valued in the hundreds of millions. Today, he ranks as one of... Read More
Michael Hyatt
2016-09-17
9:30 am - 10:40 am
Classroom 3, 3rd floor, Galvanize
Intellectual Property & Patents
You’ve created your idea and it is a great one. The team has worked so hard on it but next thing you know someone is doing something similar or possibly... Read More
Joseph Pinkerton
William Hulsey
Ross Spencer Garsson
John Martin Taboada
Jessica F. Winchester
2016-09-17
10:00 am - 7:30 pm
2016-09-17
10:40 am - 11:00 am
Entrepreneurship in Emerging Industries: What do you do when your industry has never existed before?
The challenges, rewards and journey of working with Blockchain technology.
Tiana Laurence
What Dissonance? Government Data and Cool Opportunities for Entrepreneurs
Multi-billion dollar industries have been built using data from the Global Positioning System and NOAA weather satellites made public by the United States federal government. Zillow uses property... Read More
Ted Lehr
2016-09-17
12:10 pm - 1:00 pm
The Value of Your V.I.S.I.O.N.
Meshell Baker will review 6 Steps to help you eliminate the perfectionism that is prohibiting you from taking action. Instead of offering you options of what to DO, Meshell will... Read More
Meshell Baker
Learn About Dell Medical School & Health Tech
This session will feature an overview of the vision behind the Dell Medical School as well as insights into how technology innovation will play a role in building a vital,... Read More
Mellie Price
2016-09-17
2:10 pm - 2:40 pm
The 7 Essentials to Successful Solo-Preneurship
The participants will learn the seven essential practices to being a successful solo-preneur, an entrepreneur who works primarily without employees. The presenter developed these seven essentials based on her twelve years... Read More
Aneshia Y. Smith
Capstone Keynote with Whurley – 2016 N3XT Austin
Whurley is the founder and CEO of Honest Dollar; a fintech startup bringing honesty, transparency, and simplicity to the financial services industry. Whurley’s career has spanned over 20 years working... Read More
Whurley
Closing Remarks – What’s N3XT? (Austin 2016)
Ken Stauffer
2016-09-17
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
2016-09-17
8:00 am-8:30 am
Light Breakfast Buffet
Continental Breakfast All day coffee, tea, sodas
Opening Keynote with Michael Hyatt – Austin 2016
Michael Hyatt became a self-made millionaire when he was just 25 and built two highly successful tech firm valued in the hundreds of millions. Today, he ranks as one of... Read More
Michael Hyatt
Startups, AI and Buzzword Bingo
One startup’s story through pivots and hiccups to viable business and more of the same.
Ryan Lund
2016-09-17
10:00 am - 7:30 pm
Don’t Just Build a Startup: Launch a Personal Revolution
Many business people make the mistake of thinking business is just about business. Kevin explains why successful entrepreneurs will tell you what really matters is who they became through the process of building the business(es)... Read More
Kevin Koym
2016-09-17
10:40 am - 11:00 am
Panel: What Can Every Entrepreneur Learn from Robots?
Special thanks to the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society for your leadership in the field of robotics and support for IEEE Entrepreneurship Activity within your organization as well as IEEE... Read More
Ayanna Howard
Robert Oakley
2016-09-17
12:10 pm - 1:00 pm
The Value of Your V.I.S.I.O.N.
Meshell Baker will review 6 Steps to help you eliminate the perfectionism that is prohibiting you from taking action. Instead of offering you options of what to DO, Meshell will... Read More
Meshell Baker
IoT & 5G Unleashed!
IoT Market is estimated at $ 4 trillion dollars in revenue by 2020. But more important, advanced technology such as 5G Communications and Virtualization such as SDN/NFV are all empowering... Read More
Fawzi Behmann
2016-09-17
2:10 pm - 2:40 pm
2016-09-17
2:40 pm - 3:30 pm
Classroom 2, 3rd floor, Galvanize
Scaling: How to NOT fail fast
Successful serial entrepreneurs, growth-hacking experts and insurance leaders join together for a discussion on the fundamentals of scaling your business and surviving the trials and tribulations of growing from bootstrap... Read More
Graham Fuller
Zvi Yaniv
Rani Yadav-Ranjan
Devon Ryan
Capstone Keynote with Whurley – 2016 N3XT Austin
Whurley is the founder and CEO of Honest Dollar; a fintech startup bringing honesty, transparency, and simplicity to the financial services industry. Whurley’s career has spanned over 20 years working... Read More
Whurley
Closing Remarks – What’s N3XT? (Austin 2016)
Ken Stauffer
2016-09-17
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
2016-09-17
8:00 am-8:30 am
Light Breakfast Buffet
Continental Breakfast All day coffee, tea, sodas
Opening Keynote with Michael Hyatt – Austin 2016
Michael Hyatt became a self-made millionaire when he was just 25 and built two highly successful tech firm valued in the hundreds of millions. Today, he ranks as one of... Read More
Michael Hyatt
Angel Investor Pitch Session with Hall T. Martin
The Texas Entrepreneur Networks will hold a funding forum to showcase 3 startups seeking funding. Each will have 10 minutes to pitch followed by 5 minutes of Q&A. In addition... Read More
Barry Hutt
Hall T. Martin
2016-09-17
10:00 am - 7:30 pm
2016-09-17
10:40 am - 11:00 am
Texas Entrepreneurs Network Pitch Workshop Wrap-Up
Barry Hutt
Hall T. Martin
Do or Do Not, There is No Try…in Startup Communities
The key to any successful startup community are entrepreneurs. But how do entrepreneurs help plant the seeds, nurture, grow, and ultimately harvest the fruits of a successful startup ecosystem? Is... Read More
Bill Blackstone
2016-09-17
12:10 pm - 1:00 pm
The Value of Your V.I.S.I.O.N.
Meshell Baker will review 6 Steps to help you eliminate the perfectionism that is prohibiting you from taking action. Instead of offering you options of what to DO, Meshell will... Read More
Meshell Baker
Five Generations in the Workforce – Impacts and Futures
This is not your grandfather’s job market where one could work and retire from one company after 40 years. It is the first time in the history of the world... Read More
David Smith
2016-09-17
2:10 pm - 2:40 pm
2016-09-17
2:40 pm - 3:30 pm
THE STAGE, 2ND FLOOR, GALVANIZE
Policy Panel: Lessons from Uber, Lyft and HomeAway
Special thanks to the IEEE-USA for their leadership in the field of Tech Policy and support for IEEE Entrepreneurship Activity. Entrepreneurs: Pay attention to policy! It can help or hurt your ability... Read More
Matt Glazer
Mauro Togneri
Leslie Martinich
Jim Jefferies
Capstone Keynote with Whurley – 2016 N3XT Austin
Whurley is the founder and CEO of Honest Dollar; a fintech startup bringing honesty, transparency, and simplicity to the financial services industry. Whurley’s career has spanned over 20 years working... Read More
Whurley
Closing Remarks – What’s N3XT? (Austin 2016)
Ken Stauffer
2016-09-17
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Galvanize Austin – 2nd Street District
118 Nueces St. Austin, TX 78701
Surrounded by World-renowned and locally-revered tech companies such as Google, IBM, and Dell, the bustling and diverse 2nd Street District is where Galvanize Austin calls home. Situated in the heart of Downtown Austin and along the banks of Lady Bird Lake, our front door is amongst some of the best coffee shops, boutiques, and restaurants in the city. With Austin’s long-standing history as a leader in the tech industry, we’re excited to help the next generation of tech leaders reach their full potential.
Traditionally, industry and education have existed in separate worlds. At Galvanize, we’re bridging this longstanding gap by bringing industry partners, ambitious students, world-class education, and passionate founders under one roof. This is the Galvanize community.
Accommodations
Book by Thursday, 25 August for IEEE N3XT promo rate.
Residence Inn Austin Downtown/Convention Center
300 East 4th Street Austin Texas 78701 USA
$209 Suite Studio (1 queen bed & pull-out sofa)
Discounted room rate applies for September 16 – 17 only
Telephone:
+1-512-236-8008
OR
+1-866-816-8694
Request: (IEEE N3XT)
ONLINE RESERVATIONS
Note: The hotel reservation deadline (August 25, 2016) has now passed. However, you can still reserve a hotel room within the N3XT room block using the following instructions: In order to be included in our IEEE N3XT room block, you must call Ashley Hall directly after completing your online or telephone hotel reservation. Ashley can be reached at (512) 691-9227
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