Startup Pitch Competition at IEEE WIE ILC
Startup Pitch Contest at Women in Engineering International Leadership Conference
IEEE invites technology entrepreneurs to pitch at the 2018 Women in Engineering International Leadership Conference.
Process for startup pitch presenters:
1) Email your Executive Summary or Investor Deck to wenbo.yin@ieee.org before May 11 for review. No cost to join the pitch contest if selected.
2) If your startup is selected to pitch, you will be notified by 5/16. Startup must have a female co-founder or executive team member. Each team will have 5 minutes to pitch and 3 minutes for Q &A/feedback from the judges
3) One-on-one, pitch coaching for the startup teams will be provided by Donna Griffit, Peter Hsi, Joseph Wei, and Maya Kanehara on 5/21 2 – 5pm at the San Jose Convention Center.
Prizes
Winning team will be offered free 3 month co-working space at Digital Garage (limited to two seats, terms and conditions apply)
Date and Time
Location
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Registration
- Date: 22 May 2018
- Time: 01:00 PM to 05:30 PM
- All times are (GMT-08:00) US/Pacific
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- 150 W. San Carolos St.
- San Jose, California
- United States 95113
- Building: San Jose Convention Center
- Room Number: Room LL21EF
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- Co-sponsored by SCV CE Society, SCV YP
Speakers
Agenda
1:00PM: Check-in & Networking
1:30 PM - 1:35 PM Welcome & Introduction
1:35 PM - 1:50 PM Keynote: Jillian Manus, Structure Capital
1:50 PM - 3:10 PM 5 Minute pitch by startups
3:10 PM - 3:45 PM Panel: Fund Raising Strategies for Female Entrepreneurs
Moderator: Joseph Wei, Skychee Ventures
Panelists: Veronica Osinski, Trifecta Capital
SC Moatti, Might Capital
Prachi Baxi, SmartyPans
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM Coffee Break & Networking
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM Joining the main conference or networking
5:15 PM - 5:30 PM Startup Pitch Awards presentation
Contacts:
Speakers/Judges : Joseph Wei at joseph.wei@ieee.org
Startups: Wenbo Yin at wenbo.yin@ieee.org
Sponsors: Caroline Nguyen at cpn02716@gmail.com