04/26/2013 at 8:30am
New York Law School
185 West Broadway (between Worth St. and Leonard St.)
New York, NY 10013

Start-Up City: An Entrepreneurial Economy for Middle Class New York

This conference will focus on the ideas outlined in Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer’s recently released “Start-Up City: Growing New York City’s Entrepreneurial Economy for All.” We will bring together thought leaders, entrepreneurs, and NYC’s mayoral candidates to discuss major barriers to the growth of our innovation economy- like the talent gap, poor internet connectivity, and bureaucratic red tape- as well as how technology is fueling our City’s diverse economy.

Agenda:
8:30am – Registration
9:00am – Remarks by Scott M. Stringer. Keynote address by Fred Wilson, Managing Partner at Union Square Ventures & Flatiron Partnership
10:00am – Breakout Session A
I. Talent Shortage
II. Bureaucratic Inefficiency
11:00am – Break
11:30am – Breakout Session B
III. Consistent Connectivity
IV. Tech as an Engine of Innovation
12:30pm – NYC Mayoral Candidate Forum- Moderated by Ben Smith, Editor-in-Chief, BuzzFeed
Featuring:
Former Councilmember Sal Albanese
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio
Former Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion
Comptroller John C. Liu
City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn
Former Comptroller Bill Thompson
2:00pm – Adjourn

Learn more & register at http://startupcitynyc.eventbrite.com