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Champions for Children
On Thursday, October 12th at 7:00 PM, CHF will be hosting a “Champions for Children” event at Up&Down. This Young Professionals Fundraiser will be raising money for our Emergency Response Fund so we can respond to the needs of children impacted by major public health crises such as the recent hurricanes. DJ MICK will be performing and there will be an open bar.
Find out more »Data Driven NYC #58 (A FirstMark Event)
Our speakers this month include: • Jean Sini, CTO at Cadre (marketplace connecting investors and operators of real estate) Cadre, based in New York, has raised $133M to date from Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, Thrive Capital, Goldman Sachs, General Catalyst, and others. • Christine Hung, Head of Data Solutions at Spotify (#1 music streaming service) Spotify, based in Stockholm, has raised $1.5B to date from Accel Partners, DST Global, Fidelity Investments, and others. • Jerome Pesenti, CEO at BenevolentAI (AI to enhance and accelerate…
Find out more »LIVE INTERVIEW WITH BEST-SELLING AUTHOR JAMES ALTUCHER
Top iTunes business podcaster Jeremy Ryan Slate of the Create Your Own Life Podcast is having his first live debut with New York Times bestselling author, James Altucher. For the first time in the two years, Slate will be hosting a live studio audience for the recording of his show at Standup New York Comedy Club.The purpose of the Create Your Own Life podcast is to help people break the chains of ordinary. Slate studied at Oxford University and received his masters degree from Seton Hall University in 2011. Upon graduation, Slate took the…
Find out more »Focus Fwd @ NAB Show New York
Venture capitalists and leading analysts can meet with media and entertainment visionaries to gain deeper understanding of the financial state of the industry, explore how content competition and consumer behavior are driving the evolution of media, and evaluate what's really impacting revenue, acquisitions and valuations. Tech startups are looking for investors and investors are looking for investments. Get the inside scoop at Show 'Em the Money: What Tech Startups Need to Know to Get to Yes. Also check out the…
Find out more »Products That Count: TransferWise US Product Lead on Building Products with Distributed Teams
You can manage a roadmap easily in a small colocated team; but how do you maximize impact when you’re in several time zones? How about when you can’t be in every discussion about priorities? What about when your backlog takes a full day to triage? There’s a way you can automate the work in the details so you can focus on the big picture and maximize your impact—your company’s mission. Josh Aziz, who has led large, non-colocated, and cross-functional teams at TransferWise and Seamless, will…
Find out more »The Blueprints of Urban Tech Investing
What is “urban tech” and how are startups in the space making cities more connected, livable, and sustainable? This webinar will bring together investors and innovation officers who are bringing to market tech solutions that promise to transform the built environment. We’ll cover the following topics: - The trends that are making urban tech investments attractive - The categories of tech that fall within “urban tech” - How construction, real estate, and other sectors are evolving with technological change -…
Find out more »The Shared Future of Fashion And Aerospace
FAAR: driving the future of living, lifestyle and well-being, on earth and in space FAAR's mission is to promote the participation of all sectors and points of view in the development of the space industry, in order to advance the best possible quality of life, lifestyle and well-being of humans on earth and in space. This event is part of a series, throughout the US and internationally. Fashion and Aerospace have been partners since the first Space Age. Their historical…
Find out more »Why Voice, Why Now?: Trends in A.I. and Voice-Driven Technology
Explore the possibilities of voice-driven technology and interaction with RAIN and other thought leaders in the field at this presentation/panel. If you’ve ever asked Amazon’s Alexa for the weather, checked in with Apple’s Siri for directions, or simply listened to your favorite podcast, you’ll understand the power and pervasiveness of voice-driven technology and audio storytelling in today’s media landscape. And there are stunning innovations on the way, as companies and creators alike explore new ways to use artificial intelligence to break…
Find out more »50% Off – Blockchain Economic Forum in New York 10/31-11/1
We are delighted to invite you to LAT Blockchain Economic Forum, in NYC, combining top entrepreneurs, investors and academics to discuss a roadmap for crypto markets expansion, governance of the industry, and token opportunities. LAT Blockchain Economic Forum is gathering 40+ top notch speakers including Miko Matsumura (Pantera Capital, $100m ICO-only fund), Alex Mashinsky (Governing Dynamix, $3bn), Gil Penchina (Ridge Ventures), Paolo Tasca (Executive Director, Center for Blockchain Technologies University College London, ex Bundesbank), Reese Jones (Singularity, Facebook), Hannah Halaburda (Bank of Canada,…
Find out more »Artificial Intelligence: Creating, Discovering, and Listening to Music
What does it mean to be human? Many would argue that it’s our ability to create art and music. Yet we’ve seen. Can computers “listen” to music? And how can you generate music with AI? This week, we're exploring the intersection of music, creativity and artificial intelligence with experts from Spotify, Amper and Audioburst. Schedule: 6:00pm - Networking and Pizza 6:30pm - Kickoff and Sponsors (ThoughtWorks, IBM) 6:40pm - Talk #1: Drew Silverstein, Amper Music: How to Create Music with AI 7:10pm - Talk #2: Assaf…
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