2020 Startup of the Year Summit Schedule

11 AM

Welcome Address & Opening Remarks

Frank Gruber & Jen Consalvo, Co-CEOs, Established

.US Partner Conversation

Crystal Peterson, Director of Registry, GoDaddy Register

11:30 - 12:30 PM

A Conversation with Mike Evans

Co-Founder, GrubHub; Founder, Fixer.com; and Author, Hangry

12 - 12:30 PM

Ask a VC with Marc Nager

Partner, Greater Colorado Venture Fund

12:30 - 1 PM

COVID-19 Startup of the Year Event Recap, featuring Startup of the Year Alumni

1 - 1:30 PM

Ask a VC with Marlon Nichols

Managing General Partner, MaC Venture Capital

A Conversation with Meredith Fineman Founder, FinePoint; Author, Brag Better
 

2 - 3 PM

Startup of the Year Alumni Spotlight

Cooper Harris, Klickly

Dawn Dickson-Akpoghene, PopCom & Flat Out of Heels

Crystal Icenhour, Aperiomics

Samantha Snabes, re:3D

2 - 2:30 PM

Female Founders Startup of the Year Pitch Event Recap

2:30 - 3 PM

A Conversation with Rohit Bhargava

Founder, Non-Obvious Company; Author, Non-Obvious Mega Trends and The Future Normal

3 - 3:30 PM

Ask Me Anything with Carolyn Rodz

Co-Founder and CEO, Hello Alice

3:30 - 4 PM

Ask a VC with John Fein 

Founder and Managing Partner, Firebrand Ventures

3 - 5:30 PM

Startup of the Year Top 100 Semifinalist Pitches (Day I)

5:30 - 6 PM

Musical Guest & Closing Remarks

Throughout the day:

• Conversation Hallways
• People's Choice Award Poll
• Curated Office Hours 

11 AM

Welcome to Summit Day II

Jen Consalvo
 

11:30 - 12:30 PM

A Conversation with Kara Goldin

Founder and CEO, Hint Water; Author, Undaunted

12:30 - 1 PM

The Psychology of Fundraising with Rich Maloy

Established Ventures, SpringTime Ventures

U.S. Veteran Founder Startup of the Year Pitch Event Recap

1 - 1:30 PM

A Conversation with Zvi Band

General Manager, Compass; Author, Success in you Sphere: Leverage the Power of Relationships to Achieve Your Business Goals

Ask a Domain Expert with Crystal Peterson

Director, Go Daddy Registry

1:30 - 2 PM

A Conversation with Lo Toney

Founding Managing Partner, Plexo Capital

2 - 2:30 PM

Ask A Cloud Expert with Phil Supinski

CEO, Cloud303

Black Founders Startup of the Year Pitch Event Recap

2:30 - 3 PM

A Conversation with Whitney Johnson CEO, WLJ Advisors; Author, Disrupt Yourself and Building an A-Team

3 - 3:30 PM

Ask NASA iTech with Maxwell Briggs Acting Program Executive, NASA

4 - 5 PM

Startup of the Year Alumni Spotlight

Courtney & Dr. Tye Caldwell, ShearShare

Stephanie Lampkin, Blendoor

Polly Rodriguez, Unbound

Danielle Rushton, WhereWithAl

3 - 5:30 PM

Startup of the Year Top 100 Semifinalist Pitches (Day II)

5:30 - 6 PM

Musical Guest & Closing Remarks

Throughout the day:

• Conversation Hallways
• People's Choice Award Poll
• Curated Office Hours 

11 AM

Welcome to Summit Day III

Jen Consalvo

11:30 - 12:30 PM

A Conversation with Tim Draper 

Founder, Draper Associates and Draper University; Author, How to be The Startup Hero

12:30 - 1 PM

Ask a TechCrunch Reporter with Natasha Mascarenhas

1 - 1:30 PM

Ask a PR Pro with Sarah Evans

12:30 - 3 PM

Startup of the Year Top 100 Semifinalist Pitches (Day III)

2 - 2:30 PM

Ask AF Ventures with Jason Rathje Director, AF Ventures, AFWERX

2:30 - 3:30 PM

Startup of the Year Alumni Spotlight

Amy Beckley, Proov

Dave Dworschak, Kamana Health

David Aronson, Peanut Butter

Garrett Moon, CoSchedule

3 - 3:30 PM

.US Veteran Startup of the Year program

2020 Startup of the Year Finals & Awards Ceremony

3:30 PM

Announcements

- Top 15

- Top 5

Startup of the Year 2020 Finals Competition

- Top 5 Finalists Pitch

2020 Awards Ceremony

- US Veteran Startup of the Year Winner

- 2020 Startup of the Year Champion

Throughout the day:

• Conversation Hallways
• People's Choice Award Poll
• Curated Office Hours