
NYC Tiger Entrepreneurs Conference

The Altman Building
Agenda
- 07:45 - 08:45am | Continental Breakfast
Continental Breakfast
- 08:45 - 9:00 am | Conference Welcome/Opening Remarks
- Don Seitz '79 P10, Assistant Director of Alumni Engagement, PEC
- Rodney D. Priestley, Vice Dean for Innovation
- Anne-Marie Maman '84, Executive Director, PEC
- 09:00 - 10:00am | Opening Class from Keller Center for Innovative Education
Failure: The Other "F" Word
How Savvy Leaders Turn Failure From Regret to Resource- John Danner, Entrepreneurship Specialist, Electrical Engineering, Princeton University/Keller Center
- 10:00 - 10:40am | Technology Trends and Investment Opportunities
- Fabrice Grinda '96, Co-Founder, FJ Labs
- Elizabeth Myers '92, Managing Director, Head of Global Equity Capital Markets, JPMorgan
- 10:40 - 11:00am | Break
Break
- 11:00am - 11:45am | The Future State of Cities and Work
- Tom Wright '91, President, RPA Regional Plan Association
- John Niehaus '08, Director, Powered by We Business Development, WeWork
- Cameron Carr '03 (moderator), Director of IoT and Smart Cities, Microsoft
- Marc Ricks '96, Head of Corporate Development, Sidewalk Labs
- Alexander Shermansong '97, President, Civic Consulting USA
- 11:45 - 12:30pm | Blockchain and Crypto Assets
- Michael Weiksner '95 , Founder and CEO, Quarters
- Kim Quinones '82 (moderator), Executive Director, NYC Blockchain Center
- Dror Futter '86, Partner, Rimon Law
- Brigid McDermott '90, Founder and VP, IBM Food Trust
- Brian Tubergen '13, Founder and Chief Product Officer, CoinList
- 12:30 - 1:30pm | Lunch and Keynote Address
The NFL’s Key Strategic Initiatives
The Game, Fans & Engagement: The NFL’s Strategy in a Rapidly Changing Environment- Chris Halpin '98, EVP and Chief Strategy & Growth Officer, NFL
- 1:30 - 2:15pm | Building Sustainable Direct-to-Consumer Brands
- Brian Jeong '11, Co-Founder and CEO, Hawthorne
- Ben Cogan '12, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Hubble Contacts
- Nell Diamond '11, Founder and CEO, Hill House Home
- Selena Kalvaria '08, SVP of Brand, Away
- Adam Tishman '09 (moderator), Co-Founder and CEO, Helix Sleep
- 2:15 - 3:00pm | Social Impact
- Bill Wescott '85 (moderator), Managing Partner, BrainOxygen
- Roy Swan '86, Director, Mission Investments, Ford Foundation
- Margaret Crotty '94, President, Partnership with Children
- Margot Brandenburg *06, Founder and CEO, MyStrongHome
- Emily Spratt *10, Art historian, art technologist, strategic advisor
- 3:00 - 3:20pm | Break
Break
- 3:20 - 4:05pm | Fireside Chat: From Startup to Unicorn in the Life Sciences
- Rick Lipkin '83 (moderator), Managing Director, Easton Capital Investment Group
- Josh Bilenker '94, Founder and CEO, Loxo Oncology (sold to Eli Lilly)
- 4:05 - 4:50pm | Trends in Sports and Media
- Ann Rodriguez '99 (moderator), Former Executive, WNBA and Atlanta United FC
- Dan Porter '88, Founder and CEO, Overtime
- Brett Goodman '90, General Counsel, NBC Sports Group
- Rachael Becker DeCecco '03, COO, Women's Professional Lacrosse League Foundation
- Kareem Maddox '11, Producer, Spotify/Gimlet Media
- 4:50 - 5:00pm | Preview of Princeton Football/Athletics
- Mollie Marcoux Samaan '91, Ford Family Director of Athletics, Princeton University
- 5:00 - 5:45pm | Startup Showcase
- Startup Showcase
Five amazing Princeton startups will pitch. The first four recently presented at the Fall Pitch Night of Princeton Alumni Angels, and the fifth (Natalie) is the winner of this year's Tiger Entrepreneurs Award:
Quarters, Michael Weiksner '95, Founder and CEO
SPARE, Michele Sconiers '96, Co-Founder and Director of Business Development
We Are The New Farmers, Daniel Bernstein '14, Co-Founder and COO
Altus Labs, Jeremy Kahn '02, CEO
HomeWorks, Natalie Tung '18, Co-Founder and Executive Director- 5:45 - 7:00pm | Networking/Closing Reception
- Closing Reception, co-sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Campus Life and The Center for Career Development, Princeton University. Remarks by Xiaotang Huang, Associate Director, Employee Outreach, Center for Career Development
- Afterward, please join us at the nearby Norwood Club for an after-party hosted by PANYC and the Princeton Women's Network of NYC. Tickets are $10.