ACG Louisiana Baton Rouge Luncheon Meeting
ACG Louisiana Baton Rouge Luncheon Meeting
Tue, Jan 31, 11:30 AM
City Club of Baton Rouge • Baton Rouge, LA
$0 - $65
Actions Panel
Louisiana Business Symposium
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Crowne Plaza 4728 Constitution Ave Baton Rouge, LA 70808
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Description
Innovation & Technology Breakfast: (8:00AM)
Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of Reddit, will share with us his tips on how to stay ahead in business with the constant changes in the business world.
Top 100 Luncheon: (11:45AM)
The Top 100 Private Companies in the Capital Region are recognized. The event features Dr. Loren Scott, LSU economist, who unveils his economic forecast for the 2014-15 year.
2013 Innovation & Technology Breakfast speaker
Alexis Ohanian
Co-founder of Reddit
A startup founder and investor, best know for co-founding the social news site Reddit in 2005, which now receives over 4 billion pageviews a month and even attracted the likes of the president during the 2012 election cycle. Alexis has been called "one of the most passionate and audacious young entrepreneurs in tech today" by Michael Arrington of TechCrunch, and the "Mayor of the Internet" by Forbes. After Reddit was acquired by Conde' Nast in 2006, Ohanian began angel investing in over 60 startups, founded the nonprofit organization Breadpig, and took over as chief marketing officer for travel search website Hipmunk.
2013 Luncheon Guest Speaker
Dr. Loren Scott
Economist
The accurate and irreverent Dr. Scott will unveil his economic forecast for 2013 and 2014 in Louisiana and the Capital Region. He delivers in a style of homespun humor known as "economic comedy." He is on the 32-member National Business Economic Issues Council, which meets quarterly to discuss issues of state, national and international interest. Dr. Scott is co-developer of the Louisiana econometric model, a model used for providing annual forecasts of the Louisiana economy.
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