Reboot America Summit
Date and time
Location
Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20004
Refund policy
Description
On November 8th and 9th, Reboot America will hold its inaugural two-day summit. The summit will focus on how startups, corporations, and policymakers are literally reinventing entire industries by collaborating on private sector solutions to public sector challenges - including energy, education, health, politics, advocacy, government efficiency, national security, and cyber security.
Featured speakers:
Steve Case, Co-Founder of AOL, Chairman & CEO, Revolution
Senator Mark Warner
The Honorable Tom Davis
Full Schedule:
Thursday, November 8th:
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Welcome Reception (Atrium)
Friday, November 9th:
8:30 am – 9:00 am Breakfast & Registration (Atrium)
General Session: Amphitheater
9:00 – 9:10 Welcome by Evan Burfield, Chairman of Startup DC
9:10 – 10:00 Consumerizing the Public Sector Panel
- Moderator: Aneesh Chopra, former U.S. Chief Technology Officer, Senior Advisor, The Advisory Board Company
- Aaron McKethan, Vice President, Strategy and Business Development, Rx Ante
- Ari Matusiak, Director of Private Sector Engagement, the White House
- Blake Hall, Founder & CEO, TroopSwap
- Dan Kasun, Senior Director, Public Sector Evangelism, Microsoft
- Erik Kimel, Founder & CEO, Peer2Peer Tutors
- Marci Harris, CEO, POPVOX
- Michael Sachse, VP of Regulatory Affairs and General Counsel, OPower
10:00 – 10:15 Remarks by the Honorable Tom Davis
10:15 – 10:30 Grand Challenge
- Tom Kalil, Deputy Director for Policy, the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy
10:30 – 11:00 Boosting Startups through Innovative Public Policy
- Fireside Chat with Senator Mark Warner
11:00 – 11:40 Open Innovation Series
- Georgetown University
- Hungry Academy, LivingSocial
- Microsoft
- Verizon
- Foster.ly
- American Airlines
- CEA Innovation Movement
- Springboard Enterprises
- Patriotic.ly
11:40 – 12:15 Startups: Rise of the Rest
- Fireside Chat with Steve Case, interviewed by Evan Burfield
12:15 – 1:00 Lunch (Atrium)
1:00 – 4:00 Track Breakouts (Democracy, National Challenges, & Government)
4:00 – 4:45 Final Startup Pitch Competition & Prize Announcement (Amphitheater)
Track Breakouts:
Democracy: Media, Advocacy, and Politics
Hosted by Kim Hart, Director of Corporate Communications, Neustar
Amphitheater
1:00 – 1:30 Democracy Keynote Speaker
- Jason Putorti, Co-Founder, Votizen
1:30 – 2:15 Major Disruptions in Politics Panel
- Moderator: Peter Cherukuri, Vice President, General Manager – DC Bureau, Huffington Post
- Justin Smith, President, Atlantic Media Company
- Kahlil Byrd, CEO, Americans Elect
- Nathan Daschle, Founder & CEO, Ruck.us
2:15 – 3:00 The Future of Social Media for Citizen Advocacy Panel
Moderator: Kim Hart, Director of Corporate Communications, Neustar
- Andrew Rasiej, Founder, Personal Democracy Media
- Daniel O'Connor, Board Member, DisCo
- Marvin Ammori, Board Member, Fight for the Future
- Mindy Finn, Strategic Partnerships, Twitter
3:00 – 4:00 Startup Pitch Competition
Presenting companies:
- BlastRoots
- Cont3nt
- ElectNext
- POPVOX
- NewsiT
- Ruck.us
- TrakBill
- Votifi
National Challenges: Energy, Education, & Health
Co-hosted by Dr. Mark Drapeau, Director of Civic Innovation, Microsoft and Brandon Pollak, Policy Advisor, Bryan Cave
Atrium Hall
1:00-1:30 National Challenges Keynote Speaker
- Dave Girouard, Founder and CEO, UpStart
1:30-2:15 Youth and Education Panel
- Moderator: Jeff Selingo, Editorial Director, The Chronicle of Higher Education
- Erik Huey, VP of Government Affairs, Entertainment Software Association
- Patrick Dowd, Founder, Millennial Trains Project
- Sean McElrath, Co-Founder & CEO, Hallway
2:15-3:00 Series of National Challenges Short Talks
- Dr. Eric Schulze, Founder and Chief Creative Nerd, thirst
- Dr. Christopher Tucker, Founder, MapStory
- Yoav Lurie, Founder and CEO, Simple Energy
3:00-4:00pm Startup Pitch Competition
Presenting Companies:
- Bookend Technology
- Cor
- Emath.com
- Ethical Electric
- LearnSprout
- Luminate Health
- WeRX
- Re-Nuble
- StumpworX
Government: Public Sector Efficiency, National Security, & Cyber Security
Hosted by Donna Harris, Managing Director of Startup Regions, Startup America
Polaris Room
1:00 – 1:35 Government Keynote speaker
- Sean Greene, Associate Adminstrator for Investment and Special Advisor for Innovation, U.S. Small Business Administration
1:35 - 1:45 Remarks by Adam Becker, Presidential Innovation Fellow, Project
RFP-EZ
1:45 – 2:45 Innovation in Government Panel
- Moderator: Alex Howard, Government 2.0 Washington Correspondent, O'Reilly Media
- Ed Bersoff, Chairman, ATS Corporation
- Jesse O'Gorman, Executive Director, Blackstone
- Lewis Shepherd, General Manager and Director, Microsoft Institute for Advanced Technology in Governments
- Navroop Mitter, CEO, Gryphn
- Stefen Smith, Chief Security Officer, SecureForce
2:45 - 3:05 Series of Short Talks
- Erie Meyer, Technology Innovation, CFPB
- Mike Binko, President & CEO, kloudtrack
3:05 – 4:00 Startup Pitch Competition
Presenting Companies:
- Karsun
- Pengo Loans
- SCIT
- Sickweather