Urban Tech Connect - Collaborate, Create, Empower

by Plug In South LA

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Date and Time

Thu, May 17, 2018

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM PDT

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Location

Nate Holden Performing Arts Center

4708 West Washington Boulevard

Los Angeles, CA 90016

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Description

Urban Tech Connect - Collaborate, Create, Empower

A different type of conference for those who think differently.
Not business as usual.

Overview

Calling all business minded professionals, founders, students and stakeholders in South Los Angeles. Urban Tech Connect is the premier conference for the next generation of tech entrepreneurs to connect, collaborate, create and receive counsel. It’s a day of empowerment. It’s a way to get plugged in. And it’s an opportunity to show the world that it’s all right here. Come join the largest gathering in SOCAL of African American and Latino Founders as they show you how to:

Fine tune your strategy for fundraising
Target angels and VCs to raise money
Overcome your fears and insecurities as a founder of color
Develop your go to market strategy
Think about opportunities in automation and how they might impact your business
Keep it moving even when the odds are against you
Vet alternative options to raising funds for your business
Develop tactics and strategies for product growth

You will meet:

Angles, VCs, & Successful Entrepreneurs
Professional resources (Banking partners, Legal advice, Incubators / Accelerator directors)
Other Founders and Executives that make up LA's tech and digital media ecosystem
City Officials, Non-Profit and Philanthropic stakeholders in Los Angeles who want to see more diverse faces in LA's innovation economy

Organizer: Plug In South Los Angeles

Admission Fee: $75-$150

Venue: Nate Holding Performance Arts Theatre

Address: 4708 W Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90016.

Agenda

9:00 am – 10:00 am - Registration and Co-Working Attendees and partners are welcome to work on site in the morning & schedule meetings around the conference.

10:00 am – 11:55 am – Entrepreneurs & Founders attending the conference have an opportunity to meet Venture Capitalists during office hours (Office hours for mentoring and support)

10:00 am – 11:55 am – Opportunities in Tech for Gen Z (Tech Futures)

12:00 pm – 12:45 pm – Power Lunch

1:00 pm - Opening Remarks (main stage opens)

1:10 pm - Culture as Currency: The Next Billion-Dollar Company in South LA

1:30 pm - The Power of Vision in Your Entrepreneurial Journey

1:40 pm - Growing Strong With — or Without — Seed Funding

2:15 pm - Resilience is a Muscle

2:40 pm - Rooting Your Vision in an Automated Future

3:10 pm - Grow or Die: Tactics to achieve product growth

3:45 pm - Fundraising While Black: How To Stay Focused

4:10 pm - Founder Hacks To Get Back on Track

4:30 pm - Hard Truths: Adopting the Mindset of an Entrepreneur