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Executives from Disruption Corp., New York Angels, Phone2Action and Bridgewater Capital Added to 2014 CEA Innovate! Speaker Lineup
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Consumer Electronics Association (News - Alert) (CEA):
NEW:
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Lucas
Matheson, president and CEO, Pinshape, Brooke
Salkoff, vice president, Disruption Corp., Paul
Singh, founder and CEO, Disruption Corp., Dr.
Ximena Hartsock, president and co-founder, Phone2Action, Brian
Cohen, chairman, New York Angels, and Kabir
Kasargod, director of business development, Qualcomm (News - Alert) Life,
will join other industry experts in breakout sessions and panel
discussions at the inaugural 2014 CEA Innovate!
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WHAT:
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CEA
Innovate! is a new two-day conference for CEA members and
technology companies, established and emerging, looking to be
inspired by great ideas, ignite investment and meet like-minded
innovators. The conference features valuable networking
opportunities, the chance to hear from entrepreneurs who have
built companies from the ground up, and thought-provoking sessions
about the impact disruptive technologies will have on attendees'
business.
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CEA Innovate! is scheduled for September 30-October 2 at the Wigwam
Resort in Phoenix, Arizona. Event highlights and featured
speakers include:
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Five Disruptive Techs to Watch: Richard
Doherty, research director, The Envisioneering Group, Jeff
Joseph, senior vice president, communications and
strategic relationships, CEA, (NEW) Paul
Singh, founder and CEO, Disruption Corp., and Lindsey
Turrentine, vice president, editor-in-chief, CNET Reviews
will unveil the five categories poised to disrupt product cycles,
forever change consumer behavior and challenge our views on
technology. Wednesday, October 1, 9:30 AM.
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Startup Success Stories: Frank
Gruber, CEO, Tech Cocktail, (NEW) Dr.
Ximena Hartsock, president and co-founder, Phone2Action, Jake
Sigal, CEO, Tome Inc., and Robert
Struble, president and CEO, iBiquity, will tell their
personal stories about building a business from the ground up,
share their successes and failures, and provide wisdom acquired
along the way. Wednesday, October 1, 10:45 AM.
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CEA's Annual Member Meeting and Keynote Luncheon, (NEW)
Sponsored by American Express (News - Alert): Nolan
Bushnell, founder, Atari Corp. and Chuck E. Cheese, will
discuss his views on entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation.
Wednesday, October 1, Noon.
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CE Opportunities in 3D Printing: (NEW) Lucas
Matheson, president and CEO, Pinshape, (NEW) Enrique
Muyshondt, president, Desktopfab, (NEW) Adam
Levin, CEO, Levin Consulting and (NEW) Dave
Arland, president, Arland Communications, will highlight
the 3D Printing trends the CE industry should be watching,
including who is investing in this space, and why. Wednesday,
October 1, 2 PM.
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Crowdfunding Workshop: Kate
Drane, hardware category lead, Indiegogo, one of the top
crowdfunding platforms, will discuss how crowdfunding is a
constantly evolving form of raising capital and offer tips for how
best to use this tool. Wednesday, October 1, 2 PM.
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Great PR on a Shoestring Budget: Chris
Davies, executive editor, SlashGear, (NEW) Brooke
Salkoff, vice president, Disruption Corp., Krista
Silano, senior coordinator, event PR, CEA, and Tyler
Suiters, senior director, communications, CEA, will
highlight tips for generating buzz with the media about your new
venture, without a lot (or any!) dollars to spend. Wednesday,
October 1, 3 PM.
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The Expanding Market Potential for Wearables: Guive
Balooch, global AVP, L'Oreal, Shawn
DuBravac, chief economist and senior director of research,
CEA, Isaiah
Kacyvenski, head of sports and fitness segment, MC10, and (NEW)
Kabir
Kasargod, director of business development, Qualcomm Life,
will discuss the trends to watch in wearables, what unexpected
companies are investing in the space and how wearables will
continue to be a hot market. Wednesday, October 1, 3 PM.
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Media Training: Tyler
Suiters, senior director, communications, CEA and a
seasoned broadcast journalist, will offer insight into what
reporters really want, how to share your company's story
effectively and why times of crisis can also be opportunities.
Instructional elements will include tactics for controlling an
interview, the elements of strong storytelling and video case
studies. Wednesday, October 1, 4-5:15 PM, and Thursday, October 2,
8-9 AM.
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Five Hottest Categories of Investment in Next 18 Months: (NEW) Stephen
Kann, managing director, Bridgewater Capital Corp., (NEW)
Brian
Cohen, chairman, New York Angels, (NEW) Gregory
Borchardt, managing director, Caerus Ventures, and Kate
Drane, hardware category lead, Indiegogo, will share the
hottest trends in tech innovation, consumer electronics, and other
key industries that will have an impact on technology and consumer
behavior. Thursday, October 2, 9 AM.
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Holiday Sales Forecast: Shawn
DuBravac, chief economist and senior director of research,
CEA, and Steve
Koenig, director, industry analysis, CEA, will provide
insights on what's trending, what's disrupting and what types of
technology consumers have on their gift lists this holiday season
in CEA's Annual CE Holiday Purchase Patterns study.
Thursday, October 2, 10:15 AM.
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CEA Innovate! also will host mentoring hours from 4:15-5:15 PM on
September 30 and 4:15-5:15 PM on October 1. Speakers from the
conference and seasoned business leaders will be available in a
one-on-one meeting setting to give advice and ideas, and answer
questions about building a business. In addition, CEA's industry
analysts will be available for one-on-one meetings to help with
interpreting the latest industry trends and research.
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WHEN:
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Tuesday, September 30 through Thursday, October 2, 2014
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WHERE:
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Wigwam
Resort, Phoenix, Arizona
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WEBSITE:
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Registration
for CEA Innovate! is now live. For more information, please visit www.ce.org/innovate.
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About CEA:
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is the technology trade
association representing the $211 billion U.S. consumer electronics
industry. More than 2,000 companies enjoy the benefits of CEA
membership, including legislative advocacy, market research, technical
training and education, industry promotion, standards development and
the fostering of business and strategic relationships. CEA also owns and
produces the International CES (News - Alert) - The Global Stage for Innovation. All
profits from CES are reinvested into CEA's industry services. Find CEA
online at www.CE.org,
www.DeclareInnovation.com
and through social media: http://www.ce.org/social
UPCOMING EVENTS
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CEA Innovate!
Sept. 30-Oct. 2, 2014, Phoenix, AZ
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CES Unveiled Paris
October 22, 2014, Paris, France
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CEO Summit
October 22-25, 2014, Paris, France
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CE Hall of Fame Dinner
November 10, 2014, New York, NY
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CES Unveiled New York
November 11, 2014, New York, NY
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CES Unveiled Las Vegas
January 4, 2015, Las Vegas, NV
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2015 International CES
January 6-9, 2015, Las Vegas, NV
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CEA Winter Break
March 5-8, 2015, Snowmass Village, CO
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2015 International CES Asia
May 25-27, 2015, Shanghai,
China
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