Marvin Wheeler
Chief Innovation Officer, SilverSky
John Hill
Evangelist, Techstars
Danielle Mousseau
Manager of Economic Development, 35 Mules
Andreas Calabrese
General Partner, Tampa Bay Ventures
Jamie Farrell
Serial Entrepreneur/ COO/CRO with 5 exits
David Chitester
Founder, Seedfunders
Tara Blythe
Chief People Officer, InfoTech
Mark Komanecky
Angel Investor
Disha Shah
Head of Real Estate Investments, Reef
Andres Barreto
Managing Director, Techstars Miami
Dan Rua
CEO, Admiral
Samyr Qureshi
Founder & CEO, Knack
Rhys Williams
Co-founder & Past President,
New World Angels
David Tarabocchia
Principal, CIO Advisory
KPMG
TJ Villamil
SVP International Trade & Development,
Enterprise Florida
Vlad Cazacu
Senior Associate,
Fuel Venture Capital
Zach Brodsky
Manager of Institute Investments,
Florida Funders
Russel Weigell
Commissioner,
Florida Office for Financial Regulation
Erik Bredfeldt
Director of Economic Development,
City of Gainesville
Rick Carlson
Co-founder,
SharpSpring
Brian Kornfield
Co-Founder & CEO,
Synapse
Ethan Fieldman
Co-Founder,
VRedu
Alan Hamlet
Co-Founder & CEO,
Myolyn
Joshua Wilson
Serial Podcast Host & CEO,
PR Ventures
DAY 1
UF Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center
1384 Union Rd. Bryan Hall 130
Welcome Remarks
5:05PM
Pablo Casilimas, Managing Partner of OneSixOne Ventures
Female Executives in Tech Panel
5:10PM
Jamie Farrell, Serial Entrepreneur/COO/CRO with 5 Exits; Tara Blythe, Chief People Officer of Infotech; Moderated by Michelle Waite, Founder of GrowthMVP
Gainesville's Tech Ecosystem: Then & Now
5:40PM
Dan Rua, CEO at Admiral; Andres Barreto, Managing Director at Techstars Miami; Moderated by Aidan Augustin, Co-founder of Feathr
The Future of Real Estate Tech
6:10PM
Disha Shah, Head of Investments at REEF; David Young, Co-founder & CEO of Enaia; Moderated by Jonathan Mills, Team Leader of The Mills Group, Keller Williams Realty
Education Technology Panel
6:40PM
Samyr Qureshi, Co-founder of Knack; Jamie Farrell, Serial Entrepreneur/COO/CRO with 5 Exits; Moderated by Jamie Kraft, Director of Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center at UF
Fireside Chat with David Tarabocchia
7:10PM
David Tarabocchia, Principal - CIO Advisory at KPMG; Moderated by Edward Nass, Founder & CEO of Airia
Keynote: Power of the Network
7:40PM
John Hill, Evangelist at Techstars
Closing
8:10PM
Pablo Casilimas, Managing Partner of OneSixOne Ventures
Location Invite Only
OneSixOne Ventures VIP Investor Mixer [INVITE ONLY]
8:30PM
Hosted by OneSixOne Ventures
DAY 2
1908 Grand, 215 N Main St, Gainesville, FL 32601
Coffee & Networking
8:30AM
Kick-off
9:25AM
Pablo Casilimas, Managing Partner of OneSixOne Ventures
How to Raise Capital from Angel Investors
9:30AM
Mark Komanecky, Angel Investor; Dave Chitester, Founder of Seedfunders; Rhys Williams, Investor at New World Angels; Moderated by Justis Mendez, Managing Partner at OneSixOne Ventures
Hardware Panel
10:15AM
Thomas Rambo, Co-founder of Altavian; Alan Hamlet, Co-founder of Myolyn; Moderated by Elezar Tonev, Co-founder of RDM
Blockchain & Web3 Innovations at UF
10:45AM
Marko Suvajdzic, Director of the UF Blockchain Labs
Innovation at UF
11:15AM
Erik Sander, Director of Engineering Innovation Institute & Jamie Kraft, Director of Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center; Moderated by Joanna Barousse, Assistant Director of UF Innovation Academy
Lunch
12:00PM
Lunch & Networking
Florida's Venture Landscape Panel
1:00PM
Andreas Calabrese, General Partner at Tampa Bay Ventures; Zach Brodsky, Institute Investment Manager at Florida Funders; Vlad Cazacu, Senior Associate at Fuel VC; Moderated by Joshua Wilson, Serial Podcast Host & CEO PR Ventures
Building a Startup in Gainesville
1:45PM
Rick Carlson, Co-founder of SharpSpring; Ethan Fieldman, Co-founder of VRedu; Moderated by Erik Bredfeldt, Director of Economic Development and Innovation for the City of Gainesville
Networking Break
2:15PM
BREAK
Pitch Showcase
2:30PM
Dwi Sutandar, Co-founder & CEO of AeonCharge; Edward Nass, Co-founder & CEO of Airia; Blake Richardson, Co-founder & CEO of EaseAlert; Logan Ritten, Co-founder of Ares
Learn More About Florida’s Invest Local Act
3:15PM
Russell C. Weigel, III, Commissioner at Florida’s Office of Financial Regulation
Florida’s Innovation Ecosystem
3:30PM
TJ Villamil, SVP of International Trade & Development at Enterprise Florida; Danielle Mousseau, Manager of Economic Development, 35 Mules (Florida Power & Light Company); Brian Kornfeld, Founder/CEO at Synapse Florida
Keynote: A Fireside Chat with Marvin Wheeler
4:15PM
Marvin Wheeler, Chief Innovation Officer at SilverSky; Moderated by Justis Mendez, Managing Partner at OneSixOne Ventures
Closing
4:55PM
Pablo Casilimas, Managing Partner of OneSixOne Ventures
Networking
5:00PM
Networking until 5:30pm
Original American Kitchen (OAK)
15 SE 1st Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601
Startup Hour
8:30PM
Hosted by Augi Lye, Founder of Chromatic Games
DAY 3
UF Career Connections Center, Innovation Room - J. Wayne Reitz Union, Suite 1300
686 Museum Rd, Gainesville, FL 32611
Coffee & Networking
8:30AM
Hosted by the Career Connections Center
Herbert Wertheim Building for Engineering Excellence
527 Gale Lemerand Dr, Gainesville, FL 32603
Tour of Engineering Innovation Institute
10:00AM