The GAN Momentum Tour is a five-stop global tour that will focus on creating opportunities for startups to succeed and gain traction, wherever they are.
Momentum Day Agenda
9:00 a.m.
Kickoff
Welcome to Pittsburgh!
9:15 a.m.
Opening Keynote
Why are startups so important?
9:30 a.m.
Startup Panel
Listen to three startups discuss why they chose to build their companies in the region and how they did it.
Ryan Green, Gridwise
Rachel Reid, Subtl Beauty
Lia Winter, Winter Innovations, LLC
10:00 a.m.
Accelerator Panel
Four accelerators discuss how to scale from accelerator to exit.
BREW Accelerator
Lighthouse Labs
10:30 a.m.
Investor Presentation
The one thing investors want you to know about getting investment in the region.
10:50 a.m.
Corporate Presentation
How startups can work with corporations and why corporations love working with startups.
Priscilla Beal, Bayer
Monique Moffo, Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs
Nick Florek, Relish Works
Eric Olson, Cargill
11:15 a.m.
Pitch Session
Regional startups pitch for a chance at GAN Ventures investment.
12:15 p.m.
Lunch (included)
1:05 p.m.
Ethics and Values for Tech Startups
Hear from leaders from the CMU CREATELab about ethics and how to incorporate them into your startup.
1:15 p.m.
Speaker: Kelly Collier
Hear from Kelly Collier, business development manager at UPMC Enterprises, about why our region is great for startups and how we can make it even better.
1:35 p.m.
Breakout Session #1
2:15 p.m.
Breakout Session #2
2:45 p.m.
Closing Conversation
This is just the beginning.
3:15–5:00 p.m.
Office Hours
Meet with the corporations, investors, and accelerators you heard from today.
4:00–6:30 p.m.
Corporate Sneak Peek
Corporates have the opportunity to meet and evaluate the latest tech startups coming out of nationally ranked GAN Accelerators.