New Orleans Entrepreneur Week was off in full force yesterday with 12 events throughout the day. The opening keynote Tina Wells motivated the crowd, #FailureFest took flight, Pierce Industries won the $50,000 at the Water Challenge, and Walter Isaacson discussed the future of entrepreneurship in New Orleans. Day 2 of NOEW will be just as busy with 13 events, including a food truck festival in Central City beginning at 5:00pm. The inNOLAvation Challenge kicks off at 10:00 am and the Downtown Nola Arts-Base Business Pitch follows after lunch at 1:30pm. See below for the additional public events and speakers.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
- Get Ahead of the Curve: The Future of Creative Entrepreneurship in New Orleans 9:00am – 10:00am
- InNOLAvation Challenge 10:00am – 12:30pm
- Incentivizing Innovation 10:15am – 11:15am
- Capitalization for the Creative Industries Entrepreneur 10:15am – 11:15am
- Pitching to Win: 5 Key Strategies to Get Capital, Contracts, and Customers 11:30am – 12:30pm
- Entrepreneurial Fundraising for Creative Nonprofits 11:30am – 12:30pm
- Building Better Entrepreneurs: Generating the Best Talent through Education 1:15pm – 2:15pm
- Mobile App Development 201: So You’re Going to Build a Mobile App. Now What? 1:15pm – 2:15pm
- DOWNTOWN NOLA ARTS-BASED BUSINESS PITCH 1:30pm – 3:30pm
- Growth Hacking for Startups: How to Build an Effective Engine for Triple Digit Growth 2:30pm – 3:30pm
- Emerging Markets in New Orleans: Start Your Entrepreneurial Career Here! 2:30pm – 3:30pm
- Closing Keynote: Avram Glazer 3:30pm – 4:30pm
- The Central City Food Truck Festival 5:00pm – 9:00pm
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