Young Entrepreneurs of the World
2022 Conference Program
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Young Entrepreneurs of the World
2022 YEW Conference Program
Tuesday, April 19 - Thursday, April 21
Young Entrepreneurs of the World
2022 CONFERENCE
Tuesday, April 19
Day 1
The Entrepreneurial Mindset, Entrepreneurial Foundations, Essential Business Functions
NOTE: all times are NY EST
9:00 AM ET
Exponential Entrepreneurship: The Age of Sci Fi Startups
Matt Griffin, Founder & CEO, 311 Institute
9:30 AM ET
Just Ask: Why Seeking Support is Your Greatest Strength
Andy Lopata, International Speaker, Author and Podcast Host on Professional Relationships
10:00 AM ET
Unleash Your Potential & Be Unstoppable
James Elliot, Founder, Unleash Your Power
10:30 AM ET
What Makes a Great Entrepreneur
Karl Alomar, Managing Partner, M13
11:00 AM ET
Setting up for Entrepreneurial Success and Owning Your Future
Andy Storch, Founder & CEO, Own Your Career, Own Your Life
11:30 AM ET
The Success Factor: Developing the Mindset and Skillset for Peak Business Performance
Ruth Gotian, Chief Learning Officer, Weill Cornell Medicine
12:00 PM ET
The Serendipity Mindset: How to Create Your Own Good Luck
Christian Busch, Bestselling Author, The Serendipity Mindset
12:30 PM ET
To University and Beyond: Launch Your Career in High Gear: College, Graduate School and the First 10 Years of Your Career
Mandee Heller Adler, Founder & President, International College Counselors
1:00 PM ET
Tapping into Startup Ecosystems
Jose Luis Silva, co-founder & managing partner, Dux Capital
1:30 PM ET
How To Build A C-Level Mindset: A Necessary Skill For All Entrepreneurs
Rushab Kamdar, Founder & CEO, Think Business 360
2:00 PM ET
Developing and Transforming Yourself as an Entrepreneurial Leader
Ian Ziskin, President, EXec EXcel Group LLC
2:30 PM ET
Owning Your Education: Open Up Opportunities For Your Future
Jaron Erickson, Founder & CEO, Dojo
3:00 PM ET
How to Prepare Your Startup for Due Diligence
John Pennett, Partner, EisnerAmper
3:30 PM ET
How To Know If You Are An Entrepreneur
David Gardner, Managing Partner, Cofounders Capital
4:00 PM ET
Courageously Authentic Leadership: The Key to Unlocking Extraordinary Opportunities
Tina Parker, CMO, The Mentor Project
4:30 PM
Unleash Your Mind
Hara Estroff Marano, Editor-at-Large, Psychology Today
Wednesday, April 20
Day 2
Data & Market Research, Growth Strategy, Partnerships
NOTE: all times are NY EST
9:00 AM ET
Transforming Global Trade for CPG Brands
Abu Kamara, Co-founder & CEO, Grovara
9:30 AM ET
How to Conquer Leadership Successfully as a YEW
Valentina Kordi, entrepreneur & high-performance coach
10:00 AM ET
From Idea to Market: How To Take an Idea from Concept to Market
Ben Fairbank, Founder & CEO, RedFOX Labs
10:30 AM
Knowing When to Add the Garlic: How to Identify Your Customers
Eric Klein, Co-founder & COO, Cloudonix
11:00 AM ET
How to Build a Customer-Centric Culture as You Scale Up
Adel Hameed, SVP - Global Customer Success, PayTabs
11:30 AM ET
Female Entrepreneurship in the Tech World
Kate Bradley Chernis, Co-founder & CEO, Lately
12:00 PM ET
Scrappy is a Method, Not Your Look: How to Develop Your Brand on an Entrepreneur's Budget
Taylor Shanklin, Founder & CEO, Barlele
12:30 PM ET
Creating Purpose in Your Life
Rick Ornelas, Founder & CEO, I Spark Change
1:00 PM ET
Fundraising at an earlier stage: What Happens Before You Raise Venture Capital
Neil Kane, Director, ESTEEM Curriculum, Notre Dame University
1:30 PM ET
Creating a Technology Without a Blueprint
Sam White, co-founder, Greentown Labs
2:00 PM ET
How to Become a Brand in Demand
Melinda Emerson, Founder & CEO, SmallBizLady Enterprises
2:30 PM ET
Surviving A Startup: What I Learned the Hard Way from Running 3 Venture-Funded Companies
Steve Hoffman, Founder & CEO, Founders Space
3:00 PM ET
Startup Funding in Healthcare
Orrin Ailloni-Charas, co-founder & Managing Partner, Cura Capital
3:30 PM ET
Technology Empowering the Creative Industry
Coy Griffin, Founder & CEO, YOC
4:00 PM ET
Preparing For Your First Fundraise
Jeff Erickson, Startup Mentor/Angel, Forecastr
4:30 PM ET
Amplify Your Voice: Design Your Personal Brand in the Digital Era
Virgilia Virjoghe, Founder & CEO, VV Global Partners
5:00 PM ET
Stop DIY in Your Business:
Trying to Do Everything Yourself Will Not Allow You to Scale
Dennis Doty, CEO, Managing Director, siteXcell
Thursday, April 21
Day 3
Entrepreneurial Journey, Industry Innovations, Sustainability
NOTE: all times are NY EST
9:00 AM ET
21st Century Entrepreneurs with a Sustainability Mindset
Ravi Fernando, Chairman & CEO, Global Strategic Corporate Sustainability
9:00 AM ET
Learning about the 4Ps – People, Product, Plan & Profit
Troy LeMaile-Stovall, CEO, TEDCO
9:30 AM ET
A Forward-Focused Mindset for the Entrepreneurs of Today and Tomorrow
Bruce Rosenstein, Managing Editor, Leader to Leader
10:00 AM ET
The Key Technologies Leading to Net Zero
Henning Stein, Global Head Thought Leadership and Market Strategy, Invesco
10:30 AM ET
Starting a Non-profit
Rachael Gazdick, CEO, New York Edge
11:00 AM ET
Jack of All Trades, Master of None
Josh Garellek, Co-founder & CEO, Arctic Leaf
11:30 AM
The Personal Journey of Entrepreneurship: What You Need to Understand About Yourself and the Things You need to Do
Craig Dixon, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, The St. James
12:00 PM ET
The Road Best Traveled: My Entrepreneurial Journey from Haiti to Founding a High-Growth Startup Optimizing the Commercial Freight Industry
Pierre Laguerre, Founder & CEO, Fleeting
12:30 PM ET
A Sustainability Expert’s Entrepreneurial Journey
Henry Gordon-Smith, Founder & CEO, Agritecture
1:00 PM ET
Dreaming of Getting Into the Wine Industry? How to Start a Wine Company
David Noto, Founder & CEO, Altaneve
1:30 PM ET
How to Start a SaaS B2B Company and Successfully Bootstrap It to Growth With a Small Team
Esben Friis-Jensen, Co-founder & Chief Growth Officer, Userflow
2:00 PM ET
Blockchain and the Future of Work
Paul Farella, Managing Director, Willow Investments
2:30 PM ET
From Front Line Sales to Building Revenue Engines
Basile Senesi, Chief Revenue Officer, Hum Capital
3:00 PM ET
How Do You Know If You Have Product Market Fit
Karna Chokshi, COO & Head of Product, apna
3:30 PM ET
The Future of Video: How to Succeed in the Attention Economy
Micheal Hoffman, CEO, Gather Voices
4:00 PM ET
Anybody Can Become an Entrepreneur
Gian Wild, Founder & CEO, AccessibilityOz
4:30 PM ET
Making Confident Decisions: Energize Your Values-Driven Solution
Rebecca Ahmed, Corporate Managing Director, Savills
ALL STUDENTS ARE INVITED TO JOIN THE YEW CONFERENCE FOR FREE
Young Entrepreneurs of the World
2022 CONFERENCE
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