Manhattan Borough President Scott M.

Stringer
and

invite you to attend

This conference will focus on the ideas outlined in Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringers recently released Start-up City: Growing New York Citys Entrepreneurial Economy for All. We will bring together thought leaders, entrepreneurs, and NYCs Mayoral candidates to discuss major barriers to the growth of our innovation economylike the talent gap, poor internet connectivity, and bureaucratic red tapeas well as how technology is fueling our Citys diverse economy.

Friday, April 26 New York Law School

185 West Broadway
(between Worth St. and Leonard St.)

New York, NY 10013

Conference Agenda:
8:30 am...................Registration 9:00 am..................Conference Introduction by Scott M. Stringer Keynote Address by Fred Wilson, Managing Partner Union Square Ventures & Flatiron Partnership 10:00 am................Breakout Session A
I. II. From the Classroom to the Boardroom: Preparing Our Students for Success Breaking Down Barriers to Entrepreneurial Success

11:00 am..................Break 11:30 am...................Breakout Session B

III. IV. Infrastructure for the 21st Century: How Fast, Reliable Internet Access Can Boost Business Throughout the Five Boroughs Tech as an Engine of Innovation: How Technology is Fueling the City's Diverse Economy

12:30 pm..................New York City Mayoral Candidate Forum Moderated by Ben Smith, Editor-in-Chief, BuzzFeed
Featuring: Former Councilmember Sal Albanese Public Advocate Bill de Blasio Former Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion Comptroller John C. Liu City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn Former Comptroller Bill Thompson

2:00 pm..................Adjourn

Breakout Session A: 10:00 am

I.From the Classroom to the Boardroom: Preparing Our Students for Success
The number one concern of entrepreneurs interviewed by the Manhattan Borough Presidents Office was the shortage of talent to fill the jobs of the 21st century economy. Companies are struggling to fill a range of jobs, from low- to mid-level coding, to marketing positions and high-tech engineering slots. This breakout will examine ways to boost the skills of New Yorkers of all ages to meet this demand. Moderator: Jonathan Bowles, Executive Director, Center for an Urban Future Panelists: Anthony W. Crowell, Dean and President, New York Law School Stanley S. Litow, Vice President, Corporate Citizenship and Corporate Affairs & President, IBM International Foundation Nitzan Pelman, Executive Director New York, Citizen Schools New York Conrad Rushing, Product Engineering Manager, Tumblr

II.Breaking Down Barriers to Entrepreneurial Success

This breakout will examine ways to both make starting a business in New York City easier and make government more responsive to the ongoing needs of the entrepreneurial economy. Moderator: Kathryn S. Wylde, President and CEO, Partnership for New York City Panelists: Scott Gerber, Founder, Young Entrepreneur Council Sara Horowitz, Founder and Executive Director, Freelancers Union Adam Neumann, CEO and Co-Founder, WeWork Hank Williams, President and Founder, Platform.org

Breakout Session B: 11:30 am

III.Infrastructure for the 21st Century: How Fast, Reliable Internet Access Can Boost Business Throughout the Five Boroughs
For a city that is an established leader in the technology revolution, New York has slow, spotty internet accesseven in Midtown Manhattanand many communities lack multiple options to create redundant connections. This breakout will look at ways to boost internet speed and reliability, including the promise of municipal fiber networks, expanded public WiFi through public-private partnerships, and more. Moderator: Mitchell Moss, Henry Hart Rice Professor of Urban Policy and Planning & Director, Rudin Center for Transportation, New York University Panelists: Susan Crawford, Author, Captive Audience: The Telecom Industry and Monopoly Power in the New Gilded Age Charles Davidson, Director, Advanced Communications Law & Policy Institute, New York Law School Andrew H. Kimball, President and CEO, Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation Dana Spiegel, Executive Director, NYCWireless Lourdes Zapata, Senior Vice President, South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation

IV.Tech as an Engine of Innovation: How Technology is Fueling the City's Diverse Economy

While tech start-ups receive a significant amount of publicity, the entrepreneurial ecosystem goes far beyond social media and information technology to touch practically every sector of New York City's economy. As Steven Rosenbaum, the New York City Economic Development Corporation's (EDC) first ever "Entrepreneur at Large" said, "[New York] is fertile ground for a whole series of tech enabled industries. There's advertising tech, there's fashion tech, there's financial tech, media tech and more." This panel will include entrepreneurs from a variety of fields to discuss how technology is becoming an ever-more integral part of their industry. Moderator: Andrew Rasiej, Chairman, NY Tech Meetup; Founder, Personal Democracy Media & Senior Technology Advisor, Sunlight Foundation Panelists: Michael A. Bassik, Managing Director and U.S. Digital Practice Chair, Burson-Marsteller & CEO, Proof Integrated Communications Carine Carmy, Director of Marketing, Shapeways Jalak Jobanputra, Founding Partner, FuturePerfect Ventures Laurel Touby, Founder, Mediabistro/Managing Partner, REDBOOKS.com