The U.S. India Chamber of Commerce (USICOC) hosts its annual technology conference on Friday. The 2017 conference, Entrepreneurs Teaching Entrepreneurs, will bring together a lineup of investors and entrepreneurs from Fortune 5000 companies who will share their insights on what it takes to build the next great entrepreneurial idea. Keynote speakers are David Litman, CEO of Getaroom.com and founder of Hotels.com, and Lance Crosby, founder of Softlayer and CEO of StackPath.
DALLAS INNOVATORS: 20 FREE EVENT TICKETS
The USICOC invites the first 20 Dallas Innovators to attend this conference at no cost: Register here and use the code DI2017.
Missed the first 20? All Dallas Innovators are eligible to use the code USICOCCP17 to receive a $25 discount on event tickets that are priced at $75.
Schedule
Dates and times can change. Be sure to check the registration site for any updates.
11 a.m.
Registration & networking
Noon
Luncheon and keynote
Hear from David Litman and Lance Crosby on how they successfully launched, grew, and exited
their companies, making billions of dollars in the process:
David Litman, CEO of Getaroom.com and founder of Hotels.com
Litman will share his story of how he successfully launched, grew, and exited Hotels.com — valued at over $5 billion — and how he is doing it again at Getaroom.com.
Lance Crosby, founder of Softlayer and CEO of StackPath
Crosby will discuss how he built, grew, and exited Softlayer — valued at over $2 billion — and how he is incorporating the same dynamic at StackPath.
1:45 p.m.
Inc. 500 CEO panel
Learn from Inc. 500 CEOs how to build momentum and maintain traction for your ideas.
The panel includes:
Jessie Mann, CPSG Partners CEO
Reid Rasmussen, Freshbenies CEO
Bill Ogle, Koupon Media CEO
3 p.m.
Investor panel
Understand what angel investors, venture capitalists, and private equity investors are looking for to make their next successful investment.
The panel includes:
Joe Beard, Perot Jain LP, Partner
Jason Story, Interlock Partners, Partner
Stu Bell, Teakwood Capital, Managing Director
4:15 p.m.
SaaS (Software as a Service) CEO panel
Hear from SaaS CEOs and entrepreneurs on the latest market needs, trends, and opportunities across industries.
The panel includes:
Amrit Kirpalani, NectarOM CEO
Pranav Tyagi, Tango Analytics CEO
Nag Rao, EZLynx CEO
5:30 p.m.
Cocktails & Networking
The event is being held at Four Points by Sheraton Dallas Fort Worth, 1580 Point West Blvd, in Coppell.
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