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Maverick Reception Keynote Speaker Announced
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Ryan Cohen, co-founder and CEO of
Chewy
.com, will be the keynote speaker at the Maverick Reception. At just 32, he has already made history. Since founding Chewy in 2011, Ryan with his management team, grew the company to be one of the largest and fastest growing retailers in America. With more than 6,000 employees, 3 million-square-feet of warehouse space in six states and 3.8 million customers, Ryan created a highly scalable, vertically integrated e-commerce retailer with world-class customer service and fulfillment operations.
In 2017, PetSmart acquired Chewy in one of the largest acquisitions in e-commerce. Ryan
was recently ranked in Fortune's 2017 "
40 Under 40
"
list
. His
lifelong passion for helping animals has been the driving force for creating Chewy.com.
Ryan and Tylee, his miniature poodle, are always together, be it at the office or traveling across the country.
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Devin Willis Competes in Young Scientist Challenge
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Devin Willis, a Venture Class 5 student entrepreneur and FAU High School freshman, competed this week to become America’s Top Young Scientist during the
Discovery
3M Young Scientist Challenge. Devin, 14, is one of 10 finalists that competed for the title and a $25,000 prize. FAU is the first school to have two students place in the top 10 in the national competition.
Devin has developed an innovative machine called SLIDEMAP that increases the speed and accuracy of a cancer diagnosis. Using a 20X microscope, the machine captures several images of a tumor at the cellular level, then uses an algorithm to stitch the images together. The final image is passed through a neural network to analyze the tumor and determine whether it’s benign or cancerous.
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Two Degrees Gains Celebrity Following
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Two Degrees, a Venture Class 5 company, recently sponsored a pool party in South Beach to celebrate the pre-release of their app. The company is gaining a celebrity following, including the singer, songwriter and producer Robin Thicke. Steven Fleisher, founder and CEO, attended a company party with the artist this month in Miami.
Two Degrees has also contracted JUICE to help maximize their ROI through lead generation campaigns.
JUICE is an industry leader in results driven strategy development, social advertising, search engine marketing, and lead generation.
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MATRIX Labs and Visa invite you to the IoT and AI Hackathon Oct. 21 – 22 at Rokk3r Labs in Wynwood, Miami. Participants will be challenged to re-imagine the retail and consumer payments experience by building on MATRIX Creators and integrating Visa APIs, for the chance to win a total of $10,000 in prizes. To register and for more information, click on the link below.
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FAU Tech Runway
Maverick Reception
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You don’t want to miss our annual Maverick Reception, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Thur. Oct. 26 at FAU Tech Runway.
The celebration will include cutting-edge technology showcased by Tech Runway Venture Class companies, drone demonstrations, and a distinguished keynote speaker that represents a true maverick.
Come celebrate the success of our amazing entrepreneurs, and honor the mentors, advisory board members, corporate partners and donors who help make it all happen. Show your support for innovation and entrepreneurship — buy a
ticket today!
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Unbound, a global celebration of innovation, is bringing its internationally established platform to Miami, Nov. 1 - 2. C
haired by Yossi Vardi and co-hosted by Mana Wynwood, participants will enjoy 100+ future-focused speakers, immersive brand experiences, pitch sessions and startup battles.
Come join the finest minds in fintech, adtech, AI, healthtech, and eCommerce, while making invaluable connections that will shape the future of your business.
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Join the Florida Venture Forum and
Venture Education Foundation
for the 2017 Florida VentureTech Showcase, 1:30 – 5:30 p.m. Nov. 16 at FAU Tech Runway.
The showcase is a capital acceleration competition and business networking event featuring presentations by some of Florida’s most promising early stage companies. Presenting companies will compete for two $25,000 Space Florida Accelerating Innovation Awards, totaling $50,000 in prize money.
The deadline to submit a presenter application has been extended to
Oct. 23
.
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