INNOVATION SUMMIT

09.28.16 | City Point

Downtown Brooklyn

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.

Your business is meant for greatness. Sometimes, all it takes is one conversation at one conference to create one connection to take your company from 'making it' to 'made it'. All you need is to get in the room.

The Make It in Brooklyn Innovation Summit brings together Brooklyn's builders, founders and startups for panels, networking and inside access to the Brooklyn innovation ecosystem.

We get you in the room. The rest is up to you.

Here's to opportunity knocking. No hard hats required.

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What 'Making it in Brooklyn' looks like

SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS

SPEAKERS INCLUDE

Peter Boyce II
General Catalyst

MaryAnne Gilmartin
Forest City Ratner Cos.

Rachel Haot
1776

Sherine Kazim
Huge

Claude Silver
Vayner Media

Michael Stern
JDS Development Group

MORNING AND AFTERNOON SESSIONS

Morning Sessions

REAL ESTATE SPEED NETWORKING BREAKFAST
Meet real estate titans in a unique format.
REAL ESTATE PANEL
New York's top developers discuss the state of Brooklyn real estate.
'MAKING IT' TALK
The project with the potential to transform the Brooklyn + Queens Innovation Corridor.

Afternoon Sessions

LAUNCH. SCALE. THRIVE.
Brooklyn Design, Product Dev, UX and Biz Dev experts talk what it takes to scale.
VENTURE CAPITAL PANEL
VCs advise how to raise funding for your startup.
AFTERNOON KEYNOTE
Claude Silver, Chief Heart Officer at Vayner Media
EVENING PITCH CONTEST
Five finalists pitch for $$ to a panel of Brooklyn-based judges.

full Agenda

“A fantastic collection of panelists and topics. Inspiring, fascinating, a real pleasure.”

— Dena Libner | Senior Director, External Affairs and Public Partnerships, NYC & Company

TICKET LEVELS

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GROUP RATES

Interested in bringing a group? Contact Stephanie Dolan, Marketing + Development Manager, for rates.
sdolan [at] downtownbrooklyn.com | 718.403.1635

“Innovative, original, and an excellent forum.”

— Nathan Aber | CEO, AmTrust Realty Corp.

UNBEATABLE LOCATION

Focused on the idea of 'Making it' here in Brooklyn, we've set our summit right inside the City Point development that is still in the process of being 'made', too. A ticket to this day-long event gets you inside access to a still-unfinished space, but don't worry - no hard hats required.

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