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July 13, 2023
Creators, CTO's & Coffee
Creators, CTO's and Coffee - July 13th
July 13, 2023
Creators, CTO's & Coffee
Join the monthly Community Coffee in partnership with MassChallenge RI and The Greater Providence CTO & CIO’s Group! Network with fellow innovators from these communities, and provide feedback to a featured startup each month who will practice their pitch for the group. Interested in being a pitching startup? Fill out this form and the Venture Cafe team will be in touch.  9:00 AM – Check in and enjoy coffee and bagels 9:30 AM – Welcome from Venture Cafe Providence, MassChallenge, and the Providence CTO/CIO Group 9:45 AM – Featured startup pitch (5 mins max) followed by audience Q&A and feedback 10:15-11:00 AM – Open networking   About MassChallenge MassChallenge is the global network for innovators. Headquartered in the United States with eight locations worldwide, it is the non-profit’s mission to help bold entrepreneurs disrupt the status quo and create sustainable change. Since launching in 2009, MassChallenge has run accelerator programs in 20 countries, supported more than 3,000 startups from around the world, and awarded over $17M in equity-free cash and prizes. Learn more about MassChallenge at masschallenge.org.   About the Greater Providence CTO & CIO Meetup Group An informal group of local Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Officers in the Greater Providence Community. Each week they meet for knowledge sharing and roundtable discussions around relevant tech topics and challenges.
August 10, 2023
Creators, CTO's & Coffee
Creators, CTO's and Coffee - August 10th
August 10, 2023
Creators, CTO's & Coffee
Join the monthly Community Coffee in partnership with MassChallenge RI and The Greater Providence CTO & CIO’s Group! Network with fellow innovators from these communities, and provide feedback to a featured startup each month who will practice their pitch for the group. Interested in being a pitching startup? Fill out this form and the Venture Cafe team will be in touch.  9:00 AM – Check in and enjoy coffee and bagels 9:30 AM – Welcome from Venture Cafe Providence, MassChallenge, and the Providence CTO/CIO Group 9:45 AM – Featured startup pitch (5 mins max) followed by audience Q&A and feedback 10:15-11:00 AM – Open networking   About MassChallenge MassChallenge is the global network for innovators. Headquartered in the United States with eight locations worldwide, it is the non-profit’s mission to help bold entrepreneurs disrupt the status quo and create sustainable change. Since launching in 2009, MassChallenge has run accelerator programs in 20 countries, supported more than 3,000 startups from around the world, and awarded over $17M in equity-free cash and prizes. Learn more about MassChallenge at masschallenge.org.   About the Greater Providence CTO & CIO Meetup Group An informal group of local Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Officers in the Greater Providence Community. Each week they meet for knowledge sharing and roundtable discussions around relevant tech topics and challenges.
September 14, 2023
Creators, CTO's & Coffee
Creators, CTO's and Coffee - September 14th
September 14, 2023
Creators, CTO's & Coffee
Join the monthly Community Coffee in partnership with MassChallenge RI and The Greater Providence CTO & CIO’s Group! Network with fellow innovators from these communities, and provide feedback to a featured startup each month who will practice their pitch for the group. Interested in being a pitching startup? Fill out this form and the Venture Cafe team will be in touch.  9:00 AM – Check in and enjoy coffee and bagels 9:30 AM – Welcome from Venture Cafe Providence, MassChallenge, and the Providence CTO/CIO Group 9:45 AM – Featured startup pitch (5 mins max) followed by audience Q&A and feedback 10:15-11:00 AM – Open networking About MassChallenge MassChallenge is the global network for innovators. Headquartered in the United States with eight locations worldwide, it is the non-profit’s mission to help bold entrepreneurs disrupt the status quo and create sustainable change. Since launching in 2009, MassChallenge has run accelerator programs in 20 countries, supported more than 3,000 startups from around the world, and awarded over $17M in equity-free cash and prizes. Learn more about MassChallenge at masschallenge.org.   About the Greater Providence CTO & CIO Meetup Group An informal group of local Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Officers in the Greater Providence Community. Each week they meet for knowledge sharing and roundtable discussions around relevant tech topics and challenges.
October 5, 2023
Making Waves in the Ocean State: Innovation@Brown Showcase
Thursday Gathering - Innovation@Brown Showcase
October 5, 2023
Making Waves in the Ocean State: Innovation@Brown Showcase
*Limited seating available, pre-registration for this portion of the event is highly recommended!* Programming Schedule: 4:15-5:00 PM – Keynote Address: There’s Something in the Water 5:00-5:45 PM – Fireside Chat: Riding the Wave 5:45-6:00 PM – Awards Ceremony: The Ripple Effect About the Event: There’s something in the water … Brown recently announced the bold “Operational Plan for Investing in Research” a comprehensive strategy for targeted investments and increased support structures for faculty, staff and students, as well as expanded research facilities. These efforts are contributing to a construction boom in Providence’s Jewelry District, with new research and commercialization facilities expected to come online within the coming years. Entrepreneurship is flourishing in Rhode Island with Rhode Island Startup Week growing from a single-day event to a weeklong celebration of local innovation. Further, PitchBook recently ranked Brown in the Top 20 for number of startup founders, among universities worldwide, and No. 1 for the most money raised per entrepreneur.  The Innovation@Brown Showcase celebrates and builds on these developments, providing an opportunity for you to meet investors, academic researchers, entrepreneurs and regional leaders and learn more about this growing ecosystem around Brown. The event will include a keynote address, a conversation with Rhode Island startups, an award ceremony recognizing recent groundbreaking inventions, a technology showcase and opportunities to learn more about working with Brown and others leading the way in innovation. About Brown Technology Innovations: The mission of Brown Technology Innovations is to put Brown University’s technology first to drive commercial outcomes that benefit the University and society. With its responsibilities to manage the university’s patent portfolio, the Brown University technology transfer office, called Brown Technology Innovations is first and foremost focused on commercialization.
October 12, 2023
Creators, CTO's & Coffee
Creators, CTO's and Coffee - October 12th
October 12, 2023
Creators, CTO's & Coffee
Join the monthly Community Coffee in partnership with MassChallenge RI and The Greater Providence CTO & CIO’s Group! Network with fellow innovators from these communities, and provide feedback to a featured startup each month who will practice their pitch for the group. Interested in being a pitching startup? Fill out this form and the Venture Cafe team will be in touch.  Program: 9:00 AM – Check in and enjoy coffee and bagels 9:30 AM – Welcome from Venture Cafe Providence, MassChallenge, and the Providence CTO/CIO Group 9:45 AM – Featured startup pitch (5 mins max) followed by audience Q&A and feedback 10:15-11:00 AM – Open networking About MassChallenge MassChallenge is the global network for innovators. Headquartered in the United States with eight locations worldwide, it is the non-profit’s mission to help bold entrepreneurs disrupt the status quo and create sustainable change. Since launching in 2009, MassChallenge has run accelerator programs in 20 countries, supported more than 3,000 startups from around the world, and awarded over $17M in equity-free cash and prizes. Learn more about MassChallenge at masschallenge.org. About the Greater Providence CTO & CIO Meetup Group An informal group of local Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Officers in the Greater Providence Community. Each week they meet for knowledge sharing and roundtable discussions around relevant tech topics and challenges.
November 9, 2023
Creators, CTO's & Coffee
Creators, CTO's and Coffee - November 9th
November 9, 2023
Creators, CTO's & Coffee
Join the monthly Community Coffee in partnership with MassChallenge RI and The Greater Providence CTO & CIO’s Group! Network with fellow innovators from these communities, and provide feedback to a featured startup each month who will practice their pitch for the group. Interested in being a pitching startup? Fill out this form and the Venture Cafe team will be in touch.  Program: 9:00 AM – Check in and enjoy coffee and bagels 9:30 AM – Welcome from Venture Cafe Providence, MassChallenge, and the Providence CTO/CIO Group 9:45 AM – Featured startup pitch (5 mins max) followed by audience Q&A and feedback 10:15-11:00 AM – Open networking About MassChallenge MassChallenge is the global network for innovators. Headquartered in the United States with eight locations worldwide, it is the non-profit’s mission to help bold entrepreneurs disrupt the status quo and create sustainable change. Since launching in 2009, MassChallenge has run accelerator programs in 20 countries, supported more than 3,000 startups from around the world, and awarded over $17M in equity-free cash and prizes. Learn more about MassChallenge at masschallenge.org.   About the Greater Providence CTO & CIO Meetup Group An informal group of local Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Officers in the Greater Providence Community. Each week they meet for knowledge sharing and roundtable discussions around relevant tech topics and challenges.
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