For all national events, InSITE arranges complimentary or significantly reduced price admission for a small group of fellows, and hosts parallel programming including training and networking, amongst fellows, alumni, advisors, and conference attendees.
SEPTEMBER
San Francisco, CA
September 8-10, 2014
TechCrunch Disrupt is a 3-day technology conference in San Francisco that features a Startup Battlefield Competition.
OCTOBER
Bloomberg Next Big Thing Summit***
NYC
October 16, 2014
The Bloomberg Next Big Thing Summit convenes tech’s most important entrepreneurs, investors and innovators for an unconventional two-day discussion about what makes great tech leaders, successful companies and disruptive products.
DECEMBER
NYC
December 1-3, 2014
Ignition looks at the future of media as it intersects with technology and changes everything about how we learn, work, and live. The speaker line-up includes luminaries from tech and media, highlighted by a rare interview with Jeff Bezos.
JANUARY
JP Morgan 33rd Annual Healthcare Conference ***
San Francisco, CA
January 12-16, 2015
For three decades, the popular JPM Healthcare conference has been a meeting of the minds— bringing together biotech and pharmaceutical investors and startups, healthcare insurance companies, software developers and IT professionals.
InSITE January Meeting
NYC
Northern California Trek
Bay Area, California
TBD
Students organize an itinerary, schedule meetings with alums, and make company visits to such places as Fox, Battery, and Google.
FEBRUARY
Corporate Venturing and Innovation Partnering Conference (International Business Forum)***
Newport Beach, California
February 10-11
This conference focuses on best practices of corporations setting up corporate venturing programs and of those with existing corporate venturing programs, providing a unique window for acquisitions and an opportunity to build strategic partnerships.
NYC
MARCH
SXSW***
Austin, Texas
March 13-17
SXSW is the premier destination for startup enthusiasts across the US; Fellow housing provided by InSITE
Las Vegas, Nevada
May 12-14
Collision is a new two day tech event bringing together 1,000 industry leaders and a curated group of early stage startups.
NYC
May 16-20
TechCrunch Disrupt NY is a 3-day technology conference in New York City that features a Startup Battlefield Competition.
JUNE
Bloomberg Next Big Thing Summit***
San Francisco, CA
June 9-10
The Bloomberg Next Big Thing Summit convenes tech’s most important entrepreneurs, investors and innovators for an unconventional two-day discussion about what makes great tech leaders, successful companies and disruptive products.
InSITE/Kauffman Showcase
NYC
May or June, date pending
The inaugural conference will bring together all InSITE Fellows and Alumni nationwide, all Kauffman Fellows, and InSITE supporters and partners for a day of guest speakers, sharing of research and projects, and networking.
NYC, SF
TBD
Y-Combinator funded companies along with distinguished guests share practical advice from their own experience. Learn how they got started, what went wrong, what surprised them, and what happened as their companies grew.
Various events throughout 2015.
partner with Kaufman Fellows program***