National Calendar

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

Techcrunch Disrupt CA ***

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

IGNITION: Future of Digital

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.

 

Fred Wilson Fireside Chat

NYC

 

MARCH

SXSW***

Austin, Texas

March 13-17

SXSW is the premier destination for startup enthusiasts across the US; Fellow housing provided by InSITE

 

MAY

Collision Conference***

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.

 

Techcrunch Disrupt NYC

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.

 

YCombinator School

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.

 

500 Startups

Various events throughout 2015.


partner with Kaufman Fellows program***