Name: Scaling Smarter: The Power of Strategic Partnerships To Accelerate Your Startup Growth
Start: 2024-10-22T15:35:00-0400
End: 2024-10-22T16:15:00-0400

We are so excited to share with you the DC Startup & Tech Week 2024 schedule! If you are early stage to growth stage founder, entrepreneur, investor, or looking to work with startups we have 14 tracks of content with over 150 sessions, 250 speakers that have been curated for you.

Ready to personalize your schedule and add sessions to your calendar? First register and purchase your ticket on Eventbrite, then you will receive an email to personalize your schedule. If you already registered, create your schedule today.

Tuesday October 22, 2024 3:35pm - 4:15pm EDT

National Landing (Arlington): National Landing Experience Center (JBG Smith)

Growing a startup is challenging, but one hidden secret to success is finding the right partnerships that can accelerate your path to success. In this panel, seasoned entrepreneurs and industry leaders will explore how strategic partnerships can fuel your growth by supporting key areas like securing investment, enhancing decision-making, and boosting marketing and sales efforts. Discover how partners can open doors to investors, provide valuable insights for smarter business decisions, and help expand your customer base through joint marketing and sales initiatives. Whether you're seeking capital or trying to scale your operations, this session will equip you with actionable strategies to find and leverage the right partnerships that drive sustainable growth for your startup.

Moderators

Irfan Siddiqui

Vice President, Business Development, NobleReach Foundation, Head of Partnerships, DC Startup and Tech Week

Irfan Siddiqui is the head of Business Development at NobleReach Foundation, where he focuses on commercializing technology innovation from US government-funded R&D initiatives, collaborating with government, academia, and industry. Previously, he served as VP of Engineering at In-Q-Tel... Read More →

Speakers

Amelia DeSorrento

Management Consulting + Business Strategy, Solestiss

After years of advising small and mid-sized businesses on nights and weekends, Amelia finally took the plunge to commit to full-time consulting and found Desoco. Prior to starting Desoco, Amelia spent four years at Capital One, where she held roles leading ventures teams, innovation... Read More →

Lisa Friedlander

CRO, NEXT powered by Shulman Rogers/Citrine Angels

Lisa Friedlander is an attorney, entrepreneur, investor, and a strategic advisor/mentor to numerous startups. After practicing corporate and telecommunications law for 15+ years in both large and small firms, as well as serving in a VP General Counsel role for a satellite telecom... Read More →

Ximena Gates

CEO, Buildwithin

Dr. Ximena Gates-Hartsock is a serial tech entrepreneur, co-founder, and Chief Executive Officer of BuildWithin, a venture-backed technology company based in Washington, DC. BuildWithin's innovative skills technology simplifies the process for organizations to implement effective... Read More →

Michael Stiefvater

Director, Business Investment, Arlington Economic Development

Michael is the Director of Business Investment at Arlington Economic Development, where he oversees Arlington’s efforts in business recruitment and retention, international trade, entrepreneur support and catalyzing the innovation economy. Since taking a leadership role in late... Read More →

Max Frank

Technology Commercial Banking Relationship Manager at Wells Fargo

Tuesday October 22, 2024 3:35pm - 4:15pm EDT
National Landing (Arlington): National Landing Experience Center (JBG Smith) 241 18th St S, Arlington, VA 22202

Early-Stage Founder Track Growth-Stage Founder Track

DC Startup & Tech Week