DC Startup & Tech Week

DC Startup & Tech Week

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.

Tesh Tesfaye

Chirpnets, Inc.

Co-founder, CEO

Arlington, VA

https://chirpnets.ai

Find me on

About me

Tesh Tesfaye is a Silicon Valley veteran and serial entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience in Software, Security, Networking, and Computing. He has worked at companies like Sun Microsystems, Juniper Networks, and Tapjoy, and co-founded startups in Hardware Simulation, Indoor Navigation, and consumer Social+ Apps. Tesh continues to give back through mentoring, philanthropy, and tech advisory roles. Currently, he is the Co-Founder and CEO of a Data/AI startup.

10:30am EDT

Disrupting Innovation: A Fireside Chat with the CEO of America’s Innovation Agency Capital Turnaround (Auditorium)

1:00pm EDT

AI for Good: Purpose at Scale Capital Turnaround (Attic - Upstairs 2nd Floor)

1:10pm EDT

Keynote: AI and the Future of Business with Noelle Russell Capital Turnaround (Auditorium)

1:50pm EDT

Disruptive AI Startups: Founders Paving the Road Less Traveled Capital Turnaround (Auditorium)

2:15pm EDT

Building a Strong Brand Foundation as an Early Stage Startup Capital Turnaround (Dream - Upstairs 2nd Floor)

2:35pm EDT

Superhuman: The Future of Work in 2027 in an AI-Driven World Capital Turnaround (Auditorium)

3:05pm EDT

Growing from 0-100 Customers: Telling a Story that Sells Capital Turnaround (Dream - Upstairs 2nd Floor)

3:40pm EDT

Why DC is the most important city in the world for frontier tech? Capital Turnaround (Auditorium)

3:50pm EDT

Reverse Pitch: What Federal Agencies are Looking for in Emerging Tech & Innovation, How to Align with Federal Agencies, Secure Funding, and Build Public-Private Partnerships for Global Expansion Capital Turnaround (Auditorium)

4:30pm EDT

Reverse Pitch Open Q&A: What Federal Agencies are Looking for in Emerging Tech & Innovation Capital Turnaround (Main Lobby)

10:00am EDT

Welcome Remarks from Ryan Touhill, Director of Arlington Economic Development National Landing (Arlington): National Landing Experience Center (JBG Smith)

10:30am EDT

Scaling in a New Work Era: How AI & Post-Covid Trends Are Redefining Business, Workspaces & Growth with the Evan Regan-Levine the Head of Strategy for JBG Smith National Landing (Arlington): National Landing Experience Center (JBG Smith)

11:00am EDT

VC Math: What Founders MUST Know National Landing (Arlington): Conference Center (251 18th Street)

12:00pm EDT

Lunch & Networking National Landing (Arlington): National Landing Experience Center (JBG Smith)

12:30pm EDT

Common Strategic Mistakes by SaaS founders in Building the Software Products, and How to Avoid Them National Landing (Arlington): Conference Center (251 18th Street)

1:00pm EDT

Supercharge Your Startup: Unlocking IRA & Local Incentives for Growth National Landing (Arlington): Zebox

1:50pm EDT

From Local Solutions to Global Impact: Lessons in Scaling and Adaptability with Gravity Water's Founder, Danny Wright National Landing (Arlington): Zebox What’s Getting Funded – and Why??? National Landing (Arlington): National Landing Experience Center (JBG Smith)

2:20pm EDT

Unlocking Impact Through Private & Public Partnerships in the $5TR Water Industry National Landing (Arlington): Zebox

2:35pm EDT

A Look Behind the Curtain, How Investors Approach Early Stage Diligence National Landing (Arlington): National Landing Experience Center (JBG Smith)

4:30pm EDT

Cracking the Code: Winning Federal Contracts & Grants for Climate Tech Startups National Landing (Arlington): Zebox

11:00am EDT

The Art of Collaboration: Build Relationships that Last Beyond the Project Martin Luther King Jr. Library (Conference Center) Cheat Codes to Take Your Pitch to the Next Level Martin Luther King Jr. Library (Conference Center)