A selection of the events that I’ve organized and hosted.


Demo Day: Google Developer Student Clubs Solution Challenge
Jul
28

Demo Day: Google Developer Student Clubs Solution Challenge

The 2022 Solution Challenge Demo Day hosted by Google Developer Student Clubs! Over 2,500 students and 830 teams from around the world took on the mission to use Google technology to solve one of the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Watch the top 10 finalist teams demo their solutions live while judges pick the top 3 grand winners!

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Google Student Developers: 2022 Solution Challenge: Global kick-off event
Jan
19

Google Student Developers: 2022 Solution Challenge: Global kick-off event

Google Developer Student Clubs We invite university students around the world to join the 2022 Solution Challenge with Google Developer Student Clubs to solve for one or more of the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals using Google technology. In this video, watch special guests from Google give an overview of the Solution Challenge, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the Google products you can use for your project, and more during this live online event with students.

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STRAIGHT TALK LIVE PART 2 | 2020 ELECTIONS: RESULTS + OBSERVATIONS
Nov
12

STRAIGHT TALK LIVE PART 2 | 2020 ELECTIONS: RESULTS + OBSERVATIONS

The McCain Institute invites you to Straight Talk Live part two on November 12, 2020 at 4 p.m. EST. Our guests will discuss the results and share their observations from one of the most anticipated U.S. presidential elections in modern history. Cindy McCain will introduce the conversation moderated by Alex Wagner with featured guests: Rick Davis, Bill McInturff, David Plouffe and Trevor Potter.

Join the former campaign managers for Senator John McCain and President Barack Obama, a prominent Wall Street Journal/NBC pollster and “hands-down one of the top lawyers in the country on the delicate intersection of politics, law and money” as they reflect on how the election results will define the dynamic of the incoming administration, its ability to work in a bipartisan manner and determine America’s leadership role on the international stage.

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Straight Talk Live: Predictions & Observations on the 2020 US Elections - Pt. 1
Oct
12

Straight Talk Live: Predictions & Observations on the 2020 US Elections - Pt. 1

In the defining weeks leading up to one of the most important political contests of our time, prominent political campaign strategists, David Axelrod and Rick Davis, will navigate the issues on which the candidates are battling it out for the future of America – only 9% of voters saying they are undecided and 45% do not have confidence that “the results of the presidential election will be counted accurately.” Moderated by Hannah Vaughan-Jones, joining the discussion will be Bill McInturff and Trevor Potter with an introduction by Cindy McCain.

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Adobe Creative Cloud Digital UXP Dev Days
Jul
14
to Jul 16

Adobe Creative Cloud Digital UXP Dev Days

Adobe is virtually bringing together a group of developers for a private, advanced technical event that is devoted to building UXP-powered experiences for Photoshop and/or XD. We’ll provide a few quick intro sessions to share important updates, then most of the time will be devoted to coding plugins.

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Adobe Creative Cloud Digital Partner Days
Jun
23
to Jun 24

Adobe Creative Cloud Digital Partner Days

Adobe Creative Cloud Digital Partner Days to are to learn more about building and distributing integrations with our apps and services. This event is for all developers, partners or enterprises building plugins, integrations or joint workflows with Creative Cloud apps.

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Hackcon VII (2019)
Aug
23
to Aug 25

Hackcon VII (2019)

MLH Hackcon is the official conference for hacker community leaders, hosted by our friends at GitHub. It's an opportunity to unplug, learn, build, share, connect, and celebrate the fact that as organizers and hackers, we are all in this together. With two full days of workshops, talks, and discussion sessions, there’s something for everyone. New organizers can learn best practices for running hackathons, workshops, and other community events. Seasoned organizers will also share their experiences and help guide the next generation. Imagine sitting around a bonfire and roasting marshmallows with hundreds of organizers and hackers from around the world. Now that’s something we want s’more of! Come celebrate the global hacker movement!

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Brand Disruptors: Going Direct to Consumer
Apr
25

Brand Disruptors: Going Direct to Consumer

Brand Disruptors are forging direct relationships with today's consumers - moving quickly to put a new spin on traditional marketing practices. With even more ways to interact and serve customers - brands offer solutions to a number of lifestyles, hobbies and needs, providing choice and convenience to consumers.

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Minerva Hackathon @ Github HQ
Apr
6
to Apr 7

Minerva Hackathon @ Github HQ

We encourage you to learn about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) side by side with talented peers and outstanding mentors. Meet programmers, designers, and problem solvers to build projects together that are worth sharing because they matter for communities all over the world.

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Sac Hacks
Nov
17
to Nov 18

Sac Hacks

On November 17-18, 300+ undergraduate, graduate and industry professionals gathered at McClellan Conference Center for a 24-hour coding competition, entitled SacHacks – Sacramento’s first major intercollegiate hackathon. Participants assembled into teams and use data from different aspects of local businesses to develop solutions and ideas and will hear from industry professionals

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Hackcon Berlin
Sep
28
to Sep 29

Hackcon Berlin

To make the MLH organizer community more accessible for all European hacker community organizers, we will be holding two different one-day MLH Hackcon Europe events in 2018. The first MLH Hackcon Europe in Berlin will happen on Saturday, September 29th and the next MLH Hackcon Europe in London is happening on Saturday October 6th.

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Seed Round Fundraising Panel
Jun
26

Seed Round Fundraising Panel

Besides validating an idea with users and building a great product, most startups have to raise money to scale the business. What are the most productive and effective ways of doing so? How can startups hit the right milestones to raise a seed round of investment successfully? These are some of the questions we will be discussing with our group of panelists.

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Culture and Code
Jun
22

Culture and Code

We explored how the diversity of thought, perspective and life experiences influence teams, and those who lead them, to create the products, experiences, and businesses that make a difference by welcoming differences into the workplace.

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Conversations With: Venture Capitalists
Apr
21

Conversations With: Venture Capitalists

The AD Club of New York & Young Professional Committee will address this question at the first session of an ongoing "Conversations With" series of strategic conversations featuring experts that will take a deep look into the evolving Corporate Venture Capital landscape. This will be an educational evening exploring the latest in investment practices and how Venture Capital will impact the future of value creation in both commerce and communications.

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Strategic Planning for Creative-Minded Leaders & Budding Visionaries Workshop
Jul
9

Strategic Planning for Creative-Minded Leaders & Budding Visionaries Workshop

During the session you’ll have an opportunity to reflect on the highlights of your year to-date; the accomplishments, the lessons learned, what mattered (and what didn’t) and, most importantly, what it is you must do going forward - more of, less of and/or differently - to ensure that you achieve both the personal and professional outcomes you are really after this year. 

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