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CONNECTpreneur Networking and Pitch Extravaganza

The Big Idea CONNECTpreneur Networking & Pitch Extravaganza!

September 20, 2021

This is our first IN-PERSON event since Feb, 2020. It’s been too long!

Hosted by CONNECTpreneur, the Tower Club, and the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce, The Big Idea CONNECTpreneur Fall Forum promises to be the best business networking event of the Season.

Come out and CELEBRATE innovation, get INSPIRED, and MAKE DEALS at this fun, high-energy evening of entrepreneurship and early stage investing!

Featuring incomparable CEO and Investor Networking, plus 12 promising early stage companies!

300+ investors, entrepreneurs, CEOs, CXOs, and business leaders!

This will be our 44th consecutive SOLD OUT in-person event with over 11,000 attendees over the last 9 years.

Over 70% of previous attendees surveyed say that CONNECTpreneur is the “Number One” tech and investor event in the Mid-Atlantic region.

This UNIQUE EVENT is like NONE OTHER in our region, because of the high quality of our attendees, speakers and presenters. The networking is unprecedented!

Program Highlights:

– 300 business leaders, including 150+ CEOs & Founders, as well as 80+ private investors, angels & VCs

– ROCKET PITCH SHOWCASE of 12 promising Emerging tech companies

– 20+ EXHIBITORS including leading VC firms and angel groups, as well as presenting companies and sponsors

– Heavy NETWORKING sessions

– Music provided by the Hally Shoenberg Trio, one of the nation’s top jazz ensembles

We will serve appetizers, beer and wine, and other refreshments.

CONNECTpreneur is a bi-monthly networking mashup, which has been attended by over 11,000 business leaders over the past 8 years.

All attendees MUST BE pre-registered due to venue capacity. Attendance is capped at 300 attendees. We expect another SOLD OUT crowd, so there will be NO on-site registration.

For more information on previous CONNECTpreneur events, presenters, speakers, etc. or to download program books from our previous events, please visit our website at connectpreneur.org.

Register Now

Event Date September, 21

Event Time 9:00am - 1:00pm

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