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SUMMARY:CONNECTpreneur Holiday Networking and Pitch Extravaganza
DESCRIPTION:  \nHosted by CONNECTpreneur and Refraction\, The Big Idea CONNECTpreneur Holiday and Pitch Extravaganza will be the best business networking event of the Season. \nCome out and CELEBRATE innovation\, get INSPIRED\, and MAKE DEALS at this fun\, high-energy evening of entrepreneurship and early stage investing! \nFeaturing incomparable CEO and Investor Networking\, plus 10 promising early stage companies! \nFull house of investors\, entrepreneurs\, CEOs\, CXOs\, and business leaders! \nThis will be our 50th consecutive SOLD OUT in-person event with over 11\,000 attendees over the last 11 years. \nOver 70% of previous attendees surveyed say that CONNECTpreneur is the “Number One” tech and investor event in the Mid-Atlantic region. \nThis UNIQUE EVENT is like NONE OTHER in our region\, because of the high quality of our attendees\, speakers and presenters. The networking is unprecedented! \n  \nProgram Highlights: \n– The region’s top business leaders\, CEOs & Founders\, private investors\, angels & VCs \n– ROCKET PITCH SHOWCASE of promising Emerging tech companies \n– 20+ EXHIBITORS including leading VC firms and angel groups\, as well as presenting companies and sponsors \n– Heavy NETWORKING sessions \n– Music provided by the Hally Shoenberg Trio\, one of the nation’s top jazz ensembles \n– Appetizers\, beer and wine\, and other refreshments \n– After Party celebration with desserts and refreshments after the main event \n  \nCONNECTpreneur is a bi-monthly networking mashup\, which has been attended by over 12\,000 business leaders over the past 11 years. \nAll attendees MUST BE pre-registered due to venue capacity. Attendance is capped at 400 attendees. We expect another SOLD OUT crowd\, so there will be NO on-site registration. \nFor 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. \n  \nPlease “Like” us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Connectpreneur \nFollow us on Twitter and Instagram @connectpreneur \nAnd visit our Website at connectpreneur.org \nFor info on SPONSORSHIP\, please email us at sponsors@opus8.com \nIf you want to be considered as a PRESENTER/EXHIBITOR\, please email srallison@opus8.com \n  \nDATE: Tuesday\, December 13\, 2022 \n  \nAGENDA: \n5:00 – 6:30 pm – REGISTRATION / NETWORKING – Valo Park Atrium \n  \n6:30 – 6:45 pm – WELCOME REMARKS – Valo Park Auditorium \nTIEN WONG\, Founder and Host\, CONNECTpreneur \nESTHER LEE\, CEO\, REFRACTION \nVICTOR HOSKINS\, President and CEO\, Fairfax County Economic Development Authority \nJULIE COONS\, CEO\, Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce \nJENNIFER TAYLOR\, CEO\, Northern Virginia Technology Council \n  \n6:45 – 7:45 pm – COMPANY SHOWCASE / ROCKET PITCH – Valo Park Auditorium \n(Presenters will be announced on December 7) \nCompanies will be introduced by: \nANTHONY MILLIN\, Founder and Chair\, NEXT\, Powered by Shulman Rogers; Venture Partner\, Third Sphere \nLING ZHANG\, Managing Director\, FORVIS \n  \n7:45 – 8:45 pm – EXPO AND NETWORKING – Valo Park Atrium \nWine & Cheese Reception in the Atrium featuring the music of the Halley Shoenberg Trio \n  \n8:45 – 1030pm – AFTER PARTY – Refraction\, 8th Floor
URL:https://fairfaxcountyeda.org/event/connectpreneur-holiday-networking-and-pitch-extravaganza/
LOCATION:Valo Park Conference Center & Refraction\, 7950 Jonse Branch Dr\, McLean\, VA\, 22102\, United States
CATEGORIES:FCEDA Sponsored Events
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SUMMARY:Refraction Rap: Commonwealth Commercialization Fund
DESCRIPTION:The Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (formerly the Center for Innovative Technology\, or CIT) launched the Commonwealth Commercialization Fund (CCF) in 2020 to foster innovative and collaborative efforts in Virginia.  It provides grants up to $75\,000 to early-stage Virginia technology companies to support early technology and market validation efforts\, including (but not limited to): customer discovery\, market research\, business model validation\, development of prototypes or a minimum viable product (MVP)\, customer pilots\, intellectual property protection\, and team development.
URL:https://fairfaxcountyeda.org/event/refraction-rap-commonwealth-commercialization-fund/
CATEGORIES:Area Business Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Wake:20210910T033000
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DTSTAMP:20241104T220744Z
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SUMMARY:Refraction Rap: Innovation in Healthcare
DESCRIPTION:Refraction CEO Esther Lee will host an interactive discussion on innovation in healthcare with NANCY AGEE\, President & CEO\, Carilion Clinic ($2 billion nonprofit integrated health system serving more than 1 million people in Virginia and West Virginia) and immediate past chair of the American Hospital Association.
URL:https://fairfaxcountyeda.org/event/refraction-rap-innovation-in-healthcare/
CATEGORIES:Area Business Events
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