Day 1 Blast Off!

8:00am - 8:05am, Sep 13

R "Ray" Wang

Principal Analyst and Founder, Constellation Research

Escape Velocity: Inside The Pitch

8:05am - 8:15am, Sep 13

Welcome to The Pitch 2021!

Ray will introduce the six categories for this year's event:

  • Future of Work, The Back Office, and Employee Experience
  • Customer Experience and Commerce
  • Data to Decisions and AI
  • Core Tech Infrastructure and Platforms.
  • Healthtech
  • Fintech
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R "Ray" Wang

Principal Analyst and Founder, Constellation Research

Meet The Finalists: Future of Work (FOW) & Employee Experience (EE)

8:35am - 9:25am, Sep 13

Each of the 4 finalists will have 10 minutes to make their case and answer individual questions before the CrossFire round!

  • Auditoria.AI
  • Compa
  • Roots Automation
  • Trustifi
     
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Asha Aravindakshan (Judge)

Vice President, Customer Delight & Operations, Sprinklr

Jim McLean (Judge)

Partner, Silicon Valley Data Capital

Lara Druyan (BT150 Alumn) (Judge)

Managing Director, Silicon Valley Data Capital

Erin Yang (Judge)

VP and Chief Technologist, Workday Ventures

Barbry McGann (Judge)

SVP and Managing Director, Workday Ventures

Ari Qayumi (Judge)

Managing Partner, Mindful Venture Capital

Jonathan Feldman (Judge)

CIO, City Of Asheville North Carolina

Jay Ferro (Judge)

EVP, CIO & CTO, ERTGlobal

Andrew Nebus (Judge)

Director of Digital Strategy, ASRC Federal

G. Nagesh Rao (Judge)

Acting CIO, Bureau of Industry and Security

Sanjay Sharma (Judge)

Head of Information Technology, Jumeriah Group

Adam Rogers (Judge)

Investor and Advisor

Joanne Moretti (Judge)

Founder and CEO, JCurve Digital

Tracey Zimmerman (Judge)

President & CEO, Robots & Pencils

Holger Mueller (Judge)

VP and Principal Analyst, Constellation Research

Scott Strickland (BT150 Alumni) (Judge)

EVP & Chief Information Officer, Wyndham Hotels and Resorts

Cross Fire: Meet The Finalists: Future of Work (FOW) & Employee Experience (EE)

9:25am - 10:10am, Sep 13

The Constellation Academy will grill the finalists on their business plans.

  • Auditoria.AI
  • Compa
  • Roots Automation
  • Trustifi
     
    • Read more

Asha Aravindakshan (Judge)

Vice President, Customer Delight & Operations, Sprinklr

Jim McLean (Judge)

Partner, Silicon Valley Data Capital

Lara Druyan (BT150 Alumn) (Judge)

Managing Director, Silicon Valley Data Capital

Erin Yang (Judge)

VP and Chief Technologist, Workday Ventures

Barbry McGann (Judge)

SVP and Managing Director, Workday Ventures

Ari Qayumi (Judge)

Managing Partner, Mindful Venture Capital

Jonathan Feldman (Judge)

CIO, City Of Asheville North Carolina

Jay Ferro (Judge)

EVP, CIO & CTO, ERTGlobal

Andrew Nebus (Judge)

Director of Digital Strategy, ASRC Federal

G. Nagesh Rao (Judge)

Acting CIO, Bureau of Industry and Security

Sanjay Sharma (Judge)

Head of Information Technology, Jumeriah Group

Adam Rogers (Judge)

Investor and Advisor

Joanne Moretti (Judge)

Founder and CEO, JCurve Digital

Tracey Zimmerman (Judge)

President & CEO, Robots & Pencils

Holger Mueller (Judge)

VP and Principal Analyst, Constellation Research

Scott Strickland (BT150 Alumni) (Judge)

EVP & Chief Information Officer, Wyndham Hotels and Resorts

Meet The Finalists: Customer Experience and Commerce

10:30am - 11:20am, Sep 13

Each of the 3 finalists will have 10 minutes to make their case and answer individual questions before the CrossFire round!

  • InfluencerActive, Inc.
  • Centriqe Inc.
  • Vertical Solutions, Inc. (VSI)
     
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Jim McLean (Judge)

Partner, Silicon Valley Data Capital

Lara Druyan (BT150 Alumn) (Judge)

Managing Director, Silicon Valley Data Capital

Brook Colangelo (BT150) (Judge)

CIO, Waters Corporation

Barbry McGann (Judge)

SVP and Managing Director, Workday Ventures

Ari Qayumi (Judge)

Managing Partner, Mindful Venture Capital

Asha Aravindakshan (Judge)

Vice President, Customer Delight & Operations, Sprinklr

Jonathan Becher (Judge)

President, Sharks Sports & Entertainment

Gunjan Bhow (BT150 Alumni) (Judge)

Chief Digital Officer, Walgreens Boots Alliance

Alan Boehme (Judge)

Chief Technology Officer, H&M

John Bollen (BT150 Alumni) (Judge)

SVP & Chief Digital Officer, The Cosmopolitan Hotel

Jay Brodsky (BT150) (Judge)

Chief Digital Officer, American Geophysical Union

Jay Ferro (BT150 Alumni) (Judge)

CIO, Quikrete

Victor Fetter (BT150 Alumni) (Judge)

Chief Digital Officer and Chief Information Officer, Fortive

Mei Lin Fung (Judge)

Co-Founder and Chair, People Centered Internet

Ibrahim Gokcen (@igokcen) (Judge)

Member of the Board of Directors, Various Fortune 500 Companies

Jesús Hoyos (Judge)

Owner, Cx2Advisory

Daniel Jeavons (Judge)

General Manager - Data Science, Shell

Patrick Naef (Judge)

Partner, Boyden

Ashok Vantipalli (BT150) (Judge)

Chief Information Officer, TireHub

Soon Yu (Judge)

Best Selling Author, CMO, Iconic Advantage

Joanne Moretti (Judge)

Founder and CEO, JCurve Digital

Andrea Chin (BT150 Alumni) (Judge)

Executive Director, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

Neil Gomes (BT150 Alumni) (Judge)

SVP, Digital & Human Experiences, CommonSpirit Health

Praveen Moturu (Judge)

Vice President, Chief Enterprise Architect, MARS

Holger Mueller (Judge)

VP and Principal Analyst, Constellation Research

Cross Fire: Customer Experience and Commerce

11:20am - 12:05pm, Sep 13

The Constellation Academy will grill the finalists on their business plans.

  • InfluencerActive, Inc.
  • Centriqe Inc.
  • Vertical Solutions, Inc. (VSI)
     
    • Read more

Jim McLean (Judge)

Partner, Silicon Valley Data Capital

Lara Druyan (BT150 Alumn) (Judge)

Managing Director, Silicon Valley Data Capital

Brook Colangelo (BT150) (Judge)

CIO, Waters Corporation

Barbry McGann (Judge)

SVP and Managing Director, Workday Ventures

Ari Qayumi (Judge)

Managing Partner, Mindful Venture Capital

Asha Aravindakshan (Judge)

Vice President, Customer Delight & Operations, Sprinklr

Jonathan Becher (Judge)

President, Sharks Sports & Entertainment

Gunjan Bhow (BT150 Alumni) (Judge)

Chief Digital Officer, Walgreens Boots Alliance

Alan Boehme (Judge)

Chief Technology Officer, H&M

John Bollen (BT150 Alumni) (Judge)

SVP & Chief Digital Officer, The Cosmopolitan Hotel

Jay Brodsky (BT150) (Judge)

Chief Digital Officer, American Geophysical Union

Jay Ferro (BT150 Alumni) (Judge)

CIO, Quikrete

Victor Fetter (BT150 Alumni) (Judge)

Chief Digital Officer and Chief Information Officer, Fortive

Mei Lin Fung (Judge)

Co-Founder and Chair, People Centered Internet

Ibrahim Gokcen (@igokcen) (Judge)

Member of the Board of Directors, Various Fortune 500 Companies

Jesús Hoyos (Judge)

Owner, Cx2Advisory

Daniel Jeavons (Judge)

General Manager - Data Science, Shell

Patrick Naef (Judge)

Partner, Boyden

Ashok Vantipalli (BT150) (Judge)

Chief Information Officer, TireHub

Soon Yu (Judge)

Best Selling Author, CMO, Iconic Advantage

Joanne Moretti (Judge)

Founder and CEO, JCurve Digital

Andrea Chin (BT150 Alumni) (Judge)

Executive Director, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

Neil Gomes (BT150 Alumni) (Judge)

SVP, Digital & Human Experiences, CommonSpirit Health

Praveen Moturu (Judge)

Vice President, Chief Enterprise Architect, MARS

Holger Mueller (Judge)

VP and Principal Analyst, Constellation Research

Meet The Finalists: Data to Decisions and AI

12:40pm - 1:30pm, Sep 13

Each of the 5 finalists will have 10 minutes to make their case and answer individual questions before the CrossFire round!

  • Varada
  • centralF
  • Delorean Artifical Intelligence LLC
  • Latent AI
  • Datafi Labs
  • Pratexo
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Jim McLean (Judge)

Partner, Silicon Valley Data Capital

Lara Druyan (BT150 Alumn) (Judge)

Managing Director, Silicon Valley Data Capital

Erin Yang (Judge)

VP and Chief Technologist, Workday Ventures

Barbry McGann (Judge)

SVP and Managing Director, Workday Ventures

Ari Qayumi (Judge)

Managing Partner, Mindful Venture Capital

Julia Bardmesser (BT150 Alumni) (Judge)

SVP & Head of Data & Analytics, Voya Financial

Jonathan Becher (Judge)

President, Sharks Sports & Entertainment

Ganesh Bell (BT150 Alumni) (Judge)

Investor, Startup CEO

Dr. David Bray (BT150 Alumni) (Judge)

Founder & Inaugural Director @New Global Center, The Atlantic Council & GeoTech Commission

Kate Carruthers (BT150) (Judge)

Chief Data & Insights Officer, University of New South Wales (UNSW)

Vince DiMascio (BT150) (Judge)

Chief Information Officer and Chief Technology Officer, Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP

Ibrahim Gokcen (@igokcen) (Judge)

Member of the Board of Directors, Various Fortune 500 Companies

Ben Haines (BT150 Alumni) (Judge)

Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Oath

Daniel Jeavons (Judge)

General Manager - Data Science, Shell

Milind Kamkolkar (BT150 Alumni) (Judge)

Chief Digital Officer, Cellarity

Kenny Lauer (BT150 Alumni) (Judge)

Partner, Prime Movers Lab

Bernt Wahl (Judge)

Executive Director, Brain Machine Consortium

Joanne Moretti (Judge)

Founder and CEO, JCurve Digital

Praveen Moturu (Judge)

Vice President, Chief Enterprise Architect, MARS

Perry Hewitt (BT150 Alumni) (Judge)

MD, Marketing and Technology, Brock Capital

Holger Mueller (Judge)

VP and Principal Analyst, Constellation Research

Jana Eggers (BT150 Alumni) (Judge)

CEO, Nara Logics

Russ Finney (Judge)

Lecturer & Director of MIS Undergrad Programs, The University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business

Cross Fire: Data to Decisions and AI

1:30pm - 2:15pm, Sep 13

The Constellation Academy will grill the finalists on their business plans.

  • Varada
  • centralF
  • Delorean Artifical Intelligence LLC
  • Latent AI
  • Datafi Labs
  • Pratexo
    • Read more

Jim McLean (Judge)

Partner, Silicon Valley Data Capital

Lara Druyan (BT150 Alumn) (Judge)

Managing Director, Silicon Valley Data Capital

Erin Yang (Judge)

VP and Chief Technologist, Workday Ventures

Barbry McGann (Judge)

SVP and Managing Director, Workday Ventures

Ari Qayumi (Judge)

Managing Partner, Mindful Venture Capital

Julia Bardmesser (BT150 Alumni) (Judge)

SVP & Head of Data & Analytics, Voya Financial

Jonathan Becher (Judge)

President, Sharks Sports & Entertainment

Ganesh Bell (BT150 Alumni) (Judge)

Investor, Startup CEO

Dr. David Bray (BT150 Alumni) (Judge)

Founder & Inaugural Director @New Global Center, The Atlantic Council & GeoTech Commission

Kate Carruthers (BT150) (Judge)

Chief Data & Insights Officer, University of New South Wales (UNSW)

Vince DiMascio (BT150) (Judge)

Chief Information Officer and Chief Technology Officer, Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP

Ibrahim Gokcen (@igokcen) (Judge)

Member of the Board of Directors, Various Fortune 500 Companies

Ben Haines (BT150 Alumni) (Judge)

Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Oath

Daniel Jeavons (Judge)

General Manager - Data Science, Shell

Milind Kamkolkar (BT150 Alumni) (Judge)

Chief Digital Officer, Cellarity

Kenny Lauer (BT150 Alumni) (Judge)

Partner, Prime Movers Lab

Bernt Wahl (Judge)

Executive Director, Brain Machine Consortium

Joanne Moretti (Judge)

Founder and CEO, JCurve Digital

Praveen Moturu (Judge)

Vice President, Chief Enterprise Architect, MARS

Perry Hewitt (BT150 Alumni) (Judge)

MD, Marketing and Technology, Brock Capital

Holger Mueller (Judge)

VP and Principal Analyst, Constellation Research

Jana Eggers (BT150 Alumni) (Judge)

CEO, Nara Logics

Russ Finney (Judge)

Lecturer & Director of MIS Undergrad Programs, The University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business

The Pitch 2021 Winners: Day 1

2:15pm - 3:00pm, Sep 13

Join the awards ceremony for the Top 3 in each category.  Judges will present the awards and provide commentary on each start-up.Read more