Special Guests
Mignon Clyburn
Commissioner
FCC
Congressman
Don Beyer
(VA)
The DC region is exploding with new start-ups and exciting innovation, led by a new generation of entrepreneurs building the next great DC-based companies. On February 12 join us to recognize the top young entrepreneurs that are making it happen at a fun, Mardi Gras-themed event featuring food, drink and music from New Orleans.
Join our honored guests, event hosts, and Washington's top young entrepreneurs, their management teams, and investors, for an evening of networking and celebrating in Crystal City, Virginia, recently named by Forbes Magazine as the top city in the nation for young entrepreneurs. We will also recognize 20 rising entrepreneurs from Generation Z who are already doing amazing things.
Washington’s TOP
Entrepreneurs Under 40
Brian Ballard, APX Labs
Logan Soya, Aquicore
Mike Baird, Avizia
Lee Finkel, Brave UX
Ryan Healy, Brazen Careerist
Abigail Seldin, College Abacus
Zvi Band, Contactually
Tony Cappaert, Contactually
Rami Essaid, Distil Networks
Gary Hensley, Edbacker
James Li, Encore Alert
Tammy Cho, Encore Alert
Felipe Lopes, Encore Alert
Johann Moonesinghe, EquityEats
Tim Hwang, FiscalNote
Jonathan Chen, FiscalNote
Gerald Yao, FiscalNote
Adam Zuckerman, Fosterly
Sean Glass, GBS Health
Raj Bhaskar, Hurdlr
Tony Lopresti, Intellinote
Steve Goldenberg, Interfolio
Kevin MacDonald, Kit Check
Tim Kress-Spatz, Kit Check
Jenny Abramson, LiveSafe
Eric Koester, Main Street Genome
Vincent Wong, Mhelpdesk
Tom Giannattasio, Macaw
James Nichols, NoteShow
Marty Ringlein, nvite
Lars Dyrud, OmniEarth
Adam Vitarello, Optoro
Tobin Moore, Optoro
Ben Lundin, Pacify
Morgan Giddings, Piper
Frank Taylor, Restin
Christopher Brown, Revmetrix
Hemang Gadhia, Revmetrix
Tim McLaughlin, Siteworx
Elise Whang, SNOBSWAP
Dan Berger, Social Tables
Nathan Derrick, SupplyHog
Adam Vincent, ThreatConnect
Allen Gannett, TrackMaven
Blake Hall, ID.me
Matt Thompson, ID.me
Ajay Kori, UrbanStems
Jeff Sheely, UrbanStems
Joel Holland, VideoBlocks
Jordan Lloyd Bookey, Zoobean
Generation Z: 20 Rising Stars Under 20
Aidan Toole, Langley
Brian Khong, George Mason U.
Gabe Miller, The Potomac School
Haley Loftur-Thun, George Mason
Justin Mosely, Home School
Keyaun Heydarian, Langley
Leon Kim, Thomas Jefferson
Meghna Sil, Thomas Jefferson
Melissa Gonzales-Maguiña, George Mason U.
Nadeeya Harrison, School Without Walls
Nelson Billington, St Albans
Samantha Gonzales-Maguina, George Mason U.
Samara Watkins, National Cathedral
Sara Mendoune, Fairfax
Sebrine Abdulkadir, West Potomac
Sejal Makheja, Holton-Arms
Surafel Simesh, Jeb Stuart
Taylor Kirkland, Jeb Stuart
Tommy Persinski, Gonzaga
Zack Warner, Northern Virginia CC
PJ Quatrini, Gonzaga
Event HOSTS
Ellen Harrison, KPMG
Trey Hanbury, Hogan Lovells
Bobbie Kilberg, NVTC
Dan Gonzalez, Equal Footing Foundation
Mark Bisnow, Bisnow Media
Tien Wong, Tech 2000
Shaun Halberda, Merrill Lynch
Ari Fitzgerald, Hogan Lovells
Phillip Sandino, Dominion Power
Andrew Chang, Eastern Foundry
Keith Kaetzel, KPMG
Patrick Gusman, Equal Footing Foundation
Mitchell Schear, Vornado/Charles E Smith
Angie Fox, Crystal City BID
Steve Burman, Jones Lang LaSalle
Doug Anderson, GEN Z Tania Anderson, TechBisnow
Paul Singh, Disruption Corporation
Gavin Daniels, Wingate Hughes
Mara Olguin, Vornado/Charles E Smith
Geoff Orazem, Eastern Foundry
Erin Horne McKinney, DigitalDC
Thursday, February 12, 2015
5:30-8:00pm
Live Music, Open Bar, Heavy Hors D'oeuvres
New Orleans Style
Disruption Corp
2231 Crystal Drive
Suite 1000
Arlington, VA
Free Parking in Crystal Drive Garage
Metro: Crystal City
Event partners
A Teltech Communications Company
