3686 starts in exactly two weeks, schedule revealed
It's exactly two weeks until Launch Tennessee's 12th annual 3686 conference starts in Nashville.
After an opening happy hour kickoff event from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. CDT on September 8 at Von Elrod’s Beer Hall & Kitchen, programming ramps up on September 9 at Cannery Hall with more than a dozen sessions before the always exciting 3686 Pitch Competition. It’s an annual fan-favorite, where founders will showcase their companies in front of a panel of expert judges, plus a passionate crowd of real investors and future customers, for the chance to win a $10,000 cash prize.
Among the sessions on the first day of programming are:
- Stamp Your Passport: Taking Startups International: Strategies to take your start-up across borders featuring Paola Allegra Baistrocchi, Consul of Italy in Detroit; Rachel Galloway, Consul General at British Consulate General Atlanta; Frank Groome, Consul General of Ireland in Atlanta; and Brie Knox, U.S. Commercial Service Director.
- What’s New (& Next) in Nuclear: A preview of the latest nuclear energy technologies that are transforming Tennessee with Dr. Jamie B. Coble, Associate Department Head, Professor, and Southern Company Faculty Fellow, Department of Nuclear Engineering, UT, Knoxville; Patrick Ellis, Director of Business Development, Type One Energy; Jean-Luc Palayer, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Orano USA; and Braden Stover, Chief Policy Office, Tennessee Department of Economic & Community Development.
- What Does It Mean to Go AI-Native in Your Business: Updates on how everyone from start-ups to enterprise businesses can keep pace with an artificial intelligence (AI)-native culture with Grace Hanson, CEO, Elysian; Christopher Liljenstolpe, Senior Director of Next-Generation Data Center Architecture, Cisco; Wen Sang, Chief Operating Officer (COO), Genspark; and Tiffine Wang, CEO and Managing Partner, Onsen Global.
- Exploring Environmental Resilience: The challenges and opportunities in building a sustainable future with Miguel Granier, Distinguished External Fellow, Strategic Energy Institute, and Managing Director, Cox Cleantech Accelerator by gener8tor; Matt Kisber, Chairman and Co-Founder of Silicon Ranch; Reed Omary, MD, Founder of GreenWell Project; Julia Polk, Founder, ClimateWiser; and Lacie Thorne, Founder of Threadline.
- Amazon Sellers’ Success Stories: A firsthand account of entrepreneurs who have found success on Amazon with Rob Haralson, Principal, Public Policy for the Americas, Amazon; Madison Lee, CEO, Nemah; Scott Marquart, Founder, Stringjoy; and Mike Yewdell, President and Co-Founder, Be Amazing.
- Tennessee: Where Creative Brands Thrive: Discover how ingenuity and imagination might just be the secret ingredient towards entrepreneurial success in the Volunteer State, with Nick Bishop Jr., Co-Founder, Hattie B’s; Jackie Campbell, COO, Results Global; Jennifer Cummins-Askew, Marketing Operations & Advertising Manager, McKee Foods Corp; and Lindsay Sheets, Founder, Red Rock Tileworks.
The final day of September 10 has eight pop-up sessions, according to the schedule of events, before a concluding happy hour from 6 to 8 p.m. CDT at Monday Night Brewing. Among the pop-up sessions are these:
- Innovation Without Borders: What Italy’s Startup Surge Means for Tennessee.
- X-Factor: Advising Beyond How Your Accounting, Banking, Legal, and Advisory Teams Enable Success.
- Early Risers, Early Rounds: Founders, Funders, & Financiers Breakfast.
- Read the Signals: What Founders Can Learn From Real-Time Customer Behavior.
- Tech Bio.
- How to be Dynamic, Memorable, and Conversational in an Interview.
- Brews, Bites & Brains.
- Behind the Deal: Diligence and the Details that Kill Deals.
Tickets for 3686 are available now. General tickets start at $199 and can be purchased at attend3686.com.
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