Category: digest
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Chief Executive Officer of Nextdoor, Sarah Friar
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon sits down with Sarah Friar, chief executive officer of Nextdoor ( Nextdoor is a social networking service for neighborhoods ), at the firm’s annual Technology and Internet Conference in San Francisco. They discuss her experience growing up in Northern Ireland, her journey to Silicon Valley where she first entered into…
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NORTH AMERICAN TOY FAIR Feb 16 – Feb 19 2019
Toy Fair 2018 opens its doors to thousands of registered global play professionals to explore a record-breaking 415,000 net square feet of exhibit space filled with hundreds of thousands of toys, games and youth entertainment products. Toy Fair registration is open to the trade only; Toy Fair is not open to the public – web-site – www.toyfairny.comJACOB…
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SURTEX Feb 03 – Feb 06 2019
SURTEX® IS THE ANNUAL TRADE SHOW FOR THE SURFACE DESIGN INDUSTRY Now co-located with the National Stationery Show® and the NY NOW® winter Market. Access all three events and hundreds of exhibitors with one badge. Bringing together the owners and creators of surface designs and manufacturers, retailers, marketers, brand licensing companies, etc. that utilize surface design…
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How Activist Investor Paul Singer Made His Billions
BLOOMBERG – How Activist Investor Paul Singer Made His Billions Paul Elliott Singer – is an American billionaire hedge fund manager, activist, investor, vulture capitalist, and philanthropist Aggressive, tenacious and litigious Paul Singer may be the most feared investor in the world — by hedge fund rivals, companies and even countries. This is how he…
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The Billionaire Who Builds iPhones is Coming to America
Foxconn is known for being the biggest assembler of iPhones. Terry Gou is the chairman and largest shareholder of Foxconn. He’s also one of Taiwan’s richest men. This is the story of how Gou turned a small operation in a shed into the biggest electronics operation on the planet. Now he’s building a $14.5 billion…
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Entrepreneurs Roundtable 125
6:00pm to 8:30pm Entrepreneurs Roundtable 125 11 Times Square (8th Ave between 41 and 42) New York, NY 10036 speaker at this event will be: Steve BrotmanAlpha Venture Partnershttps://www.alphavp.com/team/ To pitch your startup at this event, please apply at: http://goo.gl/forms/Qa4ndN3Q9O Format: Introductions, Q&A, 5 Pitches from Startups and Feedback. http://eranyc.com Organizer: Murat Aktihanoglu (@muratny)
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Dikembe Mutombo: Empowering Athletes to Give Back
NBA Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo discusses becoming one of the greatest defensive players of all time, his dedication to improving the lives of people in his native Congo and the importance of inspiring other athletes to give back. Dan Dees with Dikembe Mutombo – Goldman Sachs official video
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World Wide Web founder says tech giants may have to be split up
World Wide Web founder Tim Berners-Lee says that tech giants such as Google and Facebook may need to be broken up. MANHATTAN BUSINESS CLUB NEW YORK BUSINESS NETWORK
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NEW YORK PRODUCE SHOW AND CONFERENCE Dec 12 – Dec 12 2018
NEW YORK PRODUCE SHOW AND CONFERENCE The three-day event includes networking opportunities, a trade show of over 400 companies, retail “thought-leader” breakfast panel hosted by Perishable Pundit Jim Prevor, educational micro-sessions and tours of the region’s vibrant industry, including the local retailers, wholesalers, foodservice distributors and urban farms and unique eateries. Navigate to Event Website…
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DMWF EXPO NORTH AMERICA – DIGITAL MARKETING WORLD FORUM NEW YORK
Nov 07 – Nov 08 2018 DMWF EXPO NORTH AMERICA – DIGITAL MARKETING WORLD FORUM NEW YORK Nov 07 – Nov 08 2018 DMWF Expo North America 2018 will showcase the latest Digital Marketing Technologies and Strategy, Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, eCommerce, Influencer Marketing, Content Marketing, Data, Analytics and Mobile Marketing across two dedicated conference…