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I love places and events relating to Technology, Entrepreneurship, and Philanthropy.
How startups can succeed during a recession
Hosted by the founder of Supernode Ventures, we had a great discussion around startup survival during hard times.
Swissnex, Cheese, and Extroverts
Familiar people mean a lot to me, so it was a fun surprise, seeing alumni from my Swiss business school at an NYC event.
Early-Stage Seed and VC Funding
Three early-stage investors gave advice for how and when to raise initial capital.
Swiss-American Foundation
Observations from meeting the Swiss Ambassador at a lunch hosted by NYSE (New York Stock Exchange)
B2B Sales Pipeline Panel
Three successful B2B startup founders discussed the sales and marketing strategies that got them off the ground.
Distressed Investing
I rescue companies with technical liabilities, but what happens when there is financial distress? I went to a legal conference to find out.
Making Tech Attractive to Investors
ff Venture Capital hosted a chat about what VCs want to see in tech before they invest.
Union Square Ventures: PR & CTOs
It’s important to keep in touch with the gatekeepers of an industry.
Grow an Agency, by AIGA NY
AIGA NY hosted a two-day workshop about how to grow a design agency.
Raising Your First Venture Round
Stacklist hosted an event for three VCs to discuss what they’re looking for in 2023.
Cereal Entrepreneurs
My monthly breakfast for founders and investors.
TED Salon June 2019
In the NYC HQ of TED Conferences, occasionally they host small private events — an opportunity to meet incredibly interesting people, and also to get a mid-week jolt of ideas and energy from a handful of fresh speakers.
AIGA NY Summer Soirée 2019
The AIGA NY had a wonderful cocktail party at the Museum of Art and Design — where I got to have conversations with several design legends. #humbled
TED World Theatre
Proud to be included in this discussion about the upcoming TED2019 conference. On the video wall were some of my fellow TEDx producers from around the world, participating in realtime.
Inside Risk
What would you do if you discovered that an employee was being held hostage by kidnappers? This incredible leadership training program recreated a real case with just that circumstance.
Founders’ Roundtable Holiday Party
I look forward to this event every year… a time to relax with “my people”, a well-curated community of entrepreneurs.
Bennington College Board of Trustees
Honored to be invited to participate in a discussion among stakeholders at my alma mater.
Date Night at the UN
It’s not every night we meet a Head of State when we go out in NYC… this experience at the United Nations was pretty special!
TEDFestNYC 2018
500 TEDx producers from around the world gathered in Brooklyn — to share ideas, trade best practices, and make friends.
Power of Collaboration at the UN
The 5th Annual “Power of Collaboration” Global Summit at the United Nations was great, even though the closest I got to former UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon was taking a selfie with his portrait — in tapestry form.