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ABOUT THIS EVENT Disruptive Technologists' Event: Is Blockchain & Bitcoin Our New Banking March 26, 2018 Microsoft Offices in Times Square, NYC Two years ago, Bitcoin was considered a fringe technology for libertarians and computer geeks. Now, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, such as Ethereum , are gaining mainstream adoption. Bitcoin. Cryptocurrencies . Smart Contracts -- many people have now heard of the rapidly changing ecosystem of financial technology, but few have

Giovanni Fumei, Disruptive Technologists’ Podcast Director, interviews the three young and very enthusiastic founders of Crescent Crypto Enjoy this educational podcast as all three founders discuss their views on Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, and how this all fits into Banking . “Here at Disruptive Technologists, we have a shared fascination with different and unique views -- idiosyncratic minds, as we'd like to call them. So when we decided the Disruptive March event will be

We’re just a few days away from our panel on Artificial Intelligence and The Internet of Things, “ Disruptive Technologists Upends IoT Using AI: Smart Homes, Cities & Governments ”. Ahead of Monday’s big event, we wanted to give you a taste of some of the topics we’ll be discussing with our panelists. If the term IoT doesn't bring up an instant reflex of what it means, you are already missing out on the biggest tech wave. Being a buzzword as heated as AI, the Internet of Thin

Disruptive Technologists' Event on Jan 29, 2018 6:15 PM at Microsoft Offices Times Square Presented By McCARTER & ENGLISH ATTORNEYS AT LAW ABOUT THE EVENT From smart homes to smart cities to smart government, artificial intelligence is upending the definition of the Internet of Things. The grandiose long-term vision of smart places is of course full-on interconnectivity. Vehicles will not only talk to each other but will also be connected to traffic lights, parking meters, po

ABOUT THE EVENT Monday, October 2, 2017 5:45 PM to 9:00 PM at Microsoft 11 Times Square, 6th floor, corner of 41st & 8th Ave., New York, NY 5:45 PM: Networking 6:45 to 8:30: Panel and Group Discussion 8:30 to 9:00: Special fireside chat with Aebis AI experts in Content & Tacit Intelligence There will be food, wine, pizza, Hint Water, gourmet sandwiches, and cookies. Panelists will include experts from IBM, Microsoft, Loup Ventures, Chef Watson, and more. Automation / Arti

Disruptive Technologists: Humans, Digital Assistants and Bots -- Oh My!

Monday, June 5, 2017 6:15 PM to 8:15 PM New York NY Microsoft 11 Times Square, 6th floor, corner of 41st & 8th Ave., New York, NY ( edit map ) Our next theme is "bots" – – and everything around bots including, why do they always seem to have female voices? The future of computing revolves around these three actors: humans, digital assistants, and bots. Chatbots will work as go-betweens between systems and people. Microsoft wants to help everyone build smart bots with its

By Lauren Keyson and Sarah Grieco Lauren Keyson: This is Jack Noble, the youngest partner at DeSilva Phillips. How did you get to be the youngest person at this company? Jack Noble: Well I started on the ground floor as an intern with Yale for undergrad. Then I spent a summer at a company in Alabama where I am from called EBSCO Industries. They are a 2.5 billion privately held business that owns 40 different companies. I worked in the acquisitions group for a summer, and t

Disruptive Technologists Event: The Augmented Reality Experience will be held on January 30th, 2017, at Microsoft in Times Square. The Featured speaker will be the developer of the HoloLens , a see-through display worn over your eyes. Unlike Oculus Rift and VR Devices , the eye-piece component of HoloLens is transparent and the headset requires neither PC nor smartphone. Click here to RSVP -- http://www.meetup.com/Disruptive-Technologists-in-NYC/events/234424250/ Augmen

Lynn Rogoff, MFA, is the Founder of AMERIKIDS USA Green Kids Media and associate professor of Communications in the College of Arts and Sciences at New York Institute of Technology talks about the augmented reality experience. She has been at the forefront of the art, technology, communications, and business communities with ground-breaking film, television, and multimedia production on American history, social causes, and culture. Also read " What Is She Thinking? Quick

Convean: iBreakfast/iEvening Tuesday, April 19, 2016 from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM (EDT) RSVP: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/super-startupalooza-at-angel-week-ny-2016-tickets-24319919534 Present to Angel Investors and VCs at Super Startupalooza at Angel Week Open to all Entrepreneurs Sign up to pitch at the "Gathering of Angels" Digital Media - High Tech - Healthcare Every Startup gets to pitch before our team of Investors. The audience finds out what's coming up in the market an

Event Details June 2, 2014 NY Institute of Technology (NYIT) 16 West 61st Street,11th floor auditorium, New York, NY Networking at 8:30 pm after the discussion. We will all be going to the Rooftop Bar Empire Hotel at 44 W. 63rd St at Broadway (they are expecting us and have extended happy hour just for our members) to talk with the speakers and fellow entrepreneurs and any Disrupter can come. Agenda 6:15 to 6:45: Networking, Pizza, Beer 6:45 to 8:15: Discussion with the four

Monday, March 31, 2014 6:15 PM to 8:15 PM There is a radical transformation taking place in the entertainment and media industries. Music, film, TV, newspapers and magazines have all been intensely affected by the explosion of new devices that enable the consumption of digital media. We will explore the ways the creative industries are remaking themselves and what can be expected in the future. Investors are betting on the next generation of innovative companies: Angel and VC

by Danielle Brody When developers, entrepreneurs, and designers meet for the first time and spend 48 hours together at an AngelHack competition, real businesses are born. AngelHack , an international San Francisco-based events and marketing company, hosts hackathon competitions in more than 35 cities across the world, bringing strangers together to create new ideas. At these bi-yearly hackathons, attendees form teams for a weekend of rapid-prototyping sessions. “We are const

About the Event Disruptive Technologists January 27th, 2014 Meetup on Social Media. Is Social Media still fundable? How is it used for data mining? What are the new insights on Twitter and marketing? What are the cool new apps out there, and are there any more new ones to create? Has it all been done? The Panelists Bruce Bachenheimer, Professor and Director of Entrepreneurship Lab at Pace University. Bruce Bachenheimer is a Clinical Professor of Management and the Director o

By Zak Niazi The annual Pivot conference was held on October 15th, 2013 in a converted warehouse downtown in the Flatiron District. In attendance were some 400 people representing over 300 companies, gathered to discuss the social revolution happening online and exchange business cards over Merlot and Chicken Caesar wraps. Amidst the speakers were two women from MTV : Leslie Mallek and Jillian Curran , who came on stage to discuss the challenges 13-17-year-olds today face

By Philip Naess The November 2013 New York Video Meetup took place at the New York Media Center in Dumbo, Brooklyn. The organizer, Steven Rosenbaum , hosts the group’s monthly events. With the intention of discussing the fast-paced growing online video market, three presenters attempted to woo the crowd with their unique go at disrupting an already competitive field. Rosenbaum said that he found it refreshing that each startup demonstrated a clear business strategy and willi

Joe Rubin FundingPost held a Food Investing Conference on Thursday at The International Culinary Center at Union Square where entrepreneurs and investors learned about the early-stage food and food tech investing environment. There was a copious of innovative foods to eat and drink, exciting food tech ideas , and many foodie angels. Food Tech Investing But why a whole conference on food investing and why now? Because the food industry has become a hot topic, propelled by co

About the Event Disruptive Technologists Event: Tech & Food; Lollipops, Cookbooks, Kitchen Incubators and Buzz Monday, August 19, 2013 at 6:15 pm at AT&T AdWorks Lab 810 7th Ave, 19th Floor, New York, NY $10.00/per person This event was all about Food & Tech, from lollipops that help you lose weight, to texts that tell you when your table is ready, and personalized cookbooks and experiences of enterprising food tech entrepreneurs. Agenda 6:15 - 6:45 Registration, Networking a

By Roger Maloney Digitas NewFront Event for Creators I received the opportunity to attend the Digitas NewFront event where various new and traditional companies received the opportunity to showcase their company's online video content to various brands. Today the competition for eyeballs is in full swing because every technology company from, Facebook, Apple, Goggle, Amazon, Netflix has become a content creator because the social media/tech companies understand that they are