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EVENTS

I-Suite New York

The first event in the NY I-Suite Series, “Tech-Celeration” took place on February 20 at WeWork Bryant Park. Guests from a wide variety of companies attended including Blackstone, Ernst & Young & Pfizer.

The “Tech-Celeration” event explored the

growing number of corporate companies seeking to harness the potential of start-ups by creating corporate incubator programs and innovation spaces. Speakers from the tech industry and from the corporate world discussed the changes that are being seen in the industry and how technology has revolutionised their markets. The conversation concluded with a lively Q&A session with panelists: Jason Pereira from IBM, Riggs Kubiak from Honest Buildings, Dan Suozzi from Workframe, and Rick Winslow from Capital One Commercial Banking. The conversation was moderated by Ryan Sprouls , GOS.

Following the panel discussion, guests were invited to participate in a networking mixology class.

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