Agenda

 

FRIDAY, November 25th, 2011
Caribbean BETA – The Tech Entrepreneurship Conference
Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, Kingston, Jamaica

 

7:30am - 8:30 am | Registration of attendees.

 

8:45am – 9:00am |  Welcome/Opening Remarks by Ingrid Riley, Founder of ConnectiMass

 

9:00am – 10:00am | OPENING KEYNOTE: The Entrepreneurial Mindset. What does it Take?

Michelle Messina, GuideWireGroup SiliconValley, USA

So you have a great idea? Now what? What problem does your idea solve? Is it a business or a project?  How do you

develop profitable business models ? How do you take your idea and make it into a real business? .

 

10:00am- 11:00 am | PANEL:  How I Did It Success Stories from Caribbean Tech Entrepreneurs
A verandah style chat with 5 successful Caribbean Startups Entrepreneurs share their stories and answer your questions, discuss challenges and give pointers for success.

Moderator: Matthew McNaughton (./roots Developer Community)

Panelists:

Alex Morrisey (JamaicaMusic.com);

Sharoon Dookie : Textin Jamaica

Sandor Panton, Top5Jamaica.com

Herbert Samuel, Welectricity (St Vincent)

 

11:00 am – 11:30 am Networking + Booth visits

11:30am – 12:15pm  | KEYNOTE: How to Build a Digital City – that sparks startups, jobs and innovation
Marc Canter, CEO of Digital City Mechanics. Founder of Billion dollar tech company Macromedia and co-creator of FLASH technology. What will it take, how can we connect the dots and the people – to build an ecosystem that supports, nurtures startups, create virtual and online jobs and unlease innovations that solves real problems for real people.

 

12:15am – 1:15pm |  PANEL:  Show Me the Money !
So you have the idea, have put together a wickedly talented team, maybe even have a prototype done, but  need  some more juice to take things to the next level. What are your real funding options… local, regional, international. Angel and Venture Funds, an iPO Friends or Bootstrapping?

 

Moderator: Chad Cunningham, Founder of Jamdeal.com

Panelists:

Marc Gayle, Founder, Compversions.com – A Bootstrapper Journey to Minimum Viable Product

Leo Williams, Founder – Willinvestja.com

Mark Jones, Investor

 

1:15pm – 2:15 pm Lunch
 + Networking + Booth visits

Lunch Time One-on-One: Ingrid Riley interviews David Mullings, Co-founder of KeyStone Augusta entrepreneur and investor. Expect some choice quotes and some exciting stories about his journey so far, where he’s headed and what he’s about to conquer..

2:30pm – 4:30pm|   BETA Pitch Fest
3-5 minute pitches from Caribbean startups for a G/Score, bragging rights, prizes and listing on Silicon Caribe’s Top 10 Startups to Watch in 2012. All done in front of Entrepreneurs, Angel and Venture Capitalists as Judges.

 

4:30pm – 4:45pm Coffee Break + Networking + Booth visits

4:45 pm – 5:30 pm |  PANEL: Understanding the Digital Economy – The Ultimate Trend Briefing
How can Caribbean businesses and organisations use Technology to remain relevant, be more successful in the Digital Age.  Case Studies and Statistics on Social Media. Mobile Apps. eLearning. Startups and more.

Moderator: Michelle Marius, Technology for Development Consultant

Panelists:

Khary Sharpe, Bakari Digital

Corey Graham, abusStar/cmobileapps. (Barbados)

Stephen Spence, SMS Comm

Elizabeth Terry,  ICT4DJamaica

Vivion Scully,JAMPRO

 

5:30pm – 6:00 pm |   BETAPitch Startup Contest: Announcement of Winners & Awards

 

6:00-6:30pm | Thank you

 

AFTER PARTY

Venue: TBD
Awesome DJs
 8:30pm until 2am