4th Annual Innovation Summit

Dwhartonesign & Run Your Innovation Playbook

You don't need to be a Wharton alum to attend and benefit from the Summit. EVERYONE interested in innovation - and moving their career and team forward - is welcome.
 

This will build on the three successful Summits we've already held, each of which received rave reviews from speakers, attendees and sponsors.

 

TWO KEYNOTES who have achieved great success in their business activities will share innovation and entrepreneurship lessons learned, and a GENERAL SESSION PANEL will explore major disruptors and trends:

  • DAVID TRONE, Owner of Total Wine & More, now a fast-growing $2.5 Billion category leader continuing to expand at a double-digit rate, will be our luncheon keynote. From a tiny startup, David has used innovation, entrepreneurship, vision, a dedicated and well-educated staff with varied talents to power a company that has become the world's largest independent in their category.
  • REGGIE AGGARWAL, Founder and CEO of Cvent, will inspire attendees with lessons he has learned on the path to success fueled in significant part by innovation, but overcoming huge obstacles, and with a $1.1 Billion Private Equity buyout in 2016.
  • We feature a PANEL OF TOP C-LEVEL INNOVATORS from to explore trends, huge opportunities, & challenages in the U.S. and abroad in Mega-Technologies: artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, & IoT (Internet of Things) that are fueling growth

CLICK HERE for a listing of the four sessions (and speakers) in each of our Six Tracks:

  • Track 1, Urban Innovation
  • Track 2, Healthcare
  • Track 3: Tech Advances & Challenges (Drones, Cyber, Blockchain)
  • Track 4: Funding Options (VC, Angel, Crowdfunding Workshop) and EdTech
  • Track 5: Govt. Innovation, IP (Intellectual Property), Social Impact Investing
  • Track 6: Innovative Entrepreneurship: Special Resources & More

Or click HERE to view our WhartonDCInnovation.com website with the latest information about Sessions and Speakers.

 

Click here to Register for the Summit 

  • Harvard Club members: Select the "Strategic Partner" ticket option and enter "Harvard Club of DC" in the Special Instructions section to take advantage of the $125 discount.   

 

When:

8:00AM - 8:00PM Mon 25 Sep 2017, Eastern timezone

Where:

Bethesda North Conference Center & Marriott Hotel
5901 Marinelli Road
North Bethesda, MD 20852

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