Discover Urban Tech at Microsoft's NYC Reactor at The Hub @ Grand Central Tech
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Microsoft (http://microsoftnewyork.com)’s New York Technology & Civic Innovation team has invited our members, for the second year in a row, to one of their special NYC spaces - this time their New York City Reactor (http://microsoftreactor.com/venue/nyc-reactor/) at the newly-opened Hub @ Grand Central Tech (http://www.hubatgct.com). We will hear about how they work collaboratively to improve city life and nurture vibrant businesses that fuel 21st century jobs, and address the most pressing city challenges through a variety of urban tech initiatives.
Microsoft is generously providing light snacks and beverages.
Our speakers will include -
John Farmer (http://microsoftnewyork.com/author/john/), Director of Technology & Civic Innovation, Microsoft NY (http://microsoftnewyork.com/)
Robinson Hernandez, Executive Director, Urban Tech Hub @ GCT (http://www.hubatgct.com/)
Matt Harrigan (http://www.hubatgct.com/), Co-founder, Grand Central Tech (http://www.grandcentraltech.com/#about)
Gale Brewer (http://manhattanbp.nyc.gov/html/about/staff.shtml), Manhattan Borough President
Dunia Dupont (http://newlab.com/team-member/dunia-dupont/), Chief Operating Officer, New Lab (http://newlab.com/) in the Brooklyn Navy Yard
Katherine Oliver (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Oliver), Principal, Bloomberg Associates (http://www.bloomberg.com/personalities/katherine_oliver/)
Nakisha Evans (http://www2.cuny.edu/about/administration/offices/workforce/cuny-tech-consortium/contact-us/), Director of the Office of Workforce Partnerships, CUNY (http://www2.cuny.edu)
Jeanne Brooks (http://www.jeannesbrooks.com/more/), Ecosystem Architect (http://www.jeannesbrooks.com/)
Sarah Kaufman (https://wagner.nyu.edu/rudincenter/about-sarah/), Assistant Director for Technology Programming, NYU Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management (http://wagner.nyu.edu/rudincenter/about/)
Bradley Michelson (http://www.idealist.org/our-team), Director of Business Development, Idealist (http://www.idealist.org/about-us)
Julie Samuels (http://www.technyc.org/board-members/2016/1/28/julie-samuels), Executive Director, Tech:NYC (http://www.technyc.org/what-we-are/)
Judith Spitz, Verizon Executive in Residence at Cornell Tech, head of WiTNY (https://tech.cornell.edu/impact/witny)
Eric Verkerke (http://www.emergence-creative.com/eric-verkerke), Co-founder & Chief Creative Officer, Emergence (http://www.emergence-creative.com/home/#emergencecreative)
Colin Miles Campbell (http://www.wikiburg.com/team/), Co-founder & CEO, Wikiburg (http://www.wikiburg.com/#wikiburg)
Georges Clement (http://www.justfix.nyc/about), Co-founder, JustFix.nyc (http://justfix.nyc/)
Sam Slover (http://samslover.com/#/about), Co-founder & CEO, Sage (https://sageproject.com/)
Eric Schoffstall (http://contra.io), Co-founder, stae (http://stae.co)