Quick Pitch Night!

Join us on October 10 at Credo Conduit for the Orlando Innovation League's semi-annual quick pitch! This event is hosted as a pre-event for Startup Weekend Orlando.

RSVP FOR QUICK PITCH HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/quick-pitch-night-tickets-684909331247

Questions about Startup Weekend Orlando or interested in getting signed up? Head to [StartupWeekendOrlando.com](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/startup-weekend-orlando-fall-2023-tickets-639271988727)!

Dinner and networking will kick off at 6 pm followed by 3-4 pitches from real Orlando startup hopefuls. Judges hail from investor and startup backgrounds, with real-life experience and the expertise to give you the best chance at preparing to pitch in the future! A low-pressure environment with high-value feedback.

Anyone interested in pitching can apply here, and top applications will be contacted prior to the event to let them know if they were selected! The deadline is August 30.

Even if you're not ready to pitch, there's value in learning from others! Take notes and get yourself better prepared to go in front of investors and partners.

GET TO KNOW THE JUDGES!

Renuka Sastri builds public-private partnerships to improve community resilience. Previously, she held leadership roles in strategic planning, digital transformation, and capacity building at companies including AAA, Accesso Technology Group, Citrix, and Euromonitor International.

Expertise: Strategic Planning, Leadership Development, Conflict Negotiation, Stakeholder Collaboration, Product Strategy and Operations, R&D Strategy, Scenario Forecasting, Product Management, Agile Principles and Environments, Design Thinking, Change Management, Program Development, Digital Transformation, User Research, Customer Experience Mapping, Enterprise Communications, Social Media, Crisis Response, Grant Development.

Adam Scheinberg is the Vice President of Information Technology for Massey Services. Since 2003, he has overseen technology strategy for Massey Services, guiding the transition from a regional player to an enterprise organization with a national presence.

A graduate of James Madison University, Adam is a certified Project Management Professional. He has been recognized as Massey’s Corporate Team Member of the Year, one of the Orlando Business Journal’s 40 Under 40, one of Orlando Family Magazine’s “2020 Supermen”, and, most recently, was named “One to Watch” in Orlando Business Journal’s “50 Most Powerful in Orlando.”

Adam is also passionate about Orlando and is active in the Central Florida community. He serves as a board member and Past Chair of the Orlando Family Stage. His interest in furthering the technology community led him to help create and serve as the inaugural Chair of the Orlando Tech Community. Recently, as Chair of Class 103 of Leadership Orlando, Adam led nearly 100 local business leaders and entrepreneurs through an eight-month leadership and innovation experience. Adam is a strong proponent of the arts and arts education, and serves as a board member and Past President of The Mockingbird Foundation, an all-volunteer non-profit organization that supports music and arts education for children. He lives in Winter Park with his wife Jennifer and their two children, Jillian, 15, and Jack, 13.

Ms. Carol Ann Dykes Logue is Co-Founder and Director of the Central Florida Tech Grove which is a unique virtual and physical collaboration space established through a Partnership Intermediary Agreement (PIA)
between the UCF Research Foundation and the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division. Additional PIA members and funders are the simulation & training acquisition commands of the Army
(PEO STRI, STTC) and Army Futures Command (STE CFT), Air Force (AFAMS), Marine Corps (PM TRASYS)and Space Force as well as the NavalX Central Florida Tech Bridge.

Ms. Logue also serves as Director of the University of Central Florida eight-site Business Incubation Program and Innovation Districts. Four incubators are located in the three UCF Innovation Districts anchored around UCF campuses focusing on early-stage companies in specific clusters of technology and industry that are key drivers of Central Florida’s economy. Four others are located in other areas of Metro Orlando serving a wide range of fast-growing companies.

Carol Ann serves as the UCF representative on the Orlando Tech Community, Synapse Florida Advisory Board, and Athena Orlando Powerlink Program Board. She represents UCF on the Boards of Team
Orlando, NDIA Central Florida Chapter, VRARA Central Florida and the Florida Photonics Cluster. She also serves as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Central Florida STEM Education Council.