Columbus Startup Week 2017: Full Schedule

9:00am EDT

Second Iteration of Product

Getting the first product right is hard. Even harder is to learn what worked and what didn’t and incorporate that into the second iteration of a product or, in this case at Startups.co, a whole platform of products. We’ll talk with Steve Gacka how Startups.co product development has evolved, mistakes made, learnings achieved and how the products shifted and refined.

Moderators

Dan Rockwell

CEO, http://www.bigkittylabs.com

Dan is a big idea guy applying his passion for helping individuals and businesses leverage technology to build cool and exciting things. He is a regular speaker and mentor at Columbus Startup Weekend, Give Back Hack, and Wakeup Startup.

Speakers

Steve Gacka

Founding Engineer and Vice President of Product, Startups.co

Steve Gacka is a passionate startup builder; mixing code, pixels, and strategy to launch startups for almost a decade. He's been in his current role at Startups.co since 2012, where he oversees the product development and engineering of entrepreneur-focused tools/services like Fundable... Read More →

Thursday May 11, 2017 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
#ChaseBasecamp - Side Stage 95 Liberty St. Columbus, OH 43215

Software

10:00am EDT

Data Geeks

Geeks are in. They’re powerful people. The role of the data scientist is on the rise. Meet three data scientists here in Columbus working for startups in healthcare, university infrastructure, and more. What is the role of a data scientist, what makes them tick, what do they care about, and what do their stakeholders expect in the data? These questions and more will be discussed on this data geek panel, join us!

Moderators

Kevin Mack

Creative Director, Cardinal Solutions

At Cardinal Solutions, Kevin Mack focuses on digital strategy, branding, and creative-based solutions. His background includes creating user experiences around web interfaces and the crafting of large-scaling websites and applications. Kevin is the co-founder and organizer of The... Read More →

Speakers

Ben Elbert

Data Scientist, CampusParc

As a Campus Parc Data Scientist, Ben Elbert handles all analytics and modeling needs of the company in addition to providing technical consulting to explore “what’s next…” in parking and transportation. Ben’s specialties are in mathematical algorithms, geospatial analytics... Read More →

Ty Henkaline

Chief Analytics Innovator, Columbus Collaboratory

Ty rapidly prototypes analytics solutions. He is Chief Analytics Innovator at the Columbus Collaboratory, a first-of-its-kind cooperative that brings together seven large companies and several regional partners to synergistically accelerate analytics-driven business value delivery... Read More →

Aaron Smith

Data Analytics Manager, CrossChx

Aaron Smith has spent the past year building out CrossChx's internal analytics solution to provide visibility into CrossChx's multiple data sources. Aaron uses data to tell effective stories using data manipulation, modeling, and visualization.

Thursday May 11, 2017 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
#ChaseBasecamp - Side Stage 95 Liberty St. Columbus, OH 43215

Software

11:00am EDT

Virtual Reality: The Hot New Thing

Just as Facebook debuts its new Virtual Reality app SPACES, VR is posed to take society by storm. Learn about the latest in VR and how it can be applied to your business.

Moderators

Daniel Moyal

User Experience Designer

As a User Experience Designer, Daniel Moyal focuses on solving problems, innovating new ideas, and designing a way to get them done. Daniel has worked with startups since college, bringing ideas to life while trying to accomplish his goal of creating a seamless process on how people... Read More →

Speakers

Ben Ridout

CEO, Lead Virtual Reality Developer, VRoximity LLC

In 2015, Ben Ridout worked with physicians at Nationwide Children's Hospital to develop a hands-on demonstration for reviewing MRI scans in VR, showcasing the benefits of medical data visualization. Ben founded VRoximity after 16 years of professional web development for companies... Read More →

Kris Schultz

Executive Director of Technology, Resource/Ammirati, IBM

At Resource/Ammirati Kris Schultz focuses on helping clients understand the potential of new and emerging technologies to help brands connect with their customers. Within IBM, Kris serves as a subject matter expert and leader on the topic of virtual reality, helping IBM teams across... Read More →

Thursday May 11, 2017 11:00am - 11:45am EDT
#ChaseBasecamp - Side Stage 95 Liberty St. Columbus, OH 43215

Software

12:15pm EDT

Building Alexa Apps for Amazon Echo

CNBC reports that by 2020 Amazon’s Alexa powered Echo speaker and related product line will be a 10 billion dollar business. Audible computing is here to stay, but did you know how easy it is for you too to be apart of it? Learn about the Alexa, the apps, the technology and where its headed.

Moderators

Kevin Mack

Creative Director, Cardinal Solutions

Speakers

Jeff Blankenburg

Thursday May 11, 2017 12:15pm - 1:00pm EDT
#ChaseBasecamp - Side Stage 95 Liberty St. Columbus, OH 43215

Software

1:00pm EDT

From Startup to International E-Commerce Agency

Jonathan Poma, founder and CEO of Rocket Code, pulls back the curtain on the company's story of growth. After starting as "glorified freelance" in 2014, Rocket Code doubled its revenue every year since pulling in $1.2M in 2015.

Now the company aims to hire 30 new employees over a two-year period, but it hasn't come without its struggles.

Jonathan will speak about the importance of hiring (and firing), the value of focus, company culture, pitfalls avoided and not avoided, and more. Join us for this raw insight into Jonathan and Rocket Code's journey.

Moderators

Jay Clouse

Founder, Unreal Collective

Jay is an entrepreneur and community evangelist as founder of Unreal Collective. Previously, Jay spent several years in tech startups as COO of Tixers and a product manager at CrossChx. Now, as a Create Columbus Commissioner and Facilitator of Startup Weekend, his mission is to help... Read More →

Speakers

Jonathan Poma

Founder, CEO, Rocket Code

Rocket Code is an ecommerce agency that crafts world-class commerce experiences for amazing brands. Rocket Code's work fuels profits for brands like Homage, Chubbies Shorts, Journelle, Bombas, and Procter & Gamble. When he’s not leading a conversation about how ecommerce is reshaping... Read More →

Thursday May 11, 2017 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
#ChaseBasecamp - Side Stage 95 Liberty St. Columbus, OH 43215

Software

2:00pm EDT

Intro to AI/Machine Learning

This course will review the basics, popular products and myths of AI/machine learning, and provide an introductory overview of the topic

Moderators

Amul Tevar

Amul currently has a joint appointment, and serves as the Chief Scientist of the Ohio Federal Research Network and works within the OSU College of Engineering. He has a background in energy technology, materials engineering and public health.

Speakers

Arka Pattanayak

R&D Engineer, Bioinformatics, The Ohio State University

Arka Pattanayak is an applied R&D Engineer in the Department of Biomedical Informatics with a shared appointment as a data scientist in the Office of Corporate Engagement at The Ohio State University. His current work focuses on deriving actionable insights from large-scale, unstructured... Read More →

Thursday May 11, 2017 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
#ChaseBasecamp - Side Stage 95 Liberty St. Columbus, OH 43215

Software

3:00pm EDT

Women in User Experience

The midwest holds a mecca of design talent and Columbus, Ohio home to many designers working to understand people and build great products. Meet three women working in user experience design, learn from them the key principles they work toward in their work, the evolution of user experience design, and how it's evolving.

Moderators

Kim Rayburn

VP Business Strategy and Client Engagement, Cult Marketing

Kim Rayburn has 25+ years of experience in her prior roles as senior director, and her background spans across research, consulting, product development, finance, retail, manufacturing (CPG), and design. Kim is all about 'the Consumer’ and helps companies include ‘the Consumer... Read More →

Speakers

Jessica Bailey

Lead User Experience Designer, 90° Labs, Wendy's

Jess Bailey has been doing user experience work in Columbus for over 10 years. Part researcher, part information architect, part designer, Jess has sharpened her skills at both small local firms and global financial service firms. At Wendy's 90° Labs she sits among developers, analysts... Read More →

Katie Mowery

Senior Human Factors Specialist, Priority Designs

With an expertise in human factors psychology, interface and experimental design, Katie is passionate about understanding the way people think and feel, helping clients understand end users’ needs and applying those insights to improve the product’s design. Her work in automotive... Read More →

Mackenzie Shaw

Director of UX Research, Nationwide

Mackenzie Shaw is a design thinker, strategist, researcher and problem solver with over 15 years of experience. At Nationwide, Mackenzie leads a team of experience strategists and researchers who focus on synthesizing data and insights into compelling stories and actionable recommendations... Read More →

Thursday May 11, 2017 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
#ChaseBasecamp - Side Stage 95 Liberty St. Columbus, OH 43215

Software