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StartUp Summit Rochester NY Chapter announces 2020 conference

Startup Summit Rochester Chapter will be held Wednesday November 11 at SPOT Cowork
Datto founder Austin McChord confirms as featured speaker!

For immediate release: April 6, 2020

Remaining optimistic the current health crisis will be under control this Fall, the StartUp Summit Rochester NY Chapter is excited to announce the 2020 conference will be held on Wednesday November 11 at SPOT cowork in Henrietta, NY from 3PM to 7 PM. Based on the success of the inaugural Startup Summit hosted in October 2019, this will be the second annual conference hosted in Rochester, NY.

American entrepreneur and founder of Datto corporation based in Rochester NY, Austin McChord, has confirmed as a featured speaker. Many speakers and presenters from the 2019 conference have also confirmed attendance, plus new sessions, panels and guest presenters will be announced soon.

The featured Startup Summit half day conference will educate, inspire, and connect Rochester entrepreneurs, startups, and corporations from all over the region through events and conferences. At these events attendees enjoy panel discussions, guest speakers, break-out sessions, along with consulting corners to help people grow personally and increase professional contacts and business knowledge.

Startup Summit is a Raleigh NC based organization founded by Mark Bavisotto and Keith Washo offering a learning platform that brings together entrepreneurs seeking advice, proven strategies, and the necessary connections to help grow their business.

Mark Washo will be returning as the chapter’s Co-Managing Director in 2020. Mark is the Founding Partner of Freedom Sports and Entertainment, a Rochester NY based sports marketing agency.

The StartUp Summit is also excited to introduce Genevieve Hamel, as the new Co – Managing Director of the Rochester NY chapter. Genevieve is an entrepreneur as the founder of Café Boutique Genevieve. She also is launching a new start up company which will be announced later this fall.

Startup Summit co- founder Mark Bavisotto comments, “The inaugural Rochester NY StartUp Summit was a big success last year, demonstrating Rochester is a vibrant entrepreneur business community. We look forward to a great response to the new 2020 conference as we continue to stimulate the start-up landscape in the region and help entrepreneurs reach the summit of their growth aims”

SPOT cowork is excited to host the StartUp Summit 2020 Conference here in Rochester. Supporting, connecting and educating business owners in the startup world is something that SPOT is very strongly committed to through cowork.

The goal at SPOT is to foster the growth, collaboration and connection between entrepreneurs. We offer startups and established businesses a flexible, thoughtfully designed, high tech and easy workspace solution. Whether you're a solo startup or a team of 20, we have the space for you. We love entrepreneurs and are thrilled to offer the first 30 registrants a free 3-month cowork membership!

Given the current health crisis, plans are being made to host a few smaller events leading up to the half day conference. A few of the events might be virtual in nature, several options are currently being explored.

At each of the events, along with stimulating guest speakers and panelist discussions, attendees will also enjoy light snacks, refreshments, wine and beer tasting. A list of confirmed guest speakers and panelists will be announced soon at this location. http://startupsummit.io/rochester/

Event registration, consulting corner sponsorship and “early bird” promotions will be announced soon. If the live conference is postponed, re-scheduled or moved to a virtual platform refunds or credit discounts will be offered.

For more information on sponsorship or for general event inquiries, please contact Mark Washo at mwasho@freedomsande.com or Genevieve Hamel at designyourlifewithbalance@gmail.com. 

SPOT CoWork is located at 21 Goodway Drive Rochester New York