Join Us in November For PHX Startup Week 2024

PHX Startup Week began in 2015 and quickly became Arizona’s largest entrepreneurial event. now entering year 10, The week is packed with informative, inspirational speaker sessions and limitless networking opportunities for startup founders, teams, investors, and supporters.

Our goal is to collaboratively accelerate Phoenix’s diverse entrepreneurial hub and ensure all innovation and ideas thrive, by bringing voices from all corners of the metro together to connect, learn, accelerate and empower.

Tickets

WHEN

NOVEMBER 12th – 14th, 2024 

Times: 9am – 4pm each day

Happy Hour Events to occur throughout downtown mesa

agenda and speakers released in days leading up to the event.

WHERE

mesa business builder at the studios in downtown mesa arizona

the studios @ mesa city center in downtown mesa, arizona

Governor Katie Hobbs
Arizona Governor
Monday Opening Remarks

Mayor Corey D. Woods
Tempe Mayor
Thursday Opening Remarks

David E. Thomas
Executive Director of The MILO Space Science Institute
Monday Fireside Chat Speaker – Planetary Stewardship
Kristy Siefkin
Principal of Kristy Siefkin Communications
Monday Fireside Chat Moderator – Planetary Stewardship
Mark Hanchett
Founder and CEO of Atlis Motor Vehicles
Monday Speaker – From Garage to Nasdaq: A Startup Journey from Equity Crowdfunding to Publicly Traded Company
Annie Pratt
President of Atlis Motor Vehicles
Monday Speaker – From Garage to Nasdaq: A Startup Journey from Equity Crowdfunding to Publicly Traded Company
Samuel Bertram
CEO and Founder of OnePointOne
Monday Speaker – Vertical Farming
Adam Lenz
Head of Sustainability & Environment at Waymo
Monday Speaker – Accelerating Access to EVs through Autonomous Driving Tech and Shared Mobility
Michelle De Blasi
Environmental, Natural Resources & Energy Attorney at Law Office of Michelle De Blasi
Monday Speaker – What Does It Mean to Have a Sustainable Business?: 5 Lessons Learned for Founders
Ryan Johnson
Co-Founder & CEO of Culdesac
Monday Fireside Chat Speaker – How to Innovate Even With Hard, Multidisciplinary Challenges
Aly Saxe
VP of Communications at CampusLogic
Monday Fireside Chat Moderator – How to Innovate Even With Hard, Multidisciplinary Challenges
James West
CEO and Founder of The A.R.C. Foundation
Tuesday Mentor
Dr. Patrick Marcus
President of Marcus Engineering, LLC
Tuesday Mentor
Patricia Stepp
Director Of Intellectual Property – Life Sciences at Skysong Innovations (SI)
Tuesday Mentor
Kieran O’Brien
Serial Entrepreneur and Co-Founder of Stealth Startup
Tuesday Mentor
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Solano
Commander at DCMA Boeing Mesa
Tuesday Mentor
Anisia Corona
Founder and CEO of Scope
Tuesday Mentor, Thursday Speaker – Shaping and Growing Your Startup
Daniela (Santangelo) Alpert
startup consultant
Tuesday Mentor, Thursday Speaker – Shaping and Growing Your Startup
Marc Underwood
Owner & Principal Talent Consultant at First Choice Talent Solutions LLC
Tuesday Mentor, Thursday Moderator – Building your Advisors Strategically and Funding Your Business
Aaron Bare
Author/Co-Founder of Change Agent Academy
Tuesday Speaker – Confessions of a Change Agent
Forbes Shannon
Author/Co-Founder of Change Agent Academy
Tuesday Speaker – Confessions of a Change Agent
Lee Benson
Best Selling Author, Founder and CEO of Execute to Win and EXECUTE™ MasterMINDs
Tuesday Speaker – Startup Mindset: The Difference Between a 90% Chance of Failure and a 90% Chance of Success
Tanis Jorge
Founder of The Cofounders Hub and Cofounder of Trulioo.com
Tuesday Speaker – Your Business is Only as Strong as Your Cofounder Partnership
Frederik Bohn
Director of Supply Chain at Plug and Play
Wednesday Fireside Chat Speaker – Accelerating a Region’s Innovation Ecosystem
Mark Paratore
Vice President of Business Development at GPEC
Wednesday Fireside Chat Moderator – Accelerating a Region’s Innovation Ecosystem
Stephen Cole
Founder of Exit Capital
Wednesday Speaker – Upgrade to Better Money
Michael Gaman
Founder and CEO of XAQ10
Wednesday Speaker – Emerging Tech in Marketing
Irina Ilyinsky
Co-Founder of ListenUP
Wednesday Speaker – The Future of Communication Powered by Artificial Intelligence
Igor Ilyinsky
Co-Founder of ListenUP
Wednesday Speaker – The Future of Communication Powered by Artificial Intelligence
James Hanusa
Chapter President of VRARA
Wednesday Speaker Panel – The Startups of Tomorrow Will Be Where Industries Meet & Verticals Clash
Jake Taylor
Chapter Vice President of VRARA
Wednesday Speaker Panel – The Startups of Tomorrow Will Be Where Industries Meet & Verticals Clash
Jay DeShong
Director of GCU’s Esports Operations
Wednesday Speaker Panel – The Startups of Tomorrow Will Be Where Industries Meet & Verticals Clash
Diana Sankovic
Director of Venture Investments at Arizona Venture Development Corporation
Wednesday Speaker Panel- The Startups of Tomorrow Will Be Where Industries Meet & Verticals Clash
Chris Yoo
Managing Director of Xcellerant Ventures, and CEO of Yoo & Co Accelerators
Thursday Fireside Chat Speaker – What is MedTech, HealthTech, BioTech, and now TechBio, The Coming Wave of Generative AI, and Why Does It Matter?
Christin Daniels
Founder and CEO of INSPIRED Vibe
Thursday Fireside Chat Moderator – What is MedTech, HealthTech, BioTech, and now TechBio, The Coming Wave of Generative AI, and Why Does It Matter?, Thursday Lunch and Learn – Unlock Marketing Success; Branding, Social Media, and a Website That Converts
Amber Halvorson
Co-Founder and COO of INSPIRED Vibe
Thursday Fireside Chat Moderator – What is MedTech, HealthTech, BioTech, and now TechBio, The Coming Wave of Generative AI, and Why Does It Matter?, Thursday Lunch and Learn – Unlock Marketing Success; Branding, Social Media, and a Website That Converts
Dr. Rick Hall
Founder of Health Entrepreneurship Accelerator Lab, Managing Partner for Mayo Clinic / ASU MedTech Accelerator
Thursday Speaker – Entrepreneurial Platforms and a Successful Launch
Jasmine Bhatti
Founder and CEO of Navi Nurses
Thursday Speaker – Entrepreneurial Platforms and a Successful Launch
Zach Ferres
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Coplex
Thursday Speaker – The Harsh Truth About Entrepreneurship: Facing The odds and The Myth of Overnight Success
Kathy Sacks
High-Performance Coach and Founder of Sacks Ventures
Thursday Moderator – The Harsh Truth About Entrepreneurship: Facing The odds and The Myth of Overnight Success
Sumit Mehrotra
Founder & CEO at Wellkasa
Thursday Panel Speaker – Shaping and Growing Your Startup
Mark Moeremans
Managing Director at The Journey Venture Studio
Thursday Speaker – Entrepreneurship From Diverse Perspectives; New Models for Supporting Underrepresented Founders
Maggie Sanchez
CEO, Project Director, Strategic Advisor and Angel Investor
Thursday Speaker – Entrepreneurship From Diverse Perspectives; New Models for Supporting Underrepresented Founders
Chris Davey
Vice President of Product Management at Early Warning
Friday Speaker – Globalization 0 to 1
Lisa Keller
Community Director and Chief of Sales for XMBA
Friday Moderator – Globalization 0 to 1
Adam Laor
Founder of Jam Pad
Friday Speaker – Jam Pad Platform and Methodology
Dr. Heidi Jannenga
Co-Founder and Chief Clinical Officer of WebPT and Founder of Rizing-Tide Foundation
Friday Fireside Chat Speaker – My Evolution as a Founder
Sidnee Peck
Fractional Executive & Leadership Partner at Queen Tide and Creator of Mindful Kudos
Friday Fireside Chat Moderator – My Evolution as a Founder
Jonathan Cottrell
Founder and Chief Executive Wayfinder at Journeyage
Friday Speaker – Codifying Your Startup Culture: Why Establishing Your Company Culture Matters in the Early Times, Good Times, Hard Times, and Worst Times
Anthony Kennada
Co-Founder and CEO of AudiencePlus
Friday Speaker – How to Build, Engage, and Monetize an Owned Audience
Darren Steele
Fractional CMO of SteelFin
Friday Speaker – The Overlooked Power of Your Strategic Narrative