NYCEDC

Feb
15

Social Media Week Panel: NYC’s Digital Growth

NYC’s Digital Growth through Public Private Sector Innovation:
The Role of Government in Fostering NYC’s Digital Growth

Friday, February 17, 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Content Hub: Business & Innovation
(Bloomberg LP, 731 Lexington Avenue between 58th and 59th Sts)

Speakers:

Kristy Sundjaja, NYCEDC, Senior Director, Head of Industry Transformation (moderator)
Danielle Strle, Tumblr, Community Team Lead
Jalak Jobanputra, Venture Investor
Jessica Lawrence, NY Tech Meetup, Managing Director
Robert Richardson, NYC DoITT, Director of Strategic Technology Development
Steve Rosenbaum, NYC Entrepreneur at Large and Magnify.net CEO

New York City continues to burnish its reputation as a digital city, with tech clusters sprouting in Manhattan’s Flatiron district and Brooklyn’s DUMBO and more startup firms locating in NYC than ever before. Social media superstars Foursquare and Tumblr were born in NYC, and tech giants Facebook, Twitter, and Yelp recently announced the openings of their East Coast headquarters in the Big Apple. Looking ahead, how can New York City secure its leadership position as a center for technology and innovation? Panelists from the Bloomberg Administration and New York’s startup scene describe how innovative public-private sector collaborations are spurring NYC’s high-tech second act, including initiatives to make it easier for individuals and businesses to work with the City on technology projects, and the bold partnership that is Applied Sciences NYC: the Mayor’s challenge to global institutions to build a world-class applied sciences and engineering campus in the five boroughs, and the eventual selection of Cornell University and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology as the winner.