2021 Annual Meeting

NY Startups -- a Resilient State of Mind

Please join us this December 1st, from 1pm-5pm for our Virtual Annual Meeting. We have lined up a very exciting program.

1pm – Panel 1 – ADVOCATING FOR STARTUPS-We will hear from some of the top lobbyists and professionals that advocate for the top tech and innovation companies in the US on best practices for advocacy for startups and the innovation economy.
2pm – Panel 2 – INNOVATION HOTSPOT ROUNDUP- The leaders of each of the 10 Regional Innovation HotSpots will give us an update on the leading trends and successes in their respective regions of NYS.
3:30pm – Panel 3 – THE HANDBOOK ON BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY INCUBATION/ACCELERATION – We will host a Q and A between our former Executive Director David Hochman, and Dr. Sarfraz Mian from SUNY Oswego who literally wrote the book on technology incubation and acceleration- link to book(spoiler alert- a number of our members have also contributed to the text).
4:15pm – Members Only Official Meeting – Election of Board Members, and official business.

Advocate for resources available to incubator-based enterprises and other issues affecting them.

Promote entrepreneurial activities of incubators within the state with relevant programming.

Network business incubators, incubated companies, and others interested in the innovation economy of New York State