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2020 Synapse Converge Highlights
Synapse Converge: Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) Edition was intentionally designed to empower and inspire entrepreneurs at every stage of their journey. Attendance was FREE for all, thanks to the support of Truist! Throughout the week, Florida’s talent converged online – bringing you the best of our state’s entrepreneurs, educators, ESOs and community leaders. Synapse Converge: GEW Edition featured two programming tracks each day: the Startup Toolkit and Entrepreneur Leadership Tracks.
Program Content
Entrepreneur Leadership Track
The Entrepreneur Leadership Track features candid interviews with successful entrepreneurs & leaders. It includes tangible tools to help late-stage companies and enterprises connect and identify opportunities to partner. It gives investors the opportunity to make their mark by supporting growing Florida companies.
Startup Toolkit Track
The “Startup Toolkit Track” features 12 distinct, sequential sessions taught by leading Florida academics and business leaders, on the entrepreneurial journey. From “Is Entrepreneurship for You?” to “Getting to Growth Stage”, and all the steps in between.
Speakers
Synapse Converge: GEW Edition was packed with three full days of informative sessions all for you, by you. From Startup Toolkits, Entrepreneurship Leadership, to dynamic panel discussions, skills building and trend-spotting – we covered a lot of ground throughout 52 different sessions.
You can still relive and reuse all of the Startup Toolkit sessions for each step along your journey.
Sponsors
Florida is a hotbed for innovation and entrepreneurship and Synapse Converge brought this ecosystem together to continue to grow and develop today’s talented makers, hackers, thinkers, and doers.
This year we featured 42 sponsors, 137 speakers, and welcomed nearly 1300 registrants. This thriving and growing ecosystem benefits everyone with support from companies and organizations like yours.
Converge is a powerful platform filled with a high variety of consumers, business and community leaders, and entrepreneurs.
ECOSYSTEMS
Expansive ecosystems from across the state showcasing their top talent and the resources fueling their entrepreneurial growth.
EDUCATION
From aspiring entrepreneurs to seasoned executives, there’s something for everyone to inform their professional journey.
INCLUSION
Workshops geared toward promoting a more inclusive ecosystem while we highlight thought leaders, experts and talent.
Who Attended?
- Innovators
- Entrepreneurs
- Investors
- Incubators
- Accelerators
- Educators
- Students
- Opportunity Seekers
- Service Providers
- Research Institutions
- Companies of all stages or sizes
Industries Featured
- Healthcare
- CleanTech
- Sustainability
- Energy
- Defense
- Space
- Cyber
- Entertainment
- Hospitality
- Community Impact
- Digital Health
- Emerging Tech
- Investing