The Enterprise Development Corporation, in partnership with the South Florida Technology Alliance, will host the 16th annual Emerging Business Technologies Showcase (ETBS) titled: “South Florida**’s Got Talent.**” At the Nov. 14 event, entrepreneurs, business leaders, investors and service providers will have the opportunity to network and learn about South Florida’s most promising technology startups.
Local emerging companies will showcase their innovative technologies on stage at this year’s “South Florida’s Got Talent” in the areas of medical technology, avatar text-to-speech technology, B2B mobile apps and more. ETBS presenters are entrepreneurs carefully selected by the Enterprise Development Corporation. Additionally, attendees will learn how last years’ presenter, Kipu Medical Systems, went from 1 to 50 clients in a matter of months, and how out-of-the-box thinking resulted in $1.5 million funding for Gui.de, a startup that endeavors to turn the web into TV.
Here are the presenting companies: AdMobilize, AppWorx, Elebev, ChampTrade, Cydec, DeliverLean, FlynStyle, Kipu Systems, LearnerNation, LevelBilling, Next Step, BookT, Gui.de, Demohire and Wind2share.
In addition to the presentations, this year there will also be a large area with booths, so attendees will be able to interact with more than 40 startups.
Keynote speakers:
- Dean Hovey, CEO of Digifit, an app company that offers health and fitness solutions using sensors and wearable technology integrated with mobile devices and the cloud. Mr. Hovey will share his years of experience as entrepreneur, VC, co-founder of IDEO, and as the investor and designer of Apple’s computer mouse.
- Dr. Alejandro Badia, Head of Badia Hand to Shoulder Center and entrepreneurial surgeon. Dr. Badia served as chief of hand surgery at Baptist Hospital of Miami and recently inaugurated OrthoNOW, a center that is successfully franchised domestically and internationally.
THE DETAILS
WHAT: 16TH Annual Emerging Technology Business Showcase: “South Florida’s Got Talent!” presented by theEnterprise Development Corporation and South FloridaTechnology Alliance
WHEN: 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013
WHERE: The DoubleTree Hilton Hotel Deerfield Beach, 100 Fairway Drive, Deerfield Beach, 33441
COST: Full day conference pass: $200-$75; Entrepreneur showcase pass: $175; After hour event pass: $50
WEBSITE: www.edc-tech.org or www.southfloridatech.org