Join us at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) on Wednesday, April 4th to make friends, learn and celebrate creative entrepreneurship. Attendees will have the opportunity to mingle over Happy Hour with Fireside Chat speaker, Brett Wallace, Entrepreneur, Artist-in-Residence and Director, LinkedIn Elevate, enjoy lightning pitches from 8 rising entrepreneurs, and vote for their favorite venture to receive a $5k prize from the MICA UP/Start Competition! An additional $100k in startup funding will be awarded to winners of the 2018 UP/Start Venture Competition.
April 4 – 5, 2018
8:00 PM – 12:00 AM UTC
| 8:00 PM | Happy Hour & Cohort Exhibition |
| 9:00 PM | Fireside Chat with Brett Wallace |
| 10:00 PM | Pitches & Award Ceremony |
| 11:00 PM | Cohort Celebration |
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