Conference Agenda
Get a sneak peek at the sessions and speakers coming up at this summer's Global Roundup conference and start planning your experience today!2019 Agenda Coming Soon!
This year’s Global Roundup will be organized into 3 different tracks composed of panels and workshops for a specific audience and learning goal. You can attend any session from any track throughout the day. We’ll update this page as we build our the detailed agenda but for now, you can read a bit about who each track is for below.
Founder
Founding a startup is one of the most challenging undertakings a person can pursue. The Founder track is for aspiring entrepreneurs and those currently working on a startup to learn essential lessons about what it takes to get your company off the ground.
Career
Not all Global Roundup attendees are interested in starting a company right now. The Career track of sessions and panels is devoted to learning about how an entrepreneurial mindset contributes to building a fulfilling and successful career.
Educator
One of the most important parts of an ecosystem is the educators and staff members that support emerging entrepreneurs. The Educator track is exclusively for teachers, professors, and entrepreneurship center staff members who want to learn more about how to support their students, their campus, and the community at large.
5:00pm – 7:00pm Startup Showcase – Voltron room
Startup teams will have the opportunity to pitch to investors who are actively investing, followed by a social hour where investors can have longer discussions with teams. We expect competition to be tight, so apply early for the best chance to get accepted.
7:00pm – 9:00pm Kick-off Happy Hour!
9:00am – 10:00am Breakfast
Grab some coffee, Juiceland, and a couple of Austin’s finest breakfast tacos and mingle with the 3DS global family.
10:00am – 11:00am Opening Keynote – Voltron room
Kick-off the first full day of Global Roundup 2018 by hearing from Zac & Ben, founders of Austin’s Favor.
11:10am – 1:20pm Sessions
1:30pm – 2:30pm Lunch
Get some food, take a break, and network with your fellow conference-goers.
2:40pm – 4:50pm Sessions
5:00pm – 6:00pm Fireside Chat
6:00pm – 8:00pm Dinner & University of Awesome – Voltron room
University of Awesome is a live 3DS parody in which we will throw you onto a team to concoct a truly dreadful idea for a startup, toss together a deck, then pitch to the masses for a quick and dirty series A.
Day 3 of the 3DS Global Roundup will be fully participant-driven in the style of an “unconference.”. Attendees will host workshops, talks, fun outings, or other educational sessions at Capital Factory or throughout the city of Austin.
Sessions can be just about anything and do not need to be restricted to a startup or career focus, or even be educational. On day 3 you might participate in a scavenger hunt, jump into Barton Springs after a yoga lesson, learn how to bake sourdough bread, hear ideas on how to break up with your device, make your own beer tap, get guitar lessons, or share world travel disaster stories.
If you’re interested in organizing an unconference gathering, you can fill out the form here. As we confirm sessions, we’ll post them on the agenda for attendees to see what they’d like to do. You can then sign up for these sessions in our Facebook group. Feel free to reach out if you have ideas on how to make our first unconference day a success!
2018 Agenda
4:00pm – 5:00pm Developing Your Startup’s Brand – MobilityX room
When building a startup, you are building your brand from scratch. Your brand is, in the words of Jeff Bezos, “what people say about you when you leave the room.”
Learn how startups build their brands in this workshop, led by Dana Callender.
4:00pm – 5:00pm Working with Technical Cofounders – Voltron room
Many entrepreneurs need a technical cofounder to launch their company. This session is a crash course for entrepreneurs scouting these technical cofounders, giving them an essential foundation in understanding coding languages that will be crucial in communicating intelligently with coders.
This session will be led by Neil Manley.
5:00pm – 7:00pm Startup Showcase – Voltron room
Startup teams will have the opportunity to pitch to investors who are actively investing, followed by a social hour where investors can have longer discussions with teams. We expect competition to be tight, so apply early for the best chance to get accepted.
7:00pm – 9:00pm Kick-off Happy Hour! @ Crux Climbing Center
Join us at Crux Climbing Center for an evening of climbing and drinks (in that order). All equipment and drinks are cover by 3DS. Don’t want to climb? No problem, we’ve got a sectioned-off area just for Global Roundup attendees.
9:00am – 10:00am Breakfast
Grab some coffee, Juiceland, and a couple of Austin’s finest breakfast tacos and mingle with the 3DS global family.
10:00am – 11:00am Opening Keynote – Voltron room
Kick-off the first full day of Global Roundup 2018 by hearing from Zac & Ben, founders of Austin’s Favor.
11:10am – 12:10pm Working with Physical Prototypes – MobilityX room
MVPs can differ radically based on whether they are physical products or tech wireframes. How do you build an MVP of a physical product and get a workable version into customers hands? Learn from the experienced in this session.
Panelists include Shelly Brenckman, Monxi Garza, Bryan Martin, Mike Strong, and Alfonso Garcia
11:10am – 12:10pm Build My App Pitches – Voltron room
Have an idea for an app? Apply to this competition for a chance to pitch your app to a panel of coders and have them build it in a 24 hour haze.
6 teams will be chosen to give 5 minute pitches, followed by 5 minutes of Q&A from our coders.
12:20pm – 1:20pm How to Wireframe – MobilityX room
The first step to building an app or website is to put together a series of storyboards to think through and clarify the process. Brendan Kelly will walk you through this process, called “wireframing”, which requires no coding skills, and can be a great process for non-technicals and coders alike.
12:20pm – 1:20pm Cultivating and Maintaining Mentor Relationships – Voltron room
Mentorship is one of the most underutilized resources in a founder’s toolbox. A savvy entrepreneur can separate herself from her peers by being an incredible mentee. Desiree Frieson and Maia Donohue introduce a repeatable process in this session.
1:30pm – 2:30pm Lunch
Get some food, take a break, and network with your fellow conference-goers.
2:40pm – 3:40pm Funding 101 Panel – Voltron room
While the only good money is revenue, fundraising is an important step for entrepreneurs. Get a head start on what you need to know to court investors from this panel, including Silva Gentchev, May Samali, Bart Bohn.
2:40pm – 3:40pm Landing Your First Enterprise Customer – MobilityX room
At 3 Day Startup, we have heard countless B2B projects that purport to connect with a large corporation as a customer.
As customers, however, corporations behave differently from individuals and small businesses. What do you need to know when you plan to work with a corporation as your customer?
Panelists include Andrew Escher, Ben Cantey, Jenn Star
3:50pm – 4:50pm Life Design Workshop: Design Thinking – MobilityX room
As entrepreneurs, we all search for meaning, whether it’s solving a global problem or simply being our own boss. This workshop, led by Madeline Vu, will walk participants through how they can apply design thinking to their own lives to help them figure out a life path or pivot careers.
3:50pm – 4:50pm Accounting for Startups – Voltron room
Cofounders can get so caught up in writing code and talking to customers that they can forget essential basics, such as keeping good books.
This session, led by Edward Morrow helps attendees understand essentials of accounting while scrambling to land early customers.
5:00pm – 6:00pm Dinner
Get some food and debrief from the day’s sessions.
6:00pm – 8:00pm University of Awesome – Voltron room
University of Awesome is a live 3DS parody in which we will throw you onto a team to concoct a truly dreadful idea for a startup, toss together a deck, then pitch to the masses for a quick and dirty series A.
10:30am – 11:00am Breakfast
Grab some coffee, and a couple of Austin’s finest breakfast tacos and mingle with the 3DS global family.
11:00am – 12:00pm Close Keynote – Voltron Room
Katie Fang, founder and CEO of SchooLinks will tell her story about becoming an entrepreneur. Katie was named one of Forbes Magazine’s 30 under 30.
12:10pm – 1:10pm Patent Workshop with Shah IP Law – MobilityX room
Intellectual property is a hot, but misunderstood issue for early stage startups. Protecting your startup can be essential, but focusing on it too early can be a distraction, and even rub stakeholders the wrong way. Samar Shah will answer all your IP related questions at this session.
12:10pm – 1:10pm Website Intro – Voltron room
Not all startups need experienced developers to launch their product. Can you launch an MVP without recruiting any tech talent? Find out in this session, led by Emiliano Villarreal.
1:10pm – 2:10pm Lunch
Get some food, take a break, and network with your fellow conference-goers.
2:10pm – 3:10pm Fireside Chat on Networking – Voltron room
We close out with a conversation between 3 Day Startup Founder Cam Houser and Marc Nathan about networking. For startup founders, the strength of their network is often the defining factor in whether they succeed. Cam and Marc will go in depth on how you can expand your network into something that helps you and your startup thrive.
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