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SUMMARY:Rocky Mountain Tech Meetup
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the brand new Convercent headquarters for an afternoon to discuss Colorado tech's growth and future. We will have opening remarks from Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock\, Secretary of Technology & State Chief Information Officer Kristin Russell and TeleTech CEO Ken Tuchman\, followed by a panel of local tech leaders\, including the CEOs of NewsGator\, Inspirato\, Ping Identity and Convercent. Hear from industry experts how technology innovation and trends are shaping Denver\, where the greatest market opportunities lie\, and how to succeed as growing company in the region’s local tech industry.\n\nCome\, ask questions and meet the leaders scaling the Silicon Rockies. Enjoy drinks and refreshments following the event and see the freshly designed space on Broadway. We look forward to having you there. Rocky Mountain Tech Meetup\n\nJuly 23\, 2013\n\n4-6 pm\n\n\n\nWelcome to Convercent’s brand new\nheadquarters\, located in Denver’s\n\nGolden Triangle. We’re excited\nyou’re here. In conjunction with the\n\nColorado Technology Association\n(CTA)\, Convercent is pleased to\n\nbring together local leaders\,\ntech entrepreneurs\, artists\, thinkers and\n\ndevelopers. Today we will learn\nabout how the region is becoming a\n\nthriving hub of innovation from\nthe pioneers scaling\n\nRocky Mountain tech.\n\n\n\n\nProgram\n\n\n\nOpening Remarks\n\nErik Mitisek CEO of CTA\n\n\n\n\nComments\n\nDenver Mayor Michael B. Hancock\n\nConvercent CEO Patrick Quinlan\n\nColorado’s Secretary of\nTechnology and CIO Kristin D. Russell\n\n\n\n\nThe State of Tech in Denver\n\nPanel with industry experts\ndiscussing how technology innovation and\n\ntrends are shaping Denver and the\nlocal tech industry.\n\n\n\nDavid Kallery President\, Inspirato\n\nPete Khanna CEO\, TrackVia\n\nJoe Zell Partner\, Grotech Ventures\n\nPatrick Quinlan CEO\, Convercent\n\nModerated by Greg Avery Denver Business Journal\n\n\n\n\nReception\n\nNetworking\, drinks and music\n\n\n\nfrom singer/songwriter\, Jason\nVigil\n\n\nErik Mitisek\, CEO of CTA\n\nErik Mitisek has been building companies in Colorado for 14 years\nin the industries of\n\nonline software\, luxury clubs\, consumer mobile and online real\nestate. He co-founded\n\nNext Great Place\, a premium online travel network that is backed\nby Trinity Ventures.\n\nErik is a Founders Institute mentor\, the Chairman of BuiltIn\nDenver and a Co-Chair for\n\nStartup Colorado.\n\n\n\n\nMayor Michael B. Hancock\n\nMayor Michael B. Hancock became Denver’s 45th mayor in July 2011.\nBy thinking smart\,\n\nplanning smart\, using resources wisely\, taking advantage of smart\n21st century tools and\n\nmeeting people where they are\, Mayor Hancock has spent his first\n20 months in office\n\nrefocusing Denver’s efforts around children\, job creation and\nsafety.\n\n\n\n\nPatrick Quinlan\, CEO of Convercent\n\nMost recently Patrick served as CEO of Rivet Software\, which in\ntwo years he took from\n\n$240\,000 to $12 million in quarterly revenue–an increase that\nearned the company\n\n#60 overall placement on the 2011 Inc. 500 List\, and #6 among\nsoftware companies.\n\nA founding partner of Nebbiolo Ventures alongside Barclay Friesen\nand Philip Winterburn\,\n\nhe has also been the CEO of ServiceSelect and Delta Translation which\nwas successfully\n\nsold to LFI in 1999.\n\n\n\n\nColorado’s Secretary of Technology and CIO Kristin D. Russell\n\nAs Colorado’s Secretary of Technology and Chief Information\nOfficer\, Kristin D. Russell is\n\nleading the state’s technology economic development efforts\,\npromoting Colorado as a\n\nheadquarters location for new and relocating technology companies\nand increasing the\n\neffectiveness and efficiency of government through the use of\nshared information and\n\ntechnology.\n\n\n\n\nDavid Kallery\, President of Inspirato\n\nAs the President of Inspirato\, David is responsible for all\noperational aspects of the\n\nbusiness including management of member services\, membership sales\nand technology\n\ndevelopment. Inspirato with American Express is a private vacation\nclub for travelers who\n\nenjoy five-star service and privileged access to luxurious villas\nall around the world.\n\n\n\n\nPete Khanna\, CEO of TrackVia\n\nPete is an experienced executive with a history of building and\nleading successful\n\ntechnology service businesses. Pete has a successful track record\nof leading companies\n\nthrough innovative go-to-market strategies\, driving operational\nefficiencies\, creating\n\nfocused corporate strategies\, building effective teams and\nexhibiting an unrelenting\n\ncommitment to customer satisfaction.\n\n\n\n\nJoe Zell\, Partner at Grotech Ventures\n\nJoe Zell is a General Partner at Grotech Ventures and focuses on\ninvestment opportunities\n\nin communications and IT infrastructure\, cloud services\, mobile\,\nnetworking\, and\n\ninternet and digital media sectors. Prior to joining Grotech\, Joe\nbuilt a 20-year operating\n\nbackground in communications and data networking\, including nine\nyears with US West\n\nCommunications\, where he was instrumental in building the Data\nNetworking Division\n\nfrom startup to $2.5 billion in revenue.\n\n\n\n\nGreg Avery\, Reporter for Denver Business Journal\n\nGreg Avery covers tech\, telecom\, aerospace and bioscience for the Denver Business\n\nJournal and writes for the "Boosters\, Bits & Bioscience†blog.\n\n\n\n\nJason Vigil\n\nA Colorado native\, Jason Vigil is a singer/songwriter that has\nplayed the Denver region\n\nand toured nationally for the past eight years. He has shared the\nstage with national acts\n\nsuch as The Gin Blossoms\, Colin Hay (Men at Work)\, Edwin McCain\,\nNeed To Breathe\,\n\nAlpha\nRev\, The Proclaimers\, Corey Smith and several others.\n\n Link for Registration
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Join us at the brand new Convercent headquarters for an afternoon to discuss Colorado tech's growth and future. We will have opening remarks from Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock\, Secretary of Technology &\; State Chief Information Officer Kristin Russell and TeleTech CEO Ken Tuchman\, followed by a panel of local tech leaders\, including the CEOs of NewsGator\, Inspirato\, Ping Identity and Convercent. Hear from industry experts how technology innovation and trends are shaping Denver\, where the greatest market opportunities lie\, and how to succeed as growing company in the region’s local tech industry.
Come\, ask questions and meet the leaders scaling the Silicon Rockies. Enjoy drinks and refreshments following the event and see the freshly designed space on Broadway. We look forward to having you there.
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Rocky Mountain Tech Meetup
\n\nJuly 23\, 2013
\n\n4-6 pm
\n\n\n\nWelcome to Convercent’s brand new\nheadquarters\, located in Denver’s
\n\nGolden Triangle. We’re excited\nyou’re here. In conjunction with the
\n\nColorado Technology Association\n(CTA)\, Convercent is pleased to
\n\nbring together local leaders\,\ntech entrepreneurs\, artists\, thinkers and
\n\ndevelopers. Today we will learn\nabout how the region is becoming a
\n\nthriving hub of innovation from\nthe pioneers scaling
\n\nRocky Mountain tech.
Program
\n\n\n\nOpening Remarks
\n\nErik Mitisek CEO of CTA
Comments
\n\nDenver Mayor Michael B. Hancock
\n\nConvercent CEO Patrick Quinlan
\n\nColorado’s Secretary of\nTechnology and CIO Kristin D. Russell
The State of Tech in Denver
\n\nPanel with industry experts\ndiscussing how technology innovation and
\n\ntrends are shaping Denver and the\nlocal tech industry.
\n\n\n\nDavid Kallery President\, Inspirato
\n\nPete Khanna CEO\, TrackVia
\n\nJoe Zell Partner\, Grotech Ventures
\n\nPatrick Quinlan CEO\, Convercent
\n\nModerated by Greg Avery Denver Business Journal
\n\n
Reception
\n\nNetworking\, drinks and music
\n\n\n\nfrom singer/songwriter\, Jason\nVigil
Erik Mitisek\, CEO of CTA
\n\nErik Mitisek has been building companies in Colorado for 14 years\nin the industries of
\n\nonline software\, luxury clubs\, consumer mobile and online real\nestate. He co-founded
\n\nNext Great Place\, a premium online travel network that is backed\nby Trinity Ventures.
\n\nErik is a Founders Institute mentor\, the Chairman of BuiltIn\nDenver and a Co-Chair for
\n\nStartup Colorado.
Mayor Michael B. Hancock
\n\nMayor Michael B. Hancock became Denver’s 45th mayor in July 2011.\nBy thinking smart\,
\n\nplanning smart\, using resources wisely\, taking advantage of smart\n21st century tools and
\n\nmeeting people where they are\, Mayor Hancock has spent his first\n20 months in office
\n\nrefocusing Denver’s efforts around children\, job creation and\nsafety.
Patrick Quinlan\, CEO of Convercent
\n\nMost recently Patrick served as CEO of Rivet Software\, which in\ntwo years he took from
\n\n$240\,000 to $12 million in quarterly revenue–an increase that\nearned the company
\n\n#60 overall placement on the 2011 Inc. 500 List\, and #6 among\nsoftware companies.
\n\nA founding partner of Nebbiolo Ventures alongside Barclay Friesen\nand Philip Winterburn\,
\n\nhe has also been the CEO of ServiceSelect and Delta Translation which\nwas successfully
\n\nsold to LFI in 1999.
Colorado’s Secretary of Technology and CIO Kristin D. Russell
\n\nAs Colorado’s Secretary of Technology and Chief Information\nOfficer\, Kristin D. Russell is
\n\nleading the state’s technology economic development efforts\,\npromoting Colorado as a
\n\nheadquarters location for new and relocating technology companies\nand increasing the
\n\neffectiveness and efficiency of government through the use of\nshared information and
\n\ntechnology.
David Kallery\, President of Inspirato
\n\nAs the President of Inspirato\, David is responsible for all\noperational aspects of the
\n\nbusiness including management of member services\, membership sales\nand technology
\n\ndevelopment. Inspirato with American Express is a private vacation\nclub for travelers who
\n\nenjoy five-star service and privileged access to luxurious villas\nall around the world.
Pete Khanna\, CEO of TrackVia
\n\nPete is an experienced executive with a history of building and\nleading successful
\n\ntechnology service businesses. Pete has a successful track record\nof leading companies
\n\nthrough innovative go-to-market strategies\, driving operational\nefficiencies\, creating
\n\nfocused corporate strategies\, building effective teams and\nexhibiting an unrelenting
\n\ncommitment to customer satisfaction.
Joe Zell\, Partner at Grotech Ventures
\n\nJoe Zell is a General Partner at Grotech Ventures and focuses on\ninvestment opportunities
\n\nin communications and IT infrastructure\, cloud services\, mobile\,\nnetworking\, and
\n\ninternet and digital media sectors. Prior to joining Grotech\, Joe\nbuilt a 20-year operating
\n\nbackground in communications and data networking\, including nine\nyears with US West
\n\nCommunications\, where he was instrumental in building the Data\nNetworking Division
\n\nfrom startup to $2.5 billion in revenue.
Greg Avery\, Reporter for Denver Business Journal
\n\nGreg Avery covers tech\, telecom\, aerospace and bioscience for the Denver Business
\n\nJournal and writes for the "Boosters\, Bits &\; Bioscience†blog.
Jason Vigil
\n\nA Colorado native\, Jason Vigil is a singer/songwriter that has\nplayed the Denver region
\n\nand toured nationally for the past eight years. He has shared the\nstage with national acts
\n\nsuch as The Gin Blossoms\, Colin Hay (Men at Work)\, Edwin McCain\,\nNeed To Breathe\,
\n\nAlpha\nRev\, The Proclaimers\, Corey Smith and several others.
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