THE NEBULA SUMMIT
What is the Nebula Entrepreneurship Summit?
The Nebula Summit is a grand event designed to inspire and help the youth dive into the world of entrepreneurship! Whether you're just interested in the idea of your own company or already on your way to creating one, our handpicked speakers, workshops, and panelists will give valuable tips to navigate the startup world. Moreover, the Summit is the culmination of the Nebula Challenge - experience 10 amazing teams of youth entrepreneurs and their golden startup ideas! We'd love maximum attendance, so please spread the flyer amongst any entrepreneurial friends you might have.
In Partnership With
Where: Virtually Via Zoom Video Conference
When: September 19th, 2020
(12 PM EST - 4:30 PM EST)
Who: Any High School Student
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Exciting Events @ The Nebula Summit!
Impressive Keynote Speakers
Learn from keynote speakers who are executives from the most successful startups like Uber. Use the lessons you learn to create change in your community and innovate the future.
Digital Workshops
Experience activities and exclusive design thinking workshops hosted by the leading corporations, Google, Paypal, NVIDIA, Adobe, and more. Employ the technical skills you learn in the workshop to take your business to the next level.
Experience the Nebula Challenge Finals
Finalists can compete on stage to win cash prizes and use that as seed money to invest in their company. All other attendees can experience pitches from amazing youth entrepreneurs and gain ideas and insight on how to personally develop themselves.
Teen Entrepreneurs Innovation Panel
High School Entrepreneurs who have started successful business ventures will have a Q&A discussion talking about their experiences and advice for other teen entrepreneurs to see the success they have achieved and the process of how to navigate the business world.
Summit Schedule
Saturday, September 19 (12 PM - 4:30 PM EST)
12:00 - 12:10
Introduction
12:10 - 12:25
Keynote Speech
Mr. Veramallay shares his entrepreneurial story on his adventure towards becoming a co-founder and leading a company from scratch!
Shayne Veramallay
Co-Founder
CARBON Group
12:30 - 1:05
Interactive Workshop - "The Perfect Idea"
How do you hit that moment of entrepreneurial genius? As Ms. Krisnan walks us through the principles of Ikigai and Idea Generation, Mr. Srinivas explains the usefulness of mind-mapping and how to use it to your fullest advantage in entrepreneurship.
Unamalai Krisnan
Manager
Amgen
Ramesh Srinivas
Chief Technology Officer
OptionsPlay
1:10 - 1:30
Keynote Speech
Ms. Vinod shares her experience as the CTO of 2 startups! Her story includes valuable lessons on how we can all take our ideas from our brain to the real world.
Suma Vinod
Chief Technology Officer
Envestnet
1:30 - 3:30
Finale Pitches
The Nebula Challenge's golden finalists will present their companies and business plans to our 3 acclaimed judges! There will be 10 different pitches to listen to, from which our 3 Challenge Winners will be chosen.
Guest Judges
Patrick Convery
Tracey DeLeeuw
Andrea Lown
Professor of Economics
UCLA
Co-Founder
FutureLand
Product Innovation & Marketing
Digital Coconut
3:30 - 4:00
Youth Entrepreneur Panel
We've got 3 amazing young business leaders to prove to you why starting early matters! Be prepared to ask questions and learn a lot about the startup industry.
In partnership with the 21st Century Visionary Podcast
Panelists
Michael Ioffe
CEO & Co-Founder
Arist
Wes Woodson
Avni Barman
Chief Storyteller
thehiddenco
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Founder
Gen She
4:00 - 4:30
Award Ceremony & Conclusion
Round 1 Judges
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Puneet Kaushik
Senior Principle Software Engineer at Facebook
Karthik Chandhramoulie
Global SMB Marketing at Google
Annamalai Muthu
Corporate Controller at Allied Properties REIT
David Bromberg
Founding Partner at Open Water VC