Speakers:
-Eve Ritcher, Emerging Technologies Coordinator
-Robert Reeves, Director, IT and Wireless Portfolio at ATI

Panelists
-Rodrigo Carvalho, CEO of BlackLocus (moved to Austin from Pittsburgh after securing a $2.5M round with DFJ Mercury and Silverton)
-Robin J. Thurston, co-founder & former CEO of MapMyFitness (raised $5.0M from Austin Ventures, and moved its headquarters to Austin from... [read more]

Speakers:
-Eve Ritcher, Emerging Technologies Coordinator
-Robert Reeves, Director, IT and Wireless Portfolio at ATI

Panelists
-Rodrigo Carvalho, CEO of BlackLocus (moved to Austin from Pittsburgh after securing a $2.5M round with DFJ Mercury and Silverton)
-Robin J. Thurston, co-founder & former CEO of MapMyFitness (raised $5.0M from Austin Ventures, and moved its headquarters to Austin from Denver)
-Jonathan Carroll, Music + Events + Operations for Gowalla (moved from Dallas to Austin)
-Tim Kern, CEO of Wawadoo (moved to Austin from Pittsburgh, after Alphalab incubator)

Eve Ritcher will give a presentation on some of the economic benefits of having or moving a company to Austin. At City Hall! She may even throw in some non-economic reasons why Austin is awesome.

Robert Reeves will discuss the talent, quality & cost of living and business climate in Austin. He'll also talk about the ATI Landing Pad to support companies with office space, introductions to talent and funding sources and their proven advising and mentorship.

There will be some drinks, snacks and conversation in the Atrium immediately following. This is part of the Austin Startup Week.