Startup The Conversation With Congress: A *Panel and Startup Meetup

ATTENDEES MUST RSVP AT http://bit.ly/Rdbryn! (Startup Ticket: $0 -Startups MUST register to attend, Regular Attendee Ticket: $15)

Startup the Conversation with Congress: A Panel & Startup Meet-Up
*Using groundbreaking new Google+ Hangout technology to interface with Washington, D.C.

Join U.S. Senate startup leadership to advise them on what entrepreneurs need. Entrepreneurship is one of the... [read more]

ATTENDEES MUST RSVP AT http://bit.ly/Rdbryn! (Startup Ticket: $0 -Startups MUST register to attend, Regular Attendee Ticket: $15)

Startup the Conversation with Congress: A Panel & Startup Meet-Up
*Using groundbreaking new Google+ Hangout technology to interface with Washington, D.C.

Join U.S. Senate startup leadership to advise them on what entrepreneurs need. Entrepreneurship is one of the few issues seeing movement in Congress and legislators are introducing and passing bills that will directly affect the ability of startups to do business. If entrepreneurs don’t tell Congress what they need, startups will be locked out of a process that is moving forward, with or without you.

As part of Austin Startup Week, the Austin Chamber and sponsors Contract Gurus and Third Base invite you to learn about and advise Congress on their startup bills at “Startup the Conversation with Congress” on October 11 from 3-4 p.m. at the Omni Hotel. Attendees will also hear about simple ways you can impact federal startup policies going forward. A VIP reception/meet-up, sponsored by Third Base, will be held for attendees immediately following the panel from 4:00-5:00.

AGENDA:
Panel: 3:00pm - 4:00pm (Omni Hotel Capital Ballroom -2nd floor)
Startup Meet-Up: 4:00pm – 5:00pm (Capital Factory/Austin TechLive -16th floor)

STARTUP ISSUES
*Startup Act 2.0 – Designed to significantly increase startup success, 2.0 would create a permanent capital gains tax exemption for startups, an entrepreneur visa, and much, much more.
*Startup Innovation Credit Act –A startup R&D tax credit.
*Entrepreneur-in-Residence Act –Ever had challenges working with a government agency? This pilot program would insert business expertise into government processes to make them more efficient & responsive to startups.

MODERATED BY
- Mitch Jacobson, Co-Director -Clean Energy Incubator, Austin Technology Incubator (ATI)

FEATURED SPEAKERS
*Brian van Hook, Majority Policy Director, Senate Small Business & Entrepreneurship Committee (Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Chair & author of the Federal Entrepreneur in Residence Act) -by videoconference
*Jason Wiens, Senior Legislative Assistant, Office of Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS) (author of the Startup Act 2.0) -by videoconference
*JJ Singh, Economic Policy Legislative Assistant, Office of Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) (author of the Startup Innovation Credit Act) - by teleconference
*Mike McGeary, co-founder and Chief Political Strategist of the San Francisco-based Engine Advocacy
*Eric Overton, founder & CEO, Focus Embedded
*Erika Sumner, Vice President of Public Policy, Austin Chamber of Commerce

REGISTRATION
All attendees will receive two drink tickets for the startup meet-up.

Startups get in FREE!
Startup Ticket: $0 -Startups MUST register to attend.
Regular Attendee Ticket: $15

What questions do YOU want the panel to answer? Submit your ideas for consideration by emailing them to esumner@austinchamber.com.

Contact: by email at esumner [@] austinchamber [dot] com or on twitter at https://twitter.com/ErikaSumner

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