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Silicon Harbor See the Future on SILICON HARBOR 2015 LOOKBOOK #EXPLORE Photo: Ron Cogswell The South Rises Again (but not like that) Is Elon Musk the Marco Polo of our age? Jeff Bezos the The new explorers who capitalize on this opportunity are Magellan? Are Google developers akin to Edison’s Menlo exactly who you will find at DIG SOUTH. In their honor, Park inventors? we declare the Festival theme for 2015 to be a simple call to action: #Explore. From Google Glass to SpaceX, we’ve entered a new age of exploration. The winners in this wild frontier will be Yes, the South is rising … but not in the way some the innovators, disruptors and startup hustlers now sailing old-timers might proclaim. It’s a new day, time to write into unchartered waters, upending old worlds as they hit the next chapter. So join us in Charleston to get inspired shore and planting their flags deep into the firmament. and tell us why your brilliant idea is next in line, poised for the big time and ripe for funding. Closer to home, the South is experiencing a moment of its own. And people like AOL founder Steve Case sense The revolution continues… the potential, declaring that through his Revolution fund he intends to seek and support high-impact, homegrown startups outside of traditional tech centers like Silicon Valley, Seattle and Boston. Case calls the movement “The Rise of the Rest.” And he is looking southward. Stanfield Gray 2 | DIG SOUTH 2015 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE MON, APRIL 27 TUES, APRIL 28 WED, APRIL 29 PRE-CONFERENCE DIG CONFERENCE & DIG SHOW REGISTRATION & BADGE PICK UP REGISTRATION & BADGE PICK UP REGISTRATION & BADGE PICK UP DIG MASHUP 11 AM – 7 PM | CINEBARRE 11 AM – 7 PM | CINEBARRE 7 AM – 7 PM | CINEBARRE Presented by OPEN SOURCE CHS 963 Houston Northcutt Blvd, Mt. Pleasant 963 Houston Northcutt Blvd, Mt. Pleasant 963 Houston Northcutt Blvd, Mt. Pleasant 4 – 5:30 PM Pick up registration materials and Pick up registration materials and Pick up registration materials and Get face time with the presenters badges at DIG CENTRAL. badges at DIG CENTRAL. badges at DIG CENTRAL. and attendees you need to meet. DIG SPACE WALK DIG CONFERENCE DIG BASH 4 – 6 PM | CHARLESTON METRO AREA DIGNITARY BREAKFAST 8 – 9 AM 5 – 7 PM | EDMUND’S OAST, THE BOWER Meet the minds behind Charleston’s LUNCH NOON Music by: David Wax Museum BE A tech and creative companies in their SESSIONS 9 AM – 4 PM DIGNITARY natural habitat. (It’s fine to feed the DIG MEDIA BASH animals.) Get a feel for their workspace, DIG SHOW Invite-only, private happy hour for join them at a sponsored happy 10 AM – 5 PM | DIG PAVILIONS DIG Conference Presenters and Media hour or peruse a pop-up studio. 75+ DIG EXHIBIT SPACES UPLOAD CHARLESTON SHINDIG Exhibit spaces located in the following ports-of-call: Presented by CHARLESTON COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENTREPRENEUR’S LANDING REGISTER 6 – 8 PM | CHARLESTON MUSEUM COURTYARD A showcase of tech, tech-related and Featured Caterer: Home Team BBQ creative companies, products and services. NOW Music by: David Wax Museum LIFESTYLE LANDING The official “Welcome to DIG SOUTH” A showcase of hardware, packaged event – a craft beer bash celebration and scalable goods. From drones to for all badge holders. Enjoy brews, buttered scones, fit bits to biscuits, small- bites and bumping music with your batch Bourbon, iPad accessories and new friends (fellow attendees). beyond. Crazy commerce, we know! 3 | DIG SOUTH 2015 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE THURS, APRIL 30 FRI, MAY 1 DIG CONFERENCE & DIG SHOW DIG DEMO DAY & DIG SHOW DIG CONFERENCE DIG INVESTOR BASH DIG DEMO DAY WILD PITCH: ACCELERATORS BREAKFAST 8 – 9 AM 5 – 7 PM | MOUNT PLEASANT, DIG A JOB BREAKFAST 8 – 9 AM Presented by NEXTON MEMORIAL WATERFRONT PARK Presented by BOOMTOWN Presented by BLACKBAUD 2 – 4 PM | STARTUP STAGE Separately ticketed happy hour for LUNCH NOON Light breakfast for recruiters and job seekers. Cash prizes awarded to the top three startups. DIG SOUTH Investors, Wild Pitchers SESSIONS 9 AM – 4 PM Entrepreneurs from top accelerator programs and fast-growth Startups. DIG DEMO DAY KEYNOTE 9 AM pitch high-impact ideas. A panel of investors (Tickets on sale now. Only 250 available.) DIG SHOW and experts judge each startup on stage in 10 AM – 5 PM | DIG PAVILIONS DIG SHOW front of a live audience. STARTUP SHINDIG 10 AM – 5 PM | DIG PAVILIONS Presented by DIXON HUGHES DIG MASHUP DIG MASHUP GOODMAN + SPARC WORKSHOPS 9 AM – 4 PM Presented by CLEMSON MBA Presented by NELSON MULLINS 6 – 9 PM | TBA LUNCH NOON RILEY & SCARBOROUGH 4 – 5:30 PM Featured Caterer: Coastal Crust 75+ DIG EXHIBIT SPACES 4 – 5:30 PM Get face time with the presenters Music by: Holy Ghost Tent Revival Exhibit spaces located in the and attendees you need to meet. Get face time with the presenters and Featured Cocktail: Cathead Vodka + Bittermilk following ports-of-call: attendees you need to meet. Startups, investors, presenters and STARTUP HARBOR SOUTHEASTERN SYNC UP SHINDIG dignitaries connect on the eve of Demo Day. Fast-growth entrepreneurs demo their products Expect bits and bites, national touring and services all day as accredited investors 6 – 9 PM | HARBORSIDE EAST bands and other delights. and attendees discover the best of the best. Featured Caterers: Básico, The Cocktail Club and Indaco SPONSOR DIG A JOB MARKETPLACE Featured Cocktail: The Cocktail Club Presented by BLACKBAUD Music by: Langhorne Slim NOW Recruiters, meet talent. Talent, Climactic bash celebrating the close of meet recruiters. DIG SOUTH 2015, featuring national touring bands, delectable F&B and hip WILD PITCH: STUDENTS mingling with presenters, investors, 11 AM – 1 PM | STARTUP STAGE startups and other dignitaries. Cash prizes awarded to the top three startups. Student entrepreneurs pitch ideas to a panel of experts. 4 | DIG SOUTH 2015 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE SAT, MAY 2 DIG THE LOWCOUNTRY Photo: Ron Cogswell DIG THE LOWCOUNTRY Explore the region while taking advantage of DIG SOUTH’s program of preferred businesses. Contact us now to provide your special offer to our audience of tech and other creative entrepreneurs who love the outdoors, drink specials, fine dining and other hip ways explore Metro Charleston. 5 | DIG SOUTH 2015 APRIL 28–MAY 2 • CHARLESTON, SC • SPONSOR NOW: 843.224.0461 • [email protected] TOP SHELF PRESENTERS Brandi Temple Kim Zetter Peter Scott Charlie Warzel CEO, Lolly Wolly Doodle Senior Reporter, Wired Magazine VP of Emerging Media, Turner Sports Tech Editor, Buzzfeed Bo Burlingham Michelle Adinolfi William Etundi Atul Bali Editor-at-Large, Inc. Magazine Account Executive, Twitter CEO, See.Me President, Games at Real Networks Inc. RAISING CAPITAL? ... YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO MISS DIG SOUTH. Revolution Ventures, BlueRun Ventures, Bull City Venture Partners, SCRA Technology Ventures, DC / Northeast Ventures, Kinetic Ventures, Angel Resource Institute, Wilmington Investor Network, IDEA Fund Partners, Fulcrum Equity Partners, Angel Resource Institute, Boston Millennium Partners, Square 1 Bank, Harbert Venture Partners, Core Capital Partners, Noro-Moseley Partners, Comerica, River Cities Capital Partners, Columbus Nova Tech Partners, Alerion Ventures, Plus 25 more! 6 | DIG SOUTH 2015 APRIL 28–MAY 2 • CHARLESTON, SC • SPONSOR NOW: 843.224.0461 • [email protected] ALL-ACCESS BADGE REGISTRATION OPTIONS includes... TUESDAY DIG SPACE WALK DIG APRIL 28 UPLOAD CHARLESTON SHINDIG (bar & bites) Featured Chef: Home Team BBQ Special Band: David Wax Museum WEDNESDAY DIG CONFERENCE (breakfast & lunch) APRIL 29 DIG SHOW USE CODE DIGDEAL3 AND SAVE $150 DIG MASHUP WHEN YOU PURCHASE YOUR ALL-ACCESS THURSDAY DIG CONFERENCE (breakfast & lunch) APRIL 30 DIG SHOW ALL-ACCESS BADGE DIG MASHUP through APR 1 = $750 STARTUP SHINDIG (bar & bites) Featured Chef: Coastal Crust through APR 23 = $900 Featured Cocktail: Cathead Vodka + Bittermilk Band: Holy Ghost Tent Revival PURCHASE 5 OR MORE BADGES AND SAVE 15%. (not valid with other discounts) FRIDAY DIG DEMO DAY MAY 1 DIG SHOW 3-DAY CONFERENCE DIG DEMO DAY DIG A JOB BREAKFAST & MARKETPLACE BADGE BADGE DIG WORKSHOPS APRIL 28–30 MAY 1 WILD PITCH: ACCELERATORS through APR 1 = $575 through APR 1 = $275 WILD PITCH: STUDENTS through APR 23 = $675 through APR 23 = $375 DIG MASHUP SOUTHEASTERN SYNC UP SHINDIG (bar & bites) DIG INVESTOR BASH TICKETS Featured Chefs: Indaco, Básico and The Cocktail Club The Cocktail Club Featured cocktail: APRIL 30 Band: Langhorne Slim | $125 (only 250 available) 7 | DIG SOUTH 2015 5025 DIG DEMOGRAPHICS ATTENDEES 1022 CONFERENCE-GOERS CHARLESTON 320 N, 790 W 650 COMPANIES 221 PRESENTERS REPRESENTING PRESENTERS LANGHORNE SLIM HOLY GHOST TENT REVIVAL NATIONAL BANDS SOUTHERN DRAWL 8 | DIG SOUTH 2015 WHY THEY CAME Companies made new, profitable connections “DIG SOUTH supports Startups received funding what is uniquely important about Talented people got hired the region, about Charleston – you have The HACKCharleston winners created a cross-section here of a “YELP for the outdoors” for the health and government, Lowcountry Open Land Trust tech and art, even robotics, not to mention Live activation of Infinite Takes’ really good food! stre.am app led to a meeting and a deal And that is exactly with the Jacksonville Jaguars what’s needed.” Lisa Maki, CEO/Cofounder, Blue Ion took home the coveted PokitDok Culturama “Golden Keg” prize DIG Sponsors and Presenters were featured in the USA Today article “‘Post College Towns’ Brim with Youth, Jobs” And much more... 9 | DIG SOUTH 2015 ACCELERATOR WINNER “There’s a tremendous feeling of unity in NEW IN 2015 $30,000 OF INVESTMENT [ ] the community from CAPITAL AWARDED ON THE business leaders as SPOT TO KRISSA WATRY, well as the government PRESIDENT/CEO OF DYNEPIC, to really develop a FOR HER SENSIBOT! technology hub here and promote innovation, small business, STUDENT WINNER CREATE entrepreneurship – $10,000 OF INVESTMENT it should be a DIG CREATE is the world's destination for young CAPITAL AWARDED ON THE greatest assemblage of SPOT TO SOUTHYEAST LABS entrepreneurs.” creative talent ever gathered TO CONTINUE DEVELOPING at Cinebarre during the –Will Marré, CEO, REALeadership Alliance THEIR UNIQUE REGIONAL YEAST DIG Conference.
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