36|86 The Southeast's Premier Entrepreneurship Event 2017 | Launch Tennessee | 4 June 2017 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States

36|86 is the Southeast’s premier technology event for entrepreneurs, investors and thought leaders from across the country. It showcases promising growth-stage startups innovating in traditional industries and positioning the region to lead the country’s next wave of entrepreneurship.

Named for the longitudinal coordinates of Nashville, 36|86 represents a future for Southeastern entrepreneurship with Tennessee as the economic nucleus. It’s the summer’s can’t-miss opportunity for incredible founders, proven business leaders, strategic investors and corporate partners to plug into the regional ecosystem and leverage it to fast-track growth.

Meet us in Nashville for four days of exciting new ideas on entrepreneurship! Hear from A-list speakers such as Steve Case, Sen. Bill Frist, MD, and FedEx CEO Fred Smith; get the unique perspective of VCs such as GE Ventures and Village Capital

Steve Case
Chairman & CEO of Revolution LLC

Bill Frist, M.D.
Surgeon & Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader

Frederick W. Smith
Chairman & CEO of FedEx Corporation

Bill Haslam
Tennessee Governor

Jeremy King
Executive Vice President & Chief Technology Offer of Walmart

Karen Kerr
Executive Managing Director of GE Ventures

John B. Rogers Jr.
CEO & Founder of Local Motors

Derrick Morgan
Impact Investor & Tennessee Titan

Logan Bartlett
Vice President, Battery Ventures

Jon Shieber
Senior Editor, Techcrunch

Kelly Hoey
Author, Speaker & Investor

Leslie Miley
Director of Engineering, Slack

Anthony Lee
Managing Director at Altos Ventures

Victoria Fram
Co-Founder & Managing Director of VilCap Investments, LLC

Rob Runett
Lead Project Manager, Next Adventures at The Motley Fool

Arjun Aggarwal
Investment Associate at New Enterprise Associates

Chris Heivly
Entrepreneur in Residence at Techstars

Ken Mcelrath
CEO & Founder of Skuid

Trung Do
Vice President of Business Development, Partners HealthCare

Heather Cabot
Co-Author & Co-Founder Geek Girl Rising, Angel Investor

Chip Blaufuss
Strategic Innovation, HCA

Darria Long Gillespie, M.D.
VP Clinical Strategy, Sharecare

Cynthia B. Kaye
Founder & CEO of Alive Studios

Kevin Glidewell
Assistant General Counsel, Sports & Digital Entertainment at Turner

Sandy Khaund
Founder & CEO of UPGRADED Inc.

Lori B. Feinsilver
Managing Director, Head of Community Affairs & Executive Communications, Americas, UBS

Erik Day
Vice President & GM, North America Small Business at Dell Technologies

Brad Holliday
Partner at GrowthX

Todd Olson
CEO & Co-Founder of Pendo

Tim Hayden
Co-Founder & Managing Director of Stadia Ventures

Christina Chase
Managing Director, MIT Sports Technology Research Group

Alison Lebovitz
Host of "The A List with Alison Lebovitz" at WTCI-PBS, Emcee

Nick Smoot
Founder & Executive Director at Mountain Man Ventures

Andrew Goldner
Founding Partner at GrowthX

Marshall Martin
Strategy & Performance Coach

Mickey Cloud
Senior Vice President, Head of Chattanooga Office at Vayner Media

Doug Tatum
Chairman of the Board for Newport Board Group

Jamie Sears
Executive Director of UBS Community Affairs & Corporate Responsibility

Stay Tuned
for Exciting Speaking Announcements

FedEx
UBS
Insperity
Baker Donelson
Dell
Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce
Pinnacle Financial Partners
New West Records
Nova Copy
Unify Water
Fleetwood Coffee
Bahou Law, PLLC
Southwest
LBMC
Butler Snow
Petra
Vayner Media
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revolution