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​Rescheduled for May 3-5, 2019

FLAGSTAFF, AZ - PIONEER PITCH EVENT

Event Schedule

Detailed Event Schedule
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VIP Reception
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​Kick-off reception at the NACET Campus


Friday, May 3, 2019 - 6pm-8pm
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2225 N Gemini Rd, Flagstaff, Arizona 86001 - Accelerator Building B
Sponsored by AWD Law 
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The purpose of this cocktail mixer is to celebrate entrepreneurship and moonshot thinking and kick-off our Pioneer Pitch event weekend. Pioneer Pitch participants (those who are competing and those who are only attending the workshops), mentors, judges, guest speakers, and VIP community leaders are invited to attend. 

Hors d'oeuvre and drinks will be served. Dress is business attire. 
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  • 6:30pm - Kick-off by Scott Hathcock, CEO of Moonshot at NACET. 
 
  • 6:45pm - Jane Lacy, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Senior Manager/US Partner Advancement Team, will share a bit about the Moonshot at NACET partnership making Flagstaff the 1st AWS Cloudstart City in the US. 

*Invitees will receive email invitations.

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Saturday Workshop/Pitch Practice Day
Saturday, May 4 - 9am - 5pm
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2225 N Gemini Rd, Flagstaff, Arizona 86001 - Accelerator Building B

We have a full day of inspiration, education, mentorship, and pitch practice planned for participants.  Those who have applied for the contest but were not accepted this year are welcome to join our Saturday events from 9am-1pm. 

* These sessions are only available to applicants, participants, mentors, and judges. 
Time
Event 
9am-9:30am
Registration + Coffee/Danish
9:30-9:40am
Scott Hathcock (Moonshot CEO) Kick-Off Talk
9:40-10:00am
Introduction of Mentors and Participants - (Participants who are pitching their company/product introduce themselves using the "Who Am I" worksheet you will receive. Also, it will be available for download on this page. ​)
10:00-11:45am
Pitch practice with mentors.
10:30-10:45am
Grab lunch for the lunchtime keynote. Lunch provided. ​
12pm-1pm
Lisa Lloyd -  keynote presentation - "Fail Forward"  -- Sponsored by WozU.
Lunch sponsored by AWS. ​
1:00pm-1:15pm
Break
1:00-3:00pm
Pitch practice with mentors.
3:00pm-4:30pm
Semi-final Pitch Contest. All participants pitch for mentors in the main room. 
4:30pm-4:45pm
Break and mentors meet to determine 8 finalists.
4:45-5:00pm
Announcement of 8 finalists and questions answered regarding Sunday's final pitch event. ​

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Sunday Panel Discussion and Final Pitch Contest

​Sunday, May 5 - 1pm-5pm
Lowell Observatory - 1400 West Mars Hill Rd, Flagstaff, Arizona 86001


OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
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1pm-2pm - On-stage interview/Q&A

​Lessons from the Gnombre

Scott Hathcock, Moonshot CEO, interviews Aram Chavez — Faculty, Arizona State University, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering and founder of Aha to Exit--creator of the world’s first roadmap for innovators to become entrepreneurs. Aram developed the roadmap after years of researching, investing, and developing successful startups.​

​In this fun, inspiring, down-to-earth discussion, Aram will share lessons he's learned along the rocky road of entrepreneurship and why his Aha to Exit roadmap is different from traditional entrepreneurship education.
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2pm-3:30pm

​LIVE Flagstaff Pioneer Pitch Finals

Eight finalists will compete for cash, scholarships, and Amazon web credits valued at up to $15,000 during Sunday's exciting Shark Tank-style pitch event. 

Judges: 
Dustin Moore
Aram Chavez
Lisa Lloyd
Kiersten Hathcock

3:30pm-5pm 
Cocktail reception celebrating all Pioneer Pitch entrepreneurs sponsored by W.L. Gore & Associates. 

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Presented by:

City of Flagstaff logo

Title Sponsor: 

Sunwest Bank logo

Event Sponsors:

Gore logo
AWD Law logo

Supporting Sponsors: 

Wanderlust Brewery,
​AWS
WozU
Lowell Observatory
Canyon Diablo
Distillery

Zoho

Nackard Beverages
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Canyon Angels

Additional Info

Speaker Bios
Mentor Bios
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  • Our Locations
    • Flagstaff, AZ >
      • About Flagstaff
      • Rent Space
      • Flagstaff Members
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      • Reserve Meeting Space
      • Resources
    • Sedona, AZ
    • Tucson, AZ
    • Rim Country
    • Winslow I-40
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    • AZ Pioneer Pitch 22/23 >
      • Pioneer Pitch Marketing Templates
    • Innovate Waste Challenge 2023
    • WE Mean Business
    • Past Events >
      • WE MEAN BIZ April Event
      • Entrepreneurship Intern Certification
      • Sedona Workshop
      • Shoemaker Awards 2022
      • Mission Control for Northeastern Arizona
      • Mission Control Pitch
      • Makers Shakers
      • Biz of Bio Bootcamp >
        • Keynotes - Bootcamp
        • Workshops - Bootcamp
      • Women's Speaker Series >
        • How to Tune Into & Use Intuition in Business
        • Women In Nonprofit
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      • Flagstaff 2020 Innovate Waste And PPE Challenge
      • AZ Pioneer Pitch 21/22 >
        • Globe 2022
        • Rim Country 2022 >
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        • South Navajo County 2022
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          • Participant Info 2021 FLG
          • Workshops
          • Business Bootcamp
        • Winslow Holbrook Joseph City 2022
        • Verde Valley 2021
      • Innovation IP Bootcamps
      • High School Hire Summer Camp
      • Entrepreneur Awards
      • TrueFutureTV Premiere
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