2022 Washington Innovaton., Startup and Invest. Forum & Pitch Contest

The "Washington Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Investment Forum" and Investment Roadshow will be held in the nation’s beautiful capital of Washington DC on Saturday, July 16. The event is hosted by the Silicon Valley-based incubator JJLAKE, DC-based Summit Capital, and organized by the Washington Innovation and Entrepreneurship Club (WIEC). Supporters include Lair East Labs (a New York-based accelerator), Ascending (a rapidly growing local cloud application development service company), and other local Angel Funds and professional associations.

一年一度的“华盛顿创新创业与投资论坛”暨投资路演（创业大赛）将于7月16日（周六）在美丽的首都华盛顿举行。 本届活动硅谷孵化器JJLAKE和首都华盛顿清峰资本Summit Capital，马里兰大学中国学生学者联合会共同举办。来自纽约的加速器Lair East Labs，华盛顿多家天使基金，加盟协办。华盛顿创新创业俱乐部（WIEC）具体承办。

The panel discussions include: the Metaverse, the future business prospects of Web3 technology, Venture Capital opportunities in the biomedical technology sector post-pandemic, and a roadshow from a cloud computing startup. The competition will be judged by professors, industry experts and executives, entrepreneurs, and investment institutions.

本届活动邀请到世界银行网络专家展望元宇宙和web3技术发展和未来商业前景，生物医药企业家分享在疫情后生物医药技术的发展趋势和创业投资机会，首都本地快速增长的云计算应用开发青年创业者将分享其创业成长历程。更多来自美东美西的专家教授，产业高管，企业家，投资机构代表，青年年精英及领袖等等嘉宾参会交流，探讨疫情后创业及投资机会，或担任路演项目评审。

The participating startups should concentrate on emerging technologies, such as biomedicine, network and data technology, AI, semiconductors, the metaverse, alternative energy, and green technology. Projects in the blockchain field (WEB 3.0, DAO, DEFI) are also welcome. Some projects can attend remotely via Zoom. There will be awards for the finalists.

参赛创业领域包括主要的新兴科技领域，如生物医药，网络及数据科技，AI，半导体，元宇宙，新能源和绿色科技，也欢迎区块链领域（WEB 3.0，DAO，DEFI）项目参赛。部分项目可以网上路演。除了丰富的创投资源，大赛将对优胜者提供一定奖励。

Agenda

13:00-15:00 WIE Forum

• Metaverse and Web 3.0 Technology from a Business Perspective
• The Future of Biomedical Technology in a Post Pandemic Era
• Path to Success 1: Ascending’s growth story in cloud computing and data migration services
• Path to Success 2: Startup Investment Exit Opportunities
• Panel Discussion: Opportunities for Startups & Investments

15:00-18:00: Startup Pitch

10-15 startup teams in significant technologies, online demonstration pitch allowed

18:00-21:00: Award Ceremony, VIP Reception, Networking

International Entrepreneur Rule (IER) for foreign entrepreneurs (to be confirmed)

BP Submission:

[email protected] (deadline for registration is July 5th)

CO-HOSTS：

• Washington Innovation & Entrepreneur Club (WIEC)
• CSSA of University Maryland
• JJLAKE (incubator, Silicon Valley)
• Summit Capital (local angel fund)
• Lair East Labs (accelerator, New York)
• Ascendingdc.com

Keynote Speaker, Judges, VCs, and VIPs :

Scholars, experts, executives, and investors from Silicon Valley, Washington D.C., and New York will join this event to deliver keynote speeches and judge the contest. Six more VC funds (in USD) will participate in the startup pitch demo remotely, three from Silicon Valley。

已经确认线上或线下参与投资路演的美元投资机构:

• ZhenFound 真格基金
  
• GAORONG Capital 高榕资本
  
• FREES 瑞丰资本
  
• AMINO 硅谷丰元资本
  
• TVSC 硅谷清谷创投天使基金
  
• Silicon Valley Future Capital 硅谷未来资本
  
• Scale Asia Ventures 硅谷
  
• GCAIA Capital Angel Fund， Washington D.C.
  
• Summit Capital Angel Fund 华盛顿清峰资本天使基金
  
• JJLAKE 硅谷JJLAKE孵化器配套基金
  
• Lair East Labs 纽约来易加速器配套基金
  

等11家美元投资机构参加路演，更多美元投资机构在邀请或确认参会中。

Final 10-15 Pitch Team : (to be announced)

first 10 will participate in the contest, the rest will pitch demo for investment purpose only and will not be scored to win prizes.

Speaker , Judge List (to be announced )

张志军博士 世界银行集团首席信息安全架构师及元宇宙专家

柳一夫 硅谷孵化器中心JJLAKE Executive Director执行总监

Richard Fu博士 华盛顿天使基金GCAIA Capital，Managing Partner

MIT天使会成员，DC Chapter Selection Committee Member

邱琪裕博士 德诺美生物医药股份有限公司董事长

Terry Xiao 企业家，Marymount University 教授，玉山科技DC分会长

Daqi Cui 美国倍泽国际金融有限公司总裁，纽交所上市公司绿能控股集团高管

River Duan 华盛顿清峰资本创始合伙人

陈猛博士 美国纳米医学技术公司Nanova 创始合伙人及副总裁

Michelle Wang Co-Founder & Partner, Lair East Labs

Tien Wang President, Opus8

Wally Wang Founding Partner at Scale Asia Ventures

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

University of Maryland, Stamp1, College Park, United States