Cornell's Eclectic Convergence entrepreneurship conference will bring founders in cybersecurity, jewelry, health technology and other businesses to New York City on Friday, Nov. 6.
Entrepreneurship at Cornell says registration remains open for the daylong event at the Verizon Executive Education Center at Cornell Tech, 2 West Loop Road. The program includes talks, fireside chats, startup pitches and networking.
Regular admission is $100. Student tickets are $25, a student-and-bus package is $75, faculty and staff tickets are $50, and patron admission is $300, according to the conference website.
Check-in and breakfast begin at 8:45 a.m., followed by opening remarks at 9:45 a.m. Closing remarks are scheduled for 4:15 p.m.
Speakers include Gwen Whiting, founder of The Laundress and The Fill; Alex Collmer, founder and executive chairman of Vidmob; Sam Jones, CEO and co-founder of Method Security; and Nicole Wegman, founder and CEO of Ring Concierge.
Jones plans to discuss his path from Cornell to the Air Force, Palantir and Method Security, including how experience across fields can help entrepreneurs. He said a challenge for founders is deciding which outside feedback to follow and when to trust their own judgment.
A 3 p.m. panel will feature Course Info/Blackboard founders Dan Cane, Tim Chi, Stephen Gilfus and Stephano Kim. Cane is Cornell's 2026 Entrepreneur of the Year.
Cornell startups Cas3 Biotherapeutics, Madara, Cognitive Signals, Nea Fertility and Sun Quantum are listed for the 1 p.m. pitch session. A winner announcement is scheduled for 2:45 p.m.
Zach Shulman, director of Entrepreneurship at Cornell, and Aaron Holiday, co-founder and managing partner of 645 Ventures, will co-emcee the event. Shulman said the program also gives attendees opportunities to meet speakers one-on-one during office hours.
Registration, the schedule and speaker information are available on the conference website.
File photo of Cornell University.
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