COVID-19 Innovation Opening Ceremony
Join Directors Meg Hare and Rob Cohan from Accenture to learn what to expect for the day as we kick off the COVID-19 Innovation Track for Austin Startup Week.
What you’ll find out
- What changes has Accenture made, post-COVID?
- How must businesses and governments work in a post-COVID world?
- What pivots and innovations are changing the world?
Key takeaways
- “No doubt where we stand today represents a new normal that really none of us ever imagined, but yet opens up vast opportunities for new business models, entrepreneurs, and lasting change.” — Rob Cohan
- “What I see today, 6 months after the onset of the pandemic, is a very strong resilient, vibrant, business and government community, particularly here in Austin that is either finding a way or making a way forward in the face of this hardship.” — Rob Cohan
- “So many of our government clients are saying wow, you know, this is a great new way of working. Our people are happier and we are reducing commute time. It seems like this has been almost like a little bit of a silver lining to this horrible pandemic that we’re all going through is that it has forced and shifted new ways of working.” — Meg Hare
Who you’ll hear from
About Austin Startup Week
Started in 2011, Austin Startup Week is a celebration and showcase of everything entrepreneurial in Austin. Each year, we bring entrepreneurs, local leaders, and friends together to connect, collaborate and grow through our educational tracks, mentor office hours, startup showcases, and networking mixers.
About Capital Factory
Capital Factory is the center of gravity for entrepreneurs in Texas, the number one startup state in the U.S. Thousands of entrepreneurs, programmers and designers gather day and night, in-person and online for meetups, classes and coworking. With boots on the ground in Austin, Dallas and Houston, we meet the best entrepreneurs in Texas and introduce them to their first investors, employees, mentors and customers. According to Pitchbook, Capital Factory has been the most active investor in Texas since 2010.
