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Menu Highlights Tracks Map Speakers Sponsors Partners Full Calendar April 28, 2017 – May 6, 2017 #ptw17 Twitter Facebook Instagram Slack Search Go Brought to you by Sign In or Create an Account Hello! Log in or register to build your schedule. is a week-long celebration of technology and innovation happening throughout the Greater Philadelphia region. There’s something for everyone! The 7th annual Philly Tech Week took place April 28 - May 6, 2017. Never been to Philly Tech Week? Check out 2015’s recap video Save the Date! Philly Tech Week 2018 will happen April 27 through May 5. Want in on #PTW17 secrets? Register for Technical.ly Events Want to find a job during Philly Tech Week? Follow along on the @technicallym Snapchat! Highlights Our cornerstone Philly Tech Week events The Future of Digital Marketing Explore trends in the digital space with The Future of Digital Marketing. Live streaming, chat bots, virtual and augmented reality and the growing spread of fake news are all changing the landscape that marketers have to navigate. Kid-Friendly Tue 02 Dev Conference Where programmers, designers, developers and project managers come together. Think: coding, front and back-end development, and more. Kid-Friendly Wed 03 #PTW17 Q&A with Gov. Tom Wolf In this very special on-stage interview during presented by Comcast, hear from Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf on issues of innovation, entrepreneurship, technology and economic development, both in policy and practice. Kid-Friendly Wed 03 Entrepreneur Expo The Expo is a great way to see what is happening in the Philly startup scene. Check out the current feats and future plans of more than 100 local startups. Kid-Friendly Wed 03 #PTW17 Block Party Organized by WebJunto, Come out and join game devs, street vendors, artists, and locals as we turn Schmidt Commons (The Piazza) into a playground. Kid-Friendly Thu 04 #Failfest Failure is not something to be ashamed by. Hear from entrepreneurs and leaders who've learned that lesson. Kid-Friendly Thu 04 #PTW17 Signature Event Join us at the annual Philly Tech Week Signature Event, a cocktail reception meets an interactive local technology expo and party. Kid-Friendly Fri 05 View All 106 Events On The Full Calendar View Calendar Track Conferences Philly Tech Week is organized into 7 different tracks (Creative, Access, Dev, Civic, Business, Media and Sciences). You can search for events that match your interests by clicking on one of the track icons. Technical.ly also organizes Conference Days focused around some of these tracks. Click on the “Get Conference Tickets” button to learn more. Media Get Conference Tickets The strategy around technology coverage & promotion. Think: content marketing, digital marketing strategy, social networks. Dev Get Conference Tickets Where programmers, designers, developers and project managers come together. Think: coding, front and back-end development, and more. Business Get Conference Tickets The startup and business community conversation. Think: venture capital, startups, bootstrapping, entrepreneur stories. Sciences Get Conference Tickets Where leaders in healthcare, the sciences, economic development, public health and academia come together. Think: commercialized technology, creating connectivity, influencing policy. Creative Where art and technology collide. Think: video games, digital art, community initiatives. Access Discussing diversity and education issues that affect everyday citizens. Think: digital divide, digital education. Civic The impact of technology on government and civil society. Think: digital media, civic hacking, open data. Map of Events What’s happening where Filter by Category Dev Creative Civic Access Business Media Sciences View All Filter by Day Thu 04/27 Fri 04/28 Sat 04/29 Sun 04/30 Mon 05/01 Tue 05/02 Wed 05/03 Thu 05/04 Fri 05/05 Sat 05/06 Sun 05/07 View All Speakers Find out where these awesome speakers will be throughout the week! Ken Rimple Danielle Cohn Erik Gensler Dave Ramirez Neil Dougherty Antoinette Marie Johnson Morris Levy Gloria Bell Ken Rimple Ken Rimple teaches, mentors and consults in JavaScript front-end platforms and has a long history of working on server-side technologies in Java and other languages. He has taught various official Spring and Maven courses for Chariot before building their AngularJs, Angular and React courses with his training practice team. He is a co-author of Spring Roo in Action from Manning, blogs about RxJS, Angular and other topics at https://chariotsolutions.com/blog, and has been a podcaster when the occasion suits, running both a former weekly DevNews podcast as well as the long-running Chariot TechCast. He is available on twitter at @RimpleOnTech, and his team's courses are available for on-site delivery at http://chariotsolutions.com/training. Dev Workshops More Info Danielle Cohn Danielle Cohn is Executive Director of Entrepreneurial Engagement at Comcast. Danielle is a passionate connector curating and celebrating Comcast's many great programs in Philadelphia and across the nation that interact with, spark and support startups and entrepreneurship. Mayoral Tech Town Hall More Info Erik Gensler Erik Gensler is the President of Capacity Interactive, a digital marketing consulting firm for the cultural sector whose clients include the Kennedy Center, Jazz at Lincoln Center, New City Ballet. CI is proud to work with several Philadelphia arts organizations including the Academy of Natural Sciences, The Arden Theatre, and Opera Philadelphia, among others. Erik founded Digital Marketing Boot Camp for the Arts, the only conference 100% focused on digital marketing for arts and cultural organizations. Erik speaks regularly about digital marketing at conferences and universities and is a top-rated speaker. He has guest lectured at Yale, Columbia, and NYU, and has been featured on the Carnegie Mellon Arts & Technology podcast series and webinars. Erik began his career at Marakon Associates, an international management consulting firm then found his way to the arts, working with Roundabout Theatre Company and at New York City Opera. Erik holds a dual degree in Economics and Communication from Northwestern University. Arts Marketing in the Digital Age: a TechniCulture Event More Info Dave Ramirez Dave Ramirez is an Application Development Specialist with Thomas Jefferson University & Jefferson Health. He has over 6 years of experience developing websites and applications with a focus on client satisfaction and engaging user experiences. Other interests include guitars and pizza. Dev Talks More Info Neil Dougherty Neil leads the Social Business practice at Trellist, where he works with his staff of experts and various technology partners to provide robust service offerings and solutions that help clients harness the power of social networks in their marketing, sales and growth strategies. Web Suite for the C-Suite More Info Antoinette Marie Johnson Antoinette Marie Johnson is CEO and Founder of At Media, a creative agency with the mission to build better cities through the power of design. The firm has successfully impacted over 11M square feet across the Nation, by branding and marketing projects that transform the way we live, work and play. From interior design to websites, At Media is crafting some of our favorite restaurants, organizations and spaces that we interact with on a daily basis. With offices in Philadelphia and Baltimore, Antoinette's vibrant team is a group of non-traditional creatives with the desire to do purposeful, mission-driven work. The Future of Digital Marketing More Info Morris Levy Morris Levy is co-founder and CEO of The Yard. Prior to cofounding The Yard, Morris managed a firm with more than 60 commercial properties, brokerage and several ground-up developments. Morris cut his teeth in the fashion industry, where he worked for 15 years before shifting into real estate. He is a native of Brooklyn, NY where he still li...