Welcome to the weekly and as yet un-named newsletter from TechWalk. We are a networking community for Tech and SaaS professionals that offers weekly walks hosted by industry experts and interesting individuals.

Call for FINTechWalk Volunteers

Let me make this quick. We are on track to have between 250 and 300 people sign up for our FINTechWalk, an official addition to the New York FinTech Week roster hosted by Empire Startups. And we didn’t even officially announce our lineup of Co-Hosts until today. So yeah, this is going to be a good one and we could use some help [VOLUNTEER SIGNUP] to ensure that everyone has a great time and that we don’t get mistaken for some sort of Central Park protest. What’s in it for you? Bragging rights, a great story for your next happy hour and oh my, we are going to promote the heck out of all our volunteers and make sure your LinkedIn street cred hits astronomical new heights. Plus, we will happily facilitate a warm introduction to our esteemed Co-Hosts, including:

• Cindy Rentala, Advisor, Investor, ex-Visa/Amex, and Founder, Rise First

• Joseph Chu, Senior Director, Corporate Lending and Mining, BlockFi

• Sasha Tsiatsera, Director, Product Development, Mastercard

• TJ Lind, Director of Marketing, Percent

• Our Mystery Guest - we are finalizing their participation

PS. If you haven’t already purchased your ticket for the New York Empire FinTech Conference, the organizers are offering TechWalk community members a 15% discount utilizing the code TECHWALK15 at checkout.

TechWalk Announcements

Have you seen those rain boots lately? What about your favorite umbrella? As the old adage goes “April showers bring May flowers” and local meteorologists are predicting 11 days of rainfall in NYC for a total of 101 mm of rain and approximately a 33% chance of rain on any given day this month. On the bright side, this reflects a wonderful opportunity to stock up on your annual dosage of petrichor and enjoy a drizzle-inspired conversation with a fellow tech enthusiast - including this week’s Co-Hosts:

• Sundeep Samra, Senior Product Manager, choreograph

• Clara Fletcher, Founder, CTech Ventures

• Luka Chkhetiani, Research Lead, AssemblyAI

TechWalk Community Spotlight

Thanks to Cory Jaeger for this submission.

Does a hearty breakfast and mentally stimulating conversation sound like the perfect lead-up to our FINTechWalk on April 9th? If so we encourage you to check out an early morning event in the NY FinTechWeek lineup. Join the folks over at Physis Investments and Cutter Associates to discuss leveraging AI in sustainable finance. Speakers include:

• Andrew Lee, Global Head of Sustainable and Impact Investing at UBS

• CJ Jaskoll, Head of Investment & Data Technology at Neuberger Berman

BONUS: They will have a photographer onsite offering professional headshots!

Upcoming TechWalk Schedule

• 4/9 FINTechWalk - a part of NYC FinTech Week hosted by Empire Startups, with our guests Cindy Rentala, Advisor, Investor, ex-Visa/Amex, and Founder, Rise First, Joseph Chu, Senior Director, Corporate Lending and Mining, BlockFi, Sasha Tsiatsera, Director, Product Development, Mastercard and TJ Lind, Director of Marketing, Percent

• 4/10 Brenell Harrison, Drone and Structural Engineering Instructor, Scholar Stem, Jeff Graber, Founder, BotAdsAI and Lauren Wallet, Founder, Creatrix SaaS and Creative Director, Malva Media

• 4/17 Doug Rogers, Founder, Buena Onda Labs, Alex Koshykov, COO, BeKey, and Samiah Fatimah, Mergers & Acquisitions Advisor, The NYBB Group. SPONSORED BY: Mark Goloboy and Market Growth Consulting

• 4/16 TechWalk San Francisco Kickoff - we still need help finalizing a venue. Pls drop a note to [email protected] if you have connections to a good space.

• 4/17 TechWalk Silicon Valley Launch

• 4/24 TJ Allison, Enterprise Sales Coach, Lissy Alden, Founder of MYNDY, and Shreenath Saranathan, Manager Technology Consulting, Ensono

TechWalk Giveaway!

Please send an email to [email protected] to claim your ticket. Want to learn more about the event - please connect with HumanUPtions founder Kamina Singh.

TechWalk Schedule Continued

• 5/1 Rodney Agilstorfer, Founder, Hacktive Health and Mariel Rana, Manager, Education Experience, Brain Station

• 5/8 HEALTHTechWalk - Co-Hosted by Sherie Zhou, Senior Manager, Commercial Strategy, Viz.ai, Niha Jain, Principal, Redwood Pacific Management and Ioana Calcev, Strategy & Operations Consultant

• 5/15 The Knowledge Shop TechWalk; Co-Hosted by Tori Hanson, Founder of The Knowledge Shop, Denzil Eden, CEO/Founder, Smarty.ai, and Dr. Abdullah Ali, CEO/Founder, 3rd Brain

• 6/12 Glenelys Jimenez, Founder, Levanto Collective

• 6/19 Schmooze TechWalk; Co-Hosted by Shelly Lombard, Founder of Schmooze and Andrea Henderson, Partner Life Sciences, Healthcare, Diversity, CEO and Board Practices, DHR Global

Please send an email to [email protected] to claim your ticket.

Congrats on reaching the end of this newsletter. If you would like information on sponsoring our next edition, being a featured member, or joining a future walk as a Co-Host, simply contact us at [email protected]

Happy Walking,

Christine Farrier Rosemin

Founder

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