Proudly Present

2nd Annual

Founders with Disabilities

PitchFest Competition

Friday, November 19, 2021

1:30pm-3:30pm ET

Founders from Across the Country Battle it Out for

$75,000

in Equity Free Cash Grants & Pro Bono Mentoring Services!

Save Your Seat Now!

Keynote Speakers

Major

Jas Boothe

President & Founder, Final Salute Inc.
Chief Spirituality Officer, AJNA, LLC

Jim Sinocchi

Head of Disability Inclusion,
JPMorgan Chase & Co.

PitchFest Judges

Click the Judge's Picture to view their bio.

Shon Barnwell

Entrepreneur, Author and Publisher

Founder: Shon Barnwell Events, LLC and Barnwell Publishing, LLC

Michael Chiang

Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Stony Brook Small Business Development Center

Bruce Ferris

Business Leader

Kenia Nunez

Assistant Dean of Entrepreneurship & Business Development, HOFSTRA University
Entrepreneur

Paul G. Silva

General Partner, Launch 413
Leader, River Valley Investors

Sophia Zisook

Director of Organizational Partnerships, Hello Alice

Support The Pitchfest

Are you ready to support the NCDE to break barriers and advance the disability entrepreneurship movement?

Your contribution supports future founders with disabilities, the sustainability of the program, as well as its Accelerator Fund. Help change the conversation of what self-employment means for people with disabilities. Donate today!

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PitchFest Sponsors

John V. Pellitteri