23-25 SEP

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

VI PITCH AT THE BEACH
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 2022

Join us in the beautiful Republica Dominicana for 3 days of more, business, sun and beach.

Republica Dominicana is the home to many multinational corporations, technology parks, and ideal location for entrepreneurs, startups and innovation.

Our sixth Pitch at the Beach event will be filled with exciting speakers, panels, workshops and opportunities to experience the vibrant Dominicana culture. You will be experiencing everything Republica Dominicana has to offer alongside representatives from organizations like: Angels Nest Global, Bizrupt VC firm, Global Business Angels Network, Global Entrepreneurship Network and many more!

This time Pitch at the Beach will offer an ALL INCLUSIVE package for our event!

This will include 4 hotel nights + food & drinks + full access to all conferences for Pitch at the Beach.

GENERAL AGENDA

8:00 PM WARM UP PARTY & NETWORKING

1:00 PM REGISTRATION

3:30 PM OPENING CEREMONY, WELCOME TO PITCH AT THE BEACH!

BANRESERVAS KEYNOTE

PITCHING COMPETITION 3 Startups + Q&A

VICTOR ITO BISONÓ Ministry of Industry, Commerce & MSMEs

DISRUPTIVE NETWORKING SESSION

PITCHING COMPETITION 3 Startups + Q&A

ARTURO GÓMEZ “A Digital Path to Sustainability”

NETWORKING SESSION

PITCHING COMPETITION 2 Startups + Q&A

CARLOS MATS “The Power of Metaverse”

NETWORKING SESSION

PITCHING COMPETITION 3 Startups + Q&A

PINAR ONCU “Pitch at the Beach Metaverse”

LORENA SÁNCHEZ “Unicorns & Technology”

DAY 1 WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT

NETWORKING COCKTAIL & MUSIC

3:30 PM WELCOME TO PITCH AT THE BEACH DAY 2!

LOLITA TAUB “Ganas Ventures”

PITCHING COMPETITION 3 Startups + Q&A

RAFAEL MARTÍNEZ PERMUY “Looking After Our Planet”

DISRUPTIVE NETWORKING SESSION

PITCHING COMPETITION 3 Startups + Q&A

SHAJIRA NAZIR, VIRGINIA VELAZQUEZ, VIVIAN PEÑA & YAQUI NÚÑEZ Panel: “What Business Associations in Dominican Republic are Doing to Promote Entrepreneurship”

NETWORKING SESSION

PITCHING COMPETITION 2 Startups + Q&A

SPECIAL GUEST & SPONSOR Amy Pollard – OVH Cloud

PAULY SUCHY “The Human Side of Angel Investors”

NATALIYA LIMONOVA “UKRAINE: Entrepreneurship During the War”

NETWORKING SESSION

PITCHING COMPETITION 3 Startups + Q&A

ZEV SIEGL Starbucks

DAY 2 WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT

NETWORKING COCKTAIL & MUSIC

3:30 PM WELCOME TO PITCH AT THE BEACH DAY 3!

SACHIN LATAWA “How to Structure Finance for Your Startup”

PITCHING COMPETITION 3 Startups + Q&A

ROGER MARTE, MARCIAL CHAVERRI, YOUTH INSTITUTE & PRODOMINICANA Panel: “ How do Governments Support & Finance Startups”

DISRUPTIVE NETWORKING SESSION

EDUARDO CORREIA “Portugal Entry Door to Europe”

PITCHING COMPETITION 3 Startups + Q&A

SPECIAL GUEST & SPONSOR AWS Startups – Alex Santana

FRAN GUILLÉN, VIRGINIA ELMUDESI, MIGUEL TREVIÑO, VALENTÍN RANGEL & LUIS PRIETO Panel: “Angel Investors”

NETWORKING SESSION

PITCHING COMPETITION 2 Startups + Q&A

GEORGE NADER, MELISSA HERNÁNDEZ, RODOLFO GANNA & LUIS MIGUEL RODRÍGUEZ Panel: “Sharing Experiences of Accelerating Startups in Dominican Republic”

PABLO GARCÍA, ADAM KEYNES, LOLITA TAÚB & LORENA SÁNCHEZ Panel: “Venture Capital Networks”

PITCHING COMPETITION 2 Startups + Q&A

NETWORKING SESSION

VÍCTOR PACHECO “The Story Behind Arajet Airlines, Vamo’ Arriba!”

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

DAY 3 WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT & WINNERS OVERALL

WHITE THEMED PARTY!

Speakers

Eduardo Correia

CEO Taguspark

Zev Siegl

Co-founder Starbucks

CARLOS MATTS

FOUNDER DESIGNER & CEO IKA

GEORGE NADER

Founder Pa'lante Dominicana

Lorena Sánchez

Mexico Director Founder´s Institute

Jacqueline Aubourg

Senator WBAF

Juan Pablo Ortega

Co-founder Rappi

Adam Keynes

General Partner Billoneurons

ISRAEL PONS

CO-FOUNDER PITCH AT THE BEACH

Pauly Suchy

Director for Startup Programs at Global Entrepreneurship Network

Marcial Chaverri

Financial Modeling and Advisor

Marlene Garayzar

Co-founder at Stori Card

Pablo García

Executive Director of Enlaces - Network of angel investors

Rafael Martínez Permuy

Serial Entrepeneur / Former Corporate Director

Nataliya Limonova

Founder at Global Innovative Online School (GIOS)

Luis Prieto

CEO Rumbatel Comunicaciones CEO WanCall Business. Investor

Lolita Taub

Community-driven investor in early-stage US + LATAM

Arturo Gómez

DG Eon Energy

Fran Guillén

investor, mentor & serial entrepreneur

Roger Marte

director of entrepreneurship at the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Micro and SME's, at THRIVE

Valentín Rangel

Investor, Founder and President at Grupo Solutia . Co-Founder & COO/CFO at Smart IoT Labs

Victor Pacheco

Executive Officer, and Founder at Arajet

Alex Santana

Venture Capital & Startups @ Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Amy Pollard

Startup Program Manager - Canada & Latin America at OVHcloud

Anton Sychov

Serial entrepreneur - Board member EWA - Partner EWA Invest

Ito Bisono

Minister at the Ministry of Industry, Trade and MSMEs

Iván Valdez

Katherine Motyka

CEO Jompeame

Luis Miguel Rodríguez

Miguel Treviño

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

Rodolfo Ganna

Sachin Latawa

Founder and CEO, Tirios

Virginia Elmudesi

Chairman of the Board of Directors, Dominican Development Foundation

Virginia Velázquez

Lawyer and researcher, Master in International Law and Development.

Vivian Peña

Office Manager Squire Patton Boggs Peña Prieto Gamundi

Vladimir Nosov

Chief Executive Officer at WhiteBIT

Yaqui Nuñez

Award-winning communications professional advising business leaders, enterprises &asset managers

Platinum and Bronze Sponsors

Official Carrier

Country Partner

Official Hotel

Media Partners

Stay tuned!