MIAMI, Sept. 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- eMerge Americas, the premier technology event connecting the Americas, is kicking off its sixth year with Cyxtera, 100 Open Startups, Google, Eventtia, Imogen Heap, MIT and many more. "eMerge Americas is more than just an event - it's an ecosystem that is transforming Miami into the technology hub of the Americas," says Felice Gorordo, CEO of eMerge Americas. eMerge Americas convenes the most important technology and government decision makers in the region; join them April 29-30, 2019, at the Miami Beach Convention Center.
Cyxtera Technologies, the secure infrastructure company, has signed on as a presenting partner for eMerge Americas 2019 and will be hosting their annual conference, CyxteraCon, during eMerge. CyxteraCon provides a unique opportunity for enterprise and public-sector customers and partners to learn how users are leveraging Cyxtera's innovative solutions while meeting and hearing from the company's executive leadership team about what's ahead in the cybersecurity and data center industries.
"We are committed to CyxteraCon as a key platform to engage our customers and partners," said Simon West, CMO of Cyxtera. "By once again partnering with eMerge Americas, we are building on the success of our inaugural event and offering our attendees access to world-class, highly relevant content and opportunities to grow their businesses by connecting with eMerge's unique attendee base and partner ecosystem."
eMerge Americas 2019 has also partnered with Brazil-based 100 Open Startups, an end to end international engagement program that connects all stakeholders in the innovation ecosystem. In its first three years, the platform has helped 439 startups close 3,209 deals with 336 corporations. The program will bring hundreds of tech companies from Latin America and Asia to eMerge Americas 2019; and will have an extensive presence on the eMerge expo floor. The participation of 100 Open Startups at eMerge Americas will be the first time the program brings their companies to the US.
"We have achieved great success in connecting startups to local markets within Latin American countries and in India. eMerge Americas provides us with a great opportunity to bring the most attractive startups of our program and expose them to global markets. At the same time, we will bring market opportunities from our corporate sponsors to US startups," says Bruno Rondani, CEO and Founder of 100 Open Startups.
Google will once again continue their support of the eMerge Americas Global Startup Showcase by offering the 2019 winner a Google Cloud Startup Surge package, which includes: $100,000 in Cloud and Firebase Credits, dedicated startup technical office hours, in-depth 1:1 architecture reviews with Google engineers, and invitations to exclusive local Google Cloud events. All 2019 finalists will receive $3,000 in Cloud and Firebase Credits.
The Global Startup Showcase also welcomes the participation of Eventtia, a powerful event management tool that will provide B2B matchmaking sessions. The sessions will facilitate meetings between investors and the startup showcase participants. Eventtia was also part of the eMerge Americas Startup Showcase in 2018.
London-based award winning recording artist, Imogen Heap, will be joining the speaker lineup at eMerge Americas 2019. Imogen Heap is blurring the lines between pure art form and creative entrepreneurship. With her MI.MU gloves, a ground-breaking gestural music making system, Heap has gone on to receive an honorary doctorate of technology. In 2014, her release of "Tiny Human" was the first song to use smart contracts on a blockchain.
MIT Technology Review's Top 35 Under 35 will also be taking the stage at eMerge Americas 2019. These innovators are building the technologies of the future, from stretchy electronics to new ways of testing cancer drugs. The speaker lineup includes: James Dahlman, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering Department, Georgia Institute of Technology / The Dahlman Lab; Sheng Xu, Assistant Professor of Nanoengineering, Bioengineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering / Principal Investigator, University of California, San Diego / Xu Research Group; and Mimi Yen, Co-Founder & CEO, Phagepro.
"Given the ever-growing importance of the cybersecurity sector, we're honored to once again partner with a market leader like Cyxtera to host CyxteraCon during eMerge. We're also excited to partner with 100 Open Startups and Eventtia to bring their innovative corporate-startup engagement platform and investor matchmaking program to Miami in April 2019. We're very appreciative of Google's continued partnership on our Startup Showcase - and with world-renowned Imogen Heap and the MIT Innovators, there will be no shortage of engaging content," says Felice Gorordo, CEO of eMerge Americas.
Early bird registration for eMerge Americas 2019 is now open. Visit emergeamericas.com to register today. For the latest eMerge Americas news, connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram (@eMergeAmericas).
About eMerge Americas
eMerge Americas is the premier technology event connecting the Americas held annually at the Miami Beach Convention Center. By connecting global industry leaders and investors with America's top business executives, technology decision-makers, and entrepreneurs, eMerge Americas is transforming Miami into the tech hub of the Americas. In 2018, eMerge Americas attracted more than 15,000 attendees from 400 participating companies and more than 40 countries. The eMerge Americas founding partners include: Medina Capital, A Rod Corporation, Greenberg Traurig, Knight Foundation, Miami-Dade County, and the Miami Herald. For more information about eMerge Americas, please visit: emergeamericas.com.
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