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14 FRIDAY, MAY 8TH KEVIN RYAN is Chairman and Founder of several New York-based businesses including GILT, Business Insider, MongoDB and Zola. A leading Internet entrepreneur, he helped build DoubleClick from 1996 to 2005, first as President and later as CEO, growing it from a 20-person startup to a global leader with over 1,500 employees. Currently, Ryan serves on the board of Yale Corporation and Human Rights Watch, is Vice Chairman of The Partnership for New York City, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He holds a B.A. from Yale University and an M.B.A. from INSEAD. NICK BEIM is a Partner at Venrock, one of the leading venture capital firms in the United States. Since 1969, Venrock has invested in pioneering companies including Apple, Intel, Gilead, DoubleClick, Illumina, AppNexus and CloudFlare. Over the past ten years, Beim has invested in a number of category-leading internet, big data and software companies including Dataminr, GILT, Care.com, Intent Media, Conductor and JBoss. Prior to joining Venrock, Beim worked at McKinsey, Goldman Sachs, Matrix Partners and the U.S. Agency for International Development, where he led efforts to support the development of independent media in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. His primary passion outside of venture investing is international development, and in particular accelerating international development through entrepreneurship. Beim serves on the board of Endeavor Global. He also serves on the Advisory Board for the Center on Global Energy Policy and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. KEYNOTE FIRESIDE CHAT: KEVIN RYAN 09:00 – 09:45 Mainstage Endeavor Global Board Member & Venrock Partner, Nick Beim, will sit down with his friend and investee Kevin Ryan to discuss Ryan's amazing journey to becoming New York's most inf luential tech entrepreneur. As Founder of GILT Groupe, Business Insider, and MongoDB as well as long-time CEO of Double Click, Ryan will share lessons learned over many years building his companies and New York's now vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem. BREAKFAST & INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS 07:00 – 08:45 Atrium