{"id":28886,"date":"2017-02-09T13:16:49","date_gmt":"2017-02-09T12:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/?p=28886"},"modified":"2026-01-22T13:49:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T12:49:44","slug":"aarps-innovation50-livepitch-event-will-take-place-wednesday-april-12-and-thursday-april-13-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/aarps-innovation50-livepitch-event-will-take-place-wednesday-april-12-and-thursday-april-13-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"AARP\u2019s Innovation@50+ LivePitch event will take place Wednesday, April 12 and Thursday, April 13, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

AARP<\/a>\u2019s Innovation@50+ LivePitch event is a two-day pitch competition for emerging startups in the caregiving technology and financial technology sectors.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It will take place Wednesday, April 12 and Thursday, April 13, 2017 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA<\/strong>, and will include keynotes, featured speakers and panels of various thought leaders from around the globe with focus on innovation for the 50+ market.<\/p>\n

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AARP Innovation@50+ LivePitch: a\u00a0dual focus on caregiving technology and financial technology<\/h2>\n

Building on the success of the past five years of unique startup pitch events and programming, the 2017 event will be held in the technology capital of the world.<\/strong> This dual-pitch event is the only one of its kind, bringing together innovative startups pitching before expert judges along with their actual intended end users, consumers whose feedback is gathered and shared real-time.<\/p>\n

\"\"The event will include keynotes, featured speakers and panels of various thought leaders from around the globe with focus on innovation for the 50+ market.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are very proud of what Innovations@50+ has become in just 5 short years,\u201d<\/em> said Jody Holtzman<\/strong>, senior vice president, Enterprise Strategy & Innovation, AARP. \u201cAnd we have now proven the format works. Finalists from our past events have raised over $80 million in investments and 4 companies have been acquired.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Read more: \u201cDisrupt Aging\u201d, Speech of Jo Ann Jenkins, CEO, AARP, USA<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Focus on the past\u00a0AARP Innovation@50+ LivePitch events<\/h2>\n

Past AARP Innovation@50+ LivePitch events<\/strong> have been held in Boston, Las Vegas, New Orleans and Miami, with last year\u2019s event in Sunnyvale, CA showcasing technology innovation across the US.<\/p>\n

> Watch the last\u00a0AARP Innovation@50+ LivePitch event:<\/em><\/p>\n