Who: Venture Devils participants, Venture Devils who are advancing to compete at Demo Day, and Canon Solutions America.
What: Pitch practice for those advancing to Demo Day and feedback + Networking with Canon Solutions America
When: Wednesday, 11/29/2023 from 3:00pm-6:00pm
- 3:00pm-5:00pm Pitch Prep (hybrid)
- 5:00pm-6:00pm Network with Canon Solutions America (in person)
Where: SkySong 1, Room 365 at 1475 N Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale AZ 85257; Zoom
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to hone your pitching skills, hear valuable feedback, and network with leaders from Canon Solutions America and the Venture Devils community. Join us on Wednesday, 11/29/2023 in one of the Demo Day rooms or Zoom.
From 3:00pm-5:00pm, those advancing to Demo Day will practice their pitch and all Venture Devils can gain insight on the perspectives of judges. Limited space is available for pitching, so please arrive on time and prepared with your pitch deck and executive summary if you are advancing to pitch at Demo Day!
From 5:00pm-6:00pm in person, all can network with the leaders from Canon Solutions America. Food will be provided.
Canon Solutions America, Inc.
Canon Solutions America, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Canon U.S.A., Inc., supplies industry leading enterprise, production, and large format printing solutions, supported by exceptional professional service offerings. Our ultimate strength lies within the expertise of our people and a common culture that focuses on our customers. We’re in the business of helping organizations of all sizes, across all industries, discover ways to improve sustainability, increase efficiency, and control costs in conjunction with high volume, continuous feed, digital and traditional printing, consultative services, and document management and workflow solutions.
Peter Kowalczuk, President, Canon Solutions America, Inc.
As President of Canon Solutions America, Peter Kowalczuk brings decades of industry experience and a fresh perspective on ensuring all Canon Solutions America customers enjoy optimized productivity through customized solutions that best fulfill their needs. Mr. Kowalczuk continues the tradition of unity and teamwork that is the strong foundation that Canon is built upon, which translates to a prevailing spirit of collaboration and trust with our customers.
Paul T. Murphy, Vice President, Major Accounts & Vertical Markets, Canon Solutions America, Inc.
With 45 years of industry-related business experience, Paul T. Murphy has worked in the Canon organization since July 1987 and since 2016 has been responsible for the development and growth in the key markets of Healthcare, Government, Education, Legal, and Fortune 1000 corporations.
Rick Ranft, Vice President, Managed Services, Canon Solutions America, Inc.
As Vice President of Managed Services, Richard (Rick) Ranft is responsible for client service delivery, customer satisfaction and retention, contract compliance, and employee development and success. Rick and his National Managed Services Team ensure that Canon Solutions America’s customer operations nationwide deliver a high degree of value to our clients and are compliant with Canon’s Best Practices and Standards.
Pitch Prep for Demo Day Fall 2023 Event Series
All ventures advancing to Demo Day are invited to practice pitching at any of the events, regardless of industry. All Venture Devils are invited to attend and listen.
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- Tue, 11/28 11am-1pm | Venture Devils Pitch Prep for Demo Day: Session 1 – Virtual
- Wed, 11/29 3pm-6pm | Venture Devils Pitch Prep for Demo Day: Session 2 – Hybrid with Canon Solutions America + Networking
- Thu, 11/30 1pm-3pm | Venture Devils Pitch Prep for Demo Day: Session 3 – Hybrid with Retail Devils
Register here