Girls Who Code Fundraising Gala 10/22 presented by NYSE

The Girls Who Code Inaugural Gala at The NYSE

Support these young women who are New York City’s future entrepreneurs and engineers as they unveil the apps built during the Girls Who Code program. The evening begins with the Social Investor Presentation where the Girls take over the NYSE Boardroom to pitch their creative technology and ability to change the future. The pitches are followed by a networking reception and demos on the NYSE Trading Floor.

Monday, October 22, 2012 New York Stock Exchange

5 – 6:30 pm Investor Presentation by the Girls in the Board Room

6:30 – 8:30 pm Gala on the Trading Floor

Event registration and ticket options (ticket sales have ended but they are still accepting contributions)

Host Committee – Master Gardeners

Jack Dorsey, Founder, Twitter, Square
Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post
Chris Hughes, Co-founder, Facebook
Beth Comstock, CMO, General Electric
Marisa Ricciardi, SVP Global Marketing, NYSE Euronext
Alexis Maybank, Founder, Gilt Groupe
Gina Bianchini, Founder, Ning, Mightybell
Craig Newmark, Founder, Craigslist
Hope Taitz, Apollo Residential Mortgage Inc
David Hirsch, Metamorphic Ventures
Sunny Bates, Sunny Bates Associates
Andrew Rasiej, Personal Democracy Media
Kelly Hoey, Founder, Women Innovate Mobile
Greg Gunn, Founder, City Light Capital
Rachel Haot (Sterne), Chief Digital Officer, NYC
Nihal Mehta, Founder, Local Response
Steve Martocci, Founder, GroupMe
Caroline Ghosn & Amanda Pouchot, Founders, LevoLeague
Rachel Sklar, Founder, Change the Ratio


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