Startup Maine Week
May 14-17, 2024
Join us for expert insight, skill building, and meaningful connections to make big things happen. Week passes are only $39 ($10 for students). Sales support programming by Startup Maine, a 501c3 organization.
Program schedule subject to change
Purchase Week PassTuesday, May 14
7:30 am–4 pm
Holiday Inn by the Bay, Portland Maine Technology User Group Summit Unaffiliated event, requires separate ticket purchase
4–6 pm
Keynote Maine Center, 300 Fore Street, Portland Keynote and Kickoff Event: Charting Maine's Future
Wednesday, May 15
7:30–8:30 am
Networking Break Cloudport, 63 Federal St., Portland Nexus Maine Networking Coffee Meetup
9–10 am
Panel Maine Center, 300 Fore St., Portland Term Sheet Negotiation: Perspectives from Founders and VCs
10:30–11:30 am
Panel US Custom House, 312 Fore St., Portland Harnessing Maine's Riches: A Blueprint for Entrepreneurial Success
Maine Center, 300 Fore St., Portland Supporting Student Entrepreneurs
12–1:30 pm
Panel Cloudport, 63 Federal St., Portland An introduction to artificial intelligence for business
Maine Center, 300 Fore Street, Portland Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition
Eaton Peabody, 100 Middle St, Tower 2, Portland How to launch and fund environmental and energy companies
2–3 pm
Workshop Cloudport, 63 Federal St., Portland One-page marketing plan for your startup
US Custom House, 312 Fore St., Portland Roadmap Rural: Strategies for Launching Tech Ventures in Rural Communities
3:30–4:30 pm
Panel Roux Institute, 100 Fore St., Portland Learn about Healthcare Residency Program at Roux
5–7 pm
Evening Event Maine Center, 300 Fore Street, Portland Scratchpad Cohort Happy Hour Separate registration required - but free!
5–8 pm
Workshop Roux Institute, 100 Fore St., Portland Ocean Economy Mini Start Summit @ Roux Institute
6–7:30 pm
Evening Event Orange Bike Brewing Maine Black Chamber of Commerce meeting Unaffiliated event. Separate registration required.
Thursday, May 16
9–10:30 am
Panel US Custom House, 312 Fore St., Portland Maine Equity Investors Panel
11 am–12 pm
Panel US Custom House, 312 Fore St., Portland What is Maine Accelerates Growth (MxG)?
12–1 pm
Lunch US Custom House, 312 Fore St., Portland Ask a Maine Angel Investor
1:30–8 pm
Affiliate Event University of Southern Maine, Abromson Center, 88 Bedford Street, Portland Maine Center for Entrepreneurs Annual Summit Separate ticket purchase required
4–6 pm
Evening Event Cross Insurance Center, Bangor Trade Day Opening Reception Unaffiliated event
Friday, May 17
7:30–8:30 am
Networking Break Cloudport, 63 Federal St., Portland Co-founder Matching and Networking
8:30 am–2:30 pm
Affiliate Event Cross Insurance Center, Bangor Trade Day Unaffiliated event
9–10 am
Panel US Custom House, 312 Fore St., Portland Crafting Your Brand: Building a Lasting Impression
Cloudport, 63 Federal St., Portland Financial Modeling Made Easy 2.0 - A CEOs perspective
10:30–11:30 am
Panel Roux Institute, 100 Fore St., Portland Biotech and Life Sciences in Maine
US Custom House, Portland Taking Advantage of Maine Entrepreneur Resource Corps
12–1:30 pm
Panel Cloudport, 63 Federal St., Portland Outsourcing Software Development When You Don't Have A Technical Team or Background (Lunch session)
US Custom House, 312 Fore St., Portland People and Hiring - what to know when building your initial team (Lunch Session)
12–2:30 pm
Workshop Roux Institute, 100 Fore St., Portland Design Session: Getting Started, Connected and Funded in Maine Capped at 30 people, must RSVP
2:30–3:30 pm
Panel Cloudport, 63 Federal St., Portland Insights to Building Marketplace Businesses
4:30–7 pm
Evening Event New England Ocean Cluster, 68 Commercial Street, Building C, Floor 2, Portland Startup Maine Wrap Party - Food, Drink & Fun!