Always one of the most popular and best-attended events at #TECHSUPERSHOW.

Come hear from a group of hot startups and ICOs working hard to shake up and disrupt their industries. At IDEA Showcase, entrepreneurs focused on transforming markets - or creating entire new categories - give their best 5-minute pitches to a discerning panel of judges.

Companies present their unique value proposition - then the audience and judging panel each determine who is the most disruptive. IDEA Showcase is an evening full of next-generation innovation, powerful networking and high energy!

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2021 Judge/s

Akshay Sharma

Principal Analyst, neXt Curve

neXt Curve

Former Gartner Analyst having authored or co-authored over 280 research notes, on emerging technologies like SD-WAN, 5G, mobile video, cloud CDN, IoT, etc. in the past decade. A frequent speaker at tech events, he is often quoted in leading institutions like CNN, Wall St. Journal, etc. He is a former CTO of one of the first video/WiFi smartphone firms. Currently a VP/principal analyst at neXt Curve, and on the advisory board for 5G Lamp-post startup LB-N, as well as Kovair in DevOps, and Unified Office in the UC/IoT space.

Session(s):

Why Service Providers Need to Understand AI

Where's the Revenue in 5G and Will 6G Matter?

Greg Taffet

Managing Partner & CIO, Taffet Associates

Taffet Associates

Session(s):

 IDEA Showcase Startup Pitch Event & Reception

Joshua Siegel

General Partner, Acronym Venture Capital

Acronym Venture Capital

Session(s):

 IDEA Showcase Startup Pitch Event & Reception

Participant/s

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Event Partner