Epson Sponsors Wall Street Journal's D.LIVE 2017 Global Startup Showcase
LONG BEACH, Calif., Oct. 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Epson America, Inc., a global technology leader, today announced its sponsorship of the Global Startup Showcase at The Wall Street Journal D.LIVE event in Laguna, Calif. from Oct. 16-18, 2017. The Wall Street Journal's D.LIVE is an invitation-only technology event that brings together an unmatched group of CEOs, founders, investors, and luminaries from around the world to set the global tech agenda. The Global Startup Showcase will feature six startup founders who will present their companies onstage during the evening program on Tuesday, Oct. 17.
"The Global Startup Showcase at The Wall Street Journal's premier global event aligns directly with Epson's goal of helping organizations succeed by solving tomorrow's business problems today," said Keith Kratzberg, president and CEO, Epson America, Inc. "We are proud to sponsor this event that explores new technology, products and services that can be used and shared globally."
As the sponsor of The WSJ D.LIVE Startup Showcase, Epson offers technology solutions in imaging, robotics, augmented reality, precision machinery, and electronics to help solve tomorrow's challenges today. During the Startup Showcase, each of the six startup founders will give a three-minute presentation about their companies to a panel of judges and the D.LIVE audience. Judges will provide individual feedback after each pitch, and the audience will have final say in voting for their favorite. The audience favorite will be featured in The Wall Street Journal's D.LIVE special report, both in print and on WSJ.com. More information on the finalists and their products can be found on www.dlive.wsj.com/laguna/#2017-startup-showcase.
D.LIVE 2017 marks the fourth year of The Wall Street Journal's flagship technology event. Since its inception in 2014, D.LIVE has become the premier global technology gathering for CEOs, tech pioneers, investors, and thought leaders. The event consists of news-breaking interviews, cutting-edge technology demonstrations, buzz-worthy competitions, and in-depth workshops. D.LIVE offers a Startup Workshop and Global Startup Showcase. The workshop features 4-5 hands-on sessions led by prominent bankers, venture capitalists, advisors, and CEOs on critical topics including financing, talent attraction and development and international expansion. The showcase welcomes six startup founders to pitch their idea in front of a panel of judges and the D.LIVE audience.
About Epson Business Solutions
As a worldwide leader in innovative organization solutions, Epson designs its technologies to help businesses succeed. Epson is helping millions of organizations exceed their vision by providing cutting-edge solutions for document management, collaboration, business transactions, and commercial printing that deliver powerful productivity, outstanding results and cost-effective ownership. Epson aims to help businesses succeed by solving tomorrow's business problems today. For more information, visit www.epson.com/forbusiness.
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is a global news organization that provides leading news, information, commentary and analysis. Published by Dow Jones, The Wall Street Journal engages readers across print, digital, mobile, social, and video. Building on its heritage as the preeminent source of global business and financial news, the Journal includes coverage of U.S. & world news, politics, arts, culture, lifestyle, sports, and health. It holds 36 Pulitzer Prizes for outstanding journalism.
About Epson
Epson is a global technology leader dedicated to connecting people, things and information with its original efficient, compact and precision technologies. With a lineup that ranges from inkjet printers and digital printing systems to 3LCD projectors, smart glasses, sensing systems and industrial robots, the company is focused on driving innovations and exceeding customer expectations in inkjet, visual communications, wearables and robotics.
Led by the Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, the Epson Group comprises more than 72,000 employees in 88 companies around the world, and is proud of its contributions to the communities in which it operates and its ongoing efforts to reduce environmental impacts.
Epson America, Inc., based in Long Beach, Calif., is Epson's regional headquarters for the U.S., Canada, and Latin America. To learn more about Epson, please visit: epson.com. You may also connect with Epson America on Facebook (facebook.com/Epson), Twitter (twitter.com/EpsonAmerica), YouTube (youtube.com/EpsonAmerica), and Instagram (instagram.com/EpsonAmerica).
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