Please join Accelerate Yale and the Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale (Tsai CITY) for a gathering of Yale students and alumni at the offices of Bernstein Private Wealth Management in Manhattan. The event will feature a brief talk on the economic outlook for 2023, a panel discussion with alumni VCs and founders, and a lightning round of startup pitches, followed by a reception.

Kim Mustin, Regional Managing Director of Bernstein Private Wealth Management, will deliver opening remarks.

During the panel discussion, speakers will share their perspectives on the economic outlook for entrepreneurs and investors in 2023, as well as insights on strategic structuring of startups to optimize financial returns for an intended future exit.

Guest panelists will include

• Jeff Hoffman YC ’83 – Chairman, Global Entrepreneurship Network
• Tom X. Lee YC’90 – Founder & CEO, One Medical and Galileo
• Rebecca Liu-Doyle YC’14 – Managing Director, Insight Partners
• Jorge Torres YC’96 – Lecturer, Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science; Entrepreneurship Fellow, Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale.
Rudi Dubois, Vice President, Private Wealth, Bernstein Private Wealth Management, will serve as moderator.

Following the panel, five student founders and five alumni founders will pitch their startups for one minute each in a lightning round to conclude the program. Networking with appetizers and cocktails will immediately follow.

NOTE: Registration is limited to 125 people. Walk-ins will not be accepted due to building security regulations. All registered participants will be required to check in with security prior to admittance.