NewCo 2015 – On a Mission to Change the World

From October 5-8, entrepreneurs, VC’s, innovators and more, along with the 100+ participating host companies came together for NewCo 2015. Their objective―to connect the individuals and enterprises who fuel new and innovative business ideas and practices across all sectors of the global economy. The belief in open collaboration with customers, suppliers, employees and their communities was an overarching theme that I found amongst these attendees, who are radically trying to improve and change the way technology connects us all.

By providing the opportunity for attendees to converse with senior level movers and shakers, those in attendance could truly get a feel for what’s happening in San Francisco and Silicon Valley. Attendees were provided with a behind-the-scenes tour of cutting-edge work environments, and intimate discussions regarding new product development and innovations. NewCo did more than simply provide attendees with a different way to visit and interact with companies. It provided companies, like Deloitte, with the opportunity to personally connect with the current and future workforce. As someone with more than 25 years of industry experience working with technology clients worldwide, it was thrilling to see NewCo offer such a unique and interactive approach in connecting individuals and companies right here in our own backyard.

At Deloitte, I’m responsible for leading the development and growth for our San Francisco technology audit practice, and by attending NewCo I was able to utilize yet another platform to witness and interact with emerging growth companies and sectors. From social networks, to consumer focused mobile platforms, to workshare environments, one could truly see how technology is disrupting the way we work, live and communicate.

At the end of the conference, attendees were able to walk away understanding a “New Kind of Technology Company,” one that’s aiming to create positive change, is mission-driven and growing rapidly. Through innovative business practices and ideas, and open collaboration, such as Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500, highlighting the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and energy technology companies and our Emerging Growth Company (EGC) practice, where we work with emerging growth companies to meet their unique needs at different stages of their growth process, we can continue to find ways to break through the clutter and bring a fresh and new way of thinking into the workplace.

NewCo 2015 was inspiring and I’m excited to participate in upcoming events. I believe that by participating with NewCo, we are helping to drive the next generation of business leaders and helping both companies and individual entrepreneurs shape our future workforce and economy.