Bloomberg October 6th

Tech:NYC, in partnership with Cornell Tech @Bloomberg, invites you to an evening with Harry Kargman & Jessica RovelloThursday, October 6, 2016 from5:30pm until 8pmBloomberg LP731 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10022

Please join Tech:NYC, along with co-hosts Cornell Tech and Bloomberg, on Thursday, October 6 for conversation featuring Harry Kargman, CEO of Kargo, and Jessica Rovello, CEO and Co-Founder of Arkadium. In conversation with Vonnie Quinn of Bloomberg News, Harry and Jessica will discuss building and rebuilding their companies, navigating the impact of world events on their businesses--September 11th and the Russian invasion of Crimea, respectively--working with some of the world's top publishers, and innovating the future of digital branding and engagement.

Agenda

• 5:30 PM Doors open 

• 6:00 PM Program begins 

• 6:45 PM Audience Q&A 

• 7:00 PM Reception 

Harry Kargman is the founder and CEO of Kargo, a firm that manages mobile brand advertising for major media companies, including CBS Interactive, Hearst, The Daily Mail, Meredith, Scripps, Target Corporation, T-Mobile, Vice, and Vox. Launched in 1999 to build a platform for the mobile web, Kargo reached 45 employees before becoming a victim of the dot-com bust in 2001 when it exhausted its capital and downsized to two employees. A grant from New York City saved the TriBeCa-based company after 9/11, and it has since rebuilt itself as the leader in mobile brand advertising. Inc. magazine named Kargo as one of the country’s fastest growing companies in 2015. In addition to his role at Kargo, Kargman serves on the Ad Council’s board of directors.

Jessica Rovello is the co-founder and CEO of Arkadium, a maker of casual online games used by some of the world’s largest brands for user engagement and retention. Launched in 2001, the company counts Cox Media, Hearst, Comcast, Microsoft, and USA Today among its clients. Although based in New York, the company maintained its largest game studio with a staff of over 100 in Simferopol, Crimea. After Russia invaded Crimea in 2014, U.S. sanctions made it illegal for Arkadium to continue operating there. Rather than close, Rovello and her co-founder, husband, and then-CEO, Kenny Rosenblatt, decided to move the studio across the border into Russia at the request of employees who wanted to join the country. Before being named Arkadium’s CEO in 2015, Rovello served as the company’s President.

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Tech:NYC is a nonprofit member organization that represents New York City’s technology sector. Leveraging the power of its network of member companies, it supports not only its community, but also New York City as the world’s capital of culture and innovation. Tech:NYC speaks as the voice of technology in NYC and advocates for the policies that underscore a regulatory environment that supports the growth of technology companies and technology talent in NYC; promote inclusive technology education policies; and create access for all New Yorkers to connectivity, technology tools, and training. More information is available at www.technyc.org.

About CornellTech@Bloomberg

CornellTech@Bloomberg is a monthly series of talks that features luminaries from the global technology community in wide-ranging discussions about the most pressing issues involving technology today. Hosted by Bloomberg at their global headquarters in Manhattan, the series is a collaboration with Cornell Tech that brings together Bloomberg employees and members of the Cornell Tech community with members of New York’s greater technology community to hear from entrepreneurs, investors, and thinkers. For more information please visit www.techatbloomberg.com.