Propelify Festival Returns To Hoboken; Residents Offered Free Tix

HOBOKEN, NJ — The Propelify Innovation Festival returns to the Hoboken waterfront May 17 with tech, talks, exhibitors, startups, investors, music, food and drinks. Best of all (for locals), the city’s residents are being offered free tickets… while supplies last.

According to organizers, more than 10,000 people from around the Tri-State area attended last year’s festival. (See 2017 video below)

This year’s speakers include Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, GE’s former Vice Chair Beth Comstock, as well as founders and execs from Google, Plated, Contently, AeroFarms, NEA, Snopes, X.ai, Samsung and iHeart Media.

As a sponsor and host city, Hoboken is offering residents special access. Residents can use code hoboken07030 to get a free ticket, while supplies last, by going to http://propelify.com/gaticket-18.

Attractions will include:

• 50+ speakers across 2 stages
• Onsite tech recruiting
• Investor Speed Dating
• Startup Competition with over $3000 in prizes plus a spot on Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch
• Casting Call for season three of Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch
• Startup Humanity Heroes showcasing tech for social good
• Voices of Progress by Audible
• Drone Demos
• Startup/Tech Exhibitors
• Red Bull E-Sports Gaming Lounge
• Food, music, and more

See the full program at: https://propelify.com/festival18/

“I’m proud to bring the tech ecosystem of the Northeast to Hoboken,” said Aaron Price, a Hoboken resident and founder of Propelify and the NJ Tech Meetup. “Our beautiful and convenient city is a perfect place to unite the tech, startup, and corporate innovation community.”

“We all know how hard it is to convince New Yorkers to cross the river in our direction,” Price said. “I’m thrilled that we welcomed thousands from New Jersey, New York, and even 43 other states and 10 countries to our hometown for the Innovation Festival last year. It’s an honor to collaborate with the mayor and the city to show off the mile square for Propelify again.”

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Photo: YouTube / Propelify 2017