HOBOKEN–Arianna Huffington, CEO of Thrive Global and Huffington Post co-founder, will deliver the keynote address at this year’s Propelify.
On May 18, Propelify Innovation Festival will be held on Hoboken’s waterfront. Last year more than 8,000 attendees from around the tri-state area attended for a day of advancing innovation and technology.
The festival will have two stages with more than 40 guest speakers, onsite tech recruiting from companies like Jet.com, startup competition with cash prizes, investor speed dating, a virtual reality theater, plus food, drinks, music, and more.
Huffington will discuss her life as prominent businesswoman – including her mission with Thrive, her book The Sleep Revolution, and more. Attendees will take in the talk from the Hoboken Waterfront, a beautiful overlook of the New York City skyline, beginning at 9 A.M ET on May 18.“Our goal was to bring the Northeast something special, something that would leave a lasting footprint in 2017,” said founder and CEO of Propelify Aaron Price in a statement. “Arianna Huffington will make an imprint twice what we expected.”
Huffington will discuss her life as a businesswoman including her mission with Thrive, her book The Sleep Revolution, and more at 9 a.m.
“We have an incredible list of diverse and innovative speakers this year at Propelify,” said CEO and founder of Propelify Aaron Price. “Our goal was to bring the Northeast something special, something that would leave a lasting footprint in 2017. Arianna Huffington will make an imprint twice what we expected!”
Hoboken residents can receive discounted tickets according to a release from city hall by using code hoboken07030.
“The City of Hoboken is a great home to innovators, including Jet.com, eMazzanti, GovPilot, Flow.io, Stevens Institute of Technology, the NJ Tech Meetup, and more,” said Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer. “We’re excited to welcome back the Propelify community and bring this opportunity to our residents to learn more about tech companies and perhaps even find a new career.”
