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The Bull City Summit is BACK!
September 18th to 24th, 2023, in the Bull City of Durham, North Carolina. It’s A FULL WEEK OF PANELS, KEYNOTES, WORKSHOPS, LIVE MUSIC, ART, SCIENCE, AND TECH.
Today, BCS CEO Parag Bhandari is back to tell us what’s happening at this year’s event - what's exciting, what events are going on, and how to get tickets!
Today's episode of The Bull City Summit Podcast is produced by Earfluence.
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Liberty Arts Studio & Foundry, represented by Emily Wismer, Liberty Arts Letterpress & President of the Board, as well as Stephanie Minor, Studio Manager, is a 501(c)(3) non‐profit corporation dedicated to making art accessible to everyone in the Durham community, with both a studio collective of artists on Pearl Street and a foundry at Durham Central Park. For over two decades, Liberty Arts artists have made some of the most iconic sculptures in Durham, the highlight of which is Major The Bull, located in the heart of downtown, and have taught more than 2,600 individual students of all ages. Today, Parag talks with Emily and Stephanie about what Liberty Arts is doing to support and develop local artists, plus how they are connecting with the community through events like their annual Iron Pour (coming up on 11/5/22).

A conversation with Brooke Markevicius, Founder and CEO of Allobee, a woman-led Durham-based startup that provides innovative support to businesses doing good things in the world, through an artificial intelligence-based freelance workforce platform. Today, Brooke and Parag talk about the origins of Allobee, Brooke's fireside chat at BCS, and the intersection between freelancing and motherhood.

A conversation with legendary electronic music producer/DJ, New York University Adjunct Professor, and Brooklyn Fire Records label owner Tommie Sunshine on the current state of electronic music, post-pandemic artist development, and more. Tommie Sunshine boasts a 30-year seminal career in music working with some of the biggest artists on the planet from Katy Perry, to LCD Soundsystem, to Carlos Santana, and will be joining us at the inaugural Bull City Summit.

Sig and Parag discuss the return of large scale music festivals and Esports tournament events, including North Carolina's new Esports Industry Grant Program, as the global return to live continues post COVID.

With 20+ years of experience in innovating marketing technologies through founding five startups to date and investing in over 70, Nihal is a noted expert in the emerging adoption of mobile technologies for media properties and consumer brands. Today, Nihal shares his start-up journey with Parag, discusses his work with Eniac Ventures, and previews the cryptocurrency panel he'll host at the Bull City Summit.