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LATER TODAY
Venture Cafe's 5th Anniversary Celebration
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Event Sessions

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Exclusive Kickoff Event
4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Harriett's Pop Up | Building Legacies Through Innovation
4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Innovation on Tap
4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Bites of Entrepreneurship | The Encore!
5:00 pm - 5:15 pm
Impact Spotlight | Act Like a Founder
6:00 pm - 6:15 pm
Impact Spotlight | Build a Legacy
7:00 pm - 7:15 pm
Impact Spotlight | Connect Communities
ABOUT

Meet the Venture Café Philadelphia Team

We’re a small but mighty team that thrives on experimentation, new ideas, provocative conversations and seeing new relationships unfold.

TEAM
Tracy Brala
Senior Vice President, Strategy and Partnerships & Executive Director
Tracy Brala
“Believing in roses makes them bloom. Believing in people makes them bloom.”

– Unknown
Jen Rajchel
Director, Experience and Digital Transformation
Jen Rajchel
Selena Lopez McKenzie
Program Manager & Experience Designer
Selena Lopez McKenzie
Jake Ritzheimer
Experience Coordinator
Jake Ritzheimer

The Ambassador Team

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Thursday Gatherings don’t just happen on their own. Besides the Venture Café Philadelphia staff, a team of volunteers (aka, Ambassadors) help produce the magic. If you like fostering connections at our events, greeting people as they visit, or serving up a drink to a thirsty innovator, we want to talk to you! Visit our Ambassador page for more information on how to join our awesome team.

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The University City Science Center

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Venture Café Philadelphia is a program of the University City Science Center. This team is also made up of Quorum, Data Analysis, Marketing, and Development. Keep an eye out for these awesome people every Thursday around the café and 3675 Market Street.

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