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NextCon is an annual technology conference aimed at business growth and technology development. The 2016 convention was chaired by Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple, Pat Wadors of LinkedIn, and Tomas Gorny of Nextiva. In 2016, NextCon occurred in Scottsdale, Arizona from November 14 through November 16. It had "more than 50 speakers and 40 sessions focusing on topics such as entrepreneurship, business development, marketing, IT and customer service."
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Focus
The focus of NextCon revolves around didactics offering a methodology of ensuring that startup companies survive beyond five years. Other topics discussed at NextCon include "overcoming challenges, branding, SEO success, data management, video content, customer service, sustainable corporate culture, and, of course, embracing innovation." Lecturers including Carol Roth and Darin Brown were scheduled to teach this topic in the NextCon 2016 meeting. In addition, Guy Kawasaki delivered a talk on “How to Jump the Innovation Curve”. Gopi Kallayil of Google, on the second day of NextCon spoke on the topic “Building a Brand”, a didactic that will focus on preventing a brand name from becoming anachronistic. Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, at the NextCon 2016, revealed his "formula for life", F3: "food, fun and friends". Other presenters of NextCon also discussed the physiology of marketing and attendees "learn from people who have worked for the biggest companies in the world." Local business owners of Scottsdale are also invited to elucidate the manner in which they grew their businesses to dominate the market at a national level. At NextCon, new technology is also revealed, in order to help attendees the opportunity to optimize their businesses.
Philanthropy
NextCon donates the proceed of the event to the following charities: