New York, NY — Civic Hall—The Bernard Goldstein Center will host a full week of events during New York City Tech Week (June 2–June 6, 2025), bringing together leading voices in technology, entrepreneurship, venture capital, AI, cybersecurity, and finance. The schedule features a diverse mix of meetups, workshops, demo days, and thought leadership conversations — showcasing Civic Hall as the hub of NYC’s growing innovation ecosystem.
FULL EVENT SCHEDULE
NY Tech Alliance
• Event: NY Tech Meetup w/ NY Robotics – Exploring Embodied & Physical AI
Join NY Tech Meetup and NY Robotics for a special joint session exploring the impact of robotics on startups, venture capital, labor, and urban innovation. Featuring live demos, founder spotlights, and a dynamic panel discussion on the next wave of physical AI innovation.
More info & registration: https://www.nytech.org/ny_tech_meetup_june_2025
Startup IQ
• Event: GTM Under Pressure: Resilient Growth Strategies for Underrepresented Founders
A high-impact workshop for women, founders of color, immigrants, and underestimated entrepreneurs. Learn actionable go-to-market strategies, define your customer base, and build resilient growth systems for today’s challenging market.
More info & registration: https://partiful.com/e/3D0wV0JTfEyHmcYFsMPA
Girls Who Code / Cyber Education Alliance / PauseTake9
• Event: Generation Vulnerable: Cybersecurity, Gen Z, and the AI Risk Factor
An urgent panel on the evolving cybersecurity threats facing Gen Z as AI reshapes the digital landscape. Featured speakers include Craig Newmark (craigslist), Dr. Tarika Barrett (Girls Who Code), Yvette Renteria (Common Sense Media), Amira Dhalla (Aspen Institute), and Camille Stewart Gloster (CAS Strategies).
More info & registration: https://partiful.com/e/FfET3zRQRq2CK7XbjCQz
Techstars
• Event: Techstars Web3 Demo Day
Hear from founders of 0xBridge, Autonom, DABL, Nera Systems, nodes.garden, and Trustbytes, building across Bitcoin Programmability, DeFi, Privacy, and more. Meet the next generation of Web3 innovators.
More info & registration: https://partiful.com/e/f9lzVHgKpIhdY3qIT2Yx
Columbia SPS & Columbia Venture Community
• Event: AI & Tech Networking at Columbia
Join Columbia's tech leaders, founders, investors, and alumni for an evening of networking and conversation on AI, entrepreneurship, and venture funding.
More info & registration: https://partiful.com/e/XQBwtHQ1k3wAM1k8CEjG
Startup Bootcamp
• Event: Startup Bootcamp: From Idea to Impact
An engaging fireside chat offering practical advice on fundraising, product development, and startup growth. Connect with founders, investors, mentors, and fellow entrepreneurs.
More info & registration: https://partiful.com/e/eEuLQuU4RwprXZ6hbM7G
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• Event: The AI & Finance Conference
The 3rd Annual AI & Finance Conference brings together senior leaders from BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, Moody’s, Barclays, and top academic institutions to explore how large models, generative AI, and digital assets are transforming global finance.
More info & registration: https://partiful.com/e/mLmqeLFWiYH4CTRrayt6
LOCATION:
Civic Hall at Union Square
124 East 14th Street, New York, NY 10003
About Civic Hall
Civic Hall’s Bernard Goldstein Center at Union Square is a collaborative innovation center that brings together civic-minded technologists, social entrepreneurs, government officials, and community leaders to develop technology solutions for the public good. Located in Union Square—the heart of New York City’s burgeoning tech sector, Civic Hall fosters a vibrant ecosystem of knowledge sharing and cooperative action. Civic Hall’s mission is to support and enable best-in-class programs that help close the digital skills divide and plan for the needs of tomorrow’s workforce. Civic Hall facilitates groundbreaking partnerships among high-impact organizations, civic and social innovators, workforce training partners, and New York’s employer ecosystem to work collectively to meet the educational and professional needs of all New Yorkers, especially those from communities too often left behind. Civic Hall also serves as a tech incubator and accelerator, support network for profit and nonprofit organizations and start-ups, and place to spur new innovations and ideas. For more information about membership, training, and event opportunities please visit civichall.org.
Contact:
Jim Malatras, JMalatras@Fedcap.org
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