Next Top Makers showcase at Brooklyn Army Terminal Annex
Last night we closed out the 2015-2016 Next Top Makers program with a celebration and showcase at Brooklyn Army Terminal Annex Building, the home of Futureworks NYC. The evening kicked off with more than 120 guests visiting this year’s Fellows as well as showcasers from last year’s cohort and throughout New York City. Thanks to Tito’s for the fantastic cocktails we drank through sunset, to Bronx Brewery for the four kinds of brews (American Rye, personal favorite) and to Bronx Beer Hall, our uptown partner, for a delicious spread. After the initial showcase, this year’s Fellows – Thimble, Wear.Works, StrongArm, Bon Bouton, blink blink and Dog Parker – presented to the audience. In turn, guests pledged support for the companies by way of investment, marketing, supply chain and operational help and connections. After a champagne toast, we said goodbye to the first of many advanced manufacturing events at Brooklyn Army Terminal’s Annex Building.
NYCEDC VP Miquela Creator
Thimble Co-Founder Oscar Pedroso
Wear.Works Founders Keith Kirkland and Kevin Yoo
StrongArm’s Rahul Bhansali
Bon Bouton Co-Founder Linh Le
Dog Parker Co-Founders Chelsea Brownridge and Todd Schechter
Cocktails provided by Tito’s and Popular Mechanics
The Crated’s Maddy Maxey and Freewrite’s Charlie Weikert
BotFactory’s JFBrandon and Nico Vansnick
BotFactory’s technology
DIYAbility’s video-gaming tech for disabled gamers
FeatherFab’s Phil Chacko (red and black) and Will Watts (black and white)
StrongArm’s Bhansali, Sean Petterson, Emily Slawek
Food by Bronx Beer Hall
Google’s Shreenath Regunathan and friends
Estee Lauder’s Joanie Taylor and friend
A peek into the past
To the future!