DCSTW Working Lunch - Tariffs, Trade & Growth: How Startups Navigate a Changing Global Market 🌍

​Founder Institute is hosting a Working Lunch at DC Startup and Tech Week 2026.

​We will have a panel discussion about navigating the global markets as conditions change.

​Welcoming founders from all across industries at every stage. Join us at the WeWork Dupont Circle and meet the DMV tech ecosystem.

​Register now. Bring what you are working on and what you are looking for!. The network and experts are here to help.

​Join us to have bite, learn and network with great speakers and mentors.

​What You'll Learn:

• ​Tariffs, Trade and Navigating them;

• ​How to navigate and access resources;

• ​Entrepreneurial experience about growth;

• ​Learn from Expert Panelists across industries:

  • ​Hua Wang @ National Foreign Trade Council

  • ​Olivia Walch @ Arcascope

  • ​Michael Petricone @ Consumer Technology Association

  • ​Dan Anthony @ We Pay the Tariffs

  • ​Sarah Wells @ Center for Modern Commerce

  • ​Amanda Gann @ Little Bird Creative

  • ​Gokhan Erdogdu @ CloudOffix

​About Founder Institute

​The Founder Institute is the world’s most proven network to turn ideas into fundable startups, and startups into global businesses. Since 2009, our structured accelerator programs have helped over 9,000 entrepreneurs raise over 2BN in funding. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 100 countries, our mission is to empower communities of talented and motivated people to build impactful technology companies worldwide.

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