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Thursday Gathering
🚀 Meet the Hosts of Arizona Tech Week 🚀
Mar 12, 2026, 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM MST

Join us for a high-energy evening at Venture Café Phoenix where the trailblazing hosts behind inaugural Arizona Tech Week take the stage for rapid-fire pitches. You’ll get a first look at the events, ideas, and innovators driving Arizona’s tech ecosystem forward.

Expect:
⚡ 2-minute lightning pitches
🤝 Curated networking with founders, investors & ecosystem leaders
🎯 Early access to the most anticipated Tech Week events

If you’re building, investing, scaling, or simply tech-curious — this is your inside track.

Come meet the hosts.
Discover what’s ahead.
Plug into the momentum.

#ArizonaTechWeek #VentureCafePhoenix #ArizonaChamberofCommerce

Sponsored by the Arizona Commerce Authority and Arizona Tech Week 

Event Program
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4:30 PM - 5:30 PM MST
Women Entrepreneurs: Building Trust and Influence to Align Teams, Strategy, and Investment
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4:30 PM - 6:30 PM MST
Mentor Hours with Wealth Manager
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5:00 PM - 6:00 PM MST
Business Strategy 101
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5:30 PM - 5:40 PM MST
Welcome to Venture Café Phoenix - Orientation Session
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5:45 PM - 6:45 PM MST
Curious who’s shaping Arizona Tech Week?
Featuring
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Christina del Villar
Chief Marketing Strategist

Christina Del Villar is a growth strategist, advisor, investor, and fractional CMO with over 30 years of experience working with startups and growth-stage companies across FinTech, EduTech, and B2B services. She partners closely with founders, executive teams, and investors to build trust and influence inside organizations, creating the alignment needed to shape effective go-to-market strategies and drive exponential growth.

Christina’s work centers on helping leaders align teams, strategy, and execution as companies scale and prepare for investment. She is the author of Sway, a practical exploration of how trust and influence enable better decisions, stronger alignment, and sustainable growth. Known for her operator-first perspective, Christina brings clarity to complex challenges and helps organizations turn strategy into action.

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Alex McElfish
Founder
Narrowgate Ventures
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Armando Roman
Family Wealth Manager
AXIOM Founders Family Office, Inc.
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Noreen Scheu
Director, Venture Programs
Arizona Commerce Authority
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