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September 18 @ 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

AgeTech TechCelerator Finale Pitch Event

Join us for the AgeTech TechCelerator Finale – a live, ONLINE showcase of Pennsylvania innovators bringing bold, practical solutions to improve the lives of aging adults.

Over the past eight weeks, these founders have refined their concepts, worked with expert mentors, and built strategies to launch solutions addressing real-world challenges in health, mobility, finance, and daily living. Now, it all comes down to their final pitch.

Finalists will compete for up to $15,000 in prize money as they present their business models to a panel of judges and a live audience.

Why Attend?

  • Get a front-row seat to the future of AgeTech innovation—without leaving your own diggs.

  • Support local entrepreneurs making a difference in aging and care.

  • Be inspired by bold ideas that could transform everyday life.

meet our finalists

Sara Peterson-Snyder, PhD, CPO, FAAOP(D)
Omolola (Lola) Fakunle, MD

OP Clinical Innovations

(Mercer, PA)

A collaboration between prosthetists and medical innovators creating software and 3D-printed prosthetics that restore dignity through lifelike design and adaptive fabrication.

Fan Lin

Entertainment Buddy LLC

(Harrisburg, PA)

A flexible, medical-grade phone holder with wireless charging, safety alarms, and hands-free controls to empower users in nursing homes, hospitals, or at home.

Erick Lauber

Simulations and Interactive Media

(Indiana, PA)

An AI-powered, emotionally intelligent content ecosystem for older adults that adapts and learns alongside the user.

Andrés Ricardo Valdez
Andy Atkins
Anna Borisova de Valdez

TalkingSick

(State College, PA)

A research-driven tool that uses voice analysis to detect early signs of respiratory illness using devices people already own—like smartphones, smartwatches, or voice assistants.

David Cawley
Daniel Furfaro

Arro.AI

(Harrisburg, PA)

An AI-powered, secure knowledge platform designed to help aging service organizations scale smarter and streamline communication, care, and workflows.

Nathan Hawrysko
Max Justice
Kate Mackenzie

Setas Eternal Living

(Huntingdon Valley, PA)

Makers of MyCoffin, the first U.S.-grown, fully biodegradable burial vessel made of mycelium and hemp. Their carbon-negative approach gives families a way to leave a legacy of regeneration.

Robert Duschl

Nomo Innovations 

(Lancaster, PA)

Creators of the Smart NightLite—an affordable, motion-sensing device that provides daily passive monitoring and text alerts to caregivers without requiring a wearable.

meet the keynote speaker

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Jennifer Gilburg

Deputy Secretary of Technology and Entrepreneurship, Pennsylvania DCED

Jen Gilburg has decades-long experience working in both technology and manufacturing in the private sector. She has been on the forefront of such high growth technologies as data security and artificial intelligence, and has worked in advanced technologies for the automotive, medical and robotics, and manufacturing industries.

As Deputy Secretary of Technology and Entrepreneurship, she focuses on implementing the Shapiro Administration’s and DCED’s vision of attracting, fostering, and investing in people and companies focused on technology and innovation across multiple sectors, and throughout the state.

Meet the Judges

Dr. Eric Ian Farmer

Singer/Songerwriter, Educator,
Foxdale Village Retirement Community Board Member

Matthew Cooley

Business Unit CFO, Ericsson & Co-Founder, myAgeTechlab

Jacob Jones

Director, Center for Family Business

meet the MC

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Brian Slawin

Director & Portfolio Manager | Northwest Ben Franklin Technology Partners | Central & Northern PA

Brian Slawin is a serial entrepreneur, investor and unapologetic champion for innovators who refuse to settle. A former software developer, airshow pilot and college professor, Brian has co-founded, scaled and successfully exited multiple companies, living every high and low of the entrepreneurial journey. 

Today, as Director & Portfolio Manager at Ben Franklin Technology Partners, he helps deploy $millions in early-stage capital, mentors bold founders (and even those that are not so bold) and accelerates technology startups and manufacturers who are reshaping industries. His “No Wrong Door” approach ensures every entrepreneur, no matter their background or resources, has the opportunity at turning vision into impact. Known for his candor, energy and battle-tested insights, Brian inspires leaders and doers alike to embrace risk, harness grit and build the future they want to see because “The best ideas don’t wait, they get built.”

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