2013 What's Next Boomer Business Summit

App Showcase

• CALL FOR ENTRIES – WHAT’S NEXT BOOMER BUSINESS SUMMIT MOBILE APPS SHOWCASE

  Are you a mobile developer with an exciting application targeted to the large and growing Baby Boomer and Senior market, that represents more than $2 trillion in spending power?

  If so, we invite you to enter your application in the Boomer Summit Mobile Apps Showcase. The Showcase will feature innovative mobile apps across several industries such as travel, health and wellness, finance, social media, education, hobbies, entertainment, news, commerce, local, finance, search and social.

  A panel of experts in the Baby Boomer space will judge mobile app entries and award prizes to the best entries. Finalists will receive complimentary passes (2 per team) to the What’s Next Boomer Business Summit in Chicago on March 12, 2013. Finalists also receive free exhibit space and the opportunity to showcase their applications to the entire conference. They also will present their app to a panel of influential experts in the baby boomer and mobile industries.

  Click to Submit Your Entry

  Prizes

  The Grand Prize Winner will receive:

  • $1,000 cash
  • 5 introductions to reporters who cover the age beat
  • 5 introductions to Angels and VCs who fund early stage businesses
  • 1 hour consultation with 3 CEOs who have taken products to market
  • The opportunity to present the app at the summer Silicon Valley Boomer Venture Summit
  • Consultation with a key sponsor of What’s Next Boomer Business Summit event such as AARP or United Healthcare

  A Runner-up winner will receive:

  • 5 introductions to reporters who cover the age beat
  • 5 introductions to Angels and VCs who fund early stage businesses
  • Consultation with a key sponsor of What’s Next Boomer Business Summit event such as AARP or United Healthcare

  All 5 Finalists will receive:

  • 2 complimentary passes to the What’s Next Boomer Business Summit
  • Exhibit space at the conference to demo the application to hundreds of leading experts, analysts, corporate executives and brand managers

  Judges Panel and Bios

  Suzie Mitchell, Clear Writing Solutions
  Mikki Nasch, AchieveMint
  Jody Holtzman, AARP
  Brian Clark, United Healthcare
  John Reinhart, Innovate LTC
  John Hopper, Link•Age Ventures

  Showcase Guidelines and Rules

  At a minimum, you must have a functioning mobile app prototype you can live demo. Finalists must be present at the What’s Next Boomer Business Summit Conference on March 12, 2012 in Chicago, IL.

  Submissions deadline February 28, 2013

  Winner Selection Process

  Entries will be judged in 2 rounds according to the following criteria:

  • Is the concept well-suited for the baby boomer market?
  • Is the app differentiated from competitors?
  • How large is the addressable market?
  • Is the team experienced and qualified?
  • What is the product’s overall viability?
  • Is the business model sustainable?

  First Round

  • Submit entries via the What’s Next Boomer Business Summit Mobile Apps Showcase website form by February 28, 2013
  • Five finalists will be notified by March 5, 2013

  Second Round

  • Finalists will present at a keynote session of the conference on March 12
  • Presentations (preferably including a demo) will be 5 minutes each with 5-10 minutes of Q&A from a judges panel.
  • Judges will select a winner and a runner-up to be announced at the conference.

  Click to Submit Your Entry

  Questions? Need more information?

  Please email them to cklemke@gmail.com and  suzie@clearwritingsolutions.com

  Terms and Conditions

  Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, mutilated or illegible entries nor for electronic transmission errors resulting in omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operations or transmission, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alterations of entry materials, or for technical, network, telephone equipment, electronic, computer, hardware or software malfunctions or limitations of any kind, or inaccurate transmissions of or failure to receive entry information by Sponsor or presenter on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website or any combination thereof. If for any reason the Internet portion of the program is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of the sponsor which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this contest, the Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the contest.

  Organizers and sponsors of the 2013 What’s Next Boomer Business Summit Mobile Apps Showcase have taken reasonable measures to ensure that all contestants retain their rights to their business plans and any intellectual property. Organizers and sponsors shall make no claim to any of the property or rights.

  Additionally, the finalists will present their mobile applications to attendees of the 2013 What’s Next Boomer Business Summit in Chicago, IL. The content of presentations is at the discretion of each contestant.

  By entering this contest all contestants indemnify organizers and sponsors of the 2013 What’s Next Boomer Business Summit Mobile Apps Showcase from any liability whatsoever arising out of this contest.

  This contest is presented by: Mary Furlong & Associates, 3527 Mt. Diablo Boulevard, #128, Lafayette, California.