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1. Pre-Event Prep
Send Rob Sarnie Email
Job intentions + mentee status. Copy in Jobs tab.
Rob Sarnie Wolf & Co M&T Bank
Bookmark 4 HTML Files on Phone
Convergence Hub, Cheat Sheet, Follow-Ups, Playbooks
Review All 21 Playbooks
Names, faces, openers, org context
21 people
Memorize 10-Second Pitch
$0→$30M, 900K LOC, TN visa, intersection of AI+fintech
Review 12 Value Offers
Know which offer applies to which person
Give First
Charge Phone + LinkedIn QR
Resume PDF on phone. Business casual + blazer.
Text Chelsie & Osama
Confirm arrival times. Chelsie ~4:30, Osama from Springfield.
Chelsie Osama
2. Arrive & Lunch (12:00)
Find Rob Sarnie First
Thank him for the program. Reference your email. Warm rapport.
Rob Sarnie Convergence Hub
Locate Sarah Biller
MFTH co-founder. "You built the ecosystem I'm operating in."
Biller Dashboard
Scan for Ian Cain
BBW + Dealroom founder. Top priority contact.
Cain Forensics
Collect Business Cards / QR
Every person = a follow-up email tonight. Proxy contacts for Muskan.
Muskan (proxy)
Identify Seating / Room Layout
Where are roundtables? Which companies at which tables?
3. Keynotes (1:00-2:30)
Keynote #1: Patrick O'Meara
Inveniam Capital. MEASA merger. MANTRA L1. Agentic summit.
Research Signal Intel UCW × Proof of Origin
Take Notes on Specific Quotes
Use for follow-up email placeholders tonight. Exact words > paraphrase.
Panel 1: Stablecoins + Tokenized Assets
Beck moderates. Watch for Catalini + Geller comments.
Beck Catalini
Keynote #2: Guillermo Fernandes
LedgerLink VP AI. 2B+ transactions. Venezuelan story.
MCP Demo Architecture
⚡ Record Audio If Possible
NotebookLM pipeline → study guides → gift to MFTH organizers
Audio Pipeline Mega-Convergence
4. Roundtables (4:00-5:30)
🎯 #1: Wolf & Co → Cristina Palladino
Dir. Blockchain Assurance ($165-190K). "I saw the posting — 900K LOC in forensics."
Apply This Week Forensics
🎯 #2: M&T Bank → Claire Verville
Innovation Advisor. 111 H-1B petitions, 100% approved. They sponsor.
TN Eligible Cloud Playbook
Xiao-Yang Liu's Table
FinAgents + MCP convergence. SecureFinAI. Research collab.
MCP Demo Academic 4 offers stack
Walk Mentees to Right Tables
Chelsie → Liu, Catalini, Cain. Osama → Geller, Fidelity.
Intros
Visible Hands VC → Yasmin Cruz Ferrine
Direct equity pitch, not fellowship. $25K-$150K checks.
Funding
MA>AI / MassTech → Pat Larkin
$100M Grand Challenge. Non-dilutive. Mention MFTH mentor status.
Funding
5. Follow-Up (6:00-10:00 PM)
Networking Reception (6-7 PM)
Casual = best time to mention you're job hunting. State Street, Fidelity, Circle people.
Send 11 Follow-Up Emails by 10 PM
Templates pre-written. Fill in [bracketed placeholders] with real quotes.
Liu Catalini Cain Timberlake O'Meara +6 more
Text Muskan Proxy Contacts
She wants: Timberlake, Fogel, Gurandiano intros
Muskan
⚡ Run Audio Pipeline
If recorded: compress → Whisper → clean → NotebookLM → study guides → send to organizers
Audio Pipeline Mega-Convergence
Run Deep Research on Key Convos
For anyone who mentioned something you can research deeper — send within 48 hrs
Research
Apply to Wolf & Co + M&T Bank
Reference the conversation. Attach resume. Same night or next morning.
Apply
🔟 10x MOVE: Bootcamp Intelligence Digest
Combine: panel recordings + speaker research dossiers + roundtable notes + research competition highlights → single NotebookLM-powered knowledge asset. Send to Sarnie, Biller, Beck, Narkiewicz, and ALL attendees via MFTH. ~3 hours. Nobody else will do this. You become the person who turned this event into a permanent learning resource.
Audio Pipeline Deep Research MEGA CONVERGENCE
6. Outcomes (Week After)
Job Pipeline +4
Wolf & Co, M&T, State Street, Flywire applications in with warm intros
TN Eligible
Dealroom Application (Cain)
July start. 25 founders. BBW Sep 8-10 speaking slot.
Funding
Fintech Sandbox Residency
Timberlake intro → application → Demo Day Apr 28
Funding
Liu Research Collaboration
FinAgents × MCP paper. IEEE IDS 2026 SecureFinAI track.
Academic
Visible Hands Direct Equity
Yasmin Cruz Ferrine → $25K-$150K. Bypass fellowship.
Funding
MFTH Ecosystem Position
Known as "the mentor who showed up prepared and delivered value." Invited back for next cohort.
Give First
Group Mentee Session
Virtual call with all 3 mentees before program ends April. Cross-pollinate.
Chelsie Osama Muskan