PHOENIX, Dec. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Spearheaded by its popular Startup and Entrepreneurship Committee, the Arizona Technology Council today announced that successful businessman and sports executive Jerry Colangelo will present a keynote speech at the 2013 StartupConnect AZ Conference, presented by the Arizona Commerce Authority and IDS Technology Marketing. The event is being held Wednesday, December 18, 2013 from 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. at the ASU Cronkite Building, 555 N. Central Avenue in downtown Phoenix.

Arizona’s first ever conference held to showcase and connect the state’s corporations, technology startup and funding ecosystems has assembled an unprecedented lineup of Arizona’s experts in technology, entrepreneurship, business, education and public policy to discuss and debate a series of powerful topics proven critical to the continued growth of the state’s economy.