Above: A scene from “Start-Up City: Miami” in 2013. Photo credit: Knight Foundation on Flickr. 

Many recent media reports have captured the excitement of the emerging entrepreneurial community in Miami, a trend that Knight Foundation has supported through more than 50 local investments in the past 18 months. But what’s next?

That topic takes the stage during the second annual “Start-Up City: Miami” from The Atlantic and The Atlantic Cities and supported by Knight.  According to The Atlantic, the daylong event at New World Center in Miami Beach “will explore the key components of a successful urban tech hub,” focusing on efforts underway in South Florida. 

Speakers will include Sam Altman, president of Y Combinator; Felecia Hatcher, owner of Feverish Ice Cream; Michael Jones, chief technology advocate at Google and co-founder of Google Earth; Peter Kellner, co-founder of Endeavor Global; Philip Levine, mayor of Miami Beach; Laura Maydón, managing director and CEO of Endeavor Miami; Manny Medina, managing partner of Medina Capital Partners; and Rebecca White, professor of entrepreneurship and director of the Entrepreneurship Center at the University of Tampa. Urban expert Richard Florida, co-founder of The Atlantic Cities, will lead the discussions.

For more information, here are some links to recent online mentions of the event:

• The Atlantic
• Rana Florida column in The Huffington Post
• City Biz List South Florida
• The Miami Herald

Here is the full agenda. Tickets cost $75. To register, click here.

Michael D. Bolden, editorial director at Knight Foundation