OktoberINVESTFest 2017 Claude McKnight III, Founder of most awarded a cappella group in history, Take 6, will present his startup, CONTINYOU at the US-GERMAN 6th Annual Investor Conference, Miss Universe Germany as MC on Oct 25,2017 in NYC

New York, NY, Oct. 23, 2017 --

Claude McKnight III, Founder and Director of 10 time Grammy award winning sextet, Take 6, together with German Ed Tech scientist Dr. Michaela Meier will present their new startup CONTINYOU, an innovative online learning platform providing high quality mentoring in the music business at Invest in Bavaria’s OktoberINVESTFest this week, on October 25, 2017 at the New York Academy of Sciences.  

Visit www.oktoberINVESTfest.com to apply to attend.

For over 30 years Claude has been revolutionizing music worldwide.  Continuing on this path, his new venture, CONTINYOU is a global music mentorship platform providing a totally new and innovative way of music education, in form of professional mentorship for everyone who feels a passion for music and music business. CONTINYOU provides mentorship that is sustainable in this fast moving and ever-changing industry. Through CONTINYOU, Claude McKnight will teach you to unleash the Ferrari in your voice and soul to be the best singer you can be!  Check it out and invest -- this week at OktoberINVESTfest!

In his more than 30-year career, McKnight has collaborated with such artists as Ray Charles, Quincy Jones and Stevie Wonder among many others. Dr. Michaela Meier is an accomplished Bavarian Ed Tech Scientist and founder of the German based, language learning platform Papagei Learning, as well as many other Ed tech start-ups.

“Having already peaked the interest of global partners in the entertainment industry, we are thrilled to have this German/American duo share their collaboration, CONTINYOU on our stage at the OktoberINVESTfest!”, said Jan Danisman, Executive Director of the Bavarian US Offices in New York, organizer of this Bavarian-American investors’ conference. “In addition to this special guest Claude McKnight, we are proud to announce that Miss Universe Germany, Valeria Bystritskaia, will be our Master of Ceremonies, introducing Claude and the other fabulous presenters for the day”, added Jan.

OktoberINVESTfest facilitates transatlantic scientific collaboration and provides a platform to fund innovative companies from the US, from the German State of Bavaria and this year, also from other European regions. 34 companies will present their latest innovations in IT and life sciences.  The event host, the German State of Bavaria, with capital city Munich, is Europe’s top tech hub and Germany’s premier life science location.  It is home to global players like: BMW, Siemens, Adidas and Allianz.  Over 1,200 US companies located in our state:  Amazon, Amgen, Biogen, GE, Google, IBM, Linkedin, Microsoft, Salesforce and Walt Disney, among others. The full-day event will take place in New York City on October 25, 2017.

To apply to attend and to get full conference details visit www.oktoberinvestfest.com.

This material is circulated by the Bavarian Ministry for Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Transport and Technology Office for Economic Development on behalf of the State of Bavaria, Federal Republic of Germany. Additional information is on file with the Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.

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Kristin Eckert
US Bavarian Offices for Economic Development
1 212-317-0588
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