This year's event started with a keynote address delivered by City Councilman At-Large Bill Green, a huge advocate for businesses in the Philadelphia region. Councilman Green played an integral role in helping to save Philadelphia's citywide wireless network, which is now the largest free municipal wireless network in the United States, and was recently acquired by the city.  

Following Councilman Green, the audience heard from 10 shortlisted businesses, each of whom had 5 minutes to convince attendees to support their idea with a vote:

• 2WAYTXT
• AirClic
• CLEAR
• Liquid Interactive
• Mobile Attainment
• PlaySay
• ReadySetWork
• Snac, Inc
• Venmo
• Yuxi Pacific Group LLC

Companies featured in previous DEMO Nights include Traffic.com (acquired by NAVTEQ/NOKIA); Smarter Agent (recently raised 15 million in venture capital); and PhindMe (acquired by Movitas).