Saturday, September 17
8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
9 a.m. Keynote | Radical Inclusion: How Diversity is Revolutionizing Ecosystems featuring Fay Horwitt, President & CEO, Forward Cities
10:15-11:30 a.m. Breakout Sessions in 4 Tracks: Launch, Capital, Scale, Ecosystem
- Integrating the Power of Mentor Support into Your Founder Journey (Launch)
- Securing Capital: Stay Local, Head to the Coasts, or Both? (Capital)
- Scaling within the Midwest Innovation Pipeline (Scale)
- Innovation Ecosystem Disruption in the 4th Industrial Revolution (Ecosystem)
11:30 a.m. -1 p.m. Lunch with Peer Groups (Founders, Investors, Mentors)
1-1:15 p.m. Announcement from Jake Scatizzi, Executive Director, MTC
1:15-2:15 p.m. Founders’ Journey Panel featuring founders from around the state
2:30-3:45 p.m. Breakout Sessions in 4 Tracks: Launch, Capital, Scale, Ecosystem
- The Realities of Bootstrapping & Rapid Prototyping (Launch)
- Navigating Investment amidst a Looming Recession (Capital)
- The Remote Challenge: Competing for Top Tech Talent(Scale)
- Equity, Courage, and the Age of Radical Responsibility (Ecosystem)
3:45-5:30 p.m. Sparks & Connections | Demos, Exhibits, and Opportunities to connect with speakers and sponsors
Speaker Details Coming Soon!
