Startup Week Louisville 2021
Schedule
Can't make it in person? Grab your ticket below to access our virtual live-stream!
Date
EDT
Location
552 E Market St
Louisville, KY
Schedule
Monday, September 20, 2021
Opening Ceremony
Garrett French
Citation Labs, Founder
Advice from Coaches and Judges of the SXSW Pitch Competition
Kevin Rapp
AppWell.Health, Co-Founder
Sivaram Arabandi
AppWell.Health, Chief Data Officer
Startup Grind
Raffi Kayat
borderless, CEO
Adam Robinson
Strategexe, Chief Marketing Officer
Seed Deals: How to Grow from Startup to Venture Capital (aka Chalktalk)
David Willbrand
Pacaso, Chief Legal Officer
CX-Led Growth & Trends; Learnings From Analyzing 4,400 Early Stage Companies
Adam O'Donnell
Zendesk, VC & Startup Partnerships
Locking Down Data Care: Lessons on How to Be Cyber Resilient
Colin Glover
CISA, Cybersecurity Adviser/Cybersecurity KY State Coordinator
Moving Into CBD & THC Products As a Startup--Opportunities & Obstacles
Jeff Stum
Hectare's CBD Innovations, Co-Founder
CVG Airport - "Pilot" Programming
Naashom Marx
CVG - Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, Senior Manager, Strategic Innovation
Stephen Saunders
CVG - Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, Director of Innovation & Information Technology
The power of co-creation: How involving your community can bring your product to life
Chris Naber
FirstBuild, Senior Product Developer
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
SSBCI 2.0: The Potential for KY Capital Formation
Kelby Price
Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation, Executive Director, Venture Development
Eric Cromwell
Cromwell Schmisseur, President
Dan Schmisseur
Cromwell Schmisseur, Founding Member
Noble Funk: The Entrepreneurial Trials & Tribulations of Opening a Retail Establishment
Dominique Shrader
Noble Funk Brewing Company, Project Manager
The emergence of Space Tango and the future of humanity in deep space
Kris Kimel
Space Tango, Co-Founder
Wave Kentucky Whiskey 2021 Digital Fund
Ben Tsai
Wave Financial, President & Managing Partner
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Understanding Angel & VC Investor Operations - Local Investor Panel
Kelby Price
Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation, Executive Director, Venture Development
Sue Baggot
Power Within Consulting, Founder
Joe Noonan
Bluegrass Angels, Fund Manager
Katie Birge
M25, Associate, Head of Platform
Candice Rezvanian
KSTC, Venture Finance, VP of Ops
How to build a kickass Network (Techstars)
John Hill
Techstars, VP of Network
Lessons from innovators around the world
Alex Lazarow
Cathay Innovation, Partner
Bryce Butler
Access Ventures, Managing Director
State of Kentucky University Commercialization
Ian McClure
University of Kentucky, Associate Vice President for Research, Innovation and Economic Impact; Exec. Director, UK Innovate
Allen Morris
Commercialization EPI-Center, University of Louisville, Executive Director
Monique Quarterman
Kentucky Commercialization Ventures, Executive Director
Taunya Phillips
Office of Technology Commercialization at University of Kentucky, Director
Breaking Into VC
Savannah Johnson
VC Investor
Brian Burton
Playground Global, Venture Investor
Nicole DeTommaso
Harlem Capital, Senior Associate
Networking Event with Keynote by Debra Clary - Narrative Leadership: How storytelling is the secret elixir to ‘why’
Dr. Debra Clary
Humana, Associate Vice President, Organization Effectiveness CAO Leadership
Thursday, September 23, 2021
University Innovation, Funding Technologies, & Paying It Forward For Future Founders
Bryce Butler
Access Ventures, Managing Director
Landon Young
Elevate Ventures, Executive Director of University Initiatives
Ian McClure
University of Kentucky, Associate Vice President for Research, Innovation and Economic Impact; Exec. Director, UK Innovate
Natalia Bishop
University of Louisville, Director of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Fireside chat: Building a Brand – Brand Inception to Scaled Operation
Dan Ratterman
Shady Rays, COO
Chris Ratterman
Shady Rays, Founder & CEO
Alli Truttmann
Wicked Sheets, President & CEO
You Are Never Too Young To Start
Natalia Bishop
University of Louisville, Director of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Natasha Sams
Governor's School for Entrepreneurs at KEENStart, Executive Director
Malcolm Muhammad
Project G.E.L.
Ricky Mason
BrainSTEM University, CEO
Mary Taylor
Kentucky Department of Education’s Office of Career and Technical Education, Training and Development Specialist
Innovatemap's Fundamentals of Product
Christian Beck
Innovatemap, Executive Partner, Growth Strategy & Design
Truly Impactful Solutions: The Impact Gap Canvas
Natalia Bishop
University of Louisville, Director of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Emily Stuhldreher
GiveBackHack, HQ Staff
See yourself here - Student Innovation Showcase
Keionna Baker
Amplify, Director of Community Engagement
Venture Capital 101
Kelli Jones
Sixty8 Capital, Co-Founder & General Partner
Molly Fowler
Dorm Room Fund, CEO
Savannah Johnson
VC Investor
Lenore Champagne Beirne
Bright Ventures, Founder
Launching Your VC Career in College
Savannah Johnson
VC Investor
Darren Douglas
Plexo Capital, Precursor Ventures, VC Summer Associate
Tonna Obaze
Harlem Capital, Investor, Chief of Staff
Friday, September 24, 2021
ART WORK: Best Practices in Creating Your Business
Soozie Eastman
Filmmaker, President, 502 Film Collective
Bill Wingate
Wingate CPA LLC, Film Tax Incentive, Business Valuation & Litigation Services
Erin Roark
180 Degrees Productions, In-house Counsel/Producer
Corporate Intrepreneurship: Driving Innovation through Partnerships with Industry Startups
Dan Robbins
Provi, Senior Director, Commercial Analytics & Data Strategy
Eric Bickel
Papa John's International, Director of Data Science
ART WORK: Capital for Creatives
Bryn Silverman
Filmmaker
Felipe Dieppa
Filmmaker
Measure What Matters: Connecting Strategy To Operations & Improvement
Jim Papp
Mindful Metrics, Owner & Principal Consultant
ART WORK: Marketing & Branding
Soozie Eastman
Filmmaker, President, 502 Film Collective
Antonio Pantoja
Filmmaker
No luck at the bank? CDFI's and their economic impact on a startup community
David Taliaferro
Lenderfit, Co-Founder & CEO
Mary Ellen Wiederwohl
LHOME, Interim President & CEO
Keisha Deonarine
Park Community Credit Union, Executive Director of Philanthropy and Corporate Relations
Cash flow basics: The lifeblood of any business
Neil Kane
University of Notre Dame, Director, ESTEEM Curriculum and Capstone Advising
