Education & Training Track presented by AWS

Kelly is a passionate community builder and relentless executor. As Managing Director of BETA, she works across the organization to create and execute the operational systems that drive the success of BETA programming - including startup cohorts, BETA events, and Twin Cities Startup Week. She has worked in people operations for Fortune 500s, nonprofits, and startups where she’s created and implemented systems that empower people to do their best work. Kelly is a graduate from the Carlson School of Management. 

Kelly grew up in MN and loves the snow, lakes, and people that make this place home. She lives in Shoreview with her husband, Peter.

Steve is the co-founder and CEO of EdNorth, a non-profit which supports entrepreneurs solving problems in the education and training sectors.  He is also a partner at Fox Rothschild LLP, where he focuses his legal practice on assisting emerging companies in the education sector in a variety of matters, including financings, M&A, IP licensing and corporate governance.

Adam joined Adventium in 2014, becoming President of Andamio Games in 2016, where he helped put engaging learning technology in the hands of educators and their students. Adam led the team that won Phase I & II SBIR awards from the National Science Foundation to build and distribute CellEnergy: Photosynthesis Labs. Currently, he is working on SoberSloth, a multi-year project funded by the National Institutes of Health to develop innovative psycho-education for adolescents in behavioral treatment settings.