Wednesday, November 2
Thursday, November 3
Holiday Inn Conference Center (110 2nd Ave, Kearney, NE 68847)
8:00am
Registration, Networking & Light Breakfast
9:00-9:15am
Welcome
Lisa Tschauner - NETForce Nebraska Chair
Robert Macy - UNK Center for Entrepreneurship & Rural Development
Stan Clouse - Mayor of Kearney
9:15-9:45am
The Good Life Small Business Podcast Entrepreneur Panel
Brian Blakely
10:00-10:45am
Morning Breakout Sessions - Round 1
10:45-11:00am
Break
11:00-11:45am
Morning Breakout Sessions - Round 2
11:45am-12:45pm
Lunch & NETForce Award Presentations
12:45-1:15pm
Keynote
Chad & Ben Johnson, Grain Weevil
1:30-1:45pm
Break
1:45-3:30pm
Afternoon Workshop Breakout Sessions
3:45pm
Wrap-up
Registration, Networking & Light Breakfast
9:00-9:15am
Welcome
Lisa Tschauner - NETForce Nebraska Chair
Robert Macy - UNK Center for Entrepreneurship & Rural Development
Stan Clouse - Mayor of Kearney
9:15-9:45am
The Good Life Small Business Podcast Entrepreneur Panel
Brian Blakely
10:00-10:45am
Morning Breakout Sessions - Round 1
- What’s New with “What If…"
Mike Tobias & Jessica Mitchell-McCollough - Nebraska Public Media - 4-H Youth Entrepreneurship
Tayler Wickham, Molly Brandt, Tanya Crawford, Surin Kim, and Lori Larson - UNL Extension - Growth through Business Transition
Jason Tuller - UNL Extension - How Makerspaces in Public Libraries Encourage Local Entrepreneurship
JoAnn McManus - Nebraska Library Commission
Joy Kyhn - Ravenna Public Library
Erica Rogers - Hastings Public Library
10:45-11:00am
Break
11:00-11:45am
Morning Breakout Sessions - Round 2
- Work Based Learning and Real Life
Kearney Public Schools - The Heartland Robotics Cluster - Why Now?
Dan Curran - Nebraska Department of Economic Development - Empowering Entrepreneurial Communities (E2)
Shawn Kaskie & Panel of eCoaches - UNL Extension - Successes with Campus Customer Discovery
Zane Gernhart - NUTech Ventures
11:45am-12:45pm
Lunch & NETForce Award Presentations
12:45-1:15pm
Keynote
Chad & Ben Johnson, Grain Weevil
1:30-1:45pm
Break
1:45-3:30pm
Afternoon Workshop Breakout Sessions
- School Based Enterprise
Kearney High School
Sargent High School
Valentine High School - Using the Cultivate Model
Lisa Tschauner, Doane University - Why Online Visibility is Important for Your Business
GROW Nebraska - From Policy Change to Local Impact, Measuring the Impact of Targeted Legislation on Entrepreneurial Growth in Nebraska AND Nebraska Tech Collaborative Impact on Nebraska
Platte Institute & Nebraska Tech Collaborative
3:45pm
Wrap-up