Wednesday, November 2

6:00-8:00pm
​Opening Reception at Nest:Space
2224 Central Ave, Kearney, NE 68847

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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

1. What’s New with “What If…"
   Mike Tobias & Jessica Mitchell-McCollough - Nebraska Public Media
2. 4-H Youth Entrepreneurship
   Tayler Wickham, Molly Brandt, Tanya Crawford, Surin Kim, and Lori Larson - UNL Extension
3. Growth through Business Transition
   Jason Tuller - UNL Extension
4. 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

1. Work Based Learning and Real Life
   Kearney Public Schools
2. The Heartland Robotics Cluster - Why Now?
   Dan Curran - Nebraska Department of Economic Development
3. Empowering Entrepreneurial Communities (E2)
   Shawn Kaskie & Panel of eCoaches - UNL Extension
4. 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

1. School Based Enterprise
   Kearney High School
   Sargent High School
   Valentine High School
2. Using the Cultivate Model
   Lisa Tschauner, Doane University
3. Why Online Visibility is Important for Your Business
   GROW Nebraska
4. ​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