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The Day’s Run of Show
11:15 am
Entrepreneur’s Expo, Registration & Lunch
Introductions & Welcome
Aaron Gillum – 50 South Capital – Venture Club of Indiana President
Cathryn Ferrer – CEO, Indiana State Museum
1:00 pm
Keynote – “How AI is at the Center of Tech Convergence” Frank Downing, Director of Research at ARC Invest
1:15 pm
First Round of pitches — Digital Tech
EMCEE Madison Sowards, Venture Community Manager, Purdue Research Foundation
1:45 pm
2:15 pm
IEDC Global Entrepreneurship Congress Announcement – David Watkins, Sr. Vice President of Entrepreneurship & Small Business, IEDC
2:25 pm
2:54 pm
Second Round of Pitches – Digital Tech
Fireside Chat “Are You Listening?” – Amy Brown, CEO of Authenticx and Aaron Gillum, 50 South Capital – Board President of Venture Club of Indiana
3:20 pm
Third Round of Pitched – Ag Tech & Hard Tech
4:00 pm
Panel: “Raising Money From the First Dollar— Do’s and Don’ts” Max Yoder, Founder of Lessonly
4:25 pm
Fourth Round of Pitches — Life Science
4:54 pm
5:10 pm
Road After the Showcase
Moderator: Oscar Morales, Founder & Managing Partner, Boomerang Ventures
2023 2nd Place Winner: GeoH, Tom Bumgardner
Winners Announced!
5:15 pm
VIP Reception