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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