Schedule
Opening Remarks
Featuring Kristen Nolte, SVP, Global Consumer and Small Business Marketing, Dell Technologies
What Do Investors Want?
Featuring Tracy Britt Cool, Cofounder, Kanbrick
Interviewed by Christine Haughney Dare-Bryan, Editor-at-Large, Inc. Magazine
From Initial Idea to the Breakthrough Moment: The Strategies, Tactics, and Processes Driving Innovation
Featuring Amber Allen, Founder and CEO, Double A Labs; Amy Jo Martin, Founder and CEO, Renegade Global; and Jasmine Crowe-Houston, Founder and CEO, Goodr
Moderated by Melinda Emerson, the Small Biz Lady; Author, Fix Your Business: A 90-Day Plan to Get Back Your Life and Reduce Chaos in Your Business
Breakout Session
The Roller-Coaster Journey to Getting Funding
Featuring Janice Omadeke, Founder and CEO, The Mentor Method, and Shelly Porges, Founder and Managing Partner, Beyond the Billion and the Billion Dollar Fund for Women
Moderated by Lilian Ajayi-Ore, Chief Learning Officer, Data Scientist, Founder and CEO, Global Connections for Women Foundation (GC4W)
Breakout Session
Growing Pains: Pivots, People, P&Ls
Featuring Ellen Bennett, Author; Founder and Chief Brand Officer, Hedley & Bennett, and Nicole Cardoza, Author; Founder and CEO, Reclamation Ventures; Founder, Anti-Racism Daily
Moderated by Melinda Emerson, the Small Biz Lady; Author, Fix Your Business: A 90-Day Plan to Get Back Your Life and Reduce Chaos in Your Business
The New New Rules of Customer Experience: How Innovation and Ingenuity Are Addressing the Fast-Changing Needs of Customers
Featuring Ellen Bennett, Author; Founder and Chief Brand Officer, Hedley & Bennett, and Rakia Reynolds, Founder and CEO, Skai Blue Media
Moderated by Jude Davidson, Senior Director, Global Customer Development and Loyalty Marketing, Dell Technologies
Breakout Session
Leveraging Emerging Technology
Featuring Katina Kenyon, CEO, Tree3, and Venus Quates, President and CEO, LaunchTech
Moderated by Rakia Reynolds, Founder and CEO, Skai Blue Media
Breakout Session
Leading with Empathy
Featuring Verta Maloney, Cofounder and Chief Innovation Officer, The*gameHers, and Mary Spio, Founder and CEO, Ceek
Moderated by Amy Jo Martin, Founder and CEO, Renegade Global
The Power of Prescience: A Conversation with Forerunner Ventures Founder Kirsten Green
Featuring Kirsten Green, Founder and Managing Partner, Forerunner
Interviewed by Amy Farley, Senior Editor, Fast Company
Closing Remarks
Featuring Kristen Nolte, SVP, Global Consumer and Small Business Marketing, Dell Technologies