Schedule

Thursday, October 27, 2022
11:30 AM — 11:33 AM EDT

Opening Remarks 
Featuring Kristen Nolte, SVP, Global Consumer and Small Business Marketing, Dell Technologies

11:30 AM — 12:00 PM EDT

What Do Investors Want?
Featuring Tracy Britt Cool, Cofounder, Kanbrick
Interviewed by Christine Haughney Dare-Bryan, Editor-at-Large, Inc. Magazine

12:00 PM — 12:40 PM EDT

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 

12:40 PM — 1:20 PM EDT

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)

12:40 PM — 1:20 PM EDT

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

1:20 PM — 2:00 PM EDT

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

2:00 PM — 2:40 PM EDT

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

2:00 PM — 2:40 PM EDT

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

2:40 PM — 3:05 PM EDT

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

3:05 PM — 3:10 PM EDT

Closing Remarks 
Featuring Kristen Nolte, SVP, Global Consumer and Small Business Marketing, Dell Technologies