9:00 AM
Welcome
_{Troy Vosseller, Co-founder | gener8tor
Charmyse Tillman, Assistant Director, Business Development & Community Events | gener8tor}


9:05 - 9:45 AM
How Small Cities are Creating Vibrant, Thriving Communities for the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
_{Griselda Bailey, President & CEO | Latin American Chamber of Commerce, Charlotte
Paul Leamon, Executive Director | Distillery Labs
Carly McCrory-McKay, Executive Director | Champaign County Economic Development Corporation
Christina Oldfather, Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship | Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development
Jason Rae, President & CEO | Wisconsin LGBT Chamber of Commerce}


10:00 - 10:30 AM
Visionary Capital: What Motivates Institutional Investors’ Strategic Investments?
_{Dan Counsell, President & CEO | White Family Investments
Precious Drew, Managing Director, Northwestern Mutual Black Founder Accelerator | gener8tor
Treasurer Sarah Godlewski, Chair Investment Committee | Board of Commissioners of Public Lands
Chris Prestigiacomo, Senior Portfolio Manager, Private Markets | State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Greg Robinson, Managing Director | 4490 Ventures
Carrie Thome, Managing Director | NVNG Investment Advisors, LLC}


10:30 - 11:00 AM
Fireside Chat: New Policies that Can Affect Entrepreneurship and Innovation in 2021
_{John Dearie, President |Center for Entrepreneurship
Victor W. Hwang, Founder & CEO | Right to Start
Joe Kirgues, Co-founder | gener8tor
Pilar Thomas, Partner | Quarles & Brady LLP}


11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Keynote: Planning for a Startup
_{Dr. Mohan Ananda, Founder | Stamps.com}


1:00 - 1:30 PM
Respond & Recover: State Strategies Supporting Small Business’ Midst Pandemic
_{Greg Barker, President | Economic Development Partnership of Alabama
Kristi Dula, Deputy Director | Illinois Department of Commerce and Equal Opportunity
Steven Emch, Manager, Entrepreneurship Programming | Indiana Economic Development Corporation
Missy Hughes, Secretary and CEO | Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
Julius Maina , Open Data Advocate | U.S. Census Bureau}


1:30 - 2:00 PM
Creative Programming Supporting Local Entrepreneurs
_{Brian Ardinger, Director of Innovation | Nelnet and
Founder | InsideOutside.io
Kat Locascio, Senior Manager of Program Operations | TechPoint
Emma McIntyre, Project Coordinator | Emerging Prairie
Marta Viciedo, Co-founder and CEO | Urban Impact Labs
Tony Willis, Chief Equity Development Officer | Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP)}


2:15 - 2:45 PM
Accelerating Entrepreneurial Growth in Common Spaces
_{Benjamin Ganther, Development Manager | The Boldt Company
Robert Pieroni, Director of Economic Development | Central Houston
Scott Resnick, Entrepreneur-in-Residence | StartingBlock Madison
Diane Rucker, Executive Director/CEO | University Enterprise Laboratories}


2:45 - 3:15 PM
Generational Change: How University & Venture Advance Our Youth
_{Charlton Cunningham, Head of Programs | HBCUvc
Laura Frerichs, Executive Director | University of Illinois Research Park
Scott Shane, Managing Director | Comeback Capital
Jason Whitney, Vice President of Venture Development | Indiana University Ventures and
Executive Director | Indiana University Angel Network}

9:00 AM
Welcome
_{Host: Tia Torhorst
Mayor Tom Barrett, Mayor | City of Milwaukee
Chytania Brown, CEO | Employ MKE}


9:10 - 9:30 AM
Keynote - Better Together
_{Sid Espinosa, Director of Philanthropy and Civic Engagment | Microsoft}


9:30 - 10:15 AM
Workforce Issues for Inclusive Economic Recovery
<sub>Jake Hirsch-Allen, North America Workforce Development and Higher Ed System Lead | LinkedIn
Jose Ortiz, Jr., CEO |NYC Employment and Training Coalition

Ron Painter, President/CEO | National Association of Workforce Boards

Vicki Shabo, Senior Fellow |Paid Leave Policy and Strategy at New America</sub>



10:15 - 11:00 AM
Place-based Skilling Strategies to Maximize Economic Impact
_{Earl Buford, President/CEO | Workforce Development Board Of Greater Pittsburgh Area
Brad Hershbein, Senior Economist | Upjohn Institute
Michelle Miller-Adams, Senior Researcher | Upjohn Institute and
Professor | Grand Valley State University}



11:00 - 11:45 AM
Innovative, Replicable, Scalable Ideas from Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin for Community and Economy Growth
_{Rob Cherry, Deputy Secretary | Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Barb LaMue, President & CEO | New North, Inc
Blair Milo, Secretary of Career Connections and Talent| Indiana Economic Development Corporation
Lenee' M. Pezzano, Manager, Talent Expansion Stategies | JobsOhio}



1:00 - 1:45 PM
Digital Equity - A Silent Driver of Economic Security and Quality of Life.
_{Shauna Edson, Digital Inculsion Coordinator | Salt Lake City Library
Karen Mozenter, CEO | Columbus Jewish Family Services
Angela Siefer, CEO | National Digital Inclusion Alliance
Becky Cameron Valcq, Chair | Wisconsin Public Service Commission}



1:45 - 2:15 PM
Federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding opportunities for communities, companies and individuals around tech apprenticeships and digitally enabled careers
_{Jennifer Carlson, Co-Founder, Executive Director, Washington Technology Industry Association & Apprenti
Annelies Goger, David M. Rubenstein Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program | The Brookings Institution
Tia Toles, Upskilling Product Manager| gener8tor Upskilling
Kendee Yamaguchi, Executive Director | Snohomish County, WA}


2:15 - 2:45 PM
Jobs of the Future
_{Dennis Ellis, TechSpark Manager, Wyoming | Microsoft
Wendy Lea, CEO | Energize Colorado}

9:00 - 9:30 AM
Keynote - Future of Festivals
_{Brandt Wood, Cofounder | Pilgrimage Festival}


9:30 - 10:00 AM
Music, Culture & Recovery
_{Felicia Baca, Executive Director | Salt Lake City Arts Council
Shain Shapiro, Founder and Group CEO | Sound Diplomacy}


10:00 - 10:30 AM
Talent Communities Reimagined
_{Jeremy Fojut, Chief Idea Officer | NEWaukee}


10:45 - 11:15 AM
Inclusivity: The Importance of Embedding Culture in the Arts & Community
_{Leen Bnyat, Grants Manager | gener8tor
Nyra Jordan, Social Impact Investment Director | American Family Insurance
Roy Scott, CEO | Healthy Hip Hop
Morgan Phelps, Founder & CEO | Colorful Connections}


11:15 - 11:45 AM
Black is Beautiful
_{Porche Bennett-Bey, Time Magazine's Guardian of the Year
Oliver Prime, Owner | Among The Prime and
Cofounder | Black Is Beautiful
Mag Rodriguez, Managing Director | gener8tor Music
Darius Smith, Activist and Owner | Local’s Gallery
WebsterX, Artist}


1:00 - 1:30 PM
Marrying Creative & Corporate
_{Fernando Garibay, American Record Producer, Songwriter, DJ and Entrepreneur
Founder | The Garibay Center
Valarie Sheppard, Treasurer, Controller and Executive Vice President Company Transition Leader | Procter & Gamble}


1:30 - 2:00 PM
The Future of Music
_{Lena DeLaet, Content Manager | Milwaukee World Festival, Inc.
Suai Kee, Director, Motown Accelerator | gener8tor
Justin Levenson, Label Resources Team Lead | Big Machine Label Group
Shachar Oren, Founder & CEO | SOUND MEDIA VENTURES
Nizer Sanders, Founder | Hip Hop Tech Accelerator}



2:15 - 2:45 PM
Why Invest in the Arts
_{Ashley Artis, Lead Manager, Awards Programs | Creative Capital
Clay Lord, Vice President of Strategic Impact | Americans for the Arts
Troy Pryor, Founder | Creative Cypher
Maureen Ragalie, Director | gener8tor Art
Amy Whitaker, Author | Art Thinking}


2:45 - 3:15 PM
Racial Justice Panel
_{Kate Durio, Chief Executive Officer for North America | Sound Diplomacy
Arreasha Z. Lawrence, Chief Music Officer | Music Legend Awards
Karen Reecee, President | Urban Community Arts Network}