Think Big Kansas City 2011 AgendaBuy Tickets
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Exhibitors
9:30 – 12:30 | Exhibitors Open
1:45 – 6:00 | Exhibitors Open
3:15 – 6:00 | Start Up Expo Open
Agenda
| All Day lobby |
Registration |
| 7:30 – 8:00 Main Room |
Networking Breakfast |
| 8:00 – 8:15 Main Room |
Opening Session |
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8:30 – 9:25 Room 2102A
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Think Big Break Out 1 The Seven Questions High Growth Companies Must Ask - Joe Calhoon, Best-selling author of The 1 Hour Plan for Growth Fail Fast, Fail Cheap: Using the Proof of Concept Process to Avoid Startup Disaster - Herb Sih, Think Big Partners Global Business: Going Big Overseas - Moderator: Bob Smith, Axcelerate Worldwide; Panelists: Antonio Soave, Capistrano Global Advisory Services; Michael Gale, Gramercy Private Equity; Pat Tierney, Società Chimica Larderella First to Market, First to Fund - Moderator: Matt Salzman, Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP; Panelists: Steve Cosentino, Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP; Thad Langford, OPENAIR Equity Partners; Scott Smalley, Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP; Kent Brown, Alterra Bank |
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9:35 – 10:30 Room 2102A
Room 2104B |
Think Big Break Out 2 BREAKING NEWS: Stop Stressing Over Publicity and Start Telling Your Story - Elizabeth Alex, NBC Action News Turning Passion Into Profits - Shelley Armato, MySmartPlans
There's an App for That: The Business of Going Mobile - Moderator: Brian Smith, Jimmy Good Technology; Panelists: Royce Haynes, Jiffy Card; Tony Caudill, Aireal Mobile; Joe Terry, Aireal Mobile; Chris Puglisi, Mellow Militia |
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10:40 – 11:35 Room 2102A
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Think Big Break Out 3 Marketing Metrics: Using a Marketing Leverage Formula to Grow Your Business - Bob Smith, Axcelerate Worldwide Building the Right Company Culture to Deliver Happiness – From A to Zappos - Marty Stanley, Dynamic Dialog Don't Pay the Lawyers More Than You Have to: Knowing the Legal Basics of Intellectual Property, Raising Capital, and Building Your Company - Moderator: Tyler Prochnow, Think Big Partners; Panelists: Wade Kerrigan, Husch Blackwell; Frank Koranda, SNR Denton; Lisa Hansen, Lathrop & Gage LLP No Seriously, Banks Do Lend Money: An Insider's View on the Business of Lending - Pam Berneking, Alterra Bank; Kent Brown, Alterra Bank |
| 11:45 – 12:15 | Lunch General Session |
| 12:15 – 1:30 | Keynote Bill Rancic: Recognizing and Seizing Opportunity Bill Rancic, NBC's The Apprentice by Donald Trump |
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1:45 – 3:00 Room 2101
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Think Big Break Out 4 Instant Advisory Board Experience - Power Networking to Create Powerful Business Results - Shane Jones, Astra Group From Zero to Innovation in 60 Minutes: Creative Thinking Tools to Accelerate Your Business - Tamara Christensen, R&D Leverage & momentumxdesign Lessons Learned from Kansas City Entrepreneurs You May Not Have Heard Of - From Aha to Cha-Ching - The 5 Steps to Monetize Your Ideas Online and On TV - Marty Fahnke, Fawn Key & Associates |
| 3:15 – 3:45 | The Changing Venture Landscape Michael Gale, Gramercy Private Equity |
| 3:45 – 4:30 | Pitch Big: "Shark Tank" Style Top Entrepreneur finalists pitch their business plan live to the VC Community! Moderator: Joni Cobb VC Panel: Michael Gale, Gramercy Private Equity; Chris Geisert, Tradebot; Rachael Qualls, Angel Capital Group |
| 4:30 – 4:45 | Closing Session |
| 4:45 – 6:00 | Think Big Kansas City Networking Reception |
