TECHNOLOGY & ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT
November 15, 2023
EVENT PROGRAM
9:00 AM - Opening Speaker
The Role of AI in Cybersecurity (Jewett Theater)
Introduction by: NSU Provost Mike WanousKyla Guru, Bits N’ Bytes Cybersecurity Education & GirlCon Conferences
10:00 AM - Breakout Sessions
She Means Business: Empowering Female Entrepreneurship (Jewett Theater)
Moderated by: Kelly Weaver, Small Business Development Center Regional Director
Grace Kramer, eqUTI
Katie Washnok, Blackout Industries
Kelly Brandlee, Back Forty Beef & Adventure Farms
Navigating the AI Landscape - Q&A with Dr. Radhika Dirks (Red Room)
Moderated by: Christian. E. Pirlet, NSU Education Faculty, Asst. Professor of Educational Technology
11:00 AM - Breakout Sessions
The Digital Revolution: The Power of Podcasts (Jewett Theater)
Moderated by: Dr. Dan Shannahan, Assistant Professor of Management
Tommy Defea & Tanner Baird, Massenomics Podcast
Katie Washnok & Brodie Mueller, Micropolitan Podcast
Franne Sippel & Becky Kuch, Shrink Rap Podcast
Blake Cay & John Jacklin, Behind the Pack
Cybersecurity Insights: Q&A with Kyla Guru (Red Room)
Moderated by: Scott Peterson, Instructor of MIS & Director of Business Internships
Technology in Arts and Design: Applying the Entrepreneurship Toolset to an Artist’s Studio (Blue Room)
Introduction by: Epiphany Knedler, Lecturer of Art
Daniel Kariko, School of Art and Design at East Carolina University
12:00 PM - Lunch (Kessler’s Champion Room at Barnett Center)
1:00 PM - Keynote Speaker
The Rage of AI, The Megatrends Shaping the Future of Intelligence and Business (Jewett Theater)
Introduction by: NSU President Neal SchnoorDr. Radhika Dirks, XLabs & Ribo AI
2:00 PM - Breakout Sessions
The Golden Age of Innovation: How AI and new apps are rapidly spawning startups. (Red Room)
Introduction by: Sal Villegas, Assistant Professor of Management
Mike Vetter – Wildfire Labs
Is Building a Successful Tech Company Actually About the Technology? (Jewett Theater)
Introduction by: Mike Bockorny, Aberdeen Development Corporation CEO
Karla Santi, Blend Interactive
3:00 PM - Ending Session
Disrupting Industries: The Impact of Entrepreneurship (Jewett Theater)
Moderated by: Mike Bockorny, Aberdeen Development Corporation CEO
Lance Tschetter, Lankota
Annie Donaway, Modern Day Health care
Amos and Carly Kolbo, Co-Studio Bismarck