SCHEDULE

9:00 AM - Opening Speaker

• The Role of AI in Cybersecurity (Jewett Theater)

  • Kyla Guru, Bits N’ Bytes Cybersecurity Education & GirlCon Conferences

10:00 AM - Breakout Sessions

• She Means Business: Empowering Female Entrepreneurship (Jewett Theater)

  • 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)

11:00 AM - Breakout Sessions

• The Digital Revolution: The Power of Podcasts  (Jewett Theater)

  • 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)

• Technology in Arts and Design: Applying the Entrepreneurship Toolset to an Artist’s Studio (Blue Room)

  • Daniel Kariko, School of Art and Design at East Carolina University 

12:00 PM - Lunch

1:00 PM - Keynote Speaker

• The Rage of AI, The Megatrends Shaping the Future of Intelligence and Business (Jewett Theater)

  • Dr. Radhika Dirks, XLabs & Ribo AI

2:00 PM - Breakout Sessions

• Is Building a Successful Tech Company Actually About the Technology? (Jewett Theater)

  • Karla Santi, Blend Interactive

• The Golden Age of Innovation: How AI and new apps are rapidly spawning startups. (Red Room)

  • Mike Vetter – Wildfire Labs 

3:00 PM - Disrupting Industries: The Impact of Entrepreneurship  (Jewett Theater)

• Lance Tschetter, Lankota

• Annie Donaway, Modern Day Health care

• Amos and Carly Kolbo, Co-Studio Bismarck