Innovate 2025
The event industry has often fallen short of expectations, especially since the pandemic, leaving events impersonal. The Innovate Summit aims to connect generous, well-connected individuals to foster meaningful relationships.
By understanding attendees’ specific needs—whether for business, investment, or networking—the summit creates a collaborative environment that goes beyond transactional events, offering valuable opportunities and unexpected results.
When:
May 20-May 22, 2025
Kickoff at 4:30pm CT
Where
Owensboro
Convention Center
501 W 2nd St, Owensboro, KY 42301
2024 Agenda
Critical Mass of Interesting People
Industries Represented at Innovate 2024:
Check-in
Beginning at 2pm, check-in at the Owensboro Convention Center 501 W 2nd St, Owensboro, KY 42301
2:00pm
Kickoff on the Waterfront
Join us on the gorgeous Owensboro riverfront for a kickoff and a moment to remember.
4:30pm – 5:00pm
Waterfront Meet and Greet
Get to know each other! With musical guest Cam Thompson
5:00pm – 7:00pm
VIP Event
5:00pm – 7:00pm
Check-in
8:00am – 12:00pm
Breakfast
8:00am – 8:45am
Podcast Lounge Opens
8:00am – 5:00pm
Tradeshow Expo Opens
8:00am – 12:00pm
Opening Keynote: Intentionality and the Making of a Movement
Brian Wallace (NowSourcing)
9:00am – 9:30am
Kindness is Free by Harlem Globetrotters Legend Herb “Flight Time” Lang
Kindness is Free by Harlem Globetrotters legend Herb “Flight Time” Lang
9:30am – 10:00am
Corporate Innovation Panel
Brian Wallace (NowSourcing) Mike Dattilo (Lexmark) Rachael Schwartz (GE)
10:00am – 10:30am
Break
10:30am – 10:45am
The Future of SEO with Steve Wiideman & Jeremy Knauff
Steve Wiideman (Wiideman Consulting Group) Jeremy Knauff (Spartan Media)
10:45am – 11:15am
How Leaders Create a Culture of Innovation with Mary Katherine Wathen
Mary Katherine Wathen (West of Perfection)
11:15am – 11:45pm
Lunch
11:45am – 12:45pm
Cybersecurity in Generative AI: Why it Matters
Jon Salisbury (Nexigen) Summer Crenshaw (Enterprise Technology Association)
12:45pm – 1:15pm
How to Become a Recognized Authority in Your Industry with Jeremy Knauff
Why should we do this in the first place? How:
- Build a strong personal brand
- Control the search results
- Get featured in the media
- Leverage publicity in your marketing
1:15pm – 1:45pm
Building your Brand Roots to Blossom your Business Success with Jessika Phillips
Jessika Phillips (Now Marketing Group)
1:45pm – 2:15pm
The Future of AI and Technology Panel
Jon Salisbury (Nexigen), Dawn Yankeelov (Aspectx), Mark Suter, and Matt Strippelhoff (Red Hawk Technologies)
2:15pm – 2:45pm
Break
2:45pm – 3:00pm
Be The Change Agent with Jason Falls
Jason Falls (Falls+Partners)
3:00pm – 3:30pm
Innovation in Israel
Chad Petersen, The Story Catcher (Moderator) Guy Tessler (Senior Advisor to Curiosity Lab @ Peachtree Corners, GA) Ari Roisman (Formative)
3:30pm – 4:00pm
The Future of PR Panel
Ari Roisman, Formative (Moderator), Bobbie Carlton (Innovation Women)
4:00pm – 4:30pm
Kentucky Innovation Panel
Brian Wallace (Moderator) David Hasler (Breakthrough Solutions Consulting) Don Skaggs (The Fulson Group) Monica Bilak (Sprocket Innovation) Nick Mattingly (Switcher)
4:30pm – 5:00pm
Connection Conductors Networking Session
5:00pm – 5:45pm
Musical guest
Cam Thompson
5:45pm – 6:30pm
Breakfast
8:00am – 8:45am
Crafting the Workplace of the Future – Tim Salau, Mr. Future of Work
Tim Salau (Mr. Future of Work)
9:00am – 9:30am
Disrupting the Future of Education Panel
Lilly Massa-McKinley, Ed.D., Executive Director, (The Kentucky Student Success Collaborative) Dr. Ai Addyson Zhang, Founder, (Classroom Without Walls) Ari Rockoff, David Mitzner Community Dean for Values and Leadership, (Yeshiva University) Dr. Danielle Wozniak, Vice President for Global Strategy, (YU Global)
9:45am – 10:30am
The Future of Venture Capital Panel
Blake Weissman, BuildMyCohort (Moderator), Ryan Retcher (Loud Capital), Frank Baumann (Cold Bore Capital) and Genine Fallon (Cold Bore Capital), Ari Roisman, (Formative)
10:30am – 11:00am
Growing Your Business by Leveraging Social Media Panel
Joseph Lewin – (Moderator) (Sell Through Social), Tuli Kraus (Blackbird Recruiting), Bob Woods (Social Sales Link), and Dr Ai Addyson Zhang (Classroom Without Walls)
11:15am – 11:45am
The Staggering Costs of Bad Behavior at Work
Chad Petersen (Moderator) Alina Doran, CPCC, ACC (Alina Doran Coaching & Advisory) Dr. Andrea Adams-Miller (The RED Carpet Connection Publicity / Publishing/Business Consultant)
11:45am – 12:15pm
Lunch
Lunch options available for purchase at nearby food trucks & Cafe.
12:15pm – 1:15pm
Food, Farming, and Innovation with Janice Person
Janice Person (Grounded Communications)
1:15pm – 1:45pm
Being the Story Catcher with Chad Petersen
Being the Story Catcher, with Chad Petersen
1:45pm – 2:15pm
2024 Speaker Lineup
