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:

2026
TBD

Where

Owensboro
Convention Center
501 W 2nd St, Owensboro, KY 42301

Innovate 2025

Innovate 2025 Event Highlights

Critical Mass of Interesting People

Industries Represented at Innovate 2024:

Industries Represented Marketing / Consulting Venture capital / Economic development Technology Healthcare Real Estate Education Manufacturing Agriculture Other

2025 Agenda

2025 Speaker Lineup

Herb “Flight Time” Lang

Herb “Flight Time” Lang (CO-MC)
Harlem Globe Trotter | Kindness Is Free
Amanda Banks

Amanda Banks (CO-MC)
Founder,Create and Innovate Solutions
Brian Wallace, Event Organizer

Brian Wallace, Innovate Founder
Founder, Nowsourcing
Margaret Bedilion, Lead Event Planner

Margaret Bedilion, Lead Event Planner
Event Planning and Sales Specialist, Mac & Bella Consulting
Demetrius Gray

Demetrius Gray
Founder/CEO, Captain®
Kim Angeli

Kim Angeli
Author, Founder - CEO Angeli International
Jimmy Newson

Jimmy Newson
Founder & CEO Moving Forward Small Business
Adam Koehler

Adam Koehler
Founder & CEO Content Credits
Jeremy Knauff

Jeremy Knauff
CEO Spartan Media
Dr. Kelly Cohen

Dr. Kelly Cohen
Director, AI Bio Lab, Digital Futures University of Cincinnati

Jessika Suter
President Now Marketing Group
David Whelan

David Whelan
Ironman, Athlete David Whelan
Rob Farmer

Rob Farmer
Chief Market Intelligence Officer (Americas) Nissan Motor Corporation
Beth Polish

Beth Polish
Critical Junctures Group, Marshall Goldsmith 100 Coaches Beth Polish
Chad Petersen

Chad Petersen
The Story Catcher
David Gadarian

David Gadarian
North America Campaign & Digital Marketing Director Dassault Systèmes
Drew Sutton

Drew Sutton
Owner Drew Sutton Leadership
Ankur Gopal

Ankur Gopal
CEO Interapt
Tuli Kraus

Tuli Kraus
Founder, CEO Blackbird Recruiting
Adam Singer

Adam Singer
President Ability Growth Partners
Orli Biger

Orli Biger
CEO, ARC Innovation
Alina Doran

Alina Doran
Founder + CEO Highline Leadership
Joseph Lewin

Joseph Lewin
Founder Sell Through Social
Melanie Marshall

Melanie Marshall
Founder & CEO of Melanie Marshall.com
Blake Weissman

Blake Weissman
Director Fight Hate

Guy Tessler
International DevelopmentThe Pendleton Group

Nick Mattingly
Co-Founder Switcher Inc.
Ron Coleman

Ron Coleman
Principal, Coleman Law Firm
Bart Darrell
VP / Commonwealth West Healthcare Workforce Innovation Center at Owensboro Health
Jackson Andrews

Jackson Andrews
co-founder
Endeavor Midwest
Ben Whitaker

Ben Whitaker
Director, Digital Strategy
UofL Health
Patrick Henshaw

Patrick Henshaw
Managing Director
Render Capital
Wolf Starr

Wolf Starr
Managing Partner
Ohio Impact Fund
Brian Moroz

Brian Moroz
Co-Founder
OurDice.io
Sam Khozin

Sam Khozin
Chief Medical Officer, Managing Partner
Moody Khozin
Jim Fuhs

Jim Fuhs
President and COO Fuhsion Marketing
Sunny Dronawat

Sunny Dronawat
co-founder and CEO of POS on Cloud
Eric Seiberling

Eric Seiberling
Vice President of Sales and Marketing of MXD Process

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