Our event will be held in Eastern time.
2026 agenda
Check-in
11:00am – 2:30pm
Welcome Remarks / Leading Better with Psychological Safety
Don Woolridge Sr
2:30pm – 3:00pm
Israel Innovation
Brian Wallace, Nimrod-Avraham May, Segev Halfon // Dawn Marie Yankeelov Moderating
3:30pm – 4:00pm
Lessons Learned from Raising $400 Million and The Future of Cloud Security
Segev Halfon
4:00pm – 4:30pm
Appetizers available
4:15pm – 6:00pm
Connection Conductors
Drew Sutton
4:30pm – 5:00pm
Bourbon Pouring Featuring Kentucky Peerless
5:00pm – 6:00pm
Check-in
8:00am – 12:00pm
Podcast Lounge
8:00am – 5:00pm
Breakfast and Connection Conductors
8:00am – 8:30am
Book Signing
8:30am – 9:00am
The Vision of Innovate
Brian Wallace
9:00am – 9:10am
Unforgettable: Be Heard and Get Referred with Memory Darts
Steve Woodruff
9:10am – 10:00am
Melanie Love the (un)Block demonstration
10:00am – 10:15am
Responsible AI
Kelly Cohen
10:15am – 10:45am
Corporate Innovation
Rachael Schwartz, Chris Ritter, Patricia Bardin, Brian Wallace Moderating
10:45am – 11:15am
Volatility in food: a new take on how food gets to people
Jeremiah Chapman, Rhona Bowles Kamar, Dawn Riley | Joseph Lewin Moderating
11:15am – 11:45am
Lunch
11:45am – 12:45pm
The Animal in the Mirror: Closing the Gap Between How You Lead and How You Land
Alina Doran
1:00pm – 1:30pm
Why You Can’t Think Straight Right Now – Your Brain on 2026
Melanie Marshall, Dr. Heather Collins
1:30pm – 2:00pm
What it Takes to Win
Darryl Isaacs
2:00pm – 2:30pm
Fireside Chat: Where are We Going With AI?
Kelly Cohen, Chris Huber Reitz, Samuel Zaruba Smith, Bryan Guess moderating
2:30pm – 3:00pm
Supply Chain and Logistics Innovation
Allison Myers, David Lopez, Cody Stack, with Jacob Janofsky moderating
3:00pm – 3:30pm
Society Needs: Intellectual Property and Peace, Harmony, and Joy
Scott Frank
3:30pm – 4:00pm
Health Innovation
Ben Whitaker Nimrod-Avraham May Kwane Watson
4:00pm – 4:30pm
Shorty Awards Live Podcast
Jeff Barrett
4:30pm – 5:15pm
Bourbon Pouring Featuring Old Commonwealth
Pouring with John miller
4:30pm – 5:30pm
Breakfast & Connection Conductors
8:00am – 9:00am
Podcast Lounge Open
8:00am – 3:00pm
Harlem Globetrotter MC
Herb ‘flight-time’ Lang
9:00am – 9:15am
Investing in an AI World: The Case for Local Capital
Drew Sutton
9:15am – 9:45pm
Have you heard about the Muslim, Christian, Jew and Hindu that walked into.. hilarious adventures saving the world – Together
Nimrod-Avraham May
9:45am – 10:15am
Kentucky Success Stories
Sunny Dronawat, Dr. Quentin Young, Nick Mattingly, Rachel Kersten moderating
10:15am – 10:45am
The Long Game: How PR and Relationships Build the Kind of Authority Money Can’t Buy
Jeremy Knauff, Jessika Suter
10:45am – 11:15am
Lunch
11:45am – 12:45pm
Why Working Less Like a Professional Makes You More Effective
Jeff Howell
12:45pm – 1:15pm
Comfort Zones: Awareness and Playful Expansion
Nicholas (Nickel) Wood
1:15pm – 1:45pm
Closing Remarks – Save the date
1:45pm – 2:00pm