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9:00-10:00 a.m. Introduction and Overview
Introduction
Eric Coffie, Founder/President, Govcon Giants
NSIN Venture Portfolio Overview from Abigail Desjardins, Venture Portfolio Director, NSIN
Jodi Essex, Director, APEX Accelerator
Chuck Beck, Director, APEX Accelerator
10:00-11:35 a.m. Special Presentations and Testimonials
Kiley Phelps, Omaha Center Director, Small Business Development Center
Mike Bynum Director, Department of Defense (DOD) Program Team, FEDTECH
Scott Henderson, Managing Principal, Nmotion, part of the Gener8tor Network
Chris Ramsay, Associate Director, Skandalaris Center for Interdisciplinary Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Washington University in St. Louis
Major Dori McClelland, Holistic Health and Fitness Regional Coordinator, Army National Guard
Corey Bergsrud, Engineer, Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division
Mark “Shane” Hershman, Chief Innovation Officer, Department of the Air Force
Sam Gatley, Director of Operations, COMET Center (NJIT)
Emily Hemingway, Executive Director, TechSTL
11:35 a.m.-12:05 p.m.
- Lunch Break
12:05-12:30 p.m. Investor and Venture Capital Presentations
Zach Beecher, Head of Strategic Partnerships, America’s Frontier Fund
Rebecca Gevalt, Managing Partner, Dcode Capital
Ben Williamson, Principal and General Council, Invest Nebraska
12:30-2:55 p.m. Company Presentations
Dwight Cox, Founding Member/Principal, Air Refueling Tanker Transport
Michal Nowicki, Director of Business Development, Peakmetrics
Jim Burke, Director of Business Development, Kinnami Software Corporation
Brian Streem, CEO, Vermeer
Shadi Mere, CEO, Bedestrian
Christine Moon, Co-Founder/President, Bluespace.ai
Kanwar Singh, Co-Founder, Skyline Nav AI, Inc.
Zach Oshinbanjo, Founder, Vetelligence
Ian Ramsdell, Founder/CEO, Kupros, Inc.
Jessi Korinek, President/CEO, Nave Analytics, Inc.
Kent Campbell, Co-Founder/COO, ThermOptical
Ilayda Samilgil, Co-Founder/CEO, Organic Robotics
Matt Barnard, Co-Founder/Senior Electrical Engineer, Upgrade Energy
Jerry Ladd, President, CIWRX
2:55-3:00 p.m.
- Closing Comments
3:00 -4:00 p.m.
Company Exhibition Hall (Expo)
Product Demonstrations
Company-Specific Q&A Sessions
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