Event Schedule & Programs
Event Schedule
FRIDAY, JULY 19
8:00 AM | Doors Open for Registration
8:45 AM | Morning Plenary Session
11:00 AM | Breakout Sessions I
12:15 PM | Open for Lunch/Networking
1:30 PM | Afternoon Plenary Session
4:00 PM | Power Pitches Competition
SATURDAY, JULY 20
8:30 AM | Doors Open for Registration
9:15 AM | Morning Plenary Session
11:30 AM | Breakout Sessions II
12:30 PM | Open for Lunch/Networking
1:40 PM | Afternoon Plenary Session
3:30 PM | Event Ends
Friday, July 19
08:00a
Registration Opens
A light continental breakfast will be provided.
08:45a
Opening Remarks: Audrey Boyle
09:00a
Power Talk: Sonal Sheth Zawahri
Have You Stretched Today?
The best leaders never stop growing, they never stop learning, never stop stretching. And they start with intention. What are your intentions? What do you want to achieve and how will you stretch to make it happen?
09:20a
Meet the 2019 InnoPower Ambassadors
The InnoPower Ambassador program identifies rising minority leaders in Central Indiana to equip them as change agents that spread the message of opportunity to minority communities across our city and state.
09:30a
Panel Discussion: Accelerating Positive Change Through Social Innovation
Moderator: Alan Bacon
Panelists: Stephanie Fernhaber | Imhotep Adisa | Mary Clark | Pastor Jeffrey Johnson | Marlene Dotson
10:40a
Power Talk: Allen Woods
The Power of Perspective in Driving Social Change
The way that we view the world informs how we operate within it, our values, connections, and interactions with others.
11:15a
Breakout Sessions I (attend one of the following)
Alan Gray
You Don't Even Know Me
Why just listen to what your customers say when you can more effectively accelerate value creation through their eyes. Learn how design thinking and jobs to be done drive an immersive culture, leading to lean innovation.
Stephanie Adams, Adrienne Brown, Adrianne Slash
Connect the Dots
How might you fulfill your promise in the way you deliver your services and products? Community Health shares how they utilize cloud-based and other tools, including journey mapping.
Darryl Warren
We Are More Alike Than Not!
Business leaders are currently challenged with how to effectively manage up to 5 generations in the workplace at one time. Learn different generational characteristics and specific strategies on how to best work with those different generations.
Joy Mason
Entrepreneur 101: Business Processes
As you grow your business, you must have documented business processes. They are the difference between smart people working randomly versus a growing and sustainable business enterprise. Learn different processes and how to leverage them in your business.
NaShara Mitchell
Purpose Driven Business
For many business owners, “profit isn’t a purpose. It’s a result. To have purpose means the things we do are of real value to others.” (Simon Sinek). This session will identify and discuss considerations for purpose driven businesses’ viability, sustainability and profitability.
Amy Healton, Kahlil Mwaafrika
Rapid Design Challenge
Get hands-on experience with rapid design challenges when you dive into the business model challenges of programs educating children from zero to three. You will brainstorm innovative ideas to improve the infant and toddler childcare business model and the winning submission will be awarded $500.
12:15p
1:30p
1:40p
2:10p
2:25p
3:00p
3:40p
4:00p
5:30p
Lunch
Explore on your own and enjoy a variety of food vendors participating in Indiana Black Expo's exhibition halls at Summer Celebration.
Afternoon Opening Remarks: Tanya Bell
Fireside Chat: Tony McGee
We sit down with former NFL player and successful business CEO to discuss lessons in leadership.
Power Talk: Parveen Chand
How Innovation in Healthcare Impacts the Underrepresented
IU Health's constant pursuit of excellence through leading-edge medicine and scientific innovation is guided by their executive leadership and board of directors
Keynote Presentation: Dileep Rao
Venture Capital Secrets: How Unicorn Entrepreneurs Create Wealth and Control It
94% of unicorn-entrepreneurs took off with skills, not venture capital. Lack of venture capital did not hold them back because they learned and used the right skills. Based on his interviews and original research, Dr. Rao will list these skills by stage of venture as it grows from idea to unicorn.
Panel Discussion: Her Business Is Our Business w/ The Startup Ladies
The Startup Ladies' CEO, Kristen Cooper, sits down with successful women entrepreneurs that represent a variety of different businesses and industries.
Fireside Chat: Fred Payne w/ Tracey Barnes
Two leaders from the State of Indiana sit down to discuss workforce development and increasing diversity in Central Indiana's economy. Moderated by Jamal Smith.
Power Pitches Presented by PitchFeast
One winning entrepreneur will walk away with a $5,000 cash prize. All finalists will receive a VIP registration to InnoPower 2019, have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with investors and receive over $10k in entrepreneurial services.
End of Day 1
Saturday, July 20
08:30a
09:15a
09:25a
09:40a
9:50a
10:30a
11:15a
11:30a
Registration Opens
A light continental breakfast will be provided.
Opening Remarks: Audrey Boyle
Power Talk: Gustavo Razzetti
Beware the Cult of the Leader
Our society worships high-profile, charismatic, leaders, but innovation is a team game. Leading innovation is a behavior, not a title. Gustavo will address this new model and share actionable insights tools to stop worshiping leaders and start driving change.
Meet the Indianapolis Teaching Fellows
The New Teacher Project (TNTP) is training a generation of great teachers who believe that change starts in the classroom..
Panel Discussion: Opportunities and Resources for Minority Entrepreneurs in Indy Today
Moderator: Adrianne Slash
Panelists: Elaine Bedel | Jacqueline Troy | Neil Metzger | Rick Proctor | George Middleton
Keynote Presentation: Dorri McWhorter
Impact and Innovation: Two Sides of the Same Coin
Conscious business leader Dorri McWhorter will share her thoughts and real-world examples of how focusing on social impact can drive innovation for all types of organizations.
Brave Initiatives: Meet the Girls Building a Better World
KSM Consulting is partnering with BraveCamp, a one-week program designed to build confidence in coding and problem-solving.
Breakout Sessions II (attend one of the following)
Dr. Kevin Berkopes
Building Ecosystems
We often think that with one idea we can achieve the outcomes we are looking for. One intervention is never enough to achieve scalable results that build true change. Dr. Berkopes will walk through the complexity of systems thinking in social contexts.
Tricia Teague
8 Keys to Success as an Entrepreneur
Success comes easily when you’re intentional in applying the entrepreneurial mindset. Learn the 8 keys to entrepreneurial thinking and how to apply them in business, in a job, and in life.
Ray Sylvester
Personal BIZ
Your ‘Personal Brand V.A.L.U.E™’ drives purpose and performance. Personal brand management is all about the leadership of unique individual value. Participants will discover and embrace their
Personal B.I.Z Power™ through their
Personal Brand V.A.L.U.E™.
Patrick Jones, Sr.
The Innovation School Formula
Learn more about the process towards leading an innovation school including the vision for academic excellence, community engagement and need for an entrepreneurial mindset from those doing leading the schools, the newest group of Innovation Schools Fellows and Sr. Director of School Incubation at The Mind Trust.
Darye Henry
Why Apps Fail to Launch
Many companies waste hundreds of thousands of dollars all reaching to make the next big splash. Technology is no longer an afterthought for your business to succeed, it is core to your business - And many times it is the business.