Kinetic Conference
Spend the day with 100s of innovators, investors, and community stakeholders as we focus to fuel the growth of Indiana entrepreneurs, high-growth startups and entrepreneurial ecosystems.
Keynote Speaker: Sara Frasca
Global innovation expert. Proven senior leader. Award-winning entrepreneur.
Brad Feld
An early-stage investor and entrepreneur since 1987. He is a partner at Foundry and co-founded Techstars.
Emil Ekiyor
CEO, InnoPower: Our Mission is Accelerating Economic Productivity and Wealth Generation in Indiana’s Black Communities. Upon retiring from the NFL, Emil started several businesses in the US.
Sara Douglas
Director at CincyTech, a seed-stage venture organization whose mission is to be a trusted partner in helping to transform ideas into high potential life science and digital companies in Southwest Ohio.
David Watkins
David Watkins is Vice President of Small Business for the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC), overseeing a portfolio of technical assistance and capital programs for Hoosier entrepreneurs and small businesses.
Joshua Driver
The co-Founder of Selflessly, a software solution that helps HR & People Leaders develop a purpose-driven culture through Employee Giving & Volunteering initiatives. Selflessly is proud to be Indiana’s first dual Certified B-Corp and Domestic Benefit Corporation.
Jennifer Hallowell
President of Hallowell Consulting, LLC, a government relations and communications consulting firm. She helped form and launch the Indiana Technology & Innovation Association (ITIA) and currently serves as its Executive Director. She is also Executive Director of the Indiana Leadership Forum (ILF).
Chelsea Linder
Partner at gener8tor and leads the organization’s Operations teams. Chelsea joined the gener8tor team after managing the corporate innovation and incubation center at a private equity firm in Indianapolis.
Andrew Schwartz
Andrew Schwartz leads CIBC Innovation Banking’s Midwest technology lending efforts and supports high-growth software and tech-enabled services businesses.
Bret Swanson
Bret Swanson is president of the technology research firm Entropy Economics LLC, which advises institutional investors and tech companies.
Why Attend?
Kinetic offers Indiana startups the opportunity to:
- Engage with experienced Indiana entrepreneurs to share knowledge and solutions to everyday challenges
- Network with active angel and institutional investors
- Get access to quality content that will help you stay focused and gain momentum
Interested? Purchase Tickets Here
Visit KineticIndiana.com for all the details including: schedule, content sessions, speakers and more!
Angel and institutional investors at Kinetic can:
- Meet one-on-one with high-potential, high-growth companies in Indiana
- Network and engage with fellow investors from across the Midwest
- Participate in panel discussions to provide insightful VC experience to startups
Kinetic offers entrepreneurial ecosystem partners, stakeholders, and private sector companies the opportunity to:
- Engage with fellow leaders within innovative Indiana communities
- Access to up-and-coming technology coming out of Indiana
- Connect with government leaders
- Share innovative ideas for a potential spinout
