Silicon Heartland On the Go Book Tour: Cincinnati

Silicon Heartland On The Go: Cincinnati

Networking & Registration: 4-4:30pm

Introductory Remarks: 4:30pm-4:45pm

Pete Blackshaw, CEO, Cintrifuse Syndicate Fund & Startup Catalyst

Guy Persaud, President, New Business/Innovation Unit, Procter & Gamble

Book Preview Talk, Q&A: 4:45-5:00pm

Rebecca A. Fannin, Silicon Heartland Author & CNBC contributor

Panel: 5:00 – 5:35pm

Perspectives on Cincinnati’s Status as an Innovation Hub

Naashom Marx, Director of Strategic Innovation, CVG International Airport

Ryan Hays, Executive VP/ Chief Innovation & Strategy Officer, University of Cincinnati

Tim Schigel, Managing Partner, Refinery Ventures

Derrick Braziel, Co-founder and Development Director, Mortar

Moderator: Rebecca A. Fannin

Tech Chat: 5:35-5:50pm

V C and Entrepreneur Discuss Scaling Up Process and What Works

Tim Schigel, Managing Partner, Refinery Ventures

Joe Otto, Team Member and Past CEO, Astonomer

L uke Denny, Co-founder & CEO, Frayt Technologies

Reception, Networking & Book Signing: 5:50-6:30pm