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Big Omaha
The Nation's most fabulous conference on innovation & entrepreneurship
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What's to come
Speaker Lineup
Co-founder of Back to the Roots, the sustainable grow-at-home products company that created Mushroom Kit and AquaFarm.
@NikhilArora
Founder and CEO of Pack, an online community creating online profiles for dogs, and co-founder of Squidoo.
@megancasey
Founder of about.me and Sphere. Startup guy with True Ventures, WordPress, MakerBot, Typekit and Blue Bottle Coffee.
@tonysphere
Co-founder and director of Activateinc, advising companies about the opportunities at the intersection of technology and media. CEO of Thinkup, showing you how to be better at your social media
@anildash
Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Marc Ecko- Enterprises and founder of venture innovation company Artists and Instigators.
@marcecko
Founder and CEO of ifwerantheworld.com 'Feel It. Do It. Be it.' and makelovenotporn.com 'Pro-sex. Pro-porn. Pro-knowing the difference.'.
@cindygallop
Co-founder and CEO of iTriage, the symptom-to-provider healthcare pathway.
@peterhudsonmd
Founder and chief sumo of Appsumo, a medley burrito of the greatest, geekiest products for entrepreneurs.
@noahkagan
Founding Partner and Sith Lord of 500 Startups, an accelerator program that is blowing up startups with design, data and distribution.
@davemcclure
Founder and CEO of Defy Ventures, providing carefully selected, ambitious men who have criminal histories with life-changing entrepreneurship, leadership, and career opportunities.
@defyventuresINC
Co-founder and CEO of Rally.org, the new way to raise money for causes that matter.
@tomserres
Co-founder and CEO of Mailbox, the inbox app recently acquired by Dropbox.
@gentry
Co-founder of Back to the Roots, the sustainable grow-at-home products company that created Mushroom Kit and AquaFarm.
@VelezAlejandro
Founder and CEO of THINQACTION, a program that works with young entrepreneurs to produce exceptional results in their work.
@theantonioneves
On the runway
8:00pm
Opening party
with the
Kauffman Foundation
at the Slowdown
(Open to the public)
8:00am
Registration
& Breakfast
9:00am
Jeff Slobotski
& Dusty Davidson
Silicon Prairie News
9:10am
James Linder, M.D.
KANEKO
9:20am
Antonio Neves, Emcee
THINQACTION
9:30am
Tony Conrad
about.me
10:10am
Megan Casey
Pack
10:45am
Schnack Time
(Sponsored by Schnackel Engineers)
11:15am
Peter Hudson, M.D.
iTriage
11:55am
Alejandro Velez
& Nikhil Arora
Back to the Roots
12:30pm
Lunch
(Sponsored by the University of Nebraska)
2:00pm
Catherine Rohr
Defy Ventures Inc.
2:40pm
Anil Dash
ThinkUp
3:20pm
Afternoon Break
(Sponsored by Mastercraft Advisors)
3:50pm
Ben Milne
Dwolla
4:30pm
Extended Speaker
Q&A Panel
5:15pm
Jeff Slobotski
& Dusty Davidson
Silicon Prairie News
8:00pm
The Middle Party
at The Berry & Rye
(Exclusive to attendees)
8:30am
Registration
& Breakfast
Big Yogaha - We'll provide the mat, you provide your presence.
9:30am
Jeff Slobotski
& Dusty Davidson
Silicon Prairie News
9:35am
Antonio Neves, Emcee
THINQACTION
10:00am
Marc Ecko
Marc Ecko Enterprises
10:40am
Diana Kander
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
11:00am
Schnack Time
(Sponsored by Schnackel Engineers)
11:25am
Dave McClure
500 Startups
12:00pm
Cindy Gallop
IfWeRanTheWorld & Make Love Not Porn
12:30pm
Lunch
(Sponsored by the University of Nebraska)
2:00pm
Noah Kagan
App Sumo
2:45pm
Tom Serres
Rally.org
3:25pm
Gentry Underwood
Mailbox
4:00pm
Jeff Slobotski
& Dusty Davidson
Silicon Prairie News
4:05pm
Happy Hour
& Skate Show
with Marketwired
at Urban Wine
(Exclusive to attendees)
9:00pm
Closing Party
with Hudl
at The House of Loom
(Open to public)
Where to
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Event Locations 2013
KANEKO
Big Omaha is held in the beautiful KANEKO space in the historic Old Market. KANEKO is a new kind of organization: not a museum — not a gallery — not a library nor a research center — but an open space for open minds that nurtures and promotes creativity in the arts, sciences and philosophy.
1111 jones st. omaha, ne 68102
info@thekaneko.com
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