INNO 2019 Recaps + Highlights

A Hackathon. A Startup Showcase. Interactive Content Sessions.

The inaugural INNO conference saw compelling, up-to-the minute conversations and relevant speakers within the themes of innovation, collaboration, disruption, and community building.

Re-experience INNO 2019 by checking out recaps and highlights from the inaugural event.

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8:30 AM: Doors Open

9:25 AM: Welcome + What Corporate Innovators Seek: Keynote Panel featuring  Lauren Kenney – Entergy, John Boudreaux – IBM Private Cloud, Aimee Quirk – innovationOchsner, and Brad Rossacci – Accenture.

The Human Factor

10:10 AM: Making Business More Human with Tom LaForge

10:30 AM: How To Connect To Thrive In Business with Traci Ruble

10:50 AM: Surviving a Global Brand’s Acquisition Courtship with Jon Werner

11:15 AM: From Wantepreneur to Entepreneur and Back with Anu Gali

11:40 AM: Investing Outside of The Valley with Lowry Curley & Mike Katz

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch Break

Innovation vs Disruption Track

1:00 PM: Investing in Innovation + Disruption: Panel featuring Kevin Lin, Hal Callais, and Crystal McDonald

1:45 PM: Newer Dimensions – Better Decisions with Shailu Tipparaju

2:05 PM: Not Everyone is Cut Out to Work on the Future with Ruth Yomtoubian

2:30 PM: Building the Trust Economy with Blockchain with Josh Thompson

The Future of Music is Tech Track

3:00 PM: From Studio to Startup: Creatives in Corporations with Daniel Rowland

3:20 PM: Building a Global Music Tech Empire, in Baton Rouge, LA with Jim Odom

3:45 PM: Scaling for Songwriters: Lessons on Fan Engagement in the Music Industry Terry Derkach & Meredith Collins

4:05 PM: The Future of the Musician Industry with Elmo Lovano

4:30 PM: A Fireside Chat with the Recording Academy Reid Wick & Maureen Droney

4:50 PM: Fender Digital: Fueling the Player Journey with Jennifer Schwartz & David Immerman

9:25 AM: Please join us on the INNO stage for Opening Keynote

The Startup Path Track

10:10 AM: Strategic Partnerships is the Path Forward with Ruth Yomtoubian & Gregarious Narain

10:50 AM: The Path to a Revenue Stream with Helen Manich

11:15 AM: Innovation: Cool Doesn’t Cut It with John Boudreaux

11:35 AM: Deal Structures in fundraising and M&As with D’Juan Hernandez

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch Break

1:00 PM: Please join us on the INNO stage for Investor Panel

Valuing Communities Track

1:45 PM: Cultivating Communities with the Courage to Change the World with Galyn Burke

2:05 PM: Building and Monetizing Online Communities with Nigel Eccles

2:30 PM: A Journey of InsuranceTech Disruption with Alexander Tsetsenekos & Huw Edward

Connecting with Your Humanity Track

3:00 PM: Instilling Humanity in Online Communities with Brett Durrett

3:20 PM: Human Connection with Galyn Burke & Traci Ruble

3:45 PM: Meaningful Human Engagement with Josh Thompson & Mac Love

8:30 AM: Doors open

Digital Transformation Track

9:35 AM: FounderCraft: Founder Thinking for Corporate Innovators with Gregarious Narain

10:00 AM: Being a Tech Sherpa; Leadership from Behind with Michael Mangos

10:25 AM: Scaling Impact in Social Responsibility with Sevetri Wilson and Justin Dengel

11:00 AM: Digital Business and Marketing Transformation with Chip Register & Amith Nagarajan

11:45 AM – 1:00 PM Lunch Break

12:45 PM: Mindful Afternoon Stretch and Breath Break with Cheyenne Ellis of Make Movements 

Personalized Health Track

1:00 PM: Innovative Models for Personalized Health with Amy Domangue & Brenda Schmidt

1:30 PM: An Engaged Patient: My Medical Journey with Michael Mauti

1:50 PM: Connecting with People, To Feed Them with Matt Moore

2:05 PM: A Conversation on Personalized Health, Technology, and Community Building

The Gulf South Ecosystem Track

2:20 PM: Using Non-Traditional Sources of Capital to Finance Mission-Driven Businesses with Margot Brandenburg

2:40 PM: State of Digital Economy & Local Innovation Ecosystem with Michael Hecht

3:00 PM The Greater New Orleans Startup Index Report presented by Tulane’s Lepage Center with Adam Zuckerman, Blake Stanfill, Joe Truhe & Ann Marshall Tilton

Community Transformation Track

3:45 PM: Scaling for Success: Harnessing Lessons Learned from Tech Giants with Aubrey Sabala & Rick Webb

4:05 PM: Changing Communities Through Acts of Play with Mac Love

4:30 PM: Playing to Win in the Game of Life with Derek Thomas

4:40 PM: Let’s Debate The Next Wave of Tech, Closing Keynote with Ryan Frietas & Rick Webb

Impact Investment Track

9:30 AM: An Overview of Opportunity Zones Regulations and Introduction of Roundtable Breakout Sessions with Cullan Maumus and Anne Driscoll

10:00 AM: Two Breakout Roundtable Sessions: Creating Qualified Opportunity Zone Businesses and Creating Sustainable Impact Through Investment into Opportunity Zones with conversations led by early adopters and leading investors in this space.

10:50 AM: Key Takeaways from Roundtable Discussions

11:45 AM – 1:00 PM Lunch Break

Technology Trends from the Future Track

1:05PM: The Rapid Rise of AR with Jeff McConathy

1:30 PM: The Future of Data with Adam Zuckerman

1:50 PM: Illuminating Dark Online Communities with Clark Hogan-Taylor

2:15 PM: I’ll be McCartney and You Be Lennon: Building Strategic Partnerships that Drive with Alex Matjanec & Ahon Sarkar