SCHEDULE
APRIL 13-17, 2019 | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | HILTON MINNEAPOLIS
You Won’t Want to Miss a Thing!
Schedule at-a-glance
Saturday, April 13
7:30 – 8:30 a.m. – Preconference Breakfast (Preconference attendees only)
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. – Preconference Courses (additional fee required)
– ECM Course 1: Fostering Your Entrepreneurship Center’s Role in the Community
– Developing an Innovator Mindset
– Developing and Maintaining a Successful Mentoring Program
Sunday, April 14
7:30 – 8:30 a.m. – Preconference Breakfast (Preconference attendees only)
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. – Preconference Courses and Summits (additional fee required)
– ECM Course 2: Finance and Operations for Sustainable Entrepreneurship Centers
– Innovative Leadership
– Metrics that Matter
– Business Innovation Global (BIG) Summit
4:30 – 5:30 p.m. – ICBI33 Orientation and Game Night
5:30 – 7:00 p.m. – Opening Reception
Monday, April 15
6:00 – 6:30 a.m. – ICBI33 Sunrise Yoga
7:00 – 9 a.m. – ICBI33 Hackathon and Breakfast
9:15 – 10:30 a.m. – Concurrent sessions
10:30 – 11 a.m. – Break in Innovation Pavilion
11:00 – 12:15 p.m. – Concurrent sessions
12:15 – 2:00 p.m. – General Session and Luncheon Featuring Keynote Mary Grove
2:15 – 3:30 p.m. – Concurrent sessions
3:30 – 4:00 p.m. – Break in Innovation Pavilion
4:00 – 5:00 p.m. – Discussion groups
Tuesday, April 16
5:45 – 6:30 a.m. – ICBI33 Morning Exercise – Minneapolis Walk & Stroll
7:00 – 8:00 a.m. – Breakfast in the Innovation Pavilion
8:00 – 9:00 a.m. – General Session and Breakfast featuring Rohit Malhotra
9:15 – 10:30 a.m. – Concurrent sessions
10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Break in Innovation Pavilion
11:00 – 12:15 p.m. – Concurrent sessions
12:15 – 2:00 p.m. – Luncheon with keynote presentation
2:15 – 3:30 p.m. – Concurrent sessions
3:30 – 4:00 p.m. – Break in Innovation Pavilion
4:00 – 5:00 p.m. – Discussion groups
5:00 – 7:00 p.m. InBIA Celebration
Wednesday, April 17
7:30- 8:45 a.m. – Peer-to-Peer Networking Exchange Breakfast
9:00 – 10:00 a.m. – ICBI33 One Million Cups
10:30am – 12:00pm – Corporate Reverse Pitch
10:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. – Innovation Tour (additional fee)
The Full ICBI33 Schedule Can Be Found Here:
Track Descriptions
Operating Sustainable Entrepreneurship Centers
This track will cover the nuts and bolts of running an entrepreneurship center, from securing program funding to managing a facility to working with stakeholders and more.
Serving Entrepreneurs
The primary goal of an entrepreneurship center is to help entrepreneurs succeed, and this track will explore the most effective programs and services for achieving that goal. Sessions will cover best practices for working with entrepreneurs to ensure their startups become viable businesses that contribute to local economies.
Industry Trends and Innovations
Entrepreneurial support professionals from all over the globe gather at the InBIA conference to explore and discuss the latest ideas and trends in the industry. The sessions in this track will highlight these current trends and identify the latest tools and strategies people are using to create successful programs.
Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
Establishing and growing a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem is widely recognized as the key to creating regional prosperity through new job growth. These sessions will explore the elements and strategies for building successful entrepreneurial ecosystems in any community.
Specialty Entrepreneurship Centers
Many entrepreneurship centers focus on specific industries, and therefore have unique challenges and opportunities. At the InBIA conference, people from these sectors have the opportunity to learn more about working within their specific industries and to connect with others doing similar work.