Kentucky Innovator Challenge/Coming together to solve future-forward problems for Kentucky!

AGENDA*

8:30 am - 8:55 am ET

Registration & Doors Open

8:55 am - 9:00 am ET

Call to Seats

9:00 am - 9:10 am ET

Welcome Remarks

Landon Borders

Executive Director, Innovation Connect, UK Innovate, University of Kentucky

9:10am - 9:15 am ET

Emcee Welcome

Monique Quarterman

Executive Director, Office of Entrepreneurship & Innovation

9:15am - 9:25 am ET

Keynote

Dr. Lisa Cassis

Vice President for Research

University of Kentucky

9:25 am - 9:35 am ET

Keynote Video

Dr. Eli Capilouto

President

University of Kentucky

9:35 am- 9:50 am ET

Keynote

Secretary Jeff Noel

Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development

9:50 am - 10:00 am ET

Break/Networking

10:00 am - 10:05 am ET

Funding Resource Introduction

10:05 am - 10:20 am ET

Metals Innovation Initiative (MI2)

Summer Goldman

Chief Operating Officer

10:20 am - 10:25 am ET

Track A: Materials Enabling the Future of Kentucky

10:25 am - 10:40 am ET

North American Stainless

Anil Yadav

Vice President, Operations

10:40 am - 10:55 am ET

Fischer Homes

Doug Smith

Senior Vice President, Operations


Ron Gregorsok

Director, Supply Chain Management

10:55 am - 11:10 am ET

Valvoline

Roger England

Vice President and Chief R&D Officer,

Valvoline Global Operations


Michael Morrison

Director, New Ventures

11:10 am - 11:15 am ET

Panel Introduction

11:15 am - 12:00 pm ET

Achieving Health Equity in Kentucky Panel



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Center for Health Equity Transformation (CHET)

Nancy Schoenberg

Associate Vice President for Research, Health Disparities


Healthyr

Stacey Finster

Founder and CEO


National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Stephanie Davis

Small Business Program Lead


Office of Technology Commercialization

Serenity Wright

Associate Director, Social Innovation


UltraSound AI

Robert Bunn

Founder and CEO

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Lunch/Networking

1:00 pm -1:05 pm ET

Funding Resource Introduction

1:05 pm -1:25 pm ET

NIH Leadership

Stephanie Fertig

Director, NIH Small Business Program, in SEED

1:25 pm -1:30 pm

Track B: Innovations Advancing a Healthier Kentucky

1:30 pm - 1:45 pm ET

UPS Healthcare

Lisa Morsman

Managing Director, Healthcare Solutions

1:45 pm - 2:00 pm ET

Boehringer Ingelheim

Gaylene Anderson

US Director, Strategic Research Relationships

2:00 pm - 2:15 pm ET

Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH)

Danielle Harmon

System Director, Community Development

2:15 pm - 2:30 pm ET

Break/Networking

2:30 pm - 2:35 pm ET

Funding Resource Introduction

2:35 pm - 2:55 pm ET

EDA Leadership

Eric Smith

Tech Hub Program Director, EDA

2:55 pm - 3:00 pm

Track C: Creating a Circular Economy in Kentucky

3:00 pm - 3:15 pm ET

New Frontier

Joshua Ravenscraft

CEO and Co-founder


Jared Ravenscraft

COO and Co-founder

3:15 pm - 3:30 pm ET

Solar Energy Solutions

Fran Lockwood

President

3:30 pm -3:45 p m ET

Dow

Ana Carolina Félix

Business Sustainability Director, Dow Consumer Solutions

3:45 pm – 4:00 pm ET

Maker’s Mark

Rob Samuels

Managing Director

4:00 pm – 4:10 pm ET

Afternoon Breakout Q&A

4:10 pm - 4:40 pm ET

Breakouts:

  • Materials Enabling the Future of Kentucky
  • Innovations Advancing a Healthier Kentucky
  • Creating a Circular Economy in Kentucky

4:40 pm - 4:55 pm ET

Closing Remarks

Landon Borders

Executive Director, UK Innovation Connect, UK Innovate, University of Kentucky

4:55 pm - 5:00 pm ET

Reception Welcome

Tony Bonner

Partner, Dinsmore

5:00 pm -6:30 pm ET

Networking Reception

*Details Subject to Change