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PUBLIC SPEAKING & ADVOCACY

InBIA33 2019, Minneapolis, MN - How to Build and Manage a Successful Entrepreneurship Center

Tom Tom Festival and Summit 2019, Charlottesville, VA - Four Big ideas in the Ecosystem: Entrepreneurial Flash Talks

Startup Champions Network 2019, Portland, OR - Strategic Partnerships Workshop

United States House of Representatives 2018, Washington DC – Testimony before the Committee on Education and the Workforce

Startup Champions Network 2018, Denver, CO – Scribe/Host for workshop on financial sustainability models for Ecosystem Builders

Mayor’s Conference on Entrepreneurship 2018, Kansas City, MO – Roundtable discussions on ecosystem sustainability

Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute 2018, Atlanta, GA – From Makerspace to Marketplace

Mayors Conference on Entrepreneurship 2017, Oakland, CA – Roundtable discussions on improving civic engagement through entrepreneurship

Close the Gap 2017, Boston, MA – Roundtable discussions on diversity and inclusion in entrepreneurship

1 Million Cups Organizers Summit 2017, Kansas City, MO – Roundtable discussions on supporting entrepreneur ecosystem development

Collision Conference 2017, New Orleans, LA – Women 2.0 Facilitate Inclusion Workshop

TechNET 2017, Augusta, GA – Community Innovation

Georgia Innovation Summit 2017, Atlanta, GA – Advanced Manufacturing in Georgia

Georgia Manufacturing Day 2017, Dalton, GA – Economic opportunities in manufacturing and why STEM is critical

Anita Borg Conference 2016, Houston, TX – Mentor Roundtable for Inclusion in STEM Innovation

White House Office of Science and Technology Policy 2016, Washington, DC –Convening a Nation of Makers

Georgia House of Representatives 2016, Atlanta, GA – Economic Architecture: Mesh Network of Innovation to support rural economic development

Critical Issues Forum 2016, Brunswick, GA – Why and How to Create Entrepreneur Ecosystems

Georgia Economic Development Authority Annual Conference 2016, Savannah, GA – Creating a Culture for Ideas

LASER 2016, Augusta, GA – Innovation Mesh Architecture

The Collective 2015 Knoxville TN – Maker Spaces in Academic Libraries

Dig South 2015, Charleston, SC – Economic Innovation Architecture

Pipeline Angels Investor Forum 2015 – Atlanta GA – Supporting Female Entrepreneurship

Main Streets 2015, Atlanta, GA – Innovation Architecture Hackathon

SXSW 2015, Austin, TX – Economic Architecture: Mesh Network of Innovation

One Spark 2015, Jacksonville FL – Judge for Technology Innovation Investment Sector

Geek-End 2014, Savannah, GA – Economic Architecture: Why and How you should build a Hacker/Maker/Cowork Space

Middle Georgia Digital Summit 2014, Macon, GA – Panelist on Makerspaces

World Maker Faire 2014, Queens, NY – The DIY Way to Create a Makerspace in Your City

MakerCon 2014, Redwood Shores, CA - The DIY Way to Create a Makerspace in Your City

Boots to Business 2014, Ft. Gordon, GA – Why you should not be an Entrepreneur, but will probably ignore me

GA Assembly Legislative Breakfast 2013, Atlanta, GA – Panelist on Invest Georgia Act

GRU Innovation Summit 2013, Augusta, GA – Panelist on Augusta Startup Community

Connections 2013, Columbia, SC – What is National Day of Civic Hacking?

White House Champions of Change 2012, Washington D.C. – Roundtable discussions on Local Innovation