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Pre-Conference Networking
All Summit delegates are invited to a pre-Summit online collaborative network to learn about who else will be coming. The Collaborative Network will be live in early November. In the mean time, delegates can sign in to update their profile info.Thursday, November 17
Pre-Conference (starts at 9:00am): The pre-conference is only available to the first 50 Summit attendees who register for it. It includes a visit to Capitol Hill to meet with Senate and House staffers and representatives to learn about new policies that can help the entrepreneurship education field and a visit to the White House to recognize top young entrepreneurs in the country.Opening Reception (starts at 7pm): The Opening Reception will take place at the Newseum, Washington DC's most interactive museum.
Capitol Hill
Senate Visitors Center/U.S. Capitol Visitors Center
Room SVC 212-10
Intersection of First Street and East Capitol Hill Street
Washington, DC 20012
Important Note: If you did not submit your security clearance information for the White House, you will not be able to attend the White House event. The Capitol Hill event is at capacity. If you did not register for this event specifically, you will not be able to attend.
| TOPIC | DESCRIPTION | TIME |
| Registration / Networking | 9:00am–9:30am | |
| Introduction by Co-Chairs | 9:30am–9:45am | |
| Capitol Hill Panel with Leaders in the Field |
The following panelists will discuss current legislation that will improve youth entrepreneurship include the Youth Entrepreneurship Act, Startup Act, and Free Enterprise Legislation.
Moderator: Karen Kerrigan, CEO, Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council • Ed Davis, CEO, DECA • Jack Kosakowski, CEO, Junior Achievement • Steve Mariotti, Founder, NFTE • Isaac Reyes, US Chamber of Commerce • Aaron Smith, Founder, Young Invincibles |
9:45am–10:45am |
| Networking | 10:45am-11:00am | |
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Press Conference
Now Is The Time: Celebrating Champions For Young Entrepreneurs |
Introduction: Michael Simmons
Remarks: • Senator Mary Landrieu Introduce by Aaron Smith, Young Invincibles • Congressman Allen West Introduced by Junior Achievement • Congressman Michael Pompeo Introduced by Empact representative • Congressman Dave Loebsack Introduced by NFTE representative • Congressman Pete Sessions Introduced by NFTE representative • Congressman Cedric Richmond Introduced by Aaron Smith, Young Invincibles • Congressman Jared Polis Introduced by Isaac Reyes, US Chamber of Commerce Young Entrepreneur Remarks: Jeremy Johnson, Co-Founder, 2tor Close – Stan Anderson, US Chamber of Commerce Q&A with Press |
11:00am-12:00pm |
| Networking | 12:00pm-12:30pm | |
| Lunch | 12:30pm-1:30pm | |
| Commute to White House | 1:30pm-2:00pm | |
| Empact100 Recognition Event at White House | 2:00pm-5:00pm | |
| Break | Attendees have free time. | 5:00pm-7:00pm |
| Newseum Reception | Light refreshments served at the Newseum, DC's most interactive museum. All Summit attendeees are welcome. | 7:00pm-10:00pm |
| Shuttle | Shuttle drops off people at their hotels. | 10:00pm-10:30pm |
Friday, November 18
During this day, keynote speakers and delegates share and discuss many of the largest challenges that need to be solved in the field and explore solutions that can be solved by a team of top leaders from different parts of the field.Themes that will be addressed include:
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The key milestones of the day will be delegates pledging to support ideas by becoming a:
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| TOPIC | DESCRIPTION | TIME |
| Registration / Breakfast | Continental breakfast served. | 7:15am–8:00am |
| Organizer Introduction | Extreme Entrepreneurship welcomes audience and introduces event. | 8:00am–8:10am |
| Dignitary Welcome | Jose Fernandez, Assistant Secretary, Department of State (tentative) | 8:10am–8:20am |
| Speed Networking | Entrepreneurs and speakers introduce themselves and share their goals and challenges with others from different sectors. | 8:20am–9:10am |
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Host Introduction |
Margaret Spellings, Former Secretary of Education | 9:10am–9:20am |
| Keynote 1 | Ted Leonsis,Founder, Chairman, Majority Owner, CEO of Monumental Sports & Entertainmentt & Former President of AOL | 9:20am-9:40am |
| Keynote 2 | Desh Deshpande, Founder, Sycamore Networks | 9:40am-10:00am |
| Keynote 3 | Naveen Jain, Founder, Moon Express, Intelius and InfoSpace and on Forbes List and on Forbes List | 10:00am-10:20am |
| Keynote 4 | Jeff Sandefer, Billionaire Entrepreneur & Founder, Action Foundation for Entrepreneurial Excellence | 10:20am-10:40am |
| Roundtables | Audience arranges themselves in roundtables based on topics to discuss some of the largest pressing issues in the field. Audience members brainstorm solutions to these issues and share these solutions with the audience in an open mic format. | 10:40am-11:40am |
| Break | 11:40am-12:00pm | |
| Luncheon | Networking is continued. | 12:00pm-12:40pm |
| Keynote 5 |
Thom Ruhe, Director of Entrepreneurship, Kauffman Foundation Gary Schoeniger, Founder, Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative |
12:40pm-1:00pm |
| Break | Move to breakout sessions. | 1:00pm-1:10pm |
| Collaborative Breakout Sessions | Delegates participate in one of four different sessions. | 1:10pm-2:45pm |
| Break | 2:45pm-3:10pm | |
| Collaborative Breakout Sessions (continued) | Delegates participate in one of four different sessions. | 3:10pm-4:45pm |
| Break | 4:45pm-5:00pm | |
| Meet the Media & Pitch the Publisher | 5:00pm-6:30pm | |
| Transportation to Dinner Cruise | 6:30pm-7:15pm | |
| Board for Cruise | 7:15pm-7:30pm | |
| Dinner Cruise | 7:30pm-11:00pm |
Saturday, November 19
The final day of the Summit will continue with keynotes, interactive concurrent roundtable sessions and panels.During this day, the focus will be on taking action on the ideas presented during the first day. Key milestones will be:
• Clearly defining, articulating and explaining each idea
• Funding and additional strategic support (if any) that's needed
• Solidifying a team that will work on the idea after the Summit
• Setting up a meeting after the Summit to continue development
• Presenting the solutions to the entire group (these presentations will be video-recorded)
| TOPIC | DESCRIPTION | TIME |
| Breakfast Networking | Continental breakfast served. | 7:30am-8:40am |
| Keynote 6 | Michael Hennessy, CEO, Coleman Foundation | 8:40am-9:00am |
| Keynote 7 |
Jeff Hoffman, Founding Team, PriceLine.com
Introduced by Alfred Edmond, Senior Vice President, Black Enterprise |
9:00am-9:20am |
| Keynote 8 | Tom Adams, Founder, Rosetta Stone | 9:20am-9:40am |
| Foundation Panel |
• Thom Ruhe, Director of Entrepreneurship, Kauffman Foundation • Michael Hennessy, CEO, Coleman Foundation • Susan Koehler, Senior Manager, Community Involvement, Sam’s Club • Mauro Delorenzo, Vice President, Freedom & Free Enterprise, Templeton Foundation |
9:40am-10:40am |
| Speed Networking | 10:40am-11:15am | |
| Next Gen Panels |
Moderator: Donna Fenn, Contributing Editor, Inc. Magazine
• Derek Handley, CEO, The Hyperfactory • Joe Pascaretta, Alps Technology • Rahim Fazal, Co-Founder, Involver • Jeremy Johnson, Co-Founder, 2tor • Sumaya Kazi, CEO, Sumazi Moderator: Joshua Moss, Editor, Portfolio.com • Ted Gonder, Founder & Executive Director, MoneyThink • Ankur Jain, Founder, Kairos Society / Panjia • Sarah Green, Partner, Empact • Trevor Owens, Founder, Lean Startup Machine |
11:15am-12:15pm |
| Break | 12:15pm-12:45m | |
| Luncheon | 12:45pm-1:20pm | |
| Keynote 9 | Michael Gerber, Bestselling Author, The E-Myth | 1:20pm-1:30pm |
| Final Remarks | 1:30pm-2:00pm | |
| Informal Networking | 2:00-4:00pm |
