March 8, 2019
Millsaps College – Cabot Lodge
8:00 a.m. – Registration
8:30 a.m. – Welcome
Dr. JR Love, UM and Phil Hardwick, Millsaps
8:35 a.m. – Guest of Honor
Governor Bryant
8:45 a.m. – Speaker
Anna Barker and Hagan Walker, MSU
9:10 a.m. – Panel Student Entrepreneurs
- Eric Hill (Moderator), MSU
- James Wilcox, USM
- Dr. Glendscene Williams, DSU
- Matthew McLaughlin, Attorney
- Drew Donohoe, MC
10:10 a.m. – Break/Student and Faculty Poster Session: Vince Jordan, Virtual Reality
10:30 a.m. – Panel Technology and Innovation
- Tasha Bibb, Innovate Mississippi (Moderator)
- Gary Butler, Camgian
- Terrance Hibbert, UMMC-HIT Center
- Rhonda Taylor, UERDC
- Conor Ferguson, MSU
11:30 a.m. – Lunch
12:00 p.m. – Keynote Speaker: Sheena Allen , Sheena Allen Apps
12:30 p.m. – Panel: Mississippi’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
- Dr. Nicholas Hill, JSU (Moderator)
- Jeffrey Rupp, MSU
- Dr. Scott Kolle, MS Community College Board
- Joe Donovan, MDA
- Ashley Bowen, UM
1:30 p.m. – Town Hall: The Future is Now
- Allyson Best, UM (Moderator)
- Delbert Hosemann, Secretary of State
- Phil Hardwick, Millsaps
- Craig Felzien, Lindenwood University
- Elena Bauer, UM
2:30 p.m. – Final Remarks: Dr. Albert Nylander, UM
*Student and Faculty Posters will be available all day (8:30 am – 2:00 pm)