The Gigabit Challenge, a global business plan competition
looking for entrepreneurial ideas to disrupt on the Google Fiber network, has
announced its lineup of speakers, video presenters and event details for The
Gigabit Challenge Finale on January 18, 2012 at the Kansas City Public Library
(Country Club Plaza Branch).
The Gigabit Challenge Finale welcome address will begin
promptly at 8:00 AM on January 18, 2012 with an introduction from United States
Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS). During the
introduction, Moran will discuss the positive impact of Google Fiber, the
importance of initiatives such as his Startup Act (announced in December of
2011 with co-sponsor Senator Mark Warner [D-VA]),
and the entrepreneurial growth that Kansas City is experiencing.
The Gigabit Challenge Finale will also feature video
presentations from a number of national and local leaders. Vint Cerf, Vice President and Chief Internet
Evangelist at Google and Advisory Board Member for The Gigabit Challenge, will welcome
the contestants and discuss the next generations of Internet applications on
Google Fiber. Other video presenters
include Mayor Sly James of Missouri, Mayor Joe Reardon of Kansas, Gigabit
Challenge organizer Tyler Prochnow, and the Kauffman Foundation via their animated
“sketchbook” video declaring Kansas City as the “City of Entrepreneurs”.
To conclude The Gigabit Challenge Finale, Herb Sih of Think
Big Partners will deliver a community address in which he will discuss behind-the-scenes
details about Think Big Partners’ decision to host The Gigabit Challenge and
exciting future initiatives. The Gigabit
Challenge Finale will close with an awards presentation where winner of the
$100,000 Grand Prize, the $250,000 “Born Global” Prize and the People’s Choice
Award will be announced. A detailed schedule for the Finale can be
found at http://gigabitchallenge.eventbrite.com/.
The Gigabit Challenge Finale will stream live on January 18,
2012 from 8:00AM until 5:00PM at http://www.gigabitchallenge.com/live. A number of live bloggers, social media
experts and local and national media outlets will broadcast the Finale
activities. If you are interested in
attending and covering The Gigabit Challenge Finale, please contact Allison Way
at away@thinkbigpartners.com.
To register to attend The Gigabit
Challenge Finale, please visit http://gigabitchallenge.eventbrite.com.
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