A Letter to iKC Attendees

Dear iKC attendees, 

In less than 24 hours, you will be igniting Kansas City’s entrepreneurial scene, innovating with like-minded individuals and inspiring others to learn and grow.  Are you ready for iKC 2012?  We sure are.  But before you get too excited, we want to remind you of a few key pieces to help you make this conference the Best. One. Ever.

DON’T FORGET:

Business cards, handouts and flyers (let's get networking!)

A notebook and pen (you'll learn a ton...so take notes.)

Eventbrite registration print-out (we gotta make sure you're legit.)

Lunch will be provided (but you can bring snacks if you want...especially if it's chocolate.)

PLAN YOUR DAY

There are tons of panels, presentations and speeches during iKC.  Which ones will you attend?  Download the iKC Agenda to plan your experience.

CHECK OUT OUR SPEAKERS

Be sure to check out our dynamite list of speakers, panelists and presenters at www.sparkinginnovation.org/speakers.  We're excited about them, and we think you will be, too!

PARKING

Complimentary parking is located on the north side of 13^th and Walnut in the surface parking garage (Annex parking.) Parking tickets from only this garage can be validated at check-in inside of the H&R Block building.

GET SOCIAL!

• Tweet with us:  @iKC_2012 and #iKC
• Check out intefy.com/iKC to check out all iKC Twitter traffic (thanks Fresh ID!) 
• Visit the iKC page on authorSTREAM for direct access to all iKC Powerpoint presentations

PBR AFTER PARTY

The agenda says 8:30am-4:40pm, but iKC doesn’t stop there! Join us for an iKC networking happy hour from 5:00-7:00pm at PBR Big Sky in the Power & Light District. Plus, after all that learning, we think you'll need a cocktail.  

We can't wait to see you at iKC on June 20th!  Make sure you find one of us and say "hello"! 

See you soon,

Think Big Partners

iKC is brought to you by presenting sponsor, Master Your Card Missouri.

iKC Asks KC Entrepreneurs to Fire Up!

iKC is throwing Kansas City's first Fearless Innovators' and Ruthless Entrepreneurs' Unconventional Pitch. We know, it's a mouthful. That's okay, though...you can just call it "Fire Up" for short.

A Fire Up is a 5 minute, lightning-fast pitch presentation:  20 slides.  15 seconds per slide. 

Sound a little too fast?  It probably will be.  Fire Up will put entrepreneurs in a hot seat and will force them to be concise, to think on their feet and to spark the interest of the crowd.

We’re looking for 12 brave contestants to participate in iKC’s Fire Up event.  Six will present on one topic and 6 on another.  What are the topics, you ask?  Go ahead—pick your poison:

What is the Next Disruptive Innovation?

The Answers to Questions You Didn’t Know You Had 

Interested Fire Up participants are encouraged to submit their information to the iKC website at www.sparkinginnovation.org/fire-up.

Click here to learn more about iKC or visit iKC on Twitter @iKC_2012! 

What Is a Fire Up Presentation?

iKC is throwing Kansas City's first Fearless Innovators' and Ruthless Entrepreneurs' Unconventional Pitch.  We know, it's a mouthful.  That's okay, though...you can just call it "Fire Up" for short.

Fire Up is made of lightning-fast pitch presentations from a number of local innovative entrepreneurs. The catch? Entrepreneurs only have a few minutes to convey their pitch to an audience.  With only 15 seconds per presentation slide, Fire Up will put entrepreneurs in a hot seat and will force them to be concise, to think on their feet and to spark the interest of the crowd.

What does a Fire Up look like exactly? We'll show you. Here's an example of our own:

 

Interested?  You can participate in a Fire Up on June 20th (sponsorship opportunities for Fire Up are also available!).  Learn more at www.sparkinginnovation.org.

Follow iKC! @iKC_2012