PIKEVILLE,KY
16October Wednesday
agenda *Agendasubjecttochange
9AM-4PM Registration|6thFloorHealthProfessionsEducationBuilding|UniversityofPikeville
10AM-6PM EKYExperienceExhibitHall|AppalachianWirelessArena
10AM-6PM FederalResourceFair|2ndFloorofAppalachianWirelessArena
10AM-4PM Programming|SeeSessionsBelow Lunch-Foodtrucksonsite-SupportYourLocalEateries
TRACK:HEALTHYCOMMUNITIES
10:00–11:00AM:CommunityHealthAssessmentsintheAppalachianRegion Location:BoothAuditoriumattheUniversityofPikeville|Type:FiresideChat Speakers:CarrieConia,DPH/LHDTechnicalAssistanceCoordinator;andTaraGross,LHDAreaHealthLiaison 11:00–11:45AM:AppalachianRegionalHealthcare:FoodisMedicine Location:BoothAuditoriumattheUniversityofPikeville|Type:Presentation Speaker:DanielleHarmon,DirectorofCommunityDevelopment,AppalachianRegionalHealthcare 11:45–12:15PM:LunchwithaSpecialCookingDemowithBethKronenbergofKitchenShift Location:BoothAuditoriumattheUniversityofPikeville 12:15–1:00PM:AppalachianRegionalHealthcare:FoodisMedicinePanelDiscussion Location:BoothAuditoriumattheUniversityofPikeville|Type:FiresideChat Speakers:DarlaShepherdfromHomeplaceClinic;AshleyWebbfromARHDiabetesEducation;Dr RobinMagnani, ARHCMO-CumberlandValleyRegion;andDr.AlisonGustofson,UK’sFoodasHealthAlliance 1:00–4:00PM:EmpoweringRuralAppalachia:AdaptingtheCHAMPSCHWProgramtoCombattheSyndemicof SUD,HIV,andHCVwithCommunityEducationGroup
Location:BoothAuditoriumattheUniversityofPikeville|Type:PresentationandFiresideChat Speakers:HilaryViens,JasonLucas,andHailieArnoldfromCommunityEducationGroup
TRACK:ENTREPRENEURSHIPANDINNOVATION
1:00–1:45PM:SparkingEntrepreneurshipandGrowingEntrepreneursinsideEducationalInstitutions
Location:NewBeginningsChurch|Type:Presentation
Speaker:JulianWaddellfromCORI
2:00–3:15PM:TechnicalAssistanceandBusinessIncentives
Location:NewBeginningsChurch|Type:TenTalk
6PM-9:45PM CMHTributeShow|MountainTopMediaStage AppalachianWirelessArenaMainStreetEntrance Registration SponsoredBy
Speakers:ZeeshanBhattifromKeyhorseCapital:CarolineStiversfromKYIPA;JessicaBledsoefromInvest606;Mary NeCampfromKentuckyCabinetforEconomicDevelopment;GregGreenfromVertx;andKacyHicksfromSOAR 3:30–4:15PM:MiddleTechPodcast:WhereAreTheyNow?PastStartupAppalachiaPitchCompetitionWinners Location:7thFloor,HealthProfessionsEducationBuildingattheUniversityofPikeville|Type:FiresideChat Speakers:EvanKnowlesandLoganJonesfromMiddleTech;CindySparksfromComplet3D;DakotaHoskinsfrom SafariSolutions;andElijahJensenfromBlackboxEnergy
CMHTRBUTESHOWPRESENTEDBY: 12PM
17October Thursday
PIKEVILLE,KY
*Agendasubjecttochange
7AM-4PM Registration|6thFloorHealthProfessionsEducationBuilding|UniversityofPikeville
7AM-8AM Breakfast|7thFloorHealthProfessionsEducationBuilding|UniversityofPikeville
8AM-9:45AM
OpeningPlenary|UniversityofPikeville HealthProfessionsEducationBuilding|SeventhFloor PLENARYSESSION
Opening
NationalAnthemandMyOldKYHome|WillCaseandMiaLequire AppalachianChallengeAcademyofHarlanCountywillpresentthecolors WelcomewithUPIKEPresidentBurtonWebb FiresideChatwithJaneBradyKnightandBrentOrrell|TheRoleofPrivatePhilanthropyintheDevelopmentofEastern Kentucky FiresideChatwithNateMorris|InspiringtheNextGenerationofEntrepreneursfromEasternKentucky InteragencyWorkingGrouponCoalandPowerPlantCommunitiesandEconomicRevitalizationwithEnergy CommunitiesIWG|UpdatewithBrianAnderson TenTalk:ElmerWhitakerfromBRIGHTLeadershipKentuckyandSandySlaytonfromRyeDevelopment
10AM-6PM ExpoHallOpens|AppalachianWirelessArena
10AM-4PM Programming|SeeSessionsBelow
TRACK:ENTREPRENEURSHIPANDINNOVATION
10:00–11:30AM:ArtificialIntelligenceWorkshopwithMiddleTech
Location:Room701inTheCoalBuildingattheUniversityofPikeville|Type:Workshop
Speakers:EvanKnowlesandLoganJonesfromMiddleTech
11:00–11:45AM:InnovationintheEnergySector
Location:ChrismanAuditoriumattheUniversityofPikeville|Type:PanelDiscussion
Speakers:KenyaStump,ExecutiveDirectoroftheKentuckyEnergyandEnvironmentCabinet;ChristineKing, DirectorofGatewayforAccelerationInnovationinNuclear(GAIN);andKacyHicksfromSOAR(Moderator)
2:00–2:45PM:CurrentStateofVentureCapitalandAngelFunding
Location:NewBeginningsChurch|Type:Presentation
Speaker:KelbyPricefromKeyhorseCapital
3:00–3:45PM:HowtoLeverageSBIR,STTRMoreinEasternKentucky Location:NewBeginningsChurch|Type:FiresideChat
Speakers:ElijahJensenfromBlackBoxEnergy;ScottStuckeyfromFairChanceWorks;MariaLabreveux, ExecutiveDirectoroftheKentuckyScienceandEngineeringFoundation;GregGreenfromVertx;and SabrinaMcWhorterfromSOAR(Moderator)
TRACK:ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT
10:00–10:45AM:ProgressReport:EconomicDevelopmentinEasternKentucky Location:Room213inTheCoalBuildingattheUniversityofPikeville|Type:Presentation Speakers:JeffNoel,SecretaryoftheKentuckyCabinetforEconomicDevelopment 3:00–3:45PM:Recovering&Resilience:LessonsLearnedfromthe2022Floods Location:Room213inTheCoalBuildingattheUniversityofPikeville|Type:FiresideChat Speakers:EuniceHollandfromQk4;EricaKleversfromDCMC;TerryAdams,LetcherCounty Judge/Executive;andToddDePriest,MayoroftheCityofJenkins 4:00–4:45PM:RemoteWorkerAttractioninEasternKentucky Location:Room213inTheCoalBuildingattheUniversityofPikeville|Type:FiresideChat Speakers:BenLedofromMakeMyMove;ChrisGirdlerfromSPEDA;JordanSnelling,NewEKYResident;and LatashaFriendfromSOAR(Moderator)
PIKEVILLE,KY
10AM-4PM Programming|SeeSessionsBelow
TRACK:REGIONALTOURISM
10:00–10:45AM:RedRiverGorgePanel
Location:ChrismanAuditoriumattheUniversityofPikeville|Type:PanelDiscussion
*Agendasubjecttochange
Speakers:ElijahHicks,GrantWriter/NonprofitFundingStrategist/EcotourismConsultant;EddieBarnes,Powell CountyJudge/Executive;ElmerWhitaker,CEO,WhitakerBank;andJoshuaBallfromSOAR(Moderator) 11:00–11:45AM:EKYTourismUpdate
Location:7thFloor,HealthProfessionsEducationBuildingattheUniversityofPikeville|Type:PanelDiscussion Speakers:DavidLedfordfromBoone'sRidge;TimParksfromCityOfManchesterTourismCommission;JillFraley DotsonfromVisitPikeville;andJoshuaBallfromSOAR(Moderator) 2:00–3:00PM:TourismTenTalk
Location:ChrismanAuditoriumattheUniversityofPikeville|Type:TenTalk Speakers:MadelynTiptonfromTiptonCreative;MichelleAllenfromLakeCumberlandTourism;AndrewSteelefrom BoydCountyTourism;JedediahSmithofBackroadsofAppalachia;andAmandaBurdinefromKYWildlands 3:15–4:00PM:FestivalPlanning:HowtoPlan,Execute,andDeliver
Location:7thFloor,HealthProfessionsEducationBuildingattheUniversityofPikeville|Type:FiresideChat Speakers:JulieHarrisfromMasterMusiciansFestival;TiffanyFinleyfromMasterMusiciansFestival;Tiffany ColemanfromSoutheastKentuckyChamberofCommerce;JoshuaBallfromSOAR; andKirstenWilburnfromSOAR (Moderator)
TRACK:CONNECTIVITYANDDIGITALEQUITY
10:00–11:00AM:HowtoCreatetheBuildingBlocksofCommunityBroadbandPlanning
Location:BoothAuditoriumattheUniversityofPikeville|Type:Presentation
Speaker:SamanthaSchartmanfromConnectHumanityandmembersofparticipatingcommunities
2:00–2:45PM:BroadbandTenTalk
Location:BoothAuditoriumattheUniversityofPikeville|Type:TenTalk
Speakers:KathryneRobertsonfromAccelecom;MeghanSandfossfromKYOfficeofBroadbandDevelopment; TimCrawfordfromRedBirdMission;andRichardTaylorfromCenterforRuralDevelopment
3:00–3:45PM:HowUSDAisSupportingBroadbandExpansioninEasternKentucky
Location:Room210inTheCoalBuildingattheUniversityofPikeville|Type:FiresideChat
Speakers:RepresentativefromthecommunityofHatfieldinPikeCounty;RepresentativefromGearheart Communications;USDARepresentative;andHildaLegg(Moderator)
Note:ThissessionwillfocusonaUSDAgrantawardedtoSOARforworkinPikeCounty
4:00–4:45PM:LegislativeUpdatewithSenatePresidentRobertStivers
Location:ChrismanAuditorium|Type:Presentation
Speakers:SenatePresidentRobertStivers;KentuckyStateRepresentativeJohnBlanton; andColbyHallfromSOAR(Moderator)
TRACK:GRANTANDCOMMUNITYDEVELOPMENT
11:00–11:45AM:BuildingaFoundationforGrowth:AddressingKentucky'sHousingChallengesto PropelEconomicDevelopment
Location:Room210inTheCoalBuildingattheUniversityofPikeville|Type:Presentation Speaker:CharlesAull,ExecutiveDirector,KentuckyChamberCenterforPolicyandResearch 2:00–3:30PM:DataToolsandAIinGrantPreparedness
Location:Room701inTheCoalBuildingattheUniversityofPikeville|Type:Workshop Speaker:IainHydefromArgonneNationalLaboratory;andCenteronRuralInnovation 4:00–4:45PM:UnderstandingtheState'sGrantMatchProgram
Location:Room210inTheCoalBuildingattheUniversityofPikeville|Type:Presentation Speakers:HannahConoverfromGrantReadyKY;andKYCabinetforEconomicDevelopmentRepresentative (Continuedonnextpage)
10AM-4PM Programming|SeeSessionsBelow
11:00–11:45AM:PopulationasaCommunityDevelopmentStrategy
Location:Room213inTheCoalBuildingattheUniversityofPikeville|Type:FiresideChat Speakers:CouncilforPost-SecondaryEducation;PrichardCommittee;Dr MatthewRutherfromtheUniversityof Louisville;andColbyHall(Moderator)
2:00–2:45PM:AJobforEveryPersoninEasternKentucky
Location:7thFloor,HealthProfessionsEducationBuildingattheUniversityofPikeville|Type:PanelDiscussion Speakers:MeganBoone,DirectorofCareerServicesatMoreheadStateUniversity;TerryGray,SeniorDirectorof RegionalProgrammingandStewardshipatEasternKentuckyUniversity;Dr.RandyStinson,PresidentoftheMillard College;BurtonWebb,PresidentofUniversityofPikeville;andDr ToddBrand,InterimPresidentofBigSandy CommunityandTechnicalCollege(Moderator)
3:00–3:45PM:WorkforceTenTalk
Location:BoothAuditoriumattheUniversityofPikeville|Type:TenTalk Speakers:BrianLuermanfromCode:KY;SOAR’sRemoteWorkerAttractionProgramandSOAR’sEKYTalentNetwork andJobBoard
4:00–4:45PM:KYTRAINS:ADiscussionwithKCTCS
Location:BoothAuditoriumattheUniversityofPikeville|Type:FiresideChat Speakers:JenniferLindon,PresidentofHazardCommunityandTechnicalCollegeandotherKCTCSofficials
SOARSummitAfter-Party|MountainTopMediaStage AppalachianWirelessArenaMainStreetEntrance FeaturingCorduroyBrown 10AM-6PM
SOARSummitReception|BenefactorsPlazaattheUniversityofPikeville EntertainmentprovidedbyUniversityofPikevilleBluegrassEnsemble
8PM-10PM
FiresideChatandTenTalk
18October Friday
PIKEVILLE,KY
7AM-8:45AM Breakfast|7thFloorHealthProfessionsEducationBuilding|UniversityofPikeville
9AM-11:30AM
ClosingPlenary|UniversityofPikeville HealthProfessionsEducationBuilding|SeventhFloor
PLENARYSESSION
9a.m.to11:30a.m.
HPEBuilding(7thFloor)|UniversityofPikeville
NationalAnthemandMyOldKYHome|UniversityofPikeville
WelcomeRemarks|KimberlySMcCann,SOARExecutiveChair
SpecialRemarksfromAppalachianRegionalCommission FederalCo-ChairGayleManchin
SpecialRemarksfromSOARCo-PrincipalOfficer CongressmanHalRogers
SpecialAnnouncementfromtheU.S.Economic DevelopmentAdministration|BenPage,DeputyAssistant SecretaryforEconomicDevelopmentandChiefOperating Officer
SpecialRemarksfromKentuckyStateSenatePresident RobertStivers
SpecialRemarksfromSOARCo-PrincipalOfficerGovernor AndyBeshear
SpecialRemarksfromPresentingSponsors|Addiction RecoveryCare|AppalachianWireless|KentuckyPower| PikevilleMedicalCenter
SpecialRemarksfromRobertJ.Schena|Chairman,Chief ExecutiveOfficer&Co-founderofRajantCorporation FundingAnnouncements|CongressmanHalRogersand GovernorAndyBeshear
SpecialAnnouncementbytheUniversityofKentucky|DrEli Capilouto,President,UniversityofKentuckyEBrittBrockman, MD,Chair,UniversityofKentuckyBoardofTrustees;and DonovanBlackburn,President/CEO,PikevilleMedicalCenter
