SPEAKERS
Shashank Gajjala
Vice President & CTO, Liberty Mobility Now
Mr. Gajjala has a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and over five years of experience in software development and architecture. His most recent experiences include serving as a website architect for the University of Nebraska at Omaha working on a contract for the Nebraska Department of Roads, developing a web-based asset management system for rural transit systems.
Kelly Sturek
Co-Founder & CEO, Bugeater Foods
Kelly Sturek is the co-founder and CEO of Bugeater Foods. He started the company while in college and pursued ideas in technology since he moved to Nebraska. Most recently Bugeater Foods was granted a USDA SBIR grant for research into insect based food products for the developed and developing worlds.
Vishal Singh
Founder and CEO, Quantified Ag
Vishal Singh is founder and CEO of Quantified Ag. Think FitBit for cattle! This makes the beef supply better by providing feedlot workers with the tools to identify sick animals sooner and more accurately.
Burt Helm
Senior writer for Inc. magazine
Burt Helm is a nonfiction writer based in Brooklyn, New York. His work has appeared in the New York Times, the Boston Globe, Men's Journal, GQ.com, Businessweek, Marie Claire, and Bloomberg News. He is also a senior contributing writer for Inc., where he has worked since 2010. His Inc. feature story, "Turntable.fm: Where Did Our Love Go?" was called "hands down the best written of the magazine pieces," by the Society of Business Editors and Writers (SABEW), which awarded it a Best In Business prize for magazine feature writing. In 2014, Helm's story "When in China," won the Best in Business award for international feature story, and his story about the credit crunch's impact on small businesses, "After the Squeeze," was awarded a Best in Business prize, as well as the 10th annual Stephen Barr Award by the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE). Helm was also part of the team that helped Inc. win a National Magazine Award for General Excellence in 2011 and 2013.
AGENDA
6-7 PM
COCKTAIL RECEPTION
Take this opportunity to make lasting connections and expand your network with local-area entrepreneurs and businss leaders over cocktails and hors d'oeuvres.
Take this opportunity to make lasting connections and expand your network with local-area entrepreneurs and businss leaders over cocktails and hors d'oeuvres.
7-8 PM
PANEL DISCUSSION
During this lively panel discussion, local business leaders will discuss the importance small business plays in Lexington and how to be and stay successful, thrive amongst robust competition and make a significant difference in your community.
During this lively panel discussion, local business leaders will discuss the importance small business plays in Lexington and how to be and stay successful, thrive amongst robust competition and make a significant difference in your community.
8-9 PM
CLOSING NETWORKING RECEPTION
Spend your remaining time at the Power to the Small event by conversing with your peers and local business leaders. Grab a bite, enjoy a drink, and continue to make lasting connections and share your thoughts on evening's discussion during this fun and casual soiree.
Spend your remaining time at the Power to the Small event by conversing with your peers and local business leaders. Grab a bite, enjoy a drink, and continue to make lasting connections and share your thoughts on evening's discussion during this fun and casual soiree.