The first ever Omaha Startup Week has announced its event calendar for the week of March 21-26. The week will include five tracks for youth, founders, corporate innovation, technology track and marketing and sales. The events will include everything from STEM preschool programming at Do Space to open mentor office hours for entrepreneurs. There will also be free co-working all week at The Exchange.
1MC will feature John Jenkins of Benaissance (recently acquired). Michael Struthers of Flywheel will be presenting his best advice on recruiting for startups. And a Hudl developer will be presenting on “Rising through the ranks as a developer for Hudl.”
Here are a few of the week’s biggest highlights:
March 21: AIM Infotec
On Monday over 1,000 IT professionals from across the region will converge at Infotec in La Vista. The keynote for this year will be Teresa Payton, former White House CIO and CEO of Fortalice. The event will also include Blake Miller from Think Big, Christopher Kingsley from Firespring, Paul Oliver from Studiocode, and Joe Olsen from Phenomblue. Register now.
March 22: Exchange Grand Opening, Bigger Than Me, Exchanges With
Tuesday will be the public grand opening for the newly renovated Exchange building, a partnership between AIM and the Omaha Startup Collaborative. Silicon Prairie News will be hosting a special lunch event at the Exchange entitled “Bigger Than Me,” which will celebrate startup community builders from across the region. The day will close with Exchanges With, featuring Bart Lorang, founder and CEO of Full Contact and Managing Director of v1.vc.
March 24: Get Started Omaha pitch competition
On Thursday Cox Business and Inc.com will be sponsoring Get Started Omaha, a pitch competition for the Omaha metro area, including cash prizes and a technology package valued at $10,000. Pitch submissions close March 1st, so apply now. Attendance is free and open to the public, but you must register.
For a complete list of events and an interactive map, visit the Omaha Startup Week website. Interested parties are encouraged to register for free.
