Join Cerner at our engineering campus for our Tuesday afternoon event from 1:00pm-5:00pm! Gain knowledge about the industry through tech talks, explore interactive booths, take a tour of their brand new campus, and enjoy happy hour drinks and appetizers. Make sure to check out our 3D printer, learn about our company culture and community impact, and network with our engineers!
1pm - 2pm:
Welcome Address - How Technology is Changing the Healthcare Industry, presented by Brian Wallace, VP of Architecture and Software Development Systems
2pm - 4pm:
15-minute micro presentations
Exploration booths
Cerner is headquartered in Kansas City, with locations across the globe. We innovate at the intersection of technology, health and care. We are a business to business health care solutions company, driving toward smarter solutions that will set a new trajectory for the way health care is delivered. Cerner offers a wide variety of opportunities to make an impact through solution development, cloud services, and consulting. Our mission remains to contribute to the systemic improvement of health care delivery and the health of communities.
Join VML for Techweek’s Official Tuesday Night Happy Hour. Enjoy beer, wine and appetizers and experience VML’s outdoor patio overlooking downtown Kansas City. Also, see some of VML’s award-winning work and check out our newly renovated space.
About VML
VML is a contemporary marketing agency that moves brands forward by inspiring a human connection. VML’s clients include Bridgestone, Colgate-Palmolive, Electrolux/Frigidaire, Ford, the Kellogg Company, Kimberly-Clark, New Balance, PepsiCo, Sprint, and Wendy’s.
Founded in 1992 and headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, VML joined the world’s largest communications services group, WPP, in 2001. VML has more than 2,700 employees with principal offices in 28 locations across six continents.
Project United Knowledge
UMKC Bloch Venture Hub
Fly With the Hive
Kansas City National Black MBA’s
LaunchKC, a grants competition for tech startup firms, will feature another $500,000 grant pool that will be awarded in September at Techweek Kansas City on Friday, September 15th – join us at the Gallery at 8:30AM for our keynote speaker, Kathryn Minshew, CEO and Founder of the Muse, sitting opposite Leslie Collins from the Kansas City Business Journal, followed by the 20 finalists and their 5 minute pitches to see who will be the next LaunchKC Class of 2017 - 2018!
The finalists will be announced and awarded that evening at the Awards banquet.
Entrepreneurs will be seeking eight $50,000 grants and one $100,000 grand prize grant.
About Kathryn Minshew's talk:
The Future of Work: Turning Transactions into Human Connections
The world of work has long been seen as uncertain, impersonal, and even chaotic. But things are rapidly changing, and today’s job seekers are playing by a whole new set of rules. That means businesses have to adapt if they want to compete for qualified talent and secure their company’s future. In this fireside chat, Kathryn Minshew, CEO and Founder of The Muse, will share her thoughts on the modern workplace (where it stands and where it’s going), why creating human connections is the key to success, and share insights from her journey scaling The Muse from nothing to over 50 million users per year, including lessons learned in scaling product, team, and culture.
12:30PM - 1:30PM: Open Networking
1:30PM - 2:30PM: Welcome by UMKC’s Chancellor, Leo E. Morton, followed by opening remarks and panel discussion
From startup to acquisition, join us for an interactive discussion on developing a business into a highly sought-after property. We discuss product and company development and how to know when you have a winning product. Panelists share their expertise on honing your story, generating capital, developing teams, and managing challenges. With a look to the future, we address how to maintain your edge during advancing technology. Plus, we discuss “untapped” where the next opportunities are in business.
Sponsored by Blue Symphony, LLC. Presented by KCSoul.com and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.-Delta Rho Chapter.
The LaunchKC finalists will be announced and awarded at the Launch KC Awards Banquet.
Entrepreneurs will be seeking eight $50,000 grants and one $100,000 grand prize grant.