
LAUNCH RURAL NEVADA LOCATIONS
VIRTUAL
VIRTUAL PLATFORM AND CREDENTIALS WILL BE PROVIDED UPON REGISTRATION FOR
GREAT BASIN COLLEGE
ELKO
Greenhaw Technical Arts Center (GTA) Room #130
1500 College Parkway, Elko, NV
GREAT BASIN COLLEGE
ELY
GBC Room #111
2115 Bobcat Drive, Ely, NV
GREAT BASIN COLLEGE
WINNEMUCCA
GBC WHST 102 (Conference Room)
5490 Kluncy Canyon Rd.
Winnemucca, NV
GREAT BASIN COLLEGE
PAHRUMP
Pahrump Valley Center (PVC) Room #117
551 East Calvada Blvd.
Pahrump, NV
agenda
8:15 am - 8:30am WELCOME
Welcome and brief description of days events.
8:30am - 8:45am KEYNOTE SPEAKER - Reece Keener, Mayor, City of Elko - President and Owner, Alliance Document Technologies.
Mayor Keener will kickoff this year's Launch Rural Nevada event by highlighting the importance of small business in rural America.
8:45am - 9:15am PANEL: LRN Previous Winners
Moderator: Mary Kerner, CEO, RNDC
PANELISTS:
Jolene Supp, Main Street Quilts
Taylor Parrish, AOE Greens
Melinda Mort, Secure Exits
9:15am - 10:15am PRESENTATION: Lead Generation & Business Development
PRESENTER: Mr. Karsten Heise, Senior Director of Strategic Programs & Innovation, Nevada Governor's Office of Economic Development
10:15am - 10:30am BREAK
BREAK
10:30am - 11:00am PANEL: FOUNDERS
Moderator: Maggie Saling, COO, StartupNV
PANELISTS:
Mr. Jeff Sutich, Executive Director, Northern Nevada Development Authority
Joe Luby, Two Bitch Bourbon
Lt.Col.(Ret.) Warren "Bum" Rapp, Nevada Technology Corp.
11:00am - 11:45am PITCH COMPETITION - ADULT TRACK
Lead Sponsor: Nevada State Development Corporation
All four finalists will compete for the 2023 LRN prize money.
11:45am - 12:30pm PITCH COMPETITION - YOUTH TRACK
Lead Sponsor: Nevada Gold Mines
All four finalists will compete for the 2023 LRN prize money.
12:30pm - 1:00pm BUSINESS TOPIC
The Nevada Department of Business and Industry will provide information and data regarding their business start up guide. Representatives from the GoDaddy Venture Forward Initiative will provide useful data and statistics specific to rural NV and US business.
1:00pm WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Adult Division Awards
Audience Choice Award
Youth Division Awards