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April 22nd - April 24th

EVENT SCHEDULE

COMING SOON

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01

Wednesday, April 22

1:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Day 1 Programming is brought to you by the Lafayette Regional Technology Council (LRTC).

1:00 - 2:30 PM

Hackathon Final Presentations

2:30 - 3:15 PM

Panel

The Mindset You Need to Survive (and Thrive) in Tech

3:15 - 4:15 PM

Networking

Networking Experience

4:15 - 5:00 PM

Panel

Tech Meetups in Acadiana: Find Your Community

Brandon Brown, NextGenBytes
John Ezekiel, Diamond Marine Services
Hunter Thevis, S1 Technology

5:00 - 5:30 PM

Panel

LRTC Data Dashboard Reveal: One Year of Growth, A Foundation for the Future

Ben Johnson, Techneaux Technology Services
Will Labar, CGI
Andre Breaux, One Acadiana

02

Thursday, April 23

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

1:00 - 2:00 PM

Panel

High Tech, High Touch: Winning Your First 100 Customers in the AI Era

Amantha Bagdon, RxPost
Adam McInturff, Mallard Bay Outdoors
Casey Bolsega, Yorktown Fund powered by Intrepid

2:00 - 2:40 PM

Keynote

The Goldilocks Round: How to Calculate the 'Just Right' Amount of Capital

Vlad Cazacu, Flowlie Technologies

2:40 - 3:20 PM

Networking

Networking Gamification

3:20 - 4:00 PM

Keynote

Idea to MVP in an Afternoon: The Non-Technical Founder's Guide to No-Code

Jamil Rahman, Aucto

4:00 - 5:00 PM

Panel

Decoding the Term Sheet: What Local vs. National Investors Actually Want

Jared Quoyeser, Louisiana Impact Fund
Rohit Gupta, Future Communities Capital
Blake J. Stanfill, New Orleans Startup Fund

03

Friday, April 24

1:00 PM - 5:15 PM

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM

Keynote

Building an AI-Native Culture for the Agentic Future

Jeremiah Owyang, Blitzscaling Ventures

1:45 – 2:45 PM

Panel

The Network Effect: Architecting Relationships for Career and Company Growth

Jeremy Beyt, ThreeSixtyEight
Andy Gordon, Federation of American Scientists
Matt Wisdom, Civilized.ai
Anhthu Nguyen, Ad Astra Group

2:45 – 3:15 PM

Networking

Networking Session

3:15 – 4:15 PM

Pitch Competition

Tech Tank Pitch Competition

4:15 – 5:15 PM

Networking

Networking Happy Hour

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