Join Denver Economic Development and Opportunity for a dynamic program exploring how international collaboration fuels innovation, strengthens communities, and builds economic resilience.
Hear from visionary business, government, and entrepreneurial leaders representing Asia, the Americas, Europe, the MENA region, and Oceania as they share insights on building global partnerships that drive local impact.
Free to attend — registration required
Location: CU Denver Business School 1475 Lawrence St, Denver, CO 80202 | Jake Jabs Event Center
Agenda
9:00 - 9:30: Networking & Registration - Coffee provided by Consulate General of Canada
9:30 - 9:45: Opening Remarks
Speakers:
- Stephanie Garnica, Denver Economic Development and Opportunity
- Scott Dawson, Dean of CU Denver Business School
9:45 - 10:30: Next Stop Denver - Global Landing Pad Cohort
Speaker:
- Michael Bevis, Executive Vice President of Market Engagement, True Space
10:45 - 10:55: AI for Japan Market Entry - Promise & Pitfalls,The Market Reality
Speaker:
11:00 - 12:00: Colorado and the UK - Building Bridges
Speakers:
- Erin Kuhn, Honorary Consul of the United Kingdom to Colorado
- Brock Berry, Adcellerant
- Tom Dibble, ScreenPilot
- Paige Brown, HeartHero
- Sagar Parikh, DragonTrakker
- Andy Oury, Oury Clark
- Nick Whitehead, BPM
12:15 - 1:45: Leveraging Foreign Stock Exchanges as a Funding Source - Lunch provided by Miller Thomson
2:00 - 2:25: Innovation and entrepreneurship in New Zealand - Katja Ackerley Consul General of New Zealand to Los Angeles
Speaker:
- Katja Ackerley, Consul General of New Zealand to Los Angeles
2:30 - 3:20: Bridging Mountains and Innovation - The Colorado–Israel Connection
Speakers:
- Jeremiah Baronberg, Co-founder & Colorado Director, Colorado – Israel Chamber of Commerce
- Adi Vagman, Managing Partner, E44 Ventures
- Ari Brenner, Founder & CEO, In-House Health
- Jules Kramer, Co-Founder, SHEFA Innovation Foundry
- Ala Stolpnik, Founder & CEO, Wisary
- Niv Schwartz, Co-Founder, No Limit Robotics
3:30 - 4:15: AI the Canadian Way - Dr. Frank Wood
Speakers:
- Dr. Frank Wood, Associate Professor of Computer Science at University of British Columbia and Canada CIFAR AI Chair at AMII Research Center
