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2022 RuralRISE Summit Agenda

Posted on : Jun 10th 2022

* Please note that this schedule is subject to change.*

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

12:00 – 7:00pm: Registration Open

1:00 – 2:45pm: Rural Broadband Working Session on Best Practices, Opportunities, & Resources - Part 1

2:45 – 3:15pm: BREAK

3:15 – 5:00pm:

Option 1: Rural Broadband Working Session on Best Practices, Opportunities, & Resources - Part 2
Option 2: RCAP Open for Business Session

6:00 – 7:00pm: Welcome Reception at the Granada Theater

Thursday, September 29, 2022

8:00 – 9:00am: Breakfast

9:00 – 9:30am: Welcome

9:35 – 9:55am: Keynote Speaker (to be announced)

9:55 – 10:00am: Quick Pitch Talk

10:00 – 10:50am: Session with Rural Playbook Authors

10:50 – 10:55am: Quick Pitch Talk

10:55 – 11:10am: Table Discussions & Networking

11:10 – 11:20am: BREAK

11:20 – 11:45am: Heartland Forward Session

11:45 – 11:50am: Quick Pitch Talk

11:50 – 11:55am: Quick Pitch Talk

12:00 – 1:15pm: Lunch & Networking

1:15 – 1:20pm: Quick Pitch Talk

1:20 – 2:30pm

Option 1: CORI Session on Rural Entrepreneurship & Economic Development with Q&A
Option 2: Rural Broadband Deployment Best Practices with Q&A

2:30 – 2:45pm: BREAK

2:45 – 2:50pm: Quick Pitch Talk

2:50 – 2:55pm: Quick Pitch Talk

2:55 – 4:10pm:

Option 1: Panel on Main Street Communities
Option 2: Panel on Rural Digital Literacy & Affordability

4:10 – 4:15pm: Quick Pitch Talk

5:00 – 6:30pm: Walking Tour of Emporia

6:30 – 9:00pm: Block Party

Friday, September 30, 2022

8:00 – 9:00am: Breakfast and Networking

9:00 – 9:05am: Welcome

9:05 – 9:10am: Quick Pitch Talk

9:10 – 9:40am: Rural LISC on Rural Tools & Resources

9:40 – 9:45am: Quick Pitch Talk

9:45 – 10:20am: Diversity & Inclusion Session with Presenters, Table Discussions, and Next Steps

10:20 – 10:30am: BREAK

10:30 – 11:30am: Panel on the Role of Entrepreneurship in Economic Development

11:30 – 11:35am: Quick Pitch Talk

11:35 – 11:40am: Quick Pitch Talk

11:40 – 11:50am: RuralRISE Next Steps

11:50am – 12:25pm: RuralRISE Inspiration

12:25 – 12:30pm: Closing