TEN THOUSAND INNOVATORS, ENTREPRENEURS & INVESTORS CONFERENCE AND EXPO SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21 – SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2015 NEW BIRTH 6400 WOODROW ROAD. LITHONIA, GA 30038 LIVE-IN PERSON | LIVE ONLINE GENERAL ADMISSION: FREE | PREFERRED SEATING + CLASSES: $20 | EXPO BOOTH: $100 10K.WEALTHMONTH.COM Honorary Co-Chairs Darin McAuliffe | | Judy Robinett | James Andrews | David Weild IV | Mary Parker | Bradley Kirkland | Anthony Flynn | Karen Robinson | Brandon Rickman | Earl Coleman | Grace Fricks Nancy Flake Johnson | Donell Creech | Milton Jones | Sue Malone | Ethan Bloch | Dar’shun Kendrick OVERVIEW From John Pemberton and Asa Candler (Cofounders of The Coca-Cola Company) to Booker T. Washington (Founder, National Business League) to Herman J Russell (Founder, HJR Russell & Associates) to Arthur Blank and Bernie Marcus (Cofounders of Home Depot) to Truett Cathy (Founder of Chic-fil-A) to Rodney Sampson (Founder, Multicast Media Networks & Streamingfaith.com) to Paul Judge (Chairman of Pindrop and Paul Judge Ventures), Joan Lyman (Founder of Secure Works and Lyman Capital Management) and Sig Mosley (Founder, Mosley Ventures), Atlanta and its neighboring cities have always produced great innovators, entrepreneurs and investors. With recent acquisitions of The New York Stock Exchange by Atlanta’s Intercontinental Exchange (Jeff Sprecher, Founder, Chairman & CEO), Atlanta is positioned again to be the global gateway to the world’s innovative and alternative capital markets. With the 2011 creation and adoption of Georgia’s Invest Georgia Exemption (IGE) by Attorney Vincent Russo and Secretary of State Brian Kemp, respectively; and the 2012 signing of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act by President Barack Obama and, our city, state and nation via crowdfunding are positioned to democratize and emancipate the capital markets so that all citizens and stakeholders will have early access and the opportunity to create wealth. To this end, Kingonomics, Opportunity Hub and Digit have partnered to create the first Ten Thousand Innovators, Entrepreneurs & Investors Conference & Expo, Saturday, February 21st and 22nd, 2015. Free for all existing and aspiring inventors, entrepreneurs, small business owners and investors of all ages and stages, this “Entrepreneurship Weekend” aims to attract 10,000 attendees over a 2-day period to New Birth in Lithonia, GA. Preferred seating will be available. FEATURED SPEAKERS Featured speakers, instructors and panelists include David Weild IV (Founder, IssuWorks; Former Vice Chairman of NASDAQ); Jennifer Bonnett, Assistant Director; Education & Community Outreach; Founder, Startup Chicks; James Andrews, Founder, True Story Agency; Frank Ski, Philanthropist & Owner, Frank Ski’s Restaurant; Teen Entrepreneur & Author, Maya Penn; Kim Harwell, CEO, GovPurchase; Sue Malone (Angel Investor & Nation’s #1 Independent SBA Lender); Judy Robinett (Super Angel Investor; Author of Time Magazine’s 2015 Top 10 Business Book, How To Be A Power Connector); Erica Barrett, Founder, Southern Culture Foods; featured on ABC’s Sharktank); Grace Fricks (Founder, Access To Capital (ACE) Loans; Director, SBA Women’s Business Center and Atlanta Partner, Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Atlanta); Mary Parker (Founder, All-N-1 Security & Immediate Past Chairman, Atlanta Business League), State Representative Dar’Shun Kendrick, Karen Robinson (President, TiE-The Indus Entrepreneurs Association; SVP, Nanolumens) and Rodney Sampson (Founder & CEO, Opportunity Hub; Author, Kingonomics, Twelve Innovative Currencies for Transforming Your Business & Life, Inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.). Throughout the day, attendees will experience engaging and unforgettable keynotes, over 17 authentic classes and interactive conversations from entrepreneurs that have started, scaled and sold their businesses, active angel investors and alternative lenders looking for companies to invest in and expert mentors who advise entrepreneurs from an idea to exit. The conference will also include a STEM show for elementary and middle school children plus coding and entrepreneurship for high school students. SCHEDULE: Subject to changes, updates and additions DAY ONE 11:00 A – 11:05 A 11:05 A – 11:10 A 11:10 A – 11:30 A OPENING SESSION Welcome Definitive Purpose Remarks 11:30 A – 11:45 A Keynote 1 11:45 A – 12:00 P 12:00 P – 12:15 P Keynote 2 Keynote 3 12:15 P – 12: 25 P 10,000 Founders Crowdfunding Pitch Interactive Panel 12:15 P – 01:00 P 01:00 P – 02:00 P 02:00 P – 04:00 P 04:00 P – 04:30 P EXPO + LUNCH BREAK CLASSES* NETWORKING BREAK CLOSING SESSION 04:30 P – 04:45 P 04:45 P – 05:00 P 05:15 P – 05:30 P 05:30 P – 06:15 P Interactive Panel 06:15 P – 07:00 P 10,000 Founders Crowdfunding Judging Closing Remarks 07:00 P – 07:30 P DAY TWO 12:30 P – 3.30 P BUSINESS EXPO SPEAKER Anthony Flynn, Founder, Gifted Education Foundation Allex Rendon, Founder, Tangent Nation Representatives from Federal, State & Local Government, Business & Community Organizations Rodney Sampson, Angel Investor; Founder, Opportunity Hub; Author, Kingonomics Kyle Van Pelt, Global Storyteller, The Iron Yard David Weild IV, Founder, IssuWorks; Former Vice Chairman of Nasdaq Four hot startups from OHUB, New Birth, National Urban League & ACE Loans will give their 2 minute elevator pitch. Kyle Van Pelt, Global Storyteller, The Iron Yard; Paul Judge, Angel Investor; Chairman, Pindrop; CTO, Barracuda Labs; Founder, Tech Square Labs; Founder, Paul Judge Ventures Rick Cope, Founder, NanoLumens; Frank Ski, Philanthropist & Founder, Frank Ski’s; James Andrews, Founder, True Story Agency; David Weild IV, Founder, IssuWorks; Former Vice Chairman of Nasdaq; Allyson Eman, Executive Director, Venture Atlanta Meet small business service providers, business advocacy groups, funding sources, startups & beyond See breakdown of classes below Maya Penn, Teen Entrepreneur & Author Grace Fricks, Founder, ACE Loans; Director, SBA Women’s Business Center; Partner, Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Judy Robinett, Super Angel Investor, Author, Author of Time Magazine’s 2015 Top 10 Business Book, How To Be A Power Connector) Grace Fricks, Founder, ACE Loans; Director, SBA Women’s Business Center; Partner, Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses; Judy Robinett, Super Angel Investor, Author, Author of Time Magazine’s 2015 Top 10 Business Book, How To Be A Power Connector); Sue Malone, Angel Investor; Founder, Strategies for Small Business; Mary Parker, Founder, All-N-1 Security; Erica Barrett, Founder, Southern Culture Foods (featured on ABC’s Sharktank; Nancy Flake, CEO, National Urban League; Karen Robinson, President, TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs) The four startups companies will give their final pitch to a panel of judges. 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Sampson (Continued) CLASSES 02:00 P – 04:00 P David Weild, Founder, IssuWorks; Former Vice Chairman of Nasdaq; Vince Russo, Author, Georgia’ Invest Georgia Exemption; Megan Johnson, Cofounder, Sparkmarket; Ethan Bloch, Founder, Digit Bradley Kirkland, Angel Investor; Founder, Stone Starting A High Growth Tech Company: App Development, Software Development, Health IT Soup Technologies; Travis & Troy Nunnally, & Beyond Founders, Brain Rain Solutions; Jennifer Bonnett, Assistant Director, ATDC; Founder, Startup Chicks Brandon Rickman, Cofounder, Opportunity Hub; Starting A Consumer Products Company That Cofounder, First Mondays Angel Group; Erica Actually Makes It On Retail Shelves, TV & Barrett, Founder, Southern Culture Foods (featured Beyond on ABC’s Sharktank; Shakiri Murrain, Director, Jade Trading Company Stan Friedman, CFE, President, FRM Solutions Starting A Franchise Ben Joiner, Co-Chair, Creative Economy Cohort; Create Culture, Create Wealth John Glenn, Creative Economy Cohort Abraham Xiong, President, Government Becoming A Supplier To The Government & Contractors Association; Shene’ Commodore, Large Companies President, Commodore Consulting; Mary Parker, Founder, All-N-1 Security; Kim Harwell, CEO, GovPurchase Dionne Mahaffey, Founder, Awesome Foundation; Creating An Awesome Non-Profit Organization Anthony Flynn, Founder, Gifted Education Foundation; Nancy Flake Johnson, President, National Urban League Darin McAuliffe, Senior Advisor, Opportunity Hub; Business Planning In The 21st Century Via Business Model Generation Cofounder, Idea Village; Cofounder, Topside Accelerator Scott Maucere, Founder, PushToStart.It; Rusty Understanding & Implementing Small Business Tarsches, Founder, Targo Advisors Legal, Accounting & Finance James Andrews, Founder, True Story Agency; Angel & “Micro-Angel” Investing: The Space, Charlie Paparelli, Angel Investor (pending); Mike Mission, Opportunity & Risks Ross, Angel Investor; Jennifer Armstrong, Angel Investor Rodney S. Sampson, Angel Investor; Founder & Access To Capital: Navigating The Investment CEO, Opportunity Hub; Author, Kingonomics; Sue Ecosystem – Debt, Equity & Beyond Malone, Angel Investor; Founder, Strategies for Small Business; Grace Fricks, Founder, ACE Loans; Director, SBA Women’s Business Center; Partner, Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Increasing Revenue In Your Business Via Sales Darin Adams, Vice President, Infusion Soft; Dobbin Buck, VP, Get U Wired Automation Wayne Kurzen, Founder, The Kurzen Group Growing & Scaling Your Existing Business Kyle Van Pelt, Global Storyteller, The Iron Yard How To Create A Job As A Coder/Developer Sarah Lodato, Community Manager, The Iron Yard Introduction to Coding & Gaming – High school Maya Penn, Teen Entrepreneur & Author Introduction to Entrepreneurship – High school STEM Science Academy – Elementary & middle Noreen Raines Founder & CEO, Big Thinkers Earl Coleman, Cofounder, Opportunity Hub Cofounders Lab Disrupting Poverty & Closing The Wealth Gap & Building Wealth via Saving, Crowdfunding & Beyond REGISTRATION General admission is free and open to the public. A limited amount of preferred seating for $20 is available. Exhibit booths are $100. Register for Entrepreneurship Weekend, February 21-22, at http://10K.wealthmonth.com PARTNERING To maximize the success and significance of this event, Opportunity Hub has launched an Influencer Partner Program for organizations that will partner to register more than 100 attendees. The Influencer Partner will gain access to a VIP reception with the conference speakers & VIP’s, a coworking membership to Opportunity Hub (valued at $2,500) and one hour of coaching/mentoring sessions valued at over $1,000. Partners also receive an exhibit table in the conference expo. Email connect@opportunityhub.co to learn more. WEALTH MONTH February 2015 is the world’s first #WealthMonth. Inspired by Kingonomics, the best selling book and large scale conference inspired by the economic ideals of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as interpreted and activated through the lens of serial entrepreneur, angel investor, advisor, author and consecrated bishop, Rodney Sampson, Kingonomics Wealth Month was created to disrupt the mindset and reality of poverty by closing the global wealth gap via exposure, education, engagement, equity, parity and access to opportunities in innovation, entrepreneurship and investment. Highlighted programming includes a legislative hearing on Georgia’s Angel Investor Tax Credit at the State Capital, The Diaspora Day of Civic Hacking, a Global Civic Hackathon, The Young Leaders Conference with The World Affairs Council of Atlanta, NEYO’s Compound Foundation Youth Town Hall Meeting, @SproutUpTreps with Teen Entrepreneur, Jaylen Bledsoe, Goodie Hackathon at Google, and a HBCU (Historically Black College & University) Start Up Day with the Small Business Administration. Additionally, OHUB will open up its monthly programming to the public which includes daily introductory classes on starting a business, curated 1-on-1 conversations with active angel investors, lenders and venture capitalists, a 1 day intensive startup accelerator with TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs) and industry specific meet-ups, pop-ups and networking events. OHUB programming features over fifty experts and mentors in residence - all committed and dedicated to closing the wealth gap in America and beyond by presenting innovative tools for saving money, teaching everyday citizens to start and scale growth oriented businesses and creating a pipeline of small, large and institutional investors and stakeholders. All of Opportunity Hub and Kingonomics’ events in February are free and open to the public. Early registration is advised as most events and classes will fill up fast. Register for all events at www.wealthmonth.com or use the events calendar at www.opportunityhub.co/events. FEATURED INITIATIVE Challenge Access to opportunity, particularly within the technology and investment ecosystem, isn’t always created equal. According to a recent USA Today article on June 26, 2014 by Jessica Guynn and Elizabeth Weise, the technology industry’s predominantly white and Asian male workforce is in danger of losing touch with the diverse nation – and world – that forms its customer base. Recently released numbers from some of the largest and most powerful companies confirm what many had suspected: Blacks and Hispanics are largely absent, and women are underrepresented in Silicon Valley – from giant companies to startup-ups to angel investors to venture capital firms. Solution During #WealthMonth and throughout March, Opportunity Hub, the nation's largest minority owned multi-campus coworking space, entrepreneurship school and incubator and Digit, a silicon valley venture backed financial technology company that helps people automatically and intelligently save money without thinking about it, and are partnering to raise $500,000 to increase its code school scholarships with The Iron Yard and to make more investment in startups that have under represented minorities (URMs) as cofounders. To accomplish this, Digit will contribute five ($5) dollars to OHUB for every new user that joins its free service via this initiative during Wealth Month. Opportunity Hub is asking its members, extended ecosystem, stakeholders, partners, supporters and beyond to join this cause by signing up for Digit’s free service and encouraging their respective networks to do the same. Digit is free to all. Outcomes The money will be used to create 50 new developer jobs via a match program with The Iron Yard, which will contribute more than $2,500,000/year in new income to the economy and community; and allow Opportunity Hub to invest in 10-15 high growth startups that have completed its pre-accelerator incubator program and have been certified as “fundable” and “investable”. These companies will then be pipelined to partnering accelerators, incubators, angel investors and ventures funds at the appropriate time. Campaign supports also benefits from the crowd-rallying initiative as they will begin to automatically and intelligently save money in a FDIC insured account via Digit's technology platform. Everyone wins with this #Save #Code #Invest initiative. ABOUT OPPORTUNITY HUB Opportunity Hub (OHUB), www.opportunityhub.co, is a multi-campus coworking space, entrepreneurship school, pre-accelerator and incubator. OHUB's definitive mission is to innovate, start and scale high growth companies by providing access to collaborative work spaces, authentic mentorship, full immersive classes, innovative practices, essential resources, meaningful connections and smart capital - in sectors such as technology, consumer products, Internet of things, supply chain innovation and social impact. Created with the idea of an early stage and startup company in mind, OHUB is for anyone that is serious about working in an environment of like-minded entrepreneurs and committed to learning, implementing and sharing the knowledge, best practices and relationships formed while in our ecosystem. OHUB curates and offers over 30 introductory classes, meet-ups and partner lunch-and-learns on a monthly basis. In addition, general educational programming includes business model generation, customer discovery, entrepreneurial fundamentals and access to capital. Industry specific cohorts, a pre-accelerator and code school are also available. A formal accelerator program, venture fund and funding pipeline are being ideated and created. ABOUT KINGONOMICS Based on the best selling book inspired by the economic ideals of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as interpreted through the lens of serial entrepreneur, investor, author and consecrated bishop, Rodney Sampson, Kingonomics, www.kingonomics.com is the definitive social impact platform providing access to expert knowledge and expert practitioners in innovation, entrepreneurship and investment. The definitive mission of Kingonomics is to facilitate an economic and institutional platform designed to address poverty and the wealth gap via the efficient use of existing and new knowledge and best practices for innovation, entrepreneurship and investment. This is accomplished by creating an efficient ecosystem of interconnected experts, firms, research centers, universities, thought leaders, economists, incubators, entrepreneurs, investors and advisors that are presented via Kingonomics large scale conferences, intensive trainings, learning programs, courses, curriculum and certification. Kingonomics launched #WealthMonth in February 2015. MEDIA QUOTES “With the average net worth of a person of color (black and brown) in America less than $8,000, it is imperative that we provide a platform for exposure, education and engagement with the innovation, entrepreneurship and investment ecosystem now. Only then can we close the wealth gap and create equity and parity for all,” Rodney Sampson, Founder & CEO, Opportunity Hub. “Wealth Month will change the economic trajectory of Atlanta, surrounding cities, counties, our nation and world,” Rodney Sampson, an Angel Investor and Founder of Opportunity Hub. “We’re asking 100 business groups, trade associations, non-profits, faith and neighborhood groups to register at least 100 existing or aspiring small business owners to come together on Saturday, February 21st, 2015 for The Ten Thousand Innovators, Entrepreneurs and Investor Conference & Expo,” Rodney Sampson, Founder & CEO, Opportunity Hub. MAKING CONTACT Partnership Rodney S. Sampson Founder & CEO Opportunity Hub angel@opportunityhub.co Logistics Denise Smith Ecosystem Engagement Lead denises@opportunityhub.co Media Farah Akbar Community Manager Opportunity Hub farah@opportunityhub.co Exhibiting Earl Coleman Cofounder & President Opportunity Hub earl@opportunityhub.co Visit Our Coworking & Educational Campuses OHUB@GIANT Campus 426 Marietta Street Suite 100A Atlanta, GA 30313 USA connect@opportunityhub.co 404-664-9091 OHUB@HJR (Herman J Russell) Campus 170 Northside Drive Suite 96 Atlanta, GA 30313 USA connect@opportunityhub.co 404-664-2064 ONLINE www.opportunityhub.co www.wealthmonth.com @ohubatl @wealthmonth @kingonomics #Kingonomics #WealthMonth #OHUBAtl #DreamBigger #Ecosystem