Kingonomics :: Westside Edition | #StartupLounge. 1st Ever #SkateHack. Pitch Competition

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21st, 2015
10A-6P
#STARTUPLOUNGE #SKATEHACK (ATHON) #PIONEERPITCH COMPETITION

Learn to think, create and build something from nothing. Learn to hack and solve problems and pain points in our communities and beyond. Learn to go where no man (or woman) has gone before. Pitch for over $5,000.00 in cash and prizes. Celebrity entrepreneur and appearances. Learn to save, start, and invest.

ENDORSEMENTS

@DJDRAMA
@TheDurttyBoyz @hot1079atl

CO-CHAIRS

Commissioner Marvin Arrington | Council President Caesar Mitchell | Councilman Andre Dickens | Michael Sterling | David Stiffler | Frank Fernanzdez | Paul Judge | Allen Nance | Greg Alexander | Anthony Flynn | Greg Clay | Chuck Barlow, Jr. | Leona Barr-Davenport | Alice Bussey | Mack Wilbourn | Sylvia Russell | Nicole Garner | Greg Wynn Tiffany Bussey | Rohit Malhotra | Ryan Wilson | Richard Dunn | Rodney & Shanterria Sampson 

SPEAKERS + PRESENTERS + FACILITATORS

Rodney Sampson, Founder, Kingonomics; Chairman, Opportunity Hub; Chief, Diversity & Inclusion, Tech Square Labs | Divine, Rapper & Founder, Blak Group | Paul Judge, Cofounder, Tech Square Labs | Allen Nance, Cofounder, Tech Square Labs | Adam Ghetti, Cofounder, Ionic Security | Travis & Troy Nunnally “The Tech Twins”, Cofounders, Brain Rain Labs | Sarah Beth Lodato, Campus Manager, The Iron Yard | Ed Lance, Cofounder, CodeU | Faruq Hunter, President, Genius Corps | Princess Sampson, Founder, Code Like A Teenage Girl | Anthony Flynn, Founder, Gifted Education Foundation | Candace Mitchell, Cofounder, Myavana/Techturized | Tamico Scott, Cofounder, Beat | Celeste Wells, Founder, Save My Edges | Erica Barrett, Founder, Southern Culture Foods | Stacy Epps, Professor of Entrepreneurship, Art Institute of Atlanta | Shakiri Murrain, Founder, Jade Trading Corporation | Mike Ross, Founder, MJR International | Nate Jones, Cofounder, Village Micro Fund | Brian Dally, Cofounder, Groundfloor | Lekiesha French, Founder, CEO of My Life | Matthew Suber, Cofounder, Split | Jay Carter, One Music Festival

PROGRAM PARTNERS

Brain Rain Labs | Gifted Education Foundation | KidzMic | Big Thinkers | Kids Drone Zone | CEO of My Life | Amplify For Good | Kidz Mic

WHAT ATTENDEES WILL LEARN BY ATTENDING

How to think, create & build like a billionaire
How to create something from nothing
Resources and opportunities for learning to coding, STEAM, entrepreneurship
How to make $50,000 - $75,000 in six months by learning to code

SCHEDULE

SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 21, 2015
CASCADE FUN CENTER
3335 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive

• 9AM - Door Open. DJ Round 1.
  
  
  
• 10 AM – 12PM | Startup Louge. The Kingonomics’ #StartupLounge is a high level aspirational and experiential based series of engaging talks, conversation and panels presented in a casual and easy to understand format for aspiring and new entrepreneurs. Program partners include Opportunity Hub & TechSquare Labs.
  
  
  
• 12PM – 1PM | Meets + Eats. Attendees can mix, mingle and get lunch onsite. Hosted by Cascade Fun Center.
  
  

• 1PM – 6PM | Idea Hackathon + Pioneer Pitch Competition. A Hackathon is n event, typically lasting several hours to several days, in which a large number of people meet to engage in collaborative thinking and/or computer programming. This intense and competitive approach is designed to introduce ideation and design thinking methodologies. In essence, we’ teach these young people to think, create and build like a billionaire. Program partners include CEO of My Life, Brain Rain Labs & Amplify for Good.
  
  Hackathon participants will complete the day by pitching for over $5,000 in cash and prizes, including an autographed Super Soaker by inventor and scientist Lonnie Johnson, VIP passes to a private screening of the new Star Wars Movie hosted by Dr. Paul Judge, the opportunity to join a FIRST Robotics Team and summer internship opportunities at some of Atlanta’s hottest startups.
  
  

• 1PM – 4PM | Kids Drone Zone. This programming is provided for attendees that don’t participate in the Hackathon. In a few years, some believe that drones will be everywhere. We’ll expose students to the innovative, robotic hardware that will impact nearly every area of their and our lives in the coming years. Program partners include Big Thinkers Science Academy, Kids Drone Zone & KidzMic.
   

• 7PM. SkateParty.
  
  

Over 50 vetted innovators, entrepreneurs and investors will speak, present or facilitate during the multi-faceted event. DJ’s will be on hand to add a spark of excitement and relevance to today’s generation. 

FOR

Adults + Highschoolers

VENUE

Cascade Fun Center | 3335 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive | Atlanta, GA 30331