Where:
DeSoto Theatre,
530 Broad Street,
Rome,
GA
30162
Description:
Two days of inspiration, innovation, and motivation for leaders, small business owners, technologists, educators, entrepreneurs, students, and artists. Confluence is conceived from the ground up to be the must-attend event for anyone from the executive of the largest organization to a solopreneur or student and everyone in between.
Thursday, February 21
FEATURED KEYNOTE
Chris Anderson
Author, Makers: The New Industrial Revolution and Long Tail
Former Editor-In-Chief, Wired Magazine
CEO, 3D Robotics
TIME's 100 Most Influential People
Also including:
- "Infrastructure & Public Innovation" from Chris Vein, Chief Innovation Officer for Global Technology Development, World Bank
- “Creativity & the Arts”, an exploration of creative economies, new products to create music, and a piano demonstration.
- Maker Bazaar: Wander the 7Hills Makerspace to see creations ranging from devices to error-proof infection control, light and software-powered home furniture, new tools created for heavy manufacturing, and enter the interactive geodesic dome that may be the future of home entertainment.
Friday, February 22
- Amy Cortese, "Locavesting"
- Danielle Herzberg, HubSpot
- Stephen Fleming, Vice-President, Georgia Tech
- Earl Robinson, Director, Boeing Moonshine Shop
www.romeconfluence.com