BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Innovate New Albany - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Innovate New Albany X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://innovatenewalbany.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Innovate New Albany REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250606T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250606T130000 DTSTAMP:20260505T025650 CREATED:20250508T172333Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250522T021208Z UID:10000387-1749209400-1749214800@innovatenewalbany.org SUMMARY:Beyond Buzzwords: Designing AI Products That Truly Serve People DESCRIPTION:Be ready to interact with our featured speakers\, Danny Ortiz & Nilanjan Raychaudhuri\, and your fellow participants. \nPlease arrive at 11:30 am.  \nEat. Mingle. Make new friends. \nAI headlines promise the moon\, yet founders and other business leaders often discover that shiny demos don’t translate into customer love or bottom-line results. \nIn this TIGER Talk\, Danny Ortiz & Nilanjan Raychaudhuri will cut through the noise and show you how to anchor every AI decision in a single question: “Whose problem are we really solving?” You’ll see why people-first thinking beats model-first hype—and how missteps at businesses like IBM Watson and Zillow became cautionary tales. \nDanny & Nilanjan will also hand you a practical playbook you can apply on Monday: fast mental models for spotting high-impact use cases\, workflow-integrated architecture patterns\, checklists for trust and governance\, and mini-case studies where small teams turned user insight into measurable wins. \nWhether you own the P&L\, drive product strategy\, or run day-to-day operations\, you’ll leave ready to evaluate AI ideas\, rally cross-functional buy-in\, and launch solutions that employees trust\, customers adopt\, and investors applaud. \n*************** \nDanny Ortiz is an accomplished author\, national and international speaker\, business owner\, and entrepreneur with a passion for empowering individuals and organizations to grow holistically through creativity\, leadership\, and innovation. With a strong background in technology\, he has been at the forefront of integrating AI and emerging technologies into business and storytelling. \nAs the founder of multiple ventures\, Danny has leveraged AI to enhance marketability\, efficiency\, and creative expression\, including in Wonder Creations\, a company dedicated to revolutionizing storytelling through emerging technologies. His expertise spans artificial intelligence\, virtual reality\, and leadership development\, equipping businesses and individuals to thrive in the digital age. \nDriven by his core mission to live with faith\, lead with love\, and serve with purpose\, Danny Ortiz is dedicated to fostering meaningful connections\, inspiring transformation\, and equipping the next generation of leaders with the tools they need to thrive. His unique ability to merge faith\, technology\, and entrepreneurship positions him as a sought-after speaker and thought leader in business\, innovation\, and personal growth. \n*************** \nNilanjan Raychaudhuri is a founder\, product strategist\, and AI innovator passionate about empowering individuals and businesses through technology. He is currently building Tublian\, an AI-powered platform designed to help developers and freelancers build\, run\, and scale their businesses independently. \nWith a background spanning product development\, AI automation\, and business operations\, Nilanjan blends technical expertise with a sharp strategic vision. He is deeply committed to making AI accessible\, enhancing productivity\, and driving real-world impact through thoughtful\, user-centric solutions. \n*************** \nLike all TIGER Events\, this talk is FREE.\n\nTimeline: \n11:30 am – Lunch / Socializing \n11:50 am – Introduce yourself to our crowd (your “15 Seconds of Fame”) \n12:05 pm – Hand-off to Danny & Nilanjan \n1:00 pm – Wrap / More Socializing \n\n\n\n\n \n Name*\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email*\n \n Company*Consent to Use My Image & Voice*By registering for & participating in this event\, I am consenting to the recording of my image and/or voice. I am also authorizing Innovate New Albany to use photographs\, video\, and audio recordings containing my image and/or voice in any medium for any purpose.\n \n I AGREE\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Δ URL:https://innovatenewalbany.org/new-event/beyond-buzzwords-designing-ai-products-that-truly-serve-people/ LOCATION:INNOVATE NEW ALBANY – NEW LOCATION\, 7775 Walton Pkwy\, Suite 100\, New Albany\, OH\, 43054\, United States CATEGORIES:TIGER Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://innovatenewalbany.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Headshot-Danny-Ortiz-and-Nilanjan-Blank-for-Website-060625.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250613T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250613T130000 DTSTAMP:20260505T025650 CREATED:20250413T155841Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250413T155841Z UID:10000385-1749814200-1749819600@innovatenewalbany.org SUMMARY:The Digital Divide That’s Holding Back American Manufacturing DESCRIPTION:Be ready to interact with featured speaker\, Ryan Lunka\, and your fellow participants. \nPlease arrive at 11:30 am.  \nEat. Mingle. Make new friends. \nAs momentum builds to restore American manufacturing\, a growing divide is emerging between the few companies ready to lead and the many still running on outdated\, disconnected systems. This digital divide isn’t about access to technology\, but about the ability and willingness to modernize. Manufacturers who can’t move fast\, automate\, or connect their systems simply won’t be able to scale in this new era. \n\nIn this TIGER Talk\, our featured speaker\, Ryan Lunka\, will explore how this gap is quietly holding back our industrial revival and why fixing it is more than a tech upgrade. It’s a strategic necessity.\n\nRyan will break down the hidden costs of legacy systems\, the cultural barriers slowing change\, and the practical shifts manufacturers can make to stay competitive in the decade ahead.\n\n***************\n\nRyan Lunka is the Co-Founder and CEO of Doohickey AI\, where he and his team are working to disrupt the dinosaur-ish “ERP industrial complex.”\n\nRyan has nearly 20 years experience working in Ohio with enterprise software and systems integration.. Previously\, Ryan served as Chief Operating Officer at nChannel\, another Ohio startup\, and as a consultant for brands including Four Seasons\, Abercrombie\, Fossil\, AT&T\, and Intel.\n\n***************\n\n\nLike all TIGER Events\, this talk is FREE. \nTimeline: \n11:30 am – Lunch / Socializing \n11:50 am – Introduce yourself to our crowd (your “15 Seconds of Fame”) \n12:05 pm – Hand-off to Ryan \n1:00 pm – Wrap / More Socializing \n\n\n\n \n Name*\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email*\n \n Company*Consent to Use My Image & Voice*By registering for & participating in this event\, I am consenting to the recording of my image and/or voice. I am also authorizing Innovate New Albany to use photographs\, video\, and audio recordings containing my image and/or voice in any medium for any purpose.\n \n I AGREE\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Δ URL:https://innovatenewalbany.org/new-event/the-digital-divide-thats-holding-back-american-manufacturing/ LOCATION:INNOVATE NEW ALBANY – NEW LOCATION\, 7775 Walton Pkwy\, Suite 100\, New Albany\, OH\, 43054\, United States CATEGORIES:TIGER Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://innovatenewalbany.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Headshot-Ryan-Lunka-Blank-for-website-061325.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250620T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250620T130000 DTSTAMP:20260505T025650 CREATED:20250423T195457Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250423T195457Z UID:10000382-1750419000-1750424400@innovatenewalbany.org SUMMARY:Bootstraps\, Boardrooms\, and Bold Bets on Women DESCRIPTION:Be ready to interact with featured speaker\, Cindi Englefield\, our interviewer Susan Bottiggi\, and your fellow participants. \nPlease arrive at 11:30 am.  \nEat. Mingle. Make new friends. \nIn an interview-style TIGER Tale\, Cindi Englefield will recount stories from her successful business career\, including lessons learned\, techniques she recommends\, and resources of value to innovators — current and future. \nFrom launching an education company at her kitchen table to co-founding a women-focused angel investment fund\, Cindi’s journey is a story of grit\, growth\, and game-changing purpose. \nCindi will share how building and selling her own company opened her eyes to the systemic barriers women face in accessing capital—and what she’s doing to change it. Through her current work with Accelerating Angels\, Cindi is not only investing in high-growth\, women-led startups—she’s activating more women to step into the investor role themselves. With real stories\, sharp insights\, and a bold vision for the future\, Cindi reveals why closing the gender gap in funding starts with who’s making the decisions—and how we all have a role to play in reshaping the investing landscape. \nThis will be a talk about reinvention\, equity\, and the power of betting on women—not just as founders\, but as funders. \n*************** \nCindi Englefield is a seasoned entrepreneur\, investor\, and fierce advocate for women in business. She began her journey in a family of entrepreneurs—her father founded Englefield Oil Company in 1961—and though her brothers were groomed to take the reins\, Cindi had her own vision. In 2001\, she launched Show What You Know Publishing\, an educational publishing company focused on test preparation and reducing student anxiety. Over two decades\, she grew the company across five states and multiple product lines\, eventually leading it to a successful exit. \nBut Cindi’s entrepreneurial spirit didn’t retire—it evolved. Drawing from her experience\, she founded Englefield Business Advisors to coach women entrepreneurs and then stepped into the world of angel investing. \nIn 2022\, she co-founded Accelerating Angels\, a fund and angel investment group committed to backing early-stage\, high-growth\, women-led startups. Her mission: to increase access to capital for women founders and to activate more women angel investors—reshaping who gets funded and who’s writing the checks. \nCindi serves on the boards of Englefield Oil Company\, Central Point Partners\, and the Women’s Small Business Accelerator\, and is a member of organizations including the Columbus Chamber of Commerce Small Business Council\, Angel Capital Association\, NAWBO\, WELD\, and Matriots. A graduate of The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business\, she is a lifetime member and serves on the Advisory Board for the Ohio State Early Investor Network. \nCindi splits her time between Dublin\, Ohio\, Naples\, Florida and Scottsdale\, Arizona\, where she enjoys golf\, horseback riding\, hiking\, and exploring the outdoors. \n*************** \nOur interviewer\, Susan Bottiggi\, brings decades of leadership experience in corporate banking and wealth management\, paired with a deep commitment to community service. \nA graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University and The Ohio State University’s Fisher College MBA program\, Susan built her career at PNC Bank and its predecessors\, rising to Executive Director of PNC Bank Wealth Management Group in Central Ohio. Today\, she serves as Treasurer of AZIO Ventures LLC and as a Director of The Arnold Wholesale Company. An active supporter of women’s leadership and civic engagement\, she’s held trustee roles with BalletMet\, YWCA Columbus\, The Community Shelter Board\, and Matriots. Her current community engagements include Girls with Gears Peloton as Co-Captain and McDowell Sonoran Preserve Steward Program in Arizona. \nSusan’s thoughtful\, grounded perspective makes her an insightful and engaging interviewer. \n*************** \nLike all TIGER Events\, this talk is FREE.\n\nTimeline: \n11:30 am – Lunch / Socializing \n11:50 am – Introduce yourself to our crowd (your “15 Seconds of Fame”) \n12:05 pm – Hand-off to Susan & Cindi \n1:00 pm – Wrap / More Socializing \n\n\n\n \n Name*\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email*\n \n Company*Consent to Use My Image & Voice*By registering for & participating in this event\, I am consenting to the recording of my image and/or voice. I am also authorizing Innovate New Albany to use photographs\, video\, and audio recordings containing my image and/or voice in any medium for any purpose.\n \n I AGREE\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Δ\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n  URL:https://innovatenewalbany.org/new-event/bootstraps-boardrooms-and-bold-bets-on-women/ LOCATION:INNOVATE NEW ALBANY – NEW LOCATION\, 7775 Walton Pkwy\, Suite 100\, New Albany\, OH\, 43054\, United States CATEGORIES:TIGER Tale ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://innovatenewalbany.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Headshot-Cindi-Englefield-Blank-for-Website-062025.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250625T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250625T120000 DTSTAMP:20260505T025650 CREATED:20250522T020608Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250522T020608Z UID:10000389-1750843800-1750852800@innovatenewalbany.org SUMMARY:Learn to Build Custom AI Agents to Automate Business Processes & Boost Efficiency DESCRIPTION:Be ready to interact with our workshop leaders\, Ron Savoia & JR Kunkle\, and your fellow participants. \nPlease arrive at 9:30 am.  \nEnjoy coffee & donuts. Mingle. Make new friends. \nAt this TIGER Tools Workshop\, you’ll learn how to use CopilotBuilder to create highly innovative AI Agents called Copilots that can be used to automate any business process or workflow. \nThese Copilots contrast with ChatGPT AI agents which only are useful for personal productivity use cases. The Copilots you’ll create can be employed by different individuals\, by work teams or even across entire organizations! \nIn this workshop\, Ron Savoia\, JR Kunkle\, and team will teach you how to create Copilots that ingest public APIs (examples: weather\, legal real estate) as the input to the Copilot\, and then execute business rules using the ingested data via automated workflows. \nFinally\, you’ll learn how to publish the CoPilots you create to an internal Intranet or to a public Internet site via the custom “deployments” featured in CopilotBuilder. \n*************** \nRon Savoia is the Co-founder and CEO of CopilotBuilder\, a software platform that enables organizations to create their own custom Generative AI agents. \nThis platform was the recipient of the Columbus Business First Biztech award this past fall and recently completed the Rev1 Ventures Customer to Capital Accelerator program. \nCopilotBuilder is currently being used by several organizations and channel partners. \nRon also is the founder of Stratus Innovations Group\, which is an IT services provider\, and previously ran various Enterprise Services businesses for Microsoft. \nYou can learn more about CopilotBuilder by visiting https://try.copilotbuilder.ai . \n*************** \nJR Kunkle is a tech leader who’s passionate about helping teams and clients succeed through smart\, practical innovation. \nAt Trusted Way Consulting\, JR leads the firm’s Technology Services\, where he guides strategy\, mentors talented consultants\, and rolls up his sleeves to shape solutions that actually make a difference. \nWhether it’s cybersecurity\, cloud\, or AI\, JR focuses on turning new tech into real results for clients. \nOver the years\, JR has built strong\, capable teams and led IT projects from idea to execution. \nHe enjoys working across departments—especially with the firm’s client relationship team—to not only deliver great work\, but also help tell the story of what Trusted Way does and why it matters. At the end of the day\, it’s all about delivering value and building long-term partnerships. \nYou can learn more about Trusted Way Consulting at https://www.trustedwayconsulting.com/ \n*************** \nLike all TIGER Events\, this workshop is FREE.\n\nTimeline: \n9:30 am – Breakfast / Socializing \n9:50 am – Introduce yourself to our crowd (your “15 Seconds of Fame”) \n10:00 pm – Hand-off to Ron\, JR\, and the full team of workshop leaders \n12:00 pm – Workshop Wrap / More Socializing \n\n\n\n \n Name*\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email*\n \n Company*Consent to Use My Image & Voice*By registering for & participating in this event\, I am consenting to the recording of my image and/or voice. I am also authorizing Innovate New Albany to use photographs\, video\, and audio recordings containing my image and/or voice in any medium for any purpose.\n \n I AGREE\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Δ URL:https://innovatenewalbany.org/new-event/learn-to-build-custom-ai-agents-to-automate-business-processes-boost-efficiency/ LOCATION:INNOVATE NEW ALBANY – NEW LOCATION\, 7775 Walton Pkwy\, Suite 100\, New Albany\, OH\, 43054\, United States CATEGORIES:TIGER Tools Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://innovatenewalbany.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Headshot-Kunkle_Savoia_Blank.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250627T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250627T130000 DTSTAMP:20260505T025650 CREATED:20250522T194412Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250522T194412Z UID:10000390-1751023800-1751029200@innovatenewalbany.org SUMMARY:Startup Valuations: What Founders Need to Know DESCRIPTION:Be ready to interact with our featured speaker\, Michelle Murcia\, and your fellow participants. \nPlease arrive at 11:30 am.  \nEat. Mingle. Make new friends. \nIn this TIGER Talk\, Michelle Murcia. Founder & CEO of Book+Street\, will cover: \n\nWhy a startup might need a valuation\nThe different types of valuations a startup might need and when\nWhat’s needed to perform a valuation\nWhat service providers Book+Street recommends\n\n*************** \nMichelle Murcia has more than 25 years of finance\, accounting\, administration and investment experience\, in publicly traded\, privately held and not for profit corporations\, startups and billion-dollar enterprises\, regional investment funds\, investment advisory service firms and highly performing national funds. Michelle has served as a C-level consultant to early-stage start-up companies since 2013 providing strategic financial services as their contract Chief Financial Officer\, advising on a number of complex financial transactions\, and to an investment advisory firm as Venture Partner\, supporting the investment process for Series B\, C and later stage syndicated venture transactions\, including due diligence\, financial modeling\, investment document preparation and portfolio reporting. \nMichelle launched Book+Street in early 2018 to address a big gap in the startup ecosystem in the Midwest\, providing on-demand CFO and controllership services to a growing number of tech and service companies throughout Ohio. \nThroughout her career\, Michelle has designed\, implemented and administered multiple equity-based compensation programs\, including ISO qualified and non-qualified stock option programs\, stock appreciation rights\, restricted stock\, and phantom stock plans. In 2003\, she received the designation Certified Equity Professional (CEP)\, a recognized certification in the subject of equity-based compensation\, from Santa Clara University. \nMichelle is a Certified Public Accountant in addition to her Certified Equity Professional designation. She earned a BS in Business Administration with an emphasis in Service Sector Management from California State University\, San Marcos\, and an MBA from The Ohio State University. \n*************** \nLike all TIGER Events\, this talk is FREE.\n\nTimeline: \n11:30 am – Lunch / Socializing \n11:50 am – Introduce yourself to our crowd (your “15 Seconds of Fame”) \n12:05 pm – Hand-off to Michelle \n1:00 pm – Wrap / More Socializing \n\n\n\n \n Name*\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email*\n \n Company*Consent to Use My Image & Voice*By registering for & participating in this event\, I am consenting to the recording of my image and/or voice. I am also authorizing Innovate New Albany to use photographs\, video\, and audio recordings containing my image and/or voice in any medium for any purpose.\n \n I AGREE\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Δ URL:https://innovatenewalbany.org/new-event/startup-valuations-what-founders-need-to-know/ LOCATION:INNOVATE NEW ALBANY – NEW LOCATION\, 7775 Walton Pkwy\, Suite 100\, New Albany\, OH\, 43054\, United States CATEGORIES:TIGER Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://innovatenewalbany.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Headshot-Michelle-Murcia-Blank-for-website-062725.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR