BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Innovate New Albany - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH 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: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 BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260609T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260609T203000 DTSTAMP:20260603T205702 CREATED:20260409T014430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260409T014430Z UID:10000454-1781028000-1781037000@innovatenewalbany.org SUMMARY:Sleep: The Most Overlooked Driver of Success — & Solutions to Help You Succeed DESCRIPTION:7775 Walton Pkwy\, Suite 100\, New Albany\, OH 43054\nTuesday 6/9/26\, 6:00 – 8:30 pm\nPlease arrive at 6:00 pm. Eat. Mingle. Make new friends.\nBe ready to interact with our featured speakers\, Dr. Elizabeth Rosenthal & Dr. Naftali Rosenthal\, and your fellow participants. \n“Healthy Habits for High Achievers” is a new series presented by Innovate New Albany in collaboration with Healthy New Albany. \nThis series is designed to help hard-driving innovators and other high-achievers take care of themselves — to improve their own health and their effectiveness as leaders of highly capable teams and value-creating businesses. Events in this series will provide methods and tools for high achievers to achieve their big professional goals without sacrificing the health of themselves and the teams they lead. \nThis program will explore the growing crisis of sleep disorders and the widespread effects that insufficient sleep has on individual health\, public safety\, and business performance. \nThis event was presented at Innovate New Albany in December 2025. We’re excited to bring it back\, in response to popular demand. Don’t miss it! \nOur presenters\, Dr. Elizabeth (“Libby”) Rosenthal & Dr. Naftali Rosenthal\, will highlight the most common symptoms and types of sleep disorders\, along with the economic and societal costs associated with poor sleep. This presentation will outline practical\, evidence-based strategies to improve both the quantity and quality of sleep\, empowering individuals and organizations to create healthier\, more productive environments. \n*************** \nDr. Elizabeth (“Libby”) Rosenthal is a general dentist\, marathon runner\, and co-founder of theREALsleep\, a company dedicated to making sleep apnea testing and treatment accessible and enjoyable for everyone. Libby’s passion is transforming the way people think about sleep—making it not just a medical necessity\, but a lifestyle upgrade. \nDr. Naftali Rosenthal is a general dentist\, iron man\, marathon runner\, entrepreneur\, and co-founder of theREALsleep. With a passion for merging dental innovation and medical science\, Naftali has helped create a streamlined system that allows patients to complete medical-grade home sleep tests and receive treatment from the comfort of their own homes. Naftali works to bridge the gap between dentistry and sleep medicine—empowering providers and patients alike to take sleep health seriously. \nLibby and Naftali operate multiple dental practices in Columbus\, Ohio\, and also lead a growing team bringing sleep health directly into homes nationwide. \n*************** \nLike all Innovate New Albany programs\, this event is FREE. \nSchedule: \n6:00 pm – Light Bites & Socializing \n6:45 pm – Libby & Naftali Start Their Presentation \n7:45 pm – Presentation Wraps; Socializing Resumes \n\n\n \n Name*\n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \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/sleep-the-most-overlooked-driver-of-success-solutions-to-help-you-succeed/ LOCATION:INNOVATE NEW ALBANY – NEW LOCATION\, 7775 Walton Pkwy\, Suite 100\, New Albany\, OH\, 43054\, United States CATEGORIES:Healthy Habits for High Achievers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://innovatenewalbany.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Headshot-HHHA-Libby-and-Naftali-060926.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260612T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260612T130000 DTSTAMP:20260603T205702 CREATED:20260601T161706Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260603T190727Z UID:10000462-1781262000-1781269200@innovatenewalbany.org SUMMARY:How Humans Can “Keep Up” In The Coming Era of AI Agents & Digital Workers DESCRIPTION:7775 Walton Pkwy\, Suite 100\nNew Albany\, OH 43054\nFriday 6/12/26\, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm\nBe ready to interact with our speakers\, Tsavo Knott & Mark Widman\, and your fellow participants. \nEat. Mingle. Make new friends.\nEvery team is about to be working alongside AI agents and “digital workers” that don’t sleep\, don’t forget\, and don’t wait for instructions. \nThe hard question isn’t can the agents do the work? It’s how do humans stay in the loop\, in the lead\, and in control as the pace accelerates? \nIn this TIGER Talk\, Tsavo Knott (Co-founder & CEO) and Mark Widman (Co-founder & CTO) of Pieces — a Columbus-built\, Drive Capital-backed AI company with co-founders in New Albany\, Ohio — share what they’ve learned watching the first wave of teams go AI-native. \nThe session is explicitly NOT a product pitch or software demo; it’s a practical look at what’s changing for sales\, engineering\, and executive workflows in the next 12 months\, where humans are still the unfair advantage\, and how to build the muscle now so your team doesn’t get caught flat-footed when the agents arrive. \nKey takeaways \n\nWhat AI-Native actually looks like in 2026—not the buzzword version\, the real one\nThe three jobs only humans can do well when agents handle the rest: judgment\, ownership\, originality\nHow agentic workflows are reshaping Sales (qualification + outbound)\, Engineering (code + ops)\, and Executives (decisions + delegation)\nThe “delegation gap”—why most teams hand AI the wrong work and get burned for it\nThe watch-outs nobody’s talking about: memory\, drift\, surveillance\, accountability\, and the new failure modes coming for every team\n\n**************** \nLike all TIGER Events\, this talk is FREE.\n11:00 am – Coffee\, Snacks\, & Socializing\n11:15 am – Lunch & More Socializing\n11:45 am – Introduce yourself to our crowd (10 seconds please)\n12:05 pm – Hand-off to Tsavo & Mark\n1:00 pm – Wrap & Resume Socializing \n\n \n Name*\n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \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/how-humans-can-keep-up-in-the-coming-era-of-ai-agents-digital-workers/ 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/2026/06/Headshot-Knott-Widman-TIGER-Talk-Blank-061225.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260617T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260617T110000 DTSTAMP:20260603T205702 CREATED:20260525T182717Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260526T194004Z UID:10000460-1781694000-1781694000@innovatenewalbany.org SUMMARY:Culture + Compensation: Building a Company People Actually Want to Stay For DESCRIPTION:7775 Walton Pkwy\, Suite 100\nNew Albany\, OH 43054\nWednesday 6/17/26\, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm\nBe ready to interact with our speakers\, Jen Meek & Chandler Kuhn\, and your fellow participants. \nEat. Mingle. Make new friends.\nStartups and growing companies often assume retention is solved with bigger salaries or trendy perks. It’s not. \nThe companies that keep great people usually get the fundamentals right first: clear expectations\, meaningful work\, strong leadership\, thoughtful compensation\, and a culture people trust. \nIn this TIGER Talk\, our featured speakers\, Jen Meek & Chandler Kuhn\, will talk about what really drives retention in small and growing businesses\, especially when budgets are tight and every hire matters. They’ll cover practical ways to create an employee experience that feels intentional\, scalable\, and honest. From compensation beyond a paycheck to communication rhythms\, leadership accountability\, and smart approaches to benefits and equity. \nThis won’t be a conversation about ping pong tables and free snacks. It’s about building a company people believe in. \n**************** \nJennifer Meek\, MBA\, SPHR\, MFHA\, is CHRO and Head of People Solutions at Book+Street. Jen is a result-driven executive\, guiding leaders in laying the foundational work of their talent strategy. Going beyond the everyday Human Resources issues\, she aligns people strategy with the overall goals and objectives of an organization. This intentional and authentic approach leads to identifying areas where an organization can continue to develop and thrive. \nPrior to Book+Street\, Jen built 25 years of senior leadership experience; she served as Vice President of HR for a multibillion-dollar private equity-owned company in the oil and gas industry\, with 1500 employees in 22 countries. Additionally\, Jen was the President\, CEO\, and member of the Board of Directors of an HR consulting organization for 12 years. \n**************** \nChandler Kuhn\, MBA\, SPHR\, is an accomplished HR Manager at Book+Street with a strong background in human resources management\, payroll\, and executive recruitment. He partners with founders and leadership teams to build scalable people operations\, ensuring compliance while shaping effective\, high-impact HR strategies. \nChandler brings deep experience across multi-state HR operations\, with expertise in policy development\, payroll\, performance tracking\, and benefits administration. Since joining Book+Street\, he has expanded his work across a diverse range of industries including car dealerships\, law firms\, AI\, music festivals\, and supply chain. \nKnown for his proactive approach\, Chandler has developed a reputation for making policy creation second nature and building frameworks that teams actively rely on. One of his proudest accomplishments has been seeing the handbooks and policies he created put into action across growing organizations. \n**************** \nLike all TIGER Events\, this talk is FREE.\n11:00 am – Coffee\, Snacks\, & Socializing\n11:15 am – Lunch & More Socializing\n11:45 am – Introduce yourself to our crowd (10 seconds please)\n12:05 pm – Hand-off to Jen & Chandler\n1:00 pm – Wrap & Resume Socializing \n\n \n Name*\n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \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/culture-compensation-building-a-company-people-actually-want-to-stay-for/ 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/2026/05/Headshot-Meek-Kuhn-TIGER-Talk-Blank-061726.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260710T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260710T130000 DTSTAMP:20260603T205702 CREATED:20260526T020236Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260526T020236Z UID:10000461-1783681200-1783688400@innovatenewalbany.org SUMMARY:Boards Aren't Boring DESCRIPTION:7775 Walton Pkwy\, Suite 100\nNew Albany\, OH 43054\nFriday 7/10/26\, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm\nBe ready to interact with our speaker\, Kerri Mollard\, and your fellow participants. \nEat. Mingle. Make new friends.\nJoin Kerri Mollard\, CEO of Mollard Consulting\, for “Boards Aren’t Boring: Nonprofit Boards and Your Career\,” a fun and insightful talk exploring how board service can grow your leadership\, expand your network\, and make a real difference. \nIn this engaging session\, Kerri breaks down what nonprofit board service really looks like and why it’s a powerful (and often overlooked) way to accelerate your professional growth. You’ll also get a look at Mollard Consulting’s Board Building program\, designed to connect individuals with the right board opportunities while providing the training and support needed to succeed. Whether you’re early in your career or a seasoned leader\, you’ll walk away with a clearer understanding of how to get involved\, what organizations are looking for\, and how to make meaningful contributions from day one. \n**************** \nKerri Mollard is the Founder and CEO of Mollard Consulting in New Albany. \nShe is a respected authority on nonprofit board governance\, planning\, and fundraising. Since 2003\, Kerri and her team have served 200 clients and thousands more through workshops and trainings. \nPrior to consulting\, Kerri worked for nonprofits in a variety of roles\, from box office manager to interim executive director. In 2025\, the company launched Board Building\, a unique board matching\, training\, and support service. She has a master’s degree from Indiana University\, a bachelor’s degree from The Ohio State University\, and a Certificate of Nonprofit Board Consulting from BoardSource. \nKerri is also a local elected official\, serving as Plain Township Trustee since 2022. \n**************** \nLike all TIGER Events\, this talk is FREE.\n11:00 am – Coffee\, Snacks\, & Socializing\n11:15 am – Lunch & More Socializing\n11:45 am – Introduce yourself to our crowd (10 seconds please)\n12:05 pm – Hand-off to Kerri\n1:00 pm – Wrap & Resume Socializing \n\n \n Name*\n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \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/boards-arent-boring/ 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/2026/05/Headshot-Kerri-Mollard-TIGER-Talk-Blank-071026.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260717T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260717T130000 DTSTAMP:20260603T205702 CREATED:20260503T200141Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260503T200141Z UID:10000457-1784286000-1784293200@innovatenewalbany.org SUMMARY:The Last Unfair Advantage: How Human Experience Beats Every Marketing Tactic You're Currently Using DESCRIPTION:7775 Walton Pkwy\, Suite 100\nNew Albany\, OH 43054\nFriday 7/17/26\, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm\nBe ready to interact with our featured speaker\, Alex Avery\, and your fellow participants. \nEat. Mingle. Make new friends.\nWhat if your most powerful marketing asset has nothing to do with ads\, content\, or social media? Join us for a session that will fundamentally change how you think about brand building and business growth. \nThis TIGER Talk by Alex Avery will cover why live experiences drive the kind of loyalty that no digital tactic can match\, and how technology has made it possible to measure all of it in ways that finally justify the budget. Alex will walk through a framework that gives you a real game plan: how to stand up an activation\, track what matters\, and leverage the content for campaigns that compound over time. \n*************** \nBio – in the words of our speaker\, Alex Avery\, Co-Owner of REVA: \n“I have spent most of my career at the intersection of brand\, technology\, and the moments that actually make people feel something. I run a marketing company focused on live experiences and events for the retail industry\, where I learned firsthand that no ad campaign outlasts a room full of people who walked away from your brand feeling like they mattered. \nI also advise on enterprise data and AI transformation\, which is a fancy way of saying I help organizations stop doing things by hand that should have been automated years ago. \nI sit on the Small Business Council for the Columbus Chamber of Commerce\, serve on the board of Communities in Schools Ohio\, and co-host Conquering Columbus\, a podcast about the founders and business owners who built something real in this city. \nDad of three. Columbus lifer. Firm believer that the best marketing still happens in person.” \n*************** \nLike all TIGER Events\, this talk is FREE.\n11:00 am – Coffee\, Snacks\, & Socializing\n11:15 am – Lunch & More Socializing\n11:45 am – Introduce yourself to our crowd (10 seconds please)\n12:05 pm – Hand-off to Alex\n1:00 pm – Wrap & Resume Socializing \n\n \n Name*\n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \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-last-unfair-advantage-how-human-experience-beats-every-marketing-tactic-youre-currently-using/ 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/2026/05/Headshot-Alex-Avery-TIGER-Blank-071726.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260724T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260724T130000 DTSTAMP:20260603T205702 CREATED:20260403T005045Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260525T011308Z UID:10000452-1784890800-1784898000@innovatenewalbany.org SUMMARY:Agentic Commerce 101: How AI is Transforming Retail & eCommerce DESCRIPTION:7775 Walton Pkwy\, Suite 100\nNew Albany\, OH 43054\nFriday 7/24/26\, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm\nBe ready to interact with our featured speaker\, Ryan Lunka\, and your fellow participants. \nEat. Mingle. Make new friends.\nAI agents are turning into a real sales channel\, and retailers need to figure out what that actually means for them. \nIn this TIGER Talk\, Ryan Lunka will cut through the hype to cover the platforms\, protocols\, and payment players shaping agentic commerce right now. We’ll also cover what’s coming next. You’ll leave with a practical framework for deciding if\, when\, and how to move. \n*************** \nRyan Lunka is a product and operations leader with almost 20 years of experience across enterprise software\, consulting\, and high-growth startups\, spanning commerce\, integration\, and AI. He is VP of AI and Agentic at Aries Solutions\, where he focuses on turning emerging AI capabilities into practical systems inside enterprise commerce environments. \nHe previously co-founded and led Doohickey AI\, a venture-backed startup\, overseeing product\, fundraising\, and go-to-market. Earlier in his career\, he spent nearly a decade in consulting\, leading large-scale digital and enterprise software implementations\, and later served on the executive team at nChannel. \nHis work sits at the intersection of product\, engineering\, and operations\, with a focus on turning complex problems into systems that actually ship. He speaks about applied AI\, product strategy\, and how to operationalize real-world systems without the hype. \n*************** \nLike all TIGER Events\, this talk is FREE.\n11:00 am – Coffee\, Snacks\, & Socializing \n11:15 am – Lunch & More Socializing \n11:45 am – Introduce yourself to our crowd (10 seconds please) \n12:05 pm – Hand-off to Ryan \n1:00 pm – Wrap & Resume Socializing \n\n \n Name*\n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \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/agentic-commerce-101-how-ai-is-transforming-retail-ecommerce/ LOCATION:INNOVATE NEW ALBANY – NEW LOCATION\, 7775 Walton Pkwy\, Suite 100\, New Albany\, OH\, 43054\, United States CATEGORIES:TIGER Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://innovatenewalbany.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Headshot-RYan-Lunka-TIGER-Blank-061226.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR