The Gigabit Challenge Announces Speakers and Video Presenters for Finale Event
The Gigabit Challenge is hosting its Finale event on January 18, 2012 at the Kansas City Public Library Country Club Plaza Branch. At the event, 19 Finalists will pitch to a panel of judges and a live audience in the hopes of winning the $100,000 Grand Prize, the $250,000 "Born Global" Prize and the People's Choice Award.
- Kansas City, MO-KS (1888PressRelease) January 12, 2012 - The Gigabit Challenge, a global business plan competition looking for entrepreneurial ideas to disrupt on the Google Fiber network, has announced its lineup of speakers, video presenters and event details for The Gigabit Challenge Finale on January 18, 2012 at the Kansas City Public Library (Country Club Plaza Branch).
The Gigabit Challenge Finale welcome address will begin promptly at 8:00 AM on January 18, 2012 with an introduction from United States Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS). During the introduction, Moran will discuss the positive impact of Google Fiber, the importance of initiatives such as his Startup Act (announced in December of 2011 with co-sponsor Senator Mark Warner [D-VA]. Learn more at http://moran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=4a167376-2b24-4d42-896b-5f263a4e08ca), and the entrepreneurial growth that Kansas City is experiencing.
The Gigabit Challenge Finale will also feature video presentations from a number of national and local leaders. Vint Cerf, Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist at Google and Advisory Board Member for The Gigabit Challenge, will welcome the contestants and discuss the next generations of Internet applications on Google Fiber. Other video presenters include Mayor Sly James of Missouri, Mayor Joe Reardon of Kansas, Gigabit Challenge organizer Tyler Prochnow, and the Kauffman Foundation via their animated "sketchbook" video declaring Kansas City as the "City of Entrepreneurs". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61rQczKZB0w&feature=channel_video_title.
To conclude The Gigabit Challenge Finale, Herb Sih of Think Big Partners will deliver a community address in which he will discuss behind-the-scenes details about Think Big Partners' decision to host The Gigabit Challenge and the organization's future initiatives. The Gigabit Challenge Finale will close with an awards presentation where winners of the $100,000 Grand Prize, the $250,000 "Born Global" Prize and the People's Choice Award will be announced. A detailed schedule for the Finale can be found at http://gigabitchallenge.eventbrite.com/.
The Gigabit Challenge Finale will stream live on January 18, 2012 from 8:00AM until 5:00PM at http://www.gigabitchallenge.com/live. A number of live bloggers, social media experts and local and national media outlets will broadcast the Finale activities. If you are interested in attending and covering The Gigabit Challenge Finale, please contact Allison Way at away at thinkbigpartners dot com.
To register to attend The Gigabit Challenge Finale, please visit http://gigabitchallenge.eventbrite.com.
About The Gigabit Challenge:
The Gigabit Challenge is a global business plan competition to find disruptive ideas that will turn the tech industry upside-down and change the world. The Gigabit Challenge is focused on unique applications that are enabled by Google's first-in-the-nation 1 Gigabit Fiber network. The Gigabit Challenge is looking for the brightest, hungriest and most passionate entrepreneur superstars who are looking to think big...with a gig. In early October 2011, individuals, teams and early-stage businesses were invited to enter for the chance to win the Grand Prize valued at $100,000, the $250,000 "Born Global Prize" and be the first to work on the Google Fiber Network. For more information, please visit http://www.gigabitchallenge.com.
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