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Special Guest Speaker

Anne Hazlett
Senior Advisor for Rural Affairs, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)

Anne Hazlett is a Senior Advisor for Rural Affairs at the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) where she is working across the federal government to equip rural leaders with tools to address drug addiction in rural America. Before joining the team at ONDCP, Hazlett served as the Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development at the United States Department of Agriculture. ...

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SESSION: Opening General Sessions, Conversation with Anne Hazlett, Monday, 8:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Jeff DeGraff
Author, Company Adviser and Professor

         

Jeff DeGraff is an advisor to Fortune 500 companies, a top innovation speaker, a business professor at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and a bestselling author. He founded the Innovatrium, an innovation consulting firm focusing on creating innovation culture, capability, and community. ...

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SESSION: Opening General Sessions, Accelerating Innovation: How to Jumpstart Your Organization's Growth Engine, Monday, 8:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m.

Brent Comstock
Entrepreneur, Rural Economic Developer and Venture Capitalist

         

Since the age of 12, Brent Comstock has served as founder and chief executive officer of the nationally recognized company, BCom Solutions. In this role, he has served as the senior digital adviser for local, state and national political campaigns, and billion-dollar fundraising initiatives. He is a nationally-recognized key leader for using broadband to connect rural America. ...

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SESSION: Second General Session, Rural Connections: Connecting the Disconnected—Building Tech Start-Ups in Your Community, Tuesday, 8:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.

Jeff Civillico
Las Vegas Headliner, TV Host Personality, and Philanthropist

Jeff Civillico has been a Las Vegas headliner with Caesars Entertainment for seven years, having performed 1000+ shows at The LINQ, The Flamingo, and now at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino. He is the founder and chairman of Win-Win Entertainment, a 501(c)(3) national nonprofit based in Las Vegas that creates opportunities for professional performers to share their time and talent with children in need. ...

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SESSION: Closing General Session, Work that Matters, Wednesday, 10:00 a.m.– Noon