Past Conferences

2024 Conference Photo Recap

More than 200 guests from across Kansas participated in the 3rd Annual NetWorked for Change Conference presented by NetWork Kansas with sponsorship support from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, the Kansas Health Foundation, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and IFF.

2024 PROGRAM PROGRAM

CONFERENCE RESOURCES

2024 Speakers

Jonathan Long

VP Diversity, Equity and Inclusion,
Tulsa Regional Chamber
Morning Keynote

Lea Ann Seiler

Manager, Entrepreneurship Southwest Region
NetWork Kansas
Co-Emcee

Taylor Overton

Director, Office of Minority & Women Business Development, Kansas Department of Commerce,
Co-Emcee

Virginia Barnes

Director, Blue Health Initiatives,
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas,
Huddle Leader

Jeff Usher

Director of Institutional Partnerships and Issue Mobilization,
Kansas Health Foundation,
Huddle Leader

Sarah LaRosh

Director of E-Community Engagement,
NetWork Kansas,
Huddle Leader

Shelly Prichard

President & CEO,
Wichita Foundation, Presenter

Sarah Green

Co-Director,
Kansas Sampler Foundation,
Huddle Leader

Jeffrey Tucker

Executive Director,
K-State Technology Development Institute, Panelist

Nancy Knopp Daniels

Community Vitality Specialist, K-State Research & Extension,
Huddle Leader

Christina M. Long

Director,
NetWorked,
Panel Emcee

Marci Penner

Co-Director,
Kansas Sampler Foundation,
Presenter

Marquetta Atkins-Woods

Founder/Executive Director,
Destination, Inc.
Presenter

Melissa Vincent

Executive Director,
Pipeline Entrepreneurial Fellowship,
Huddle Leader

Kayla Savage

Director of Community Engagement,
Kansas Department of Commerce,
Panelist

Jenn Laird

Manager, Urban Engagement,
NetWork Kansas
Presenter

Valerie Black

Community Impact Officer, Kansas Health Foundation,
Huddle Leader

Jade Piros de Carvalho

Director, Kansas Office of Broadband Development,
Kansas Department of Commerce,
Presenter

James Roberts

James Roberts, Strategic Initiatives Manager,
Public Policy and Management Center, Wichita State University,
Afternoon Keynote Speaker

Corey Mohn

President and Executive Director,
CAPS Network,
NetWork Kansas Board Member,
Presenter

Renee Duxler

President & CEO,
Salina Area Chamber of Commerce
Presenter

Misty Bruckner

Director, Public Policy and Management Center, Wichita State University,
Afternoon Keynote Speaker

Chan Brown

Director of Community Initiatives,
Kansas Health Foundation,
Huddle Leader

Raquel Arellano

Director of Entrepreneurship, Seward County Development Corporation,
Presenter

Imagene Harris

Imagene, Vice President, Impact Investment Services,
NetWork Kansas
Panelist

2023 Conference Photo Recap

Nearly 200 guests from across Kansas participated in the 2nd Annual NetWorked for Change Conference presented by NetWork Kansas with sponsorship support from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, the Kansas Health Foundation, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and IFF.

2023 Pre-Conference Mixer

Pre-Conference Mixer

Location: Botanica, Koi Pond Pavilion

Photo credit: Gaberial Booker Creative Visuals

2023 NetWorked for Change Conference

Location: Hyatt Regency Wichita

Photo credit: Gaberial Booker Creative Visuals

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2023 PROGRAM DOWNLOAD

Revisiting the inaugural NetWorked Conference
APRIL 1, 2022 - Hyatt Regency, Wichita, KS

2022 PROGRAM DOWNLOAD

2022 NETWORKED VIDEO LIBRARY

The following videos were recorded at the NetWorked for Change conference

held in Wichita on April 1, 2022. See presenter bios by clicking here.

Morning Session featuring the Changemaker Chat with Erik Pedersen and Steve Radley of NetWork Kansas

and Power Talks:

Entrepreneurship Support - Melissa Roberts Chapman, Senior Program Officer, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation (24:02 mark)

Community Development - Kayla Savage, Director, Community Development Division, Kansas Department of Commerce (39:12 mark)

Entrepreneurship Support - Miguel Johns, Founder, mmnt* and Marty Beth Jarvis, Executive Director, NXTUS, Inc. (46:11 mark)

Civic Engagement - Michelle De La Isla, Managing Director, Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation (59:30 mark)

Entrepreneurship Support Huddle featuring:

Gabe Munoz, Executive Director, the Toolbox KC: Small Business Resource Center
Daniel Smith, Co-Founder, the Porter House KC
Mary Beth Jarvis, Executive Director, NXTUS, Inc.

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Civic Engagement Huddle featuring:

Marquetta Atkins, Founder & Executive Director, Destination Innovation, Inc.
Misty Bruckner, Director, Public Policy and Management Center

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Health Huddle featuring:

Rial Carver, Program Leader, Rural Grocery Initiative, K-State Research & Extension
Jeff Usher, Senior Program Officer, the Kansas Health Foundation

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Community Development Huddle featuring:

Imagene Harris, Vice President, Impact Investment Services, NetWork Kansas
Aubrey Abbott Patterson, President & Chief Executive Officer, Hutchinson Community Foundation

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Diversity, Equity and Innovation Afternoon Keynote featuring:

Dominick J. Ard'is, Founder & CEO, ACT House, Inc.

Diversity, Equity and Innovation Huddle featuring:

Dominick J. Ard'is, Founder & CEO, ACT House, Inc.

Community Development Huddle featuring:

Peter Jasso, Director, Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission with members of the Kansas Department of Commerce staff
Jamie Buster, Deputy City Clerk, the City of Wichita

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NetWorked for Change closing remarks