Full schedule
Venue
No. 303
303 W Broad St, Richmond, VA 23220Open in Maps
Rooms
- Conference Room 3283rd Floor
- Main Space
What’s on here
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
- Doors open5:00 PM Eastern TimeOther Main Space
- Welcome from Mayor Avula5:30 PM–5:45 PM Eastern Time
Danny AvulaKeynote Main Space - SCN Summit Kickoff5:45 PM–6:00 PM Eastern Time
Mark Lawrence
Debbie Irwin
Ashley RayKeynote Main Space - The Genesis of the Ecosystem: The founding of an accelerator no one believed in6:00 PM–7:00 PM Eastern Time
Jeff Beck
Larkin Garbee
Todd Nuckols
Anika HornPanel Main Space - Activities + Networking7:00 PM–8:00 PM Eastern TimeAnika HornNetworking Main Space
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
- Breakfast + Networking8:00 AM–9:00 AM Eastern TimeNetworking Main Space
- SCN Basecamp8:00 AM–8:45 AM Eastern TimeDebbie Irwin
Darlisa DiltzWorkshop Conference Room 328 - Day 2 Kickoff9:00 AM–9:15 AM Eastern TimeDebbie IrwinAshley RayMark LawrenceTalk Main Space
- Intro to the ecosystem9:15 AM–9:45 AM Eastern Time
Heather Lyne
Odie Donald IITalk Main Space - Ecosystem Journeys9:45 AM–10:30 AM Eastern TimeDebbie Irwin
Vernon Foster
Faith Wilkerson
Ayanna McMullen
Casey Bell+4Rapid-Fire Interviews Main Space - FutureMakers Converge: Designing Across the FIELD10:45 AM–11:45 AM Eastern Time
Nicole Jones
Michael BinkoGGenard Barr
Paulo GregoryWorkshop Main Space - Leading With Kindness ... In Community / Ecosystem11:45 AM–12:15 PM Eastern Time
Elgin Cahill
Kevin SmithMichael BinkoTalk Main Space - The Money They Didn't Tell You About: A Fireside Chat on Funding Models12:30 PM–1:30 PM Eastern Time
Rasheeda Creighton
Phil Ray
Yoti JabriFireside Chat Main Space
Thursday, October 1, 2026
- Breakfast + Networking8:00 AM–9:00 AM Eastern TimeNetworking Main Space
- Day 3 Kickoff9:00 AM–9:05 AM Eastern TimeTalk Main Space
- Moving Insights to Action: A Playbook for ESO and Government Collaboration9:05 AM–10:15 AM Eastern Time
Catherine Read
Heather McDougall
Zoe TishaevPanel Main Space - Break10:10 AM–10:20 AM Eastern TimeOther Main Space
- Ecosystem Exchange: Set-up10:20 AM–10:45 AM Eastern TimeWorkshop Main Space
- Ecosystem Exchange Break-outs10:45 AM–12:15 PM Eastern Time
Michael R. Perez
Nicolai Shuman
Liz Kincaid
Adam Sledd
Tati Pena+7Workshop Main Space - Start formalizing your ideas before lunch12:15 PM–12:30 PM Eastern TimeWorkshop Main Space
- Ecosystem Exchange: Share-out12:30 PM–1:00 PM Eastern TimeWorkshop Main Space
- Lunch1:00 PM–2:00 PM Eastern TimeOther Main Space
- Making the Case for State Ecosystem Funding: A Virginia Playbook2:00 PM–2:30 PM Eastern TimeLarkin Garbee
Conaway Haskins
Robby DemeriaPanel Main Space - Fun with Coalition Theater2:30 PM–3:00 PM Eastern TimeWorkshop Main Space
- Break3:30 PM–3:45 PM Eastern TimeTransition Main Space
- What did we learn?3:45 PM–4:15 PM Eastern TimeOther Main Space
- SCN Announcements4:15 PM–4:30 PM Eastern TimeTalk Main Space