What does it Really take to Drive impactful Innovation?
Find out at the IO2024 Summit as we bring together trailblazing startups, pioneering enterprises, and innovation champions for a dynamic day of ideas, insights, and pure inspiration - raw and unfiltered!
Join over 400 attendees from across the country to kickoff Silicon Prairie Startup Week
Sign up for practical advice on how to start, scale, and seize future opportunities
Get real insights on the latest trends, tactics, and technologies
Make genuine connections and collaborations with the innovators and entrepreneurs making a difference
An opportunity to connect, create, & celebrate
Innovation doesn’t happen by accident.
Innovation happens when ideas collide with pioneering people and are cultivated by creators, capital, and community. In 2017, the first Inside Outside Innovation Summit took place to build, foster, and grow these collisions. Since then, over 3,000 attendees, 100+ speakers, and 300+ startups have gathered in Nebraska to showcase innovation & entrepreneurship.
Connect, create, and celebrate with the people who are spearheading innovation and shaping significant developments in the Silicon Prairie and beyond!
The team at InsideOutside.io wants to welcome you to IO2024 at the historic Rococo Theatre in Lincoln, Nebraska! Since 2017, we’ve hosted an amazing gathering of innovators and entrepreneurs in the Middle of America to highlight that Innovation is Everywhere.
In one jam-packed day, we’ll help you learn and grow faster. Join us and explore…
How to accelerate innovation with new tools, techniques, and talent
How to identify and capitalize on the technologies & trends that are redefining markets
How to turn today's accelerating uncertainty into an advantage
If you’re looking for new skills, new tools, new talent, and new opportunities, IO2024 will give you the insights, network, and mindset to impact your organization. Join us at IO2024 for…
Amazing speakers and interactive sessions focused on the trends, tactics, tools, and talent needed to deliver innovation inside and out.
400+ attendees - A collaborative mix of startups, corporate innovators, investors, and creators
Networking opportunities - including Lunch & Learn Sessions at the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts, the kickoff party to Silicon Prairie Startup Week, and NMotion’s Accelerator Showcase.
Curated matchmaking for startups, enterprises, and investors
An immersive day of innovation and inspiration
ACCELERATE YOUR LEARNING
In a world of accelerated uncertainty, our incredible lineup of speakers and sessions will expand your insights and give you an edge to navigate what’s next.
Find out how people and companies are leveraging the latest tools, technologies, tactics, and trends in startup and corporate innovation.
EXPAND YOUR NETWORK
We’re hosting IO2024 at the historic Rococo Theatre in Lincoln, NE. We’ll make it easy to mix, mingle, and match with founders, investors, partners, customers, and community leaders.
With hundreds of attendees from all over, IO2024 is bringing together the pioneering people, companies, and ideas you need in your network.
An Amazing Lineup of Speakers & Sessions
We’ll be announcing the full slate of speakers and sessions soon. Here’s a quick preview of a few of them…
Alistair Croll – Alistair is a serial entrepreneur, founder of Year One Labs, organizer of the FWD50 conference, and bestselling author of Lean Analytics and the upcoming book Just Evil Enough, which offers a playbook for a new kind of marketing.
Tam Danier – Tam is a managing director at Good Ideas Only. GIO is an insights, strategy design studio that guides clients through discovery, design, and delivery. Tam has worked with companies such as Apple, Twitter, General Assembly, Anthem, T-Mobile, and Deloitte.
Kaiser Yang – Kaiser is the author of Crack the Code, 8 Surprising Keys to Unlock Innovation, and CEO and co-founder of Platypus Labs, a global innovation research, consulting, and training company.
Sean Sheppard – Sean is the Managing Partner at FifthRow (U+), the world’s leading corporate venture builder and digital innovation firm.
Scott Wolfson - Scott is a Managing Director at Valize, with extensive experience in innovation, customer experience, and digital transformation. His career highlights include co-founding KPMG's Innovation Labs and contributing to developing new AI service offerings at BCG.
Mickayla Rosard - Mickayla is a Partner at Groove Capital, a pre-seed venture fund and angel network focused on Minnesota companies. Additionally, Mickayla is a Fellow at Forge North, leading their statewide initiative to engage more angels, especially women and underrepresented investors.
Luke Hansen - Luke is the founder and CEO of CompanyCam and spends his days supplying the vision, acquiring funds, hiring the best folks around, and distracting all the smart people he’s hired with long-winded anecdotes. Luke’s mission is to get CompanyCam in the hands of every contractor on the planet, and he won’t rest until he’s done.
Morgan Keldsen - Morgan is Chief International Officer at Kizik, the footwear industry's leading hands-free footwear brand and one that Inc. Magazine claims could be the next billion dollar sneaker brand. Morgan’s career highlights include work growing the Asia-Pacific business for Nike, Converse, Vans, and Stussy.
Sarah Plantenberg - Sarah is author of Driving Outcomes: An Actionable Guide to Accelerate Business Results Through Culture. Sarah Plantenberg is an expert in the field of human factors who has worked at the intersection of human beings, technology, and business processes for more than 20 years. As co-founder of the IBM Garage, a lean cloud adoption consultancy, and its companion methodology, IBM Garage Methodology, Sarah has helped springboard hundreds of organizations into their digital transformation journey.
Rachel Joy Victor - Rachel Joy Victor is the co-founder of FBRC.AI, a company focused on creating AI-supported tools for the future of content production--from films to games to location-based experiences. Rachel's work as a designer, strategist, and worldbuilder for emerging technologies (XR/AI/web3) focuses on creating cohesive narrative, brand, and product experiences. She designs for a range of applications: from multiplatform narratives and gaming experiences, to tools and platforms, to spaces and cities. Rachel’s clients have included Disney, HBO, Technicolor, Vans, Ford, Nike, Havas, Meow Wolf, Niantic, and many more.
Megan Elliott - Megan Elliott is the Johnny Carson Endowed Director of the Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, where she leads innovative programs in virtual production, film, and interactive media. She serves as AR/VR coordinator for the NIH-funded Worlds of Connections project, building partnerships in network science education. Additionally, Elliott advises on UNL's Research Advisory Board to advance interdisciplinary research and societal impact.
Check back for future announcements and take a look at past IO Summit lineups and sessions!
20 More Reasons to Attend IO2024
Accelerate growth
Launch new ideas
Future-proof your organization
Develop talent
Showcase your startup
Cultivate an innovator’s mindset
Build new skillsets
Upgrade your tools and tactics
Foster your creativity and curiosity
Curate connections with market leaders and industry peers
Engage with new startups, technologies, and talent
Create a culture of learning, speed, and adaptability
Learn to compete in an accelerated marketplace
Gain knowledge & context of today’s shifting landscape
Explore new technologies and new business models
Expand your network of people, ideas, and opportunities
Collaborate with startups and corporate innovators
Establish innovation as a core competency
Prepare for a faster future
Navigate what’s next