UK Summit to SPARK Interest of Entrepreneurs, Investors Oct. 14

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 28, 2016) — The Kentucky Angel Investor and Entrepreneur Summit, sponsored by SPARK and the Kentucky Angel Investors Network, will hold an educational and networking event at the University of Kentucky Oct. 14. This event is tailored to interested investors and entrepreneurs.

The summit will take place from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, in the Woodford Reserve Club at Commonwealth Stadium. The event will include presentations from trusted local service providers, investors and representatives of angel and venture capital groups from Louisville, Lexington, Elizabethtown, Owensboro, Covington, Ashland and Cincinnati, as well as nationally renowned author Alejandro Cremades.

Cremades is the co-founder and executive chairman of Onevest, an investment crowdfunding site for startups for entrepreneurs to raise capital from investors. Cremades is also the author of the best-selling book, "The Art of Startup Fundraising."

“We are very excited to have such a nationally recognized speaker as Alejandro featured during the summit, as well as a wide representation from the regional angel and venture capital community,” said Warren Nash, executive director of the Von Allmen Center for Entrepreneurship within UK’s Gatton College of Business and Economics, and director of the Kentucky Angel Investors Network.  

Tickets for the Kentucky Angel Investor and Entrepreneur Summit are on sale now for $100. Admission includes breakfast, lunch and a free book by Cremades. Tickets can be purchased until Oct. 14 online here.

In conjunction with the summit, Geeks Night Out (GNO), organized by Commerce Lexington, will be presented from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, at HopCat, located at 410 West Short St. This event will include an Open Mic Pitch Competition and a book signing by Cremades.

Eric Hartman, the new director of the Lexington Office of the Kentucky Innovation Network, pointed out, “The Open Mic concept is something new we are trying with this GNO. We encourage community entrepreneurs to take advantage of this fun addition to a great event.”

Admission to GNO is free and open to the public. 

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MEDIA CONTACTS: Kathryn Macon, kathryn.macon@uky.edu, 859-257-8716; Carl Nathe, carl.nathe@uky.edu, 859-257-3200