The annual conference of the National Business Incubation Association is the place where incubation and entrepreneurial support professionals from across the globe go to gather for idea sharing, learning and connecting with peers. This year, the 29th International Conference on Business Incubation will be held April 26-29 in Denver, Colo., a city with a flourishing entrepreneurial ecosystem. The Preconference Institute will feature workshops on a variety of topics, including three that qualify for the NBIA Incubator Management Certificate Program. The main conference will include receptions, keynote addresses, incubator tours and nearly 50 educational sessions that range from how to develop an incubator to more advanced and strategic topics. Keynote speakers include: Brad Feld, who is the co-founder of TechStars, and Donald F. Kuratko, who is the executive & academic director of the Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation at the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University – Bloomington and is a prominent scholar and national leader in the field of entrepreneurship. Tony Stanco, Executive Director of NCET2, will be at NBIA facilitating a panel of Fortune 500 companies and their view of business incubation.
