Schedule

Day 1

8:00 AM – 8:30 AMRegistration and Vendors
8:30 AM – 8:45 AMWelcome and Purpose of Event – Ryan Harris, RizeCon 
8:45 AM – 9:30 AMOpening Keynote: James Clarke – Entrepreneurial Leadership & Growth
9:30 AM – 9:45 AMBreak (Visit Vendors)
9:45 AM – 10:15 AM

Breakout Session 1

Affectiv: James Zolman – “Build Something. Today. With AI.”

Fixxology: Charles Tea – Building, Scaling & Positioning for the Long Game

Wildfire: Chynna Hansen – Entrepreneurial Leadership & Growth

10:15 AM – 10:30 AMBreak (Visit Vendors)
10:30 AM – 11:00 AMMorning Keynote: Rebecca Mumma – AI, Automation & The Future of Business
11:00 AM – 11:15 AMBreak (Visit Vendors)
11:15 AM – 11:45 AM

Breakout Session 2

Affectiv: Troy Bell – Entrepreneurial Leadership & Growth

Fixxology: Seth Deming – “Clarity Is the New Competitive Advantage: Leading With AI as a Thinking Partner”

Wildfire: Ethan Lee – Building, Scaling & Positioning for the Long Game

11:45 AM – 12:45 PMBuffet Lunch
1:00 PM – 2:30 PMWorking Lunch & RizeX Networking Experience
2:30 PM – 3:30 PMVendor Hour / Networking
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM

Breakout Session 3

Affectiv: Stu Draper – “Building High Growth Businesses in Idaho”

Fixxology: Fit Executive Team – Entrepreneurial Leadership & Growth

Wildfire: Ryon Brewer – “Beyond the Sandbox: True Stories of AI at Scale”

4:00 PM – 4:15 PMBreak
4:15 PM – 5:00 PMClosing Keynote: McKay Christensen – Entrepreneurial Leadership & Growth
5:00 PM – 6:30 PMHappy Hour (Networking, Entertainment)

Day 2

8:00 AM – 8:30 AMDoors Open and Vendor Booths
8:30 AM – 8:35 AMWelcome Back
8:35 AM – 9:30 AMOpening AI Panel: Austin Winfield, Jeremy Kohler, Ryan Kohler – AI, Automation & The Future of Business
9:30 AM – 9:45 AMBreak (Visit Vendors)
9:45 AM – 10:15 AM

Breakout Session 4

Affectiv: Erik Madsen – “Stop Treating AI Like a Google Search”

Fixxology: Jeremy Hix – Building, Scaling & Positioning for the Long Game

Wildfire: Joshua Thompson – “Building the Mind That Leads the Business”

10:15 AM – 10:30 AMBreak (Visit Vendors)
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM

Breakout Session 5

Affectiv: Bianca McDown Reber – “Living Urgently: In Life and In Business”

Fixxology: Art McCracken – “The Hidden Ceiling in Leadership: Why organizations rarely outgrow their leaders”

Wildfire: Brian Batt – “Navigating Intellectual Property in the Age of AI”

11:00 AM – 11:15 AMBreak (Visit Vendors)
11:15 AM – 11:45 AM

Breakout Session 6

Affectiv: Ryan Harris – “You’re Not Burnt Out – Your Business Is Broken”

Fixxology: Renae Oswald – “Accountability by Design: Why Some Organizations Scale — and Others Stall”

Wildfire: Don Bielen – “Prepare your business to ‘Bought’ and NOT ‘Sold'”

11:45 AM – 12:15 PMBreak (Visit Vendors)
12:30 PM – 1:15 PMLunch Keynote: Michael Landers – “The New Currency: Leading When the Ground Keeps Shifting”
1:15 PM – 1:30 PMBreak (Visit Vendors)
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM

Breakout Session 7

Affectiv: Ryan Kohler – AI, Automation & The Future of Business

Fixxology: Skyleur Steffensen – Entrepreneurial Leadership & Growth

Wildfire: Jeanine Barkan & Dustin Siddoway – Building, Scaling & Positioning for the Long Game

2:00 PM – 2:15 PMBreak (Visit Vendors)
2:15 PM – 2:45 PM

Breakout Session 8

Affectiv: Amy Schutte – “From Resistance to Transformation: Leading Teams Across the AI Adoption Threshold”

Fixxology: Aaron Marcum – Entrepreneurial Leadership & Growth

Wildfire: Colista Matsaw – Building, Scaling & Positioning for the Long Game

2:45 PM – 3:00 PMBreak (Visit Vendors)
3:00 PM – 3:45 PMClosing Keynote: Andrea Sorensen – Entrepreneurial Leadership & Growth
3:45 PM – 4:00 PMGiveaways & Closing