

Future of Work Academy
April 29- May 2nd
The Future of Work Academy program is an accelerator into the employer and DE&I markets. Innovators will engage in faculty-led curriculum, 3 personalized 1:1 advisory sessions, founder networking opportunities, and the Academy pitch competition.
Agenda
April 29
Defining the "Future of Work"
10:20 - 11:00 am
Lead: Taylor McLemore
Differentiating Your Value Proposition
11:00 -12:00 pm
Lead: Ruth Lowenthal
BREAK
12:00-1:00 pm
Integration and Implementation
1:00-2:00 pm
Lead: Kristin Austrum
Advisory Breakout Session
2:00-3:00 pm
Meet Your Peers
3:00-4:00 pm
April 30
Sales Cycle and Planning
10:05- 11:00 am
Lead: Mike Johnson
Pricing and Contracting
11:00-12:00 pm
Lead: Mike Johnson
BREAK
12:00-1:00 pm
Employee Engagement
1:00-2:00 pm
Lead: Lauren Goerschler
Don't Just Check the DE&I Box
2:00-3:00 pm
Lead: Natasha Dorsey
1x1 Advisory
3:00-5:00 pm
May 1
Crafting your Pitch
10:05- 11:00 am
Lead: Barb Flitsch and Ruth Lowenthal
Fundraising Panel
11:00-12:00 pm
Lead: Julie Wroblewski
BREAK
12:00-1:00 pm
Ask Me Anything
1:00-2:00 pm
Lead: Melissa Danielsen
Advisory Breakout Session
2:00-3:00 pm
So You Think You Can Dance
3:00-4:00 pm
May 2
Pitch Competition
10:00- 1:00 pm
PITCH COMPETITION
What is it?
The pitch competition takes place on the final day of Academy, from 10 am to 1:45 pm CST. Each Academy team will have 10 minutes to pitch their solution in front of our judge's panel, followed by 2-3 minutes of Q&A.
The winner of the Academy pitch competition will receive a presentation spot at our EHIR/IDIR
Academy Showcase in August.
Judging Criteria
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Market Fit: Are you solving a relevant problem for your buyer?
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Innovative: Rating the quality and uniqueness of your innovation (and your ability to speak to it)
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Fundamentals: Your leadership team, funding, and credibility of your solution overall
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Potential Impact: Current or potential data around ROI, outcomes, engagement, etc.
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Quality of Presentation: Clear, concise, and complete
What to include:
Overview of solution, user experience, integration into your buyers ecosystem, highlighting solution’s unique features/ differences, outcomes using actual client experience, pricing– EHIR/IDIR- specific pricing or pricing model otherwise.
What to exclude:
Restating/ describing “the problem”, long intros of founders/ executives, details on funding situation, too much information: power in brevity, do not read from a script!
Pitch Competition Schedule
10:10-10:25 am | bitewell
10:25-10:40 am | OnSiteKids
10:40-10:55 am | Midi Health
10:55-11:10 am | Work & Mother
11:10-11:25 am | KimboCare
11:25-11:40 am | Summer
11:40 am-12:10 pm | Break
12:10-12:25 pm | Phoebe
12:25-12:40 pm | Kindly Human
12:40-12:55 pm | Inclusive Health
12:55-1:10 pm | Enthea
1:10-1:25 pm | NewPayHealth

ADVISORY
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