​Breaking Rural Stereotypes with Emergent Campus + Breakfast

​📅 Tuesday, August 25th | 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
📍 Emergent Campus, 215 Maple Avenue, Florence, CO

​What does the future of innovation look like? It might be a lot more rural than you think.

​Join us for breakfast at Emergent Campus, a nationally recognized hub for rural innovation, entrepreneurship, and remote work, located in the beautifully restored historic Florence High School. Listed on the National and State Register of Historic Places in 2022 and honored with the prestigious Stephen H. Hart Award for Historic Preservation in 2024, Emergent Campus is redefining what's possible in rural Colorado.

​Discover how Florence is attracting entrepreneurs, technology companies, and remote professionals by combining historic character with modern, flexible workspace and a thriving innovation ecosystem.

​Following breakfast, hear from two visionary leaders shaping the future in rural Colorado:

​🎤 Brad Rowland
Emergent Campus
Breaking Rural Stereotypes
Learn how rural communities are becoming powerful centers for entrepreneurship, innovation, and economic growth.

​🚀 Kei Shimada
Narravity
The Future of Space Tech
Explore emerging trends in the commercial space industry and why the next wave of innovation may come from unexpected places.

​Schedule

​9:30–10:00 AM – Welcome Breakfast & Check-in
10:00–11:00 AM – Keynote Presentations

​Whether you're an entrepreneur, startup founder, remote worker, investor, student, or simply curious about the future of rural innovation, you'll leave inspired by what's happening just outside the Front Range.

​Come enjoy breakfast, make new connections, and see why the future doesn't have to be built in a big city.