DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 29, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Monetery, one of the premier tech summits in the Midwest, will be expanded for its second year and held in Des Moines, Iowa, on May 21 and 22, 2019.
Monetery is a conference dedicated to connecting people who believe in creating value in the Midwest. The two-day event will provide opportunities for inventors and creators to hear from and interact with successful venture capitalists, angel investors and business leaders from around the United States. The goal of the conference is to create and maintain a tech ecosystem in the Midwest.
Monetery is organized and produced by Dwolla, a Des Moines-based digital payment platform.
"All of the opportunity is here," says Ben Milne, founder and CEO of Dwolla. "We have the resources, we have the ingenuity, we are starting to have the infrastructure. As companies are beginning to divest in places like Silicon Valley, there is no reason why the Midwest can't fill that gap. And if there is a reason, it's that Midwesterners don't realize it's possible. That's what Monetery is for."
Steph Atkin, VP of Marketing at Dwolla, says expanding Monetery, which held its first conference in 2018, will allow for more coverage of topics facing the Midwest tech ecosystem. "The topics we'll be covering have everything to do with ways the Midwest can lead the nation in the most pressing issues in the tech world," Atkin says. "We will have sessions about Seed fundraising, IPO, diversity and inclusion—all the things that create a competitive ecosystem. And we're adding speakers and sessions as we get closer to May 21."
Part of the appeal of Monetery is its relative exclusivity. The 2018 conference was limited to 200 people and Atkin says that this year's registration will be similarly exclusive. "To start a conversation, you need to be able to hear each other," says Atkin. "Monetery is very much for serious believers in the Midwest who want to collaborate with others on how we can bring the region closer to its full potential. Intimacy and real dialogue are essential."
"I know this is something the Midwest supports," says Milne, "because the response we've seen from Des Moines business leaders has been incredible." Monetery founding sponsors include Brown Winick Attorneys at Law, Corteva Agriscience, Delta Dental, the Greater Des Moines Partnership, Grinnell College, Grinnell Mutual, Next Level Ventures, Principal Financial Group, the Technology Association of Iowa and Workiva.
The event will be held in downtown Des Moines at the Temple for Performing Arts and attendees are expected from across the country. Monetery will continue to be a funding engine for programs that provide financial support dedicated to underrepresented groups in technology. In 2018, Monetery raised more than $10,000 for Pi515, a 501(c)3 organization that teaches computer coding to Iowa's underserved population, particularly refugee 7th-12th graders in central Iowa.
Registration for Monetery 2019 will open in early 2019. Speakers and agenda items are being added continuously until the conference opens in May.
Visit monetery.com for more information.
Monetery 2019
May 21-22
The Temple for Performing Arts
1011 Locust Street, Des Moines, IA
About Monetery
Monetery connects people who believe in creating value in the Midwest and is one of the premier tech summits in the region. Since launching in 2018, hundreds of CEOs, venture capitalists, thought leaders, inventors, creators and believers have participated in Monetery to create and nurture the tech ecosystem in the Midwest.
About Dwolla
Dwolla is a financial technology company that is changing the way businesses send and receive funds. The company offers a seamless, white label API platform to connect to initiate bank transfers, manage users and instantly verify bank accounts.
Since 2010, when Dwolla began creating the ideal platform to move money, the company has helped move billions of dollars, integrated with hundreds of customers and has been mentioned in Inc., Forbes and the Wall Street Journal.
Businesses that need to efficiently send or receive money and are ready for the future either use Dwolla—or they should.
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