Present your story of being an entrepreneur on one of the fully produced NOEW Summit stages. These 10-minute “TED talk”-style speaking opportunities are a great way to share your unique story of being an entrepreneur.

In 2025, we're seeking dynamic speakers to provide valuable insights and practical advice to the New Orleans entrepreneurial ecosystem. Workshop and 101 sessions should address a specific need of founders at any stage of their journey. Suggested topics include: marketing, branding, intellectual property, pitching, funding.

An opportunity for alumni of the IDEAInstitute program to showcase their business at NOEW 2025. On both Thursday, March 27th 2025 and Friday, March 28th, 2025 at Loyola University, every NOEW Summit attendee will receive a poker chip and will be prompted to give their chip to the startup that they believe has the next big idea. The founder was the most chips will be interviewed on the Main Stage right before NOEW's keynote speaker.

Want to be a part of NOEW 2025 as a featured speaker? With over 80+ sessions to share your expertise in, we encourage you to submit your credentials to be considered for a NOEW curated programming session.

NOEW In Your Neighborhood (NIYN) will take place across the city of New Orleans during the entire week of NOEW, serving as satellite programming.  Last year’s NOEW in Your Neighborhood featured 28 events at 24 venues across the city.