Think Big Thursdays: Collisions and Coffee happens every Thursday at Think Big, but 3rd Thursdays are one-of-a-kind. On 3rd Thursdays, we invite a variety of entrepreneurial experts to share their amazing stories and experiences at Wise Words. This candid talk series give us a unique opportunity to understand and learn from their successes and failures in life, art, science, education and business. Join us for this informal exchange and interaction with some of KC’s smartest, more resourceful and enigmatic leaders.

This Month's Featured Expert: Anthony Luppino, University of Missouri-Kansas City

Professor Anthony Luppino is a change agent. He is a Rubey M. Hulen Professor of Law and the Director of Entrepreneurship Programs at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) School of Law and a Senior Fellow with the cross-campus Regnier Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation at UMKC. He teaches or co-teachers a variety of business planning, entrepreneurship and tax classes, including projects-based interdisciplinary courses on Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation, and on Law, Technology & Public Policy.

But he’s more than a brilliant academic. He’s shaping how we use data in today’s modern, digital economy to ensure that technology can be a vehicle for civic participation, government transparency and social justice.

Come spend a morning with us as we explore what this important nexus looks like in our digital city on Thursday, June 16 at 8:30am.

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Thursdays at Think Big are big, bold, coffee-licious and packed with inspiration and productivity vitamins. We invite you to stick around after Wise Words for free coworking – perfect for 1:1 and small group meetings and networking with friendly dreamers, doers and downtowners. Questions? Ask us!