Big Easy Ideas
Here is where innovation & culture meet in the South– everything from entrepreneurship, #CultureTech, #ClimateTech, investing, business, & more, all from experts and thought leaders who've spoken at New Orleans Entrepreneur Week*. All episodes were recorded live at New Orleans Entrepreneur Week. *New Orleans Entrepreneur Week is an annual event produced by The Idea Village. Sign up to The Big Easy Ideas newsletter: www.bigeasyideas.com. Sign up to receive New Orleans Entrepreneur Week 2023 updates and early-bird ticket discounts at: www.noew.org.
Episodes
58 episodes
S9: E5 | New Orleans' Path to Growth Through Climate & Community Resiliency
How can New Orleans balance economic growth with climate resilience? In this panel discussion, industry leaders explore the intersection of sustainability, innovation, and community resilience. Courtney Nicholson (...
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Episode 5
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S9: E4 | Engaging Community in a Renewable Future
Louisiana and the Gulf Coast are at the forefront of a historic effort to decarbonize the industrial sector and lead the world in new technology and private partnerships that will help reach the net zero global climate goals by 2050. <...
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Episode 4
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Bonus Episode | IDEAfuel in Action: Powering Inclusive Innovation
This episode showcases the IDEAfuel panel, exploring the barriers BIPOC entrepreneurs face and how The Idea Village’s IDEAfuel program is making strides to overcome them. Supported by the Regions Foundation and other generous donors, IDEAfuel p...
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Season 9
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Bonus Episode | Against the Odds: Edrizio De La Cruz’s Journey from Barrio to Silicon Valley
This episode features Edrizio De La Cruz’s story, titled "From the Barrio to Silicon Valley." Known for his grit and vision, Edrizio takes us on his path from the Dominican Republic to launching Arcus, where he overcame countless ch...
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S9: E3 | A Resilient New Orleans for All
Explore how New Orleans is activating its Climate Plan through the Resilient New Orleans Finance Framework. This panel of public sector leaders dives into key project targets, private sector opportunities, and the long-term vision for a more re...
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Episode 3
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S9: E2 | Carbon Accounting & Reducing Emissions in Global Supply Chains
Supply chain emissions account for an estimated 5.5 times an organization's direct emissions, making them a critical focus for sustainability efforts. To effectively reduce carbon footprints, organizations must first measure and understand thei...
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Episode 2
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Bonus Episode | Louisiana's Statewide Innovation Strategy
This special episode recaps the Statewide Innovation Strategy event, held at The Nieux in New Orleans on October 2, 2024, where industry leaders and policymakers discussed the future of Louisiana’s startup ecosystem and how a statewide innovati...
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S9: E1 | Floating Cities & the Path Towards a Gulf Coast Climate Tech Unicorn
In the coming decades, resilient Gulf Coast communities will learn to adapt to a radically transformed water-inundated intercostal zone to preserve their rich cultural heritage and way of life. Marine-based floating infrastructure and related ‘...
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Season 9
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Episode 1
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S8: E5 | The Next Innovation Revolution: BioTech & Patents
Big Easy Ideas' final episode of #BioTech is here! And we want to take a moment to thank our partners, Tulane University Innovation Institute, for presenting this ...
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S8: E4 | Investor Download: A BioTech Perspective
How do investment firms decide who to give their funds to? What is unique about BioTech and healthcare investing, and what does a BioTech startup need to know to raise money? This panel features investment experts who will answer these question...
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S8: E3 | BioTech Startup Spotlight
In order for technologies to make it from the bench to the bedside, they often need to be developed in a university startup. In this panel, we will hear from four scientific innovators who made the leap into the startup world to bring their dis...
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S8: E2 | Translational BioTech Research: Leading Edge Tech
Translational research seeks to bring advances made in the laboratory to patients. This panel looks at not only the "how and why" of scientific discovery, but also "how and who" of product development. Professionals, doctors, and researchers wh...
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S8: E1 | BioTech: Opportunities & Challenges
Welcome to Season 8 of Big Easy Ideas, presented by the Tulane University Innovation Institute! This season focuses on the newest developments in the BioTech sector. In the first episode of this season, you’ll hear a keynote address from Dr. Da...
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S7: E5 | Tech in the Cultural Marketplace
NFTs and other market developments are allowing artists to connect with their fans and customers in new ways. In this conversation moderated by Angelique Roché of Marvel Entertainment, you’ll hear from Erin Frankenheimer of Amazing Radio; visua...
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S7: E4 | Expanding the Experience
Technology is creating opportunities to bring new levels of immersion to live performance and events. Join Otura Mun of ÌFÉ, who married traditional Cuban hand drumming with modern sampling technology; Everett Woods, co-founder of spatial compu...
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S7: E3 | How Tech is Shaping Music, Film & Gaming
Episode 3 consists of a panel on how technology is shaping the music industry, as well as music’s place in the film and gaming industries. The panel is moderated by Alana Harris from the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Economy, and features: Pell, r...
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S7: E2 | Mic Check: New Tech in the Studio
This conversation from NOEW 2023 delves into some of the ways that new studio technology is changing the practice of making records, including that looming and often-misunderstood behemoth in the room: AI. Join Lovell “U-P” Cooper, music produc...
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S7: E1 | Tech Tools to Streamline Culture for Creatives
The music industry is always being shaped by technological advancements in recording, distribution, and promotion. In Season 7 of Big Easy Ideas, we'll be looking at some recent developments in music tech through the eyes of local creatives. Jo...
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S6: E5 | Big Companies Tackling Big Problems
What's the key to large corporations creating and fostering a culture of innovation internally? Tune in to this fascinating discussion, which touches on but is not limited to health tech, to find out. You will hear entrepreneur and executive Le...
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S6: E4 | Can Startups and Corporate Play Well Together?
Conventional wisdom tends to undersell how much startups and legacy companies stand to learn from each other. In this episode (recorded during New Orleans Entrepreneur Week 2021) you’ll hear from Christina Wallace, serial entrepreneur and Senio...
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S6: E3 | The Women of Health Tech
Before it was making national headlines, these local, female founders saw the opportunity to leverage technology to transform health and healthcare for the better. In this episode, you’ll hear from three women founders of New Orleans-based heal...
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S6: E2 | What Health Tech Could Mean for New Orleans
New Orleans is poised to become a health tech hub -- what will it take to make this a reality? Tune into this panel, facilitated by Aimee Quirk of Ochsner Health and Ochsner Ventures, as they try to answer this question. Aimee is joined by Sara...
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S6: E1 | Health Tech 101: Opportunities and Predictions in a Fast-Evolving Industry
The health care sector continues to undergo massive changes as digitization & tech work their way through one of the country's largest industries. As the landscape shifts, opportunities for innovation & investment are abundant. Join Kei...
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