Innovation After Hours
Nebraska Innovation Campus
Conference Center
2021 Transformation Drive
Lincoln, NE 68508
Tuesday
December 9, 2025
5:00 p.m.
Innovation After Hours is an invite-only, VIP after-hours event serving innovation, conversation, dinner and networking at Nebraska Innovation Campus in Lincoln, NE.
Connect with start-ups, investors, and executives from innovative ag companies and partners from across the country and beyond.
Program:
5:00 p.m. — Networking
6:00 p.m. — Welcome
6:15 p.m. — Dinner
6:55 p.m. — "Start-up Showcase"
8:00 p.m. — Networking​
Startup Showcase
Innovation After Hours invites the best and brightest early-stage agtech entrepreneurs to participate in a pitch event at the VIP dinner after this year's Nebraska Ag Expo. One winner will receive a $10,000 award (by a judging panel) and the audience will vote for the winner of a $1,000 People's Choice Award. This competition is designed to catapult small startups into the launch or growth phase of their business. ​
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Application deadline is 5 pm (CT) on October 24, 2025!
