What is Juice?

Juice is a conference designed to generate energy, to be a conductor for ideas and action. Taking place over a fall weekend in Camden, Maine, Juice will connect elements of the creative economy to spark growth and prosperity. Here we will discuss, debate and decide on action plans to fuel Maine’s future. Whether you’re an arts leader, entrepreneur, community developer, industry leaders or policy maker we invite you to join us to create currents of cross-pollination.

Connect, Collaborate, Create: The Juice Conference connects leaders of the creative economy to foster growth and prosperity. Weaving together the arts, technology, and entrepreneurship, Juice inspires innovation by bringing talented people together from widely different backgrounds to build on Maine’s traditions. Juice is a forum where attendees can learn, exchange ideas, share success stories and provide input to shape the development of strategies for Maine’s future.

Juice 3.0 will take place November 4 & 5, 2011 at the Camden Opera House in Camden, Maine. This event will attract 800 participants in a “super-regional” conference drawing participants from throughout New England and the Canadian Maritimes. The conference will attract leaders, policy makers, entrepreneurs, artists and innovators to connect, collaborate, and create opportunities for economic expansion.

Why “Celebrating Risk?” Entrepreneurs take risks and artists take risks. These current economic times are not the time to hunker down and play it safe. Policy-makers are embracing the challenge of encouraging innovation.  Juice 3.0 will explore many kinds of risks: creative, financial, career, technological, organizational, political and environmental. We’ll celebrate successes and failures and look for opportunities to encourage smart economic development.

Juice is Maine’s creative economy conference. Produced by Midcoast Magnet, our collaborating partners are the Maine Arts Commission, Maine Development Foundation, and Maine Technology Institute. With Cornerstone Sponsorship from Bangor Savings Bank, Juice 3.0 will feature over 80 speakers from among state and international leaders in a cross section of industries, brought together to energize, educate, and motivate conference attendees. Juice 3.0 will start with stories that celebrate risk and will result in important collaborations and connections that lead to innovation and creation.

The conference will be a multi venue event in downtown Camden with networking a business plan pitch competition, networking venues, performances, and how-to seminars with a focus on cross-pollination of industries including Arts & Culture, Community Development, Green Industry, Entrepreneurship, and Technology & Innovation.

Highlights of Juice 3.0 “Celebrating Risk”:

• $100,000 business plan pitch competition
• Plenary speakers including Governor Angus King, Gino Bona (Fearless Revolution) and John Bielenberg (Project M)
• Breakouts featuring 80 leaders from Maine, New England and the Canadian Maritimes
• Skill-building seminars on product development, marketing, public speaking & more
• Statewide Pecha Kucha with 10 presenters representing the 5 sectors of Juice
• Film Contest
• Downtown Camden Harbor party and all-day networking venue