As we get ready to light up the High Desert with Ignite for a second year on March 17, 2016, we are looking for interested & passionate people that have burning ideas that they want to share with our community in this

Ignite High Desert showcases the community’s movers,
shakers, creators, thinkers, innovators, doers and
dreamers in a fast-paced format designed to inspire.
What can you do with 20 slides and five minutes?
Enlighten us! Click here to go to our YouTube Channel!
The Ignite High Desert event and audience is a reflection of our vibrant community. Every event allows you to experience talks that educate, inspire, motivate, and entertain. You’ll be introduced to new ideas and perspectives, all presented by members of the High Desert community. The audience is diverse, but share a common love for community, innovation and ideas.
To allow for companies of all sizes to contribute to Ignite High Desert events, there are three levels of sponsorship. Within each level, there is often an opportunity to sponsor with a cash donation or through in-kind support. Because sponsorship is so much more than just a donation, Ignite High Desert offers fantastic perks to sponsors at every level:
In your video, anything goes! In fact, we encourage you to produce a creative, high-energy video that keeps up with the rapid-fire pace of the event. The only restriction is keeping the video PG-rated, as it’s an event open to all ages.
Do you have a funny story, unusual hack or quirky hobby?
A geeky passion, unique perspective or outrageous solution?
How about just something that fires you up, widens your eyes and makes you talk a little faster?
We want to hear it!
Ignite High Desert provides the platform to share these life-shaping experiences, passions, and unique perspectives. With 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds, share your idea with 250 eager audience members that have your undivided attention! Just make sure it’s PG-13 or lower and not a sales pitch.
Each selected speaker must commit to all of the following:
Submissions are open now and will close on Monday, April 17, 2023
All applicants will be notified of the committee’s selections by April 28, 2023.
Click on the button below to access the application. Let’s Ignite the High Desert!
So many speeches and so much fun! Had an absolutely wonderful time. All of the speakers were just awesome!! From painting to gardening to music to Cindy Schmidt talking about her rocket scientist husband!
The place was simply electric! I attended Ignite and what a wonderful show! I was very impressed! It makes me very happy to know there are people out there doing such positive things in our community!
Everyone should go to Ignite! There is something for everyone. The format is fast paced with never a dull moment and on top of that you will hear some great information from the speakers. It was an awesome experience being part of the speakers and the comrarderie was amazing!
Ignite High Desert brings the community together in a fast-paced evening filled with high impact 5-minute presentations – directly from your High Desert peers! Add a sprinkling of local brews and local tunes and it’s an event you won’t want to miss. Will you join us?
As we get ready to light up the High Desert with Ignite for a second year on March 17, 2016, we are looking for interested & passionate people that have burning ideas that they want to share with our community in this
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