As Denver’s third annual 10.10.10 event prepares to begin Monday, organizers for the 10-day thinkfest that attempts to solve “10 wicked health problems” are expanding the concept. The first 10.10.10 Cities is now scheduled for October in Denver.
“At the turn of the last century, 10 percent of the world’s population lived in cities. Now, we’re . By 2050, we’ll be at 75 percent. If, as an entrepreneur, you want to make an impact on the world, you’ll be focused on what happens in cities,” said Tom Higley, founder of 10.10.10. “That’s where you’ll want to be.”
The first in 2015 with 10 CEOs from all over the country. On day one, the CEOs listened to pitches from advocates like Kaiser Permanente Colorado and the Colorado Health Foundation.That first year, one CEO decided to start BurstIQ, a company to help patients better manage and secure their health data. BurstIQ, as well as two other 10.10.10. grads, were recently mentioned in a 5280 magazine write up about how problems.
“We couldn’t be happier with what’s happened so far, but our goals are loftier. We really want to see over time over half our CEOs start new ventures in the nine months that follow,” Higley said. “This isn’t just an exercise to publicize the wicked problems. It’s not about brainstorming but spending time to learn about the problems.”
Expanding the 10.10.10 concept beyond healthcare and Denver has always been in the plan. Denver will remain host to the Cities event, scheduled for Oct. 16 to 26. The goal is to expand to four cities by 2019.
Monday’s event, hosted at the McNichols Civic Center Building in Denver, will announce the 10 health problems and name the 10 CEOs during the “Big Reveal,” which begins at 4 p.m. Tickets are available at .
