October 11-13, 2023
Birmingham, Alabama
Come be educated, entertained, and inspired at our 10th annual Lions Den competition
About the event
Cedarworks, Inc. is excited to once again present The Lions Den on October 11-13, 2023 in Birmingham, AL at Highlands College. This “Shark Tank” style Main Event (October 12) features 3-5 business-as-mission companies competing before a live audience and panel of judges, seeking capital, resources, and exposure.
- The Professional Summit (October 11-12)
encompasses all Wed-Thurs Lions Den activities. On Wednesday this includes dinner, a speaker, introductions to the competing companies, and structured networking. On Thursday, it includes breakfast, a keynote luncheon, dinner, plenary sessions, multiple breakout sessions, the Main Event, and additional networking opportunities.
- The Accredited Investor Meeting (October 13) gives an opportunity for Accredited Investors to go deeper, ask questions, and meet with the presenting companies one-on-one to determine any future partnerships.
Why You Should Come
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Summary of Schedule
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Wednesday, October 11 – THE CLUB
6:00 – 9:00 PM Summit Registration & Dinner
Thursday, October 12 – HIGHLANDS COLLEGE
7:00 – 8:00 AM One-on-One Consults
8:00 – 8:30 AM Summit Registration, Breakfast
8:30 – 8:50 AM Summit Opening Plenary Session
9:00 – 10:15 AM Summit Breakout Sessions 1
10:30 – 11:45 AM Summit Breakout Sessions 2
12:00 – 1:15 PM Summit Keynote Luncheon
1:15 – 2:00 PM Summit Closing Plenary Session
2:15 – 3:30 PM Summit Industry Sessions
3:30 – 4:30 PM Break/Networking/Exhibits
4:30 – 6:30 PM The Lions Den Main Event
7:00 – 9:00 PM Summit Wrap Dinner
Friday, October 13 – HIGHLANDS COLLEGE
8:00 – 12:30 PM Accredited Investor Meeting
Our Purpose
To ‘Inspire, Educate, and Mobilize’ business professionals to use their time, talents, and other resources to advance God’s Kingdom using Business As Mission (BAM).
Watch 2022 Event
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Real Businesses Seeking
Real Investors For Real Impact
The Lions Den is a Cedarworks,Inc. Event
A group of Birmingham business professionals created The Lions Den event in 2014 to “Inspire, Educate and Mobilize” people to invest their time, talents, and other resources in the Kingdom through “Business as Mission.”
The group created the non-profit Cedarworks, Inc. to produce the event as it encourages a diverse community of participants from around the world and in the Birmingham area.
The Lions Den began to establish itself as a forum for action-oriented professionals coming from across the country to network and collaborate.
After multiple requests for more in-depth content, Cedarworks added the Professional Summit to the event. The additional time allows experts to further interact on Business As Mission issues, topics, and case studies. Other cities followed Birmingham’s lead: Dallas in 2016 and Silicon Valley in 2020.
To illustrate the broad appeal, over 600 came to The Lions Den Main Event in 2022, with 10 countries, 159 cities, and 32 states represented. Summit participants enjoyed a series of plenary sessions on the past, present, and future of BAM, as well as a series of smaller breakout session topics and of course, two great dinners, and a lunch with keynote speaker Dwight Nordstrom.
