This nursing innovation conference will provide an overview of a broad range of topics from nationally known speakers on the topics of most relevance to nursing and healthcare innovation today. Presentations on intellectual property, elevating the front-line voice in innovation, building cultures of nursing innovation, rural health innovations, what investors look for in innovation pitches, business skills and concepts, and a guide to market, among others, will be addressed. This conference is for clinical nurses, nurse educators, nurse scientists/researchers, nursing students, and anyone interested in healthcare innovation. The conference also features a Nurse Innovator Showcase, shining the spotlight on some of our own UMSN Nurse Innovators and their inventions.