PRIOR Speakers

past Speakers

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Karissma Yve

Founder & CEO

Gildform

Darren Riley

Co-Founder & CEO

JustAir

Robert Wolfe

Founder & CEO

Zeck

Christina Fair

Co-founder & CEO

Hum

Crystal Brown

CEO

CircNova

Songe LaRon

Co-Founder & CEO

SQUIRE

Marlin Williams

Founder & CEO

Marlin Williams Enterprises

Dr. Anthony Chang

Founder & CEO

BAMF Health

Sherrell Dorsey

Host

TED Tech

Jason Raznick

Founder & Executive Chairman

Benzinga

Dr. Freada Kapor Klein

Founding Partner

Kapor Capital

Jon Oberheide

Co-Founder & former CTO

Duo Security

Brian Olatunji

Founder & CEO

ReadiCharge

Tessa Flippin

Founder & Managing Partner

Capitalize VC

Achsha Jones

Co-Founder & CEO

TripSlip

Mykolas Rambus

CEO

Hush

Jim Simpson

CEO

Blumira

Kathleen Craig

CEO

Plinqit

Melissa Butler

Founder & CEO

The Lip Bar

James Meeks

Terrence Reeves

Attorney & Advisor

GwC

Deeana Ahmed, PhD

VP, Strategy & Gov Relations

Our Next Energy, Inc.

Peter Walker

Raggeria Goddard

Managing Partner

Crowned Venture Capital

Steve Robert

CEO

Autobooks

David Woessner

Stacy Brown-Philpot

Danny Ellis

CEO

SkySpecs

Greg Schwartz

Danielle Parker

Founder

Detroit Maid

Sophia Bush

Actress, producer, activist, and entrepreneur

Chris Yeh

Embracing AI: Successfully Navigating The AI Revolution

Dug Song

Founder & Funder

Song United

Charles Hudson

David Alvarez

Founder

LIVAQ

Reuben Levinsohn

Managing Partner

Exit Quotient Ventures

Abid Ali

Principal

MCN Ventures

Carolina Pluszczynski

Chief Executive Officer

Michigan Central

Kelly Sexton

Associate Vice President

University of Michigan

Ryan Meitl

Co-founder & CEO

Yevgeny Khessin

Founder & CEO

Dimo

Scott Fairley

Founder & CEO

Optimotive

Peng-Sang Cau

Director of Siemens for Startups DI SW

Siemens Digital Industries Software

Mary Sheffield

Mayor

City of Detroit

Stella Safari

Founder

Zapenda

Tim Moore

Chief Executive Officer

Clixie AI

Michael Polk

Founder & CEO

Stock Pal, Inc.

Brandon Barry

Founder & CEO

Block Harbor Cybersecurity

Parker Boundy

Co-Founder & CEO

General Orbit

David Alvarez

Chris Hart

Co-founder & CEO

gBeat

Ademola Fagade

Founder & CEO

Geo Prime Energy

Better Together

2024 Speakers

Our speakers are dynamic leaders positioned to guide Michiganders to impactful careers and entrepreneurial successes state-wide.

Carla Walker-Miller

Founder and CEO of Walker-Miller Energy Services

Charles Hudson

Board Chair, National Venture Capital Association

Dug Song

Founder & Funder, Song United

Sophia Bush

Actress, Producer, Activist, and Entrepreneur

Greg Schwartz

President, COO, and Co-Founder of StockX

Stacy Brown-Philpot

Founder & Managing Partner of Cherryrock Capital

David Woessner

Co-Founder and Partner at FutureOf

Peter Walker

Head of Insights at Carta

Marlin Williams

Founder and CEO, Marlin Williams Enterprises