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

Mel Martin

Coalition Manager, Michigan

Right to Start

Bilal Hammoud

Executive Director

Arab American Chamber of Commerce

H.E. Amna Binzaal Almheiri

Consul General

United Arab Emirates in New York

Brad Garmon

Executive Director

Michigan Economic Development Corporation

Linda Nosegbe

Director of Economic Mobility

Gilbert Family Foundation

Ben Marchionna

Chief Innovation Ecosystem Officer

State of Michigan

Jonathan Weyhrauch

Capture Tech

Founder

Jennifer Hayes

Senior Vice President, Public Policy

Invest Detroit

Delaney Keating

Operations Director

Michigan Founders Fund

Todd Sullivan

CEO

Exitwise

Mike Kelly

Founder & CEO

Blindplane

Edward Johnston

Partner

Clark Hill Law

JD Fiscus

Head of AI

Briefs Finance

Declan McNulty

Partner

Clark Hill Law

Stephen Campbell

Attorney

Clark Hill Law

Marc Alexander

Co-Founder & CEO

Lite Raise

Mamatha Chamarthi

Founder

Laura Chavez

Managing Director

Per Scholas

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