PRIOR Speakers
past Speakers
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Martina Guzmán
Founder & Program Director
VERDAD
David Alvarez
Founder
LIVAQ
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Reuben Levinsohn
Managing Partner
Exit Quotient Ventures
Abid Ali
Principal
MCN Ventures
Carolina Pluszczynski
Chief Executive Officer
Michigan Central
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Kelly Sexton
Associate Vice President
University of Michigan
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Ryan Meitl
Co-founder & CEO
Rivet Work
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Yevgeny Khessin
Founder & CEO
Dimo
Scott Fairley
Founder & CEO
Optimotive
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Peng-Sang Cau
Director of Siemens for Startups DI SW
Siemens Digital Industries Software
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Mary Sheffield
Mayor
City of Detroit
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Stella Safari
Founder
Zapenda
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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
Troy Morris
Co-Founder & CEO
Kall Morris Inc
Farai Gundan
Founder
Bhadala
Sarah Beatty
Founder & CEO
Culturewell
Nikhil Kolli
Co-Founder
mokSa.ai
Jenna Ritten
Chief Developer Advocate & Architect
IBM
Anil Gosine
Chief Strategy Officer
Detroit Water and Sewerage Department
Carrie Hughes
AVP, Social Innovation Programs and Operations
Verizon
Yevgeny Khessin
Founder & CEO
Dimo
Scott Fairley
Founder & CEO
Optimotive
Phillip Swanson
Sr. Director Commercialization
Newlab
Alisyn Malek
Founder & CEO
Middle Third
Stella Safari
Founder
Zapenda
Tim Moore
Matthew Burnett
Co-founder & CEO
'round Here
Daniel Jeffries
Managing Partner, VC
Kalamazoo Forward Ventures
Michael Flagnahan
Vice President
Ann Arbor SPARK
Jim Baker
Sr. Associate VP for Research, Innovation
Michigan Technological University
Aria Spears
Program Coordinator
Michigan Founders Fund
Ashley Robinson
Impact Manager
Michigan Founders Fund
Sergio Rodenzuela
Founder & CEO
Tansy
Andrea Michelle Taylor
Founder & CEO
Livsee
Luis Antonio Uribegan
Lead Design Mind & CEO
Design Think Tank
Andrés Ospina
Founder
CreateValue™
Naim Faladino
Co-founder & CPO
Adrenaline Interactive
Jeseekia Vaughn
Co-founder
Detroit Black Tech
Myka Burley
Associate Director, Talent Development & Programming
Michigan Central Innovation District
Belvin Liles
Principal
ID Ventures
Niles Heron
Senior Director, Tech-Based Entrepreneurship
TechTown Detroit
Branko Kerkez
Chief Technology Officer
HyFi
Kyle Buzzard
Co-Founder, Chief of Staff
Glidance Inc
Daniel Easterly
Founder & CEO
The 40 Acres App
Meegan Winters
Founder & CEO
AbleVu
Jordan Craven
Co-founder & CEO
Sizeologic
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
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