Speakers

Full speaker lineup for MTW 2026 is coming soon.

past Speakers

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Sara Chen

Founder & CEO

Pangoo Apparel

Eric Wimbley

VC Managing Partner

Kalamazoo Forward Ventures

Irene Liu

Co-Founder & CEO

Chiyo

Wafa Dinaro

Executive Director

New Economy Initiative

Alex Pollock

Co-Founder

Reel Free

Da'ron Wright

CEO

Joystick INC

Grace Hsia Haberl, Ms.E.

CEO

Warmilu

Orletta Caldwell

Executive Director

Michigan Council of Women in Technology

Camille Hoisington

VP of Ecosystem Development

Traverse Connect

Zach Hite

Co-Founder & COO

Stocked

Kim Gamez

Founder & CEO

Sober(ish)

Justin Onwenu

Director of Entrepreneurship & Economic Opportunity

City of Detroit

Martin Dober

SVP & Managing Director

Invest Detroit Ventures

Michael Polk

CEO

Stock Pal, Inc.

Cindy Warner

Founder

360ofme

Prentice Keller

Partner, Business Development

gener8tor

Dr. Britany Affolter-Caine

Executive Director

Michigan’s University Research Corridor

Brandon Cooper

Co-Founder & CEO

Aphid

Jen Baird

Executive Chair

Culturewell, Co.

Elliot Smith

Founder

Motmot

Michelle Erikson

Advisory Board Chair

Michigan Outdoor Innovation Fund

Raffaele Mautone

Founder & CEO

Judy Security

Tim Streit

Founder & General Partner

Grand Ventures

Chris Powers

CEO

Reciprocity

Brad Garmon

Executive Director

Michigan Outdoor Recreation Industry Office

Justine Johnson

Chief Mobility Officer

Michigan Office of Future Mobility and Electrification

Marvin Yates

Regional Engagement Principal - Michigan

National Security Innovation Network (NSIN)

Yuktha Pulavarthi

Marketing, Communications, & Events Intern

Michigan Founders Fund

Andrew Yang

Founder

Parhelion

Marianna Kerppola

Founder & CEO

Moment for Parents

Mike Duncan

CEO

Bankjoy

Prashant Salla

Founder

GoodHood

Chris Thomas

Co-Founder & Partner

Assembly Ventures

Spencer Lucker

Director of Strategic Talent Initiatives

MEDC

Kylee Guenther

CEO

Pivot Materials

Andy Frey

CIO

OneMagnify

Kendra Quinlan

Michigan Market Development Lead

Accenture

Sydney Davis

CEO

NixCode

Jacob Zuppke

CEO

Whisker

Pete Wilkins

Author + Managing Director

HPA

Ryan Anderson

VP, Global Insights

MillerKnoll

Victor Darolfi

CEO

RoboTire

Alexis Alston

Principal

Lightship Capital

Bill Binkiewicz

CTO

Autobooks

Art Thompson

CIO

City of Detroit

Jibreel Lockhart

CEO

Petram Analytics

Troy Morris

Co-Founder & Director of Ops

KMI

Damien Hooper-Campbell

Chief Impact Officer

StockX

Greg Grossman

Partner

Cooley LLP

Bess Goodfellow

Principal

HPA

Aditi Rajagopal

Senior Associate

ID Ventures

Ashton Keys

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