Adrian Fortino
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@adrianfortino
Adrian Fortino is a Managing Director at Mercury, where he leads Mercury's Detroit Office. Prior to joining Mercury, Adrian was the Managing Director of Detroit Innovate and First Step Fund, seed stage investment funds supporting high growth companies based in Southeast Michigan.
Adrian also co-founded three software companies: Sidecar (acq. by GM), ShepherdIS, and FlockTAG. ShepherdIS, the first cloud-based fleet management software platform, was spun out of the University of Michigan Tech Transfer office. Sidecar was the first instant rideshare company paving the way for a new industry.
Prior to his founder time, Adrian was the Manager of Powertrain Development with Ricardo, a global engineering consultancy focusing on the automotive, cleantech, military and industrial sectors.
Adrian sits on the boards of Michigan Founders Fund and Michigan Venture Capital Association. He also teaches venture capital fundamentals courses at the University of Michigan College of Engineering. Adrian received his BSE in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan and an MBA with High Distinction from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.

Sessions
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Sessions
Catch this year's 70+ speakers at MTW 2023 from October 9-12.
Where’s the event?
MTW 2023 will take place at the University of Michigan football stadium - Big House! - on Oct 9-10 and at Venue 4M on Oct 11-12. Doors open at 8:00 am and the event programming experience will run from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm (EST.)
Food & Drinks will be provided!
Dean Sharon Matusik
Peter Walker
Rasmus Noraas Bendvold, David Woessner, Sasi Prabhakaran PhD, Rahul Gayam
Carla Walker-Miller, Lisa Lunsford, Maria Thompson
Charles Hudson
Melissa Butler, Jenn Onwenu
Lara Pender, Alison Accavitti, Edi Demaj, Etrit Demaj, Kevin Heras
Matt Burns, Priya Gogoi, Chase Lee, Ben Chehebar, Adrian Fortino
James Meeks
Lisa Katz, Sarah Gretter, Margarita Hernandez, Tom Stewart, Joe Thiel
Mayor Mike Duggan, Mayor Christopher Taylor
Stacy Brown-Philpot, Greg Schwartz
Devon Townsend
Austin Yarger
Terrance J.L. Reeves, Ashton Keys, Shalanda Armstrong
Stewart Thornhill, Kurt Skifstad, Jeni Olney, Kristen Wolff
Nia Batts, Sophia Bush
Will Fung, Alison Todak, Jim Tenzillo, Joe Kaiser Chris Thomas
MTW 2023 Now On Sale
Body: Tickets are on sale now until October 8. Tickets will be available at the gate.
Good news! Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, we are pleased to offer a limited number of scholarship tickets for individuals to attend MTW 2023. If you would like to request a scholarship ticket, please complete this form and our selection team will contact you if you are eligible for a scholarship ticket.
If you’re interested, tell us about yourself by submitting a scholarship application by 10/4!