Doors Open | Lunch Reception
Remarks
Sponsor: Michigan Economic Development Corporation – Office of Future Mobility and Electrification
Iron Chef Michigan: A Recipe for Economic Competition
Speaker: Dug Song, Co-founder and President, The Song Foundation; Board Member, National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Interviewer: Glenn Stevens Jr., Executive Director, MichAuto; Vice President, Automotive and Mobility Initiatives, Detroit Regional Chamber
Sponsor: Michigan State University
Table Talk: Enabling Michigan’s Innovation and Tech Talent
Panelists: Ronia Kruse, President and Chief Executive Officer, OpTech; Co-founder, Digital Lakes
Rob Llanes, Senior Vice President, Business Development, The Right Place
Trista Van Tine, Executive Director and Co-founder, Michigan Founders Fund
Moderator: Dustin Walsh, Senior Reporter, Crain’s Detroit Business
Break
Table Talk: Why I Choose Michigan
Panelists: Jose L. Flores, Chief Executive Officer, Ancor Automotive
Beth Silver, Manager, Mobility Strategy and Marketing, Bosch
Travis White, Co-founder, ProNav Marine; Research Engineer and Relief Captain, Great Lakes Research Center, Michigan Technological University
Moderator: Jer Staes, Co-founder, Producer, and Host, Daily Detroit
Table Talk: Inclusion in the Mobility and New Energy Economy
Panelists: Kimathi Boothe, Vice President, Energy Operations, Dunamis Clean Energy Partners
Michael Simonte, President, American Axle & Manufacturing
Carla Walker-Miller, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Walker-Miller Energy Services LLC
Moderator: Kerry Duggan, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, SustainabiliD
One-on-One Conversation with Deeana Ahmed: Building an Innovation Company and Culture
Event Concludes
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