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Agenda
2021 GLIn2 Agenda
Thursday, October 21
8 – 9 a.m. Welcome and Keynote Speaker Rich Sheridan, CEO & Co-founder of Menlo Innovations
9:05 – 10:20 a.m. - Session - County / City Innovation
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Moderator: Ted Baker, CEO/Executive Director, Innovation Connector
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Paula Nas, Director, UM-Flint Office of Economic Development
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Antonio Mitchell, Community Investment Manager, City of Kalamazoo
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Mandy Bishop, Director of Public Service, City of Columbus
10:30 – 11:45 a.m. - Session - Corporate Innovation
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Moderator: Mike McCann, Chief Business Development Officer, Rev1 Ventures
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Jessica Cohen, Director, Community Engagement, Verizon
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Jennifer Thomas, Managing Director, Plug and Play Cleveland
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Barb Ewing, CEO, Youngstown Business Incubator
Noon – 1 p.m. - Lunch and Keynote Speaker: Jon Husted, Lt. Governor, State of Ohio
1:15 – 2:30 p.m. - Session - Rural Innovation
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Moderator: Stacy Strauss, Director, Ohio University Innovation Center
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Rebecca Singer, President and CEO, CIFT
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Joe Thiel, CEO, Innovate Marquette SmartZone
2:45 – 4:00 p.m. - Session - University Innovation
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Moderator: Sandra Cochrane, Assistant Dean, WMed Innovation Center/the Kalamazoo SmartZone
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Jason Blume, Executive Director, Trine University Innovation One
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Norm Rapino, Executive Director, University of Toledo Center for Innovation
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Diane Bouis, Innovation Manager, Innovation Partnerships Startup Incubator, U of M Innovation Partnerships
4:15 – 5:15 Networking Session
Friday, October 22
8 – 9:00 a.m. –Keynote Speaker: Charles Ross, CEO of the International Business Innovation Association
9:15 – 10:30 a.m. - Session - Diverse Innovation
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Lamont Mackley, Chief Inclusion and Outreach Officer, Jumpstart
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George Zarebski, Founder/COO/CIO, The U Team
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Amanda Poole, Director of Talent, High Alpha Innovation
10:45 a.m. – Noon - Session - Financing innovation
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Moderator: Amy Haschak, Partner, Network Management, Jumpstart
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Bill Taft, Senior VP of Economic Development, LISC
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Natalie Saucedo, Senior Director of Strategy and Innovation, United Way of the Battle Creek and Kalamazoo Region
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Ellen Vera, Director of Development & Co-op Organizing, Co-op Cincy
Summit concludes at noon