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The Great Lakes International Innovation Summit is proud to present some of the most knowledgeable, dynamic speakers in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Read on for more information about each of the fantastic session presenters you'll enjoy at the GLIn2 Summit.

 

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Keynote Speaker

Paul Sachs

Executive Director, ACRE AgTech

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Track 3/Session 2: Midwestern Ag-Tech Trends

John DeGraff, Keynote 

Adjunct Professor of Marketing at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater & Partner at the Innovatrium Innovation Institution in Ann Arbor

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Brooke Corbin

Manager of Innovation Solutions, Lakeshore Advantage

Track 2/Session 2: Innovations in Bootstrapping your Program

Sandra Cochrane

Assistant Dean & Director of the WMed Innovation Center

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Track 1/Session 3: Investor Pitch Mistakes & How to Avoid Them

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Hal Pieroway

Account Services, Legal Advantage

Track 2/Session 4: Innovation happened. Now what? Managing Intellectual Property Matters

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Mike Fritsch

Director of Revenue Development, Northeast Indiana Innovation Center

Track 1/Session 3: Investor Pitch Mistakes & How to Avoid Them

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Pierre-Yves Desbiens

General Manager, NEOMED Campus & CFO of the NEOMED Institute

Track 4/Session 1: Community Showcases

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Amanda Chocko

Co-Director of the Seamless IoT Commercialization Program

Track 4/Session 2:  Profiles in Innovation Case Studies

Nic Zito

CEO of Rev3 Innovation Center

Track 2/Session 2: Innovations in Bootstrapping your Program

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Karl Lapan

President & CEO of the Northeast Indiana Innovation Center/Innovation Park

Track 4/Session 1: Community Showcases

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Track 1/Session 4: Going Corporate

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Jeff Joerling

Workplace Consultant at Steelcase Inc.

Track 2/Session 1: Creating Environment and Culture to Inspire

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Paul Jaques

Director of Student & Community Engagement at Spartan Innovations

Track 2/Session 3: Managing Student Entrepreneurship Programs

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Mara Hauser

Director of Global Workspace Association

Track 2/Session 1: Creating Environment + Culture to Inspire

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Sean Simpson

Investment Manager at GM Ventures

Track 1/Session 4: Going Corporate

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Miche Rayment

Founder & Chief Facilitator at The Hire Effect

Track 3/Session 1: Management Trends

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Lisa Canning

Co-Founder of IAEOU

Track 1/Session 1: Innovations in Raising Capital

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Paul Riser, Jr.

Managing Director of Technology-Based Entrepreneurship at
TechTown Detroit

Track 1/Session 3:  Cross Border Collaborations

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Arthur Barbut

Managing Director of the Downtown Windsor Business Accelerator

Track 1/Session 3:  Cross Border Collaborations

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Lara Hobson

Director of the Western Michigan University Starting Gate Student Accelerator

Track 2/Session 3: Managing Student Entrepreneurship Programs

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Gail Gillian-Bain

President of Food Business Incubation International

Track 1/Session 3:  Cross Border Collaborations

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Elizabeth Binning

Product & Learning Specialist, GrowthWheel

Track 3/Session 1:  Innovative Trends in Management

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Ted Baker

CEO & Executive Director, Muncie Innovation Connector, Inc.

Track 2/Session 1: Creating Environment and Culture to Inspire

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Anika-Kafi Summers Grose

Director of Entrepreneurship & Education at Eastern Market Corp.

Track 3/Session 2: New Trends in Midwest Incubation &Track 4/Session 2: Profiles in Innovation

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Stephen Potter

Executive Director of Bunker Labs Detroit

Track 3/Session 2: New Trends in Midwestern Incubation

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John Eaton

Client Strategist

Macomb-OU INCubator

Track 3/Session 1: Management Trends

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Cheryl Peters

Executive Director of the Generation E Institute

Track 2/Session 3: Managing Student Entrepreneurship Programs

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Track 4/Session 2:  Profiles in Innovation

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Colin McKillop

Executive Director, Windsor Essex Capital Angel Network

Track 1/Session 1:  Innovations in Raising Capital

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James Leonard

Associate at Price Heneveld

Track 2/Session 4: Innovation happened. Now what? Managing Intellectual Property Matters

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