Presented By: Innovate Blue
Entrepalooza
Katty Kay, NY Times bestselling author of The Confidence Code, and Aaron Dworkin, Dean of the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance
This year’s un-conference will focus on “Entrepreneurship through the Kaleidoscope,” and feature a keynote address from Katherine “Katty” Kay, lead anchor of BBC World News America and co-author of The Confidence Code. During her address, Kay will offer insight into what it takes to create and inspire the confidence needed to take the risks involved in entrepreneurship.
The event includes TED Talk-style presentations from a selection of Michigan’s most successful entrepreneurs. Following an “unconference” format, each speaker will encourage an interactive session, focusing on areas including angel investing, food and sustainability entrepreneurship, technology entrepreneurship and arts entrepreneurship.
Aaron Dworkin, dean of the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre and Dance and founder of the Sphinx Organization, a national arts organization that focuses on youth and minority involvement in classical music, will kick off this portion of the program. Other confirmed speakers include:
Nate Aschenbach, co-founder, GameStart,
Lisa McLaughlin, CEO and co-founder, Workit Health, MSI, MSW ‘08
Jill Ford, special advisor to Mike Duggan, mayor of Detroit, MSI, MSW ‘08
Mary Lemmer, CEO and co-founder, Scape, BBA ’10
Justin DeLay, CMO and co-founder, Tempo IQ, MSI ‘12
The event includes TED Talk-style presentations from a selection of Michigan’s most successful entrepreneurs. Following an “unconference” format, each speaker will encourage an interactive session, focusing on areas including angel investing, food and sustainability entrepreneurship, technology entrepreneurship and arts entrepreneurship.
Aaron Dworkin, dean of the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre and Dance and founder of the Sphinx Organization, a national arts organization that focuses on youth and minority involvement in classical music, will kick off this portion of the program. Other confirmed speakers include:
Nate Aschenbach, co-founder, GameStart,
Lisa McLaughlin, CEO and co-founder, Workit Health, MSI, MSW ‘08
Jill Ford, special advisor to Mike Duggan, mayor of Detroit, MSI, MSW ‘08
Mary Lemmer, CEO and co-founder, Scape, BBA ’10
Justin DeLay, CMO and co-founder, Tempo IQ, MSI ‘12
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