DETROIT – TEDxDetroit is expecting more than 800 people to attend its technology, entertainment and design event September 29 at the Detroit Institute of Arts that will bring together inspiring innovators, inventors, creators, musicians, artists and entrepreneurs from across Michigan.
TEDxDetroit is not only meant to create dialogue and action, it also serves as a platform for Michigan social entrepreneurs to share their thoughts, actively apply ideas and ultimately bring positive change to Detroit.
Speakers include:
Jeff DeGraff, Dean of Innovation, Competing Values
Dianne Marsh, CEO & Technologist, SRT Solutions
Geoff Horst, Chief Science Officer, Algal Scientific Corporation
Paul Savage, CEO, Nextek Power Systems
Stephen Clark, Interactive anchor & Reporter, WXYZ Detroit
Erik Proulx, Filmmaker, Lemonade the Movie & Lemonade Detroit
Karl Gude, Visual Journalist & Professor, Newsweek/MSU
Ben Bator & Lauren Leto, Founders, TFLN
Paul Nielsen, Geek, Entrepreneur, Magician, Wunderground Magic
Jerry Paffendorf & Mary Lorene Carter, Founders, Loveland
Steve Kahn, Professor & Founder, WSU Math Corps
Victor Green, Director, Community Relations, WSU
Kami Pothukuchi, Associate Professor of Urban Planning, SEED & WSU
Henry Balanon, Founder, Bickbot
Will Smidlein, Boy Wonder, Null Fear
Bil Moore, Solutions Consultant, Strategic Products & Services
Anuja Rajendra, Creator and CEO, BollyFit
Dave Blair, Performance Artist
Jocelyn Rainey, J Rainey Gallery
Jim Scapa, CEO, Altair Engineering
Rick Devos, Founder, ArtPrize
Jessica Care Moore, Moore Black Press
Herman Moore, Entrepreneur & Detroit Lions Hall of Famer
TEDxDetroit is presented by Wayne State University and proudly sponsored by Airfoil Public Relations, Arzica, Curve Detroit, Detroit Moxie, Ingenex Digital Marketing, Networked and Pure Visibility.
For more information, click on TedXDetroit.Com
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