BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20230511T190000Z DTEND:20230511T223000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Innovation in the Great Lakes: The Blue Economy DESCRIPTION:Please join Traverse Connect and Northern Michigan Start Up Week on Thursday\, May 11 at Great Wolf Lodge for a discussion about Traverse City and the Blue Economy.\n\n\n\nInnovation in the Great Lakes will focus on economic development as it relates to the blue economy and why the Grand Traverse region is well positioned to be the global epicenter of this sector\, due to our existing innovation ecosystem\, technical manufacturing base\, and workforce training capabilities. The event will also showcase Traverse City's goals for completing a Freshwater Research & Innovation Center and the larger goals of the region to become the center for blue economy technology.\n\n\n\nLearn more about Northern Michigan's Blue Economy and the second annual Northern Michigan Startup Week. \n\n\n\nPanelists:\n\n\n\n\n\nPrem Bodagala\, Director of Red Cedar Ventures\n\n\n\n\n\nDana Lowell\, Co-Founder\, Lillypad Labs Inc.\n\n\n\n\n\nDenise Kay\, Co-Founder & CEO\, Enspired Solutions\n\n\n\n\n\nHans VanSumeren\, Director\, Great Lakes Water Studies Institute \n\n\n\nModerator:\n\n\n\nWarren Call\, President & CEO\, Traverse Connect X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Please join Traverse Connect and Northern Michigan Start Up Week on Thursday\, May 11 \;at Great Wolf Lodge for a discussion about Traverse City and the Blue Economy.
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\nInnovation in the Great Lakes will focus on economic development as it relates to the blue economy and why the Grand Traverse region is well positioned \;to be the global epicenter of this sector\, due to \;our existing innovation ecosystem\, technical manufacturing base\, and workforce training capabilities. The \;event will also showcase Traverse City'\;s goals for completing a Freshwater Research &\; Innovation Center and the larger goals of the region to become the center for blue economy technology.
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\nLearn more about Northern Michigan'\;s \;Blue Economy and the second annual Northern Michigan Startup Week. \;
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\nPanelists:
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\nPrem Bodagala\, Director of Red Cedar Ventures
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\nDana Lowell\, Co-Founder\, Lillypad Labs Inc.
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\nDenise Kay\, Co-Founder &\; CEO\, Enspired Solutions
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\nHans VanSumeren\, Director\, Great Lakes Water Studies Institute \;
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\nModerator:
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\nWarren Call\, President &\; CEO\, Traverse Connect

\n LOCATION:Great Wolf Lodge Conference Center UID:e.1950.6561 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260412T154746Z URL:https://business.traverseconnect.com/events/details/innovation-in-the-great-lakes-the-blue-economy-6561 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR