Innovation in the Great Lakes: The Blue Economy
Date and Time
Thursday May 11, 2023
3:00 PM - 6:30 PM EDT
3:00 PM: Registration Opens
3:30 PM: Presentation, followed by Q&A
4:45 PM: Closing Remarks from NMSW
5 - 6:30 PM: Cocktail Hours (light hors d'oeuvres & cash bar available)
Location
Great Wolf Lodge Conference Center
Fees/Admission
Free
Contact Information
Molly MacGirr
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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.
Innovation 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.
Learn more about Northern Michigan's Blue Economy and the second annual Northern Michigan Startup Week.
Panelists:
Prem Bodagala, Director of Red Cedar Ventures
Dana Lowell, Co-Founder, Lillypad Labs Inc.
Denise Kay, Co-Founder & CEO, Enspired Solutions
Hans VanSumeren, Director, Great Lakes Water Studies Institute
Moderator:
Warren Call, President & CEO, Traverse Connect