One of the pleasures of attending a good seminar is listening to enthralling speeches. They are engrossing, entertaining and teach us valuable lessons in life. This year’s speakers at TiECon Midwest 2010 will deliver even more. Since they are the real entrepreneurs, they will share their secret of success with the audience. What can be better than energizing our spirit, entertaining our minds and learning to succeed at the same time?
Some of the speakers who will be delivering stimulating and inspiring lectures are as follows:
Audrey Russo, President and CEO, Pittsburgh Tech Council: Audrey will speak on the topic of ‘Immigration and innovation as Drivers.’ With a background in information technology, operations and finance, Audrey previously worked for large multi-national Fortune 500 companies (Alcoa, Reynolds Metals), as well as at MAYA Design, and in an adjunct faculty and project role at Virginia Commonwealth University. Audrey believes that vital cities are the moral imperative in achieving competitive, diverse and vibrant economies, and the complexity of Pittsburgh’s physical, literal and metaphorical terrain, has been added to her list of loves over the past ten years.
Desh Deshpande, Chairman, Sparta Group, LLC, A123 Systems: Desh is one of the keynote speakers at the TiECon Midwest 2010 conference. He is a Co-Chair of Obama's National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship. He and his wife are involved in several non-profit initiatives that include support for MIT, IIT, TiE, Akshaya Patra Foundation, Public Health Foundation of India and the Social Entrepreneurship Sandbox in India.
David O Egner, President and CEO, Hudson-Webber Foundation: Egner led an effort that enhanced the focus of the Hudson-Webber Foundation’s work and giving to include 15x15, a shared vision to attract 15,000 young, talented households to Greater Downtown Detroit by 2015. The foundation works in the targeted geography of Greater Downtown Detroit to assist in making it the kind of place that young talent wants to be. 15x15 is a focused extension of the foundation’s historical giving to the Woodward Corridor.
Sandy K Baruah, President and CEO, Detroit Regional Chamber: Sandy K. Baruah comes to Michigan after a distinguished career in Washington, D.C. Baruah served as President George W. Bush’s last Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). In this role, he was responsible for the SBA’s $18 billion small business loan portfolio. Baruah was one of the senior officials shaping the federal government’s response to the 2008 credit crisis and assistance to the U.S. automotive industry.
Bill Birdsall, President, CEO & Chairman, MicroMed Cardiovascular: Birdsall has served as legal counsel to the Interior Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives and to the Joint Oversight Committee for the Office of Technology Assessment, as well as Assistant Attorney General for the State of Arizona. He is a graduate of the University of Arizona Law School and a member of the Arizona and Colorado Bar Associations.
The above are only a few of many distinguished speakers who are going to inspire and entertain you with their life stories at TiECon Midwest 2010. Be a part of this historical event. For more information about the conference, please contact Jessica Matthews, Conference Coordinator, TiE Detroit (248) 254-4013 or via e-mail at jessica@tieconmidwest.org.
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