The biggest and oldest venture conference in the region does not disappoint. New Executive Director Clair Kinlaw, with the help of event team Filament, immediately brought down barriers and got strangers engaged with cool ecosystem problem solving exercises. That initial engagement set a collaborative tone for the conference and prompted more actual new connections than this reporter has seen happen at any other event.
“It’s great to meet the movers and shakers from across ‘flyover country'” TriStar NXG founder Charlie Walch told bizblip. “I am especially impressed by how many of our Canadian neighbors are here.”
Caught Schmoozing:
- Susan Spitz, WTC; Nick Live, Love Lifesciences; Christine Karslake, Bungee
- Sharon Berberich, Pluton; Michael Kiel, Boat Planet
- Tom Melzer, Rivervest; Matt Holman, Filament; Stefan Spazek, Capital Advisors Group
- Melissa Grizzle, MTC; Mary Fernandes, Solis; Emily Hemingway, TechSTL
- Alon Gilboa, Explority; Derek Rapp, Rivervest
- Kyle Klosterman, Aace Venture Fund; Edwin Williams, Zenhammer
- Mat Phimphavong, Cultivation Capital; Isaac Plumlee, Aace Venture Fund
Thanks, Paul for the shout out to InvestMidwest. Great to be in person with awesome entrepreneurs, investors, strategic corporations, and business community supporters to connect, initiate and deepen relationships with others in the Midwest innovation ecosystem.