2011
has also featured over 150 top-notch speakers
who graciously shared their expertise and experience,
contributing to the high quality of our forums
in the spirit of celebrating what is best in Minnesota's
innovation economy. Speakers included:
Governor Mark Dayton • Phil Soran, President, Dell Compellent • Bahram Akradi, CEO, Life Time Fitness • Robert Stephens, CTO, Best Buy • Brian Sullivan, CEO, SterilMed • Mark Heesen, President, National Venture Capital Association • Cheri Beranek, CEO, Clearfield • Chris Heim, CEO, Amcom Software • Katie Szyman, President, Medtronic Diabetes, Medtronic • Netha Johnson, President - Filtration, Pentair • Justin Kaufenberg, CEO, TST Media • Judy Poferl, CEO-MN, Xcel Energy • Doug Kohrs, CEO, Tornier • Jim Dolan, CEO, The Dolan Company • Dawn Owens, CEO, OptumHealth • Robert Rizza, Executive Dean for Research, Mayo Clinic • Michael Gorman, Managing Director, Split Rock Partners • Tom Stinson, Minnesota State Economist • Mark Shavlik, Founder, Shavlik Technologies • Jim Bullock, CEO, Atritech • Vance Opperman, CEO, Key Investment • Joy Lindsay, President, StarTec Investments
Plus
Over 120 More (alphabetically):
Darren Acheson, Managing Director, Mill City Capital • Ellen Anderson, Chair, Minnesota Public Utilities Commission • Milo Arkema, Baker Tilly Virchow Krause • Bob Atkinson, Founder, Apnex Medical • Paul Batcheller, Partner, PrairieGold Venture Partners • Chris Bellini, Dorsey & Whitney • Buzz Benson, Managing Director, SightLine Partners • Jim Bernard, Senior VP of Digital, Star Tribune • Tim Bianchi, Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner • Alan Bignall, CEO, ReconRobotics • Ryan Brauer, Fredrikson & Byron • Marian Briggs, Padilla Speer Beardsley • Mark Briggs, CEO, ABILITY Network • Bob Brin, Padilla Speer Beardsley • Dan Buettner, CEO, Blue Zones • Scott Burns, CEO, GovDelivery • Josh Bushard, Grant Thornton • Henry Chang, VP, Strategy & Business Development, 3M Company • Kathy Cooney, Executive VP & Chief Administrative Officer, HealthPartners • Chad Cornell, VP, Business Development, Medtronic • Kyle Crowe, Managing Director, Greene Holcomb & Fisher • Jim Cuene, Director, Interactive Marketing, General Mills • Doug Daum, Director of Research, CRV, Boston Scientific • James Davenport, KPMG • Gina DeConcini, Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly • Tim DeVries, Managing General Partner, Norwest Equity Partners • Elizabeth Dunshee, Fredrikson & Byron • Leslie Frecon, CEO, LFE Capital • Al Galgano, Padilla Speer Beardsley • Peter Goepfrich, CFO, Vital Images • Tom Goodmanson, CEO, Calabrio • Mark Gorder, CEO, IntriCon • John Guider, Co-Founder, Compellent, Xiotech & more • Dan Hanson, RJF Agencies • Todd Headlee, CEO, Silent Power • Robert Hensley, Dorsey & Whitney • Ken Higgins, Managing Director, Greene Holcomb & Fisher • Jeff Hinck, General Partner, El Dorado Ventures • Kristian Hoeh, Ernst & Young • Ken Holec, CEO, Jobs2Web • John Houston, Fredrikson & Byron • Paul Jevnick, Managing Director, Greene Holcomb & Fisher • Dan Johnson, CEO, SearchAmerica • Ryan Johnson, Fredrikson & Byron • Rob Kill, CEO, Virtual Radiologic • Patrice Kloss, Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly • Matthew Knopf, Dorsey & Whitney • Bob Kuhns, Dorsey & Whitney • Rick Kupchella, Founder, BringMeTheNews • Tom Letscher, Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly • Paul Lidsky, CEO, Datalink • Kim Lowe, Fredrikson & Byron • Bruce Machmeier, Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly • Gary Maharaj, CEO, SurModics • Dan Mallin, Managing Partner, Magnet 360 • Mark Marlow, President, Omphalos Venture Partners • Tom Martin, Dorsey & Whitney • John McCall, Associate Dean & CFO, UST Opus College of Business • Mike McKee, Baker Tilly Virchow Krause • Pete McNerney, Partner, Thomas McNerney & Partners • Steve Mercil, CEO, RAIN Source Capital • Gordy Meyer, CEO, eBureau • Dallas Meyer, Founder, tenKsolar • Denise Miley, Grant Thornton • Curt Miller, President, Micromedics • Bill Miller, Ernst & Young • Paul Moe, Deputy Commissioner, MN Dept Employment & Economic Development • David Moen, President, Fairview Physician Associates • Mike Moore, Director, UST - Norris Institute • Kevin Moquist, Moquist Thorvilson Kaufmann & Pieper • Tyler Nasiedlak, Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner • Dave Peterson, Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner • Patrick Peyton, CEO, Despatch Industries • Mark Phillips, Commissioner, MN Dept Employment & Economic Development • Mark Pihlstrom, Faegre & Benson • Chris Pulling, CEO, The Integra Group • Jill Radloff, Leonard, Street and Deinard • Bert Ranum, Fredrikson & Byron • Vin Riera, CEO, PLATO Learning • Josh Riff, Medical Director, Target • Andy Ritten, Faegre & Benson • Kyle Rolfing, Founder and President, RedBrick Health • Barb Rummel, Lindquist & Vennum • Steven Rupp, President, Mcgyan Biodiesel • Doug Ruth, CEO, EarthClean • Serafin Samson, Venture Partner, Affinity Capital Management • Jeff Saunders, Dorsey & Whitney • Randy Schmidt, Venture Partner, Lemhi Ventures • Jeff Sellner, LarsonAllen • John Shannon, CEO, Incisive Surgical • David Shapiro, Vice President, Marquette Capital Partners • Molly Simmons, Principal, Tonka Bay Equity Partners • Matt Sjoberg, Director of Business Development, Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation Board • Andy Slavitt, CEO, OptumInsight • Kevin Smith, KPMG • Phil Smith, Managing Director, Greene Holcomb & Fisher • Don Smithmier, CEO, Sophia Learning • Steve Soderling, Principal, Tonka Bay Equity Partners • Gregg Soroka, KPMG • Ed Spencer, Jr., Chairman, Affinity Capital Management • Dave Stassen, Founding Managing Director, Split Rock Partners • John Stavig, Professional Director, Holmes Center for Entrepreneurship • Greg Steiner, Grant Thornton • Chad Stewart, Lindquist & Vennum • Russ Straate, Associate Director Venture Center, U of M Technology Commercialization • Joe Such, General Manager, GE Power & Water • Dan Sullivan, CEO, superDimension • Sean Traynor, General Partner, Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe • Kathy Tune, Partner, Thomas McNerney & Partners • Dave Ufheil, KPMG • Michele Vaillancourt, Winthrop & Weinstine • Mark Wagner, CEO, Celleration • Dennis Wahr, CEO, Lutonix • Sven Wehrwein, Board Member, Compellent, SPS Commerce, Vital Images & more • Douglas Wood, Director, Strategy & Policy, Mayo Clinic • Nadim Yared, CEO, CVRx • Michael Zenk, Venture Bank • Jonathan Zimmerman, Faegre & Benson
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