Techonomy looks to match big tech names with local entrepreneurial stars

When the Detroit Economic Club hosts an event, it’s normally a luncheon or other similar small affair. The nonprofit is stepping away from that routine on Wednesday when it hosts Techonomy  Detroit at Wayne State University.

Techonomy will be all about the technology being developed in Detroit, the entrepreneurs and creatives behind it and how it impacts the rest of the world. The one-day conference is bringing in some big names in the tech start-up world to speak, including Twitter founder Jack Dorsey and Detroit Venture Partners CEO Josh Linkner.

“We’re bringing the best brains from across the country and pairing them with our local brains so we can tackle (improving Detroit’s economy) from a local space and a national space,” says Beth Chappell, president & CEO of the Detroit Economic Club.

Techonomy Detroit aims to combine these two perspectives from local and national business leaders to continue the conversation about evolving the Motor City’s economy. The event will features entrepreneurs, business executives, academics and other thought leaders in the business, design and technology realms. For information, click here.

Detroit Start-up Drinks, a monthly meeting of local entrepreneurs and technologists, will be held after Techonomy Detroit at Lefty’s Lounge. For information, click here.

Source: Beth Chappell, president & CEO of the Detroit Economic Club
Writer: Jon Zemke

Read more about Metro Detroit’s growing entrepreneurial ecosystem at SEMichiganStartup.com.