(from left) Mayor Todd Barton '00, President Greg Hess, and Lt. Governor Sue Ellspermann greet each other prior to the start of the Wabash College Entrepreneurship Summit.
The trio shares a light moment prior to welcoming the attendees.
Jim Dreher '85, Ben Cook '14, Gwen Watanabe, and Ray Jovanovich '84 are all smiles.
President Hess welcomed entrepreneurs to Summit No. 5.
Chris Broecker '16 welcomed the students in attendance.
More than a dozen Indiana colleges and universities were represented at the Summit.
Ellspermann and Hess enjoy a light moment on the dais.
Barton highlighted Crawfordsville's entrepreneurial efforts through the City's Stellar designation.
Ellspermann spoke glowingly of Indiana's position as a Med Tech leader.
She feels that Indiana is a destination for entrepreneurs.
With so many outstanding speakers, selecting which breakout session to attend could be difficult.
Dan Peterson, Vice President for Cook Group, delivered the opening address.
The Cook Group employs more than 7,400 Indiana residents.
Gwen Watanabe, Vice President of Teleflex, was one of three breakout session I speakers.
Her talk was titled 'From Idea to Reality.'
Watanabe proved to be an engaging speaker.
Tom Denari '85 is president of Young & Laramore.
His breakout session talk was titled 'Unspoken Truths of Consumers.'
'Study what people do, not waht they say,' was a key piece of advice.
Drew McCoy '05 delived a talk on intellectual property.
He says that a good team is a key to success.
Hanapin Marketing President Pat East '00 documented his entrepreneurial path.
Of hsi first job, he said, 'whatever I was asked to do, I did. It helped me to gain responsibility.'
(from left) Mayor Todd Barton '00, President Greg Hess, and Lt. Governor Sue Ellspermann greet each other prior to the start of the Wabash College Entrepreneurship Summit.