Michael Godwin

Stratos is more than a device, it’s a connected, cloud-based platform designed for today’s infrastructure. Stratos merges the efficiency and familiarity of a conventional payment card with the power and convenience of a mobile wallet. Merchants do not need to change their infrastructure to use Stratos, and consumers swipe just as they always have. Stratos membership is also future proof as the industry evolves. The company is actively collaborating with card associations and major U.S. banks to adapt the latest, most secure payment protocols, including EMV and tokenization.

Filament builds comprehensive blockchain systems for the enterprise and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Its hardware, software, and service solutions allow connected devices and machines to securely interact with and transact value against distributed ledger technology such as a blockchain. Filament is headquartered in Reno, Nevada with offices in Denver, Colorado and Saint Paul, Minnesota. Learn more at filament.com.

Accio Energy has developed patent-protected, wind generation engine so unique that it will redefine wind power, alter the economics of power generation, and ultimately change the world. Accio Energy's Aerovoltaic(tm) wind engine is the first turbine-free wind power system ever developed. It will efficiently take advantage of massive offshore wind resources with load following wind characteristics that naturally align with demand. The system is visually unobtrusive and has a better capacity factor than existing turbine-based solutions, allowing it to circumvent many of the problems associated with typical wind installations. Due to its modular design and manufacturing profile, this disruptive solution can eliminate up to 50% of the cost of offshore wind farms and ultimately achieve unsubsidized cost parity with new U.S. coal and natural gas plants. At projected rates, this would be the lowest cost option for much of the rest of the world, especially the 40% of the population living within 65 miles of shoreline. With the right resources, this technology has the potential to completely disrupt the existing global utility-scale wind power industry and realize a significant share of the eventual $100B offshore wind market.

Michigan Ross is committed to building a better world through business. Through our powerful ideas, purpose-driven leaders, and positive impact, we empower business leaders to make a positive difference in the world.

Launched in 1999 at the top-ranked Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, the Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies is in its second decade of delivering entrepreneurship education and programs on campus, in the State and across the U.S. The Institute is recognized for its three student-led venture funds -- the Wolverine, Frankel and Social Venture Funds -- internship program with start-up and venture capital firms, dare to dream grant awards for student start-ups, Michigan Business Challenge business plan competition, national symposia, and the TechArb business accelerator supported in partnership with the College of Engineering and the Office of Research. The Institute continues to demonstrate unsurpassed leadership in developing an entrepreneurship curriculum that simultaneously engages students in real-world learning experiences with start-up companies and venture-capital investment firms. In a broader context, the Zell Lurie Institute has played a major role as a participant and catalyst in statewide initiatives to commercialize University research and to incubate emerging companies in the high-tech, biopharmaceutical, medical-devices and renewable-energy industries. Through its collaboration with leaders from the public and private sectors, the Institute has helped to fuel the growth of a nascent venture-capital investment community that will retain and attract new ventures to the State.

Stratos is more than a device, it’s a connected, cloud-based platform designed for today’s infrastructure. Stratos merges the efficiency and familiarity of a conventional payment card with the power and convenience of a mobile wallet. Merchants do not need to change their infrastructure to use Stratos, and consumers swipe just as they always have. Stratos membership is also future proof as the industry evolves. The company is actively collaborating with card associations and major U.S. banks to adapt the latest, most secure payment protocols, including EMV and tokenization.

Filament builds comprehensive blockchain systems for the enterprise and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Its hardware, software, and service solutions allow connected devices and machines to securely interact with and transact value against distributed ledger technology such as a blockchain. Filament is headquartered in Reno, Nevada with offices in Denver, Colorado and Saint Paul, Minnesota. Learn more at filament.com.

The Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra has been a part of Ann Arbor's cultural life for over 90 years. It was founded as a community orchestra in 1928 by five musically-inclined members of the local Methodist Church, and has since grown to become a main player in Ann Arbor's world of art and culture. Since 1986 the A²SO has been a fully professional orchestra, first under the baton of Carl St. Clair, Sam Wong, and then Arie Lipsky. In June 2022, the A2SO announced the appointment of Earl Lee as its next Music Director, ushering in a new era of world-class music making as the orchestra presents its 2022-23 concert season. The Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra is passionately committed to enriching the culture of the region. We strive to attract, inspire and educate the most diverse audience possible, foster a growing appreciation for excellent music and regional talent, and provide imaginative programming through community involvement.