Join the Host Committee!

As a Great Lakes AI Week Host Committee member, you will:

  • Recommend impactful speakers for the main event at BGSU

  • Invite potential sponsors, partners, volunteers and other hosts to be a part of Great Lakes AI Week

  • Spread the word about attending to the Great Lakes tech and business communities

  • Optionally, you can host your own event that complements the main program at BGSU

You and representatives from your organization would be expected to attend regular host committee meetings to help plan Great Lakes AI Week.

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Meet Our Coordinating Committee

  • A middle-aged man with a neatly groomed gray beard and glasses, dressed in a black suit, white shirt, and black tie, standing outdoors in an urban setting during twilight, with city lights blurred in the background.

    Tom Bush

    Chief Executive Officer

    Actual Reality Technologies

  • Close-up of a smiling man with short hair and earrings, standing near water with a city skyline at night in the background.

    LeSean Shaw

    Vice President

    EmpoweredAI

  • A smiling man with glasses, a goatee, and bald head, wearing a checkered shirt, standing against a metal wall background.

    Keith Instone

    Founder

    Dexterity User Experience

  • A man with dark hair in a blue suit, white shirt, and orange tie standing outside in front of a brick building with large windows.

    Ram Veerapaneni, Ph.D.

    Vice Provost for Academic Affairs

    BGSU

Meet Our Host Committee

  • John Adams

  • Matthew Kirian

  • Justin Beaudry

  • Michael Vanderpool

  • A woman with short hair wearing hoop earrings and a black top, looking directly at the camera.

    Stayce Fowler

  • A young man with dark hair styled back, smiling, wearing a gray plaid blazer over a white shirt with a navy blue sweater. The background features a colorful graffiti mural with green, black, and white elements.

    Lucas Camuso-Stall

  • Close-up of a smiling man with glasses, a beard, and short hair, wearing a dark shirt against a blurred background.

    Josh Peeno

  • A woman with reddish-brown hair and glasses smiling at the camera.

    Mary Robinson

  • A woman in a professional suit standing in a modern office lobby with her hand on her hip, smiling.

    Jennifer Percival

  • A man in a tuxedo with a white shirt and polka dot tie, smiling and posing indoors.

    Marcus Goolsby

  • Man wearing glasses and a gray jacket with a Crown Battery logo, holding a badge reading 'London Tech Week, Brian House, Crown Battery, Full Access'.

    Brian House

  • A woman with curly dark hair and glasses, smiling, standing indoors with one hand on a white mantelpiece and the other on her hip, wearing a black dress with a white sheer jacket and an orange sash.

    Shamika Winfree

  • A woman with light brown hair, wearing black glasses and a black top, looking at the camera with a slight smile.

    Gwen Betts

  • Portrait of a man wearing glasses and a suit, smiling, against a neutral background.

    Jake Lee

  • Close-up of a smiling man with brown hair, wearing a blue checkered shirt and a dark blazer, indoor background.

    Bill Taylor

  • A professional man in a suit and tie with short black hair against a gray background.

    Liang Cheng

Apply to Join the Host CommIttee Below!