This week, we're diving into gener8tor's OnRamp Manufacturing Conference. gener8tor is a turnkey platform for the creative economy connects startup founders, musicians, artists, investors, universities and corporations, and their OnRamp Conferences are a subset of that.

gener8tor’s annual manufacturing event brings together startups, investors, and corporations for this unique “dealmaking conference” and this year, in October 2022, we headed to Indianapolis. There, we sat down for 8 interviews with individuals that are running startups, managing accelerators and investment funds, as well as leading state initiatives to help manufacturing thrive in Indiana.

This episode explores how these different groups are working together and how they’re all working to take on big initiatives like sustainability, 5G, and the Internet of Things. Our guest lineup includes:

-Maggie Brickerman, Partner at gener8tor

-Dave Roberts, Chief Innovation Officer at IEDC

-Razi Nalim, Founder of Aerodyn Combustion

-Apoorva Kiran, Co-Founder and CEO of Mentore

-Emir Beg, Founder and CTO of Scout Autonomy

-Batuhan Ulasan, COO of Scout Autonomy

-Tim Chiang, Investment Director at Xerox Ventures

-Ashley Bryan, Program Manager at The Heritage Group Accelerator

-Sharina Perry, Founder and CEO of Utopia Plastix

Make sure to visit ManufacturingHappyHour.com/OnRamp2022 for detailed show notes and a full list of resources mentioned in this episode. Stay Innovative, Stay Thirsty.