Pitch NEON is a curation of innovators from around our region and the culmination of the Flashstarts Accelerator. Join us as we explore ideas that challenge convention, elevate our expectations, and spark fresh ideas. Five exciting areas of innovation will be highlighted during the evening: Technology, Academic, Corporate, Arts, and Civic. Help us to raise the visibility of the dynamic trailblazers driving innovation in our community.

Here is a sample of the innovators whom have signed on to present:

CIVIC
Jon Pinney, CityBlock / Bernie Moreno, Blockland

TECHNOLOGY
Chris Nickless, Vlipsy / Grace Rojek, Unbox the Dress / Alex Polyansky, Seventh.ai / Alysia Hardy, SplashQ2C / Christian Dyl, Adminix / Hemanth Velury, Virtual Spaces

CORPORATE
To Be Announced

ARTS
To Be Announced

ACADEMIC
Stephanie Ham, OncoSolutions, University of Akron / Dean Zody, Ghostwave, Ohio State / Emily Kennedy, Hedgemon, University of Akron