A conference full of people solving the World’s Biggest Problems.
Who: Ambitious Optimists
When: TBD
Where: On A Lake in Michigan
Instead of panel discussions or speeches, our main events are competitive debates.
Rules: Lincoln—Douglas debates. One hour per topic. One on One.
Debaters TBD
Three Days to Change the World — And Your Life
New Ideas Every Hour
No slide decks or polished speeches. Just smart people debating their biggest ideas.
Inspiring People Every Day
Don’t come here to close deals. Meet your new best friends and intellectual sparring partners.
Unique Events Each Night
Not another place to drink with strangers. We organize engaging group activities each night.
This idea is a work-in-progress. If you’d like to help plan this event, DM me @neilthanedar on Twitter.
Published by Neil Thanedar
Neil Thanedar is an entrepreneur, investor, scientist, activist, and author.
He is currently Executive Director of the Michigan Campaign Finance Network, a nonprofit fighting dark money in politics. He is also the author of Positive Politics, a proven playbook on how to get into politics and do good.
Since 2012, Neil has been founder & chairman of Labdoor (YC W15), the independent worldwide alternative to the FDA. He is also an angel investor with his fund Utopic, backing pre-seed biotech startups led by scientist CEOs. He was previously co-founder and president of Avomeen, a product development and testing lab acquired for $30M+ in 2016.
He has also served as Executive Director of The Detroit Partnership and Senior Advisor to his father Shri Thanedar in his campaigns for Governor, State House, and US Congress in Michigan.
Neil earned his BS (Cellular & Molecular Biology) and BBA (Entrepreneurship) from the University of Michigan in 2010. He was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri where he graduated from MICDS.
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