Organizations and businesses often need to bring in a speaker to make a presentation to their group. The resources of the Cleveland Speakers Bureau can help you find the right person to educate, inspire, inform or entertain your group.

Browse the Sample Topics and Speakers which reflect only a sampling of the many quality presenters we have in our database. Many of the speakers are local to NEOhio. Some are based elsewhere but may be willing to travel. Please contact us with your specific needs.

• Arts & Leisure
• Business
• Cleveland
• Community issues
• Cultural\Ethnic\International
• Home & Garden
• Improvement/Inspiration
• Science & Technology

President, Lake Erie Energy Development Corp. (LEEDCo)

Dr. Lorry Wagner, an experienced energy engineer and longstanding member of the Great Lakes Energy Development Task Force, is well suited to serve as president of the Cleveland-based Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation (LEEDCo), a position he assumed in May 2010. Previous energy project experience includes hydroelectric, solar, nuclear, as well as wind. Other relevant research was performed in the fields of neural networks, failure analysis, and explosion-proof control systems.

A nuclear engineer with several degrees from Purdue University and extensive experience in wind turbine technology, Dr. Wagner previously served as president of Azure Energy LLC. During his tenure, he played a leading role in the installation of the wind turbine at the Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland, and has been involved in the development of numerous land based wind projects. Dr. Wagner, a lifelong boater and member of Cleveland Underwater Explorers (CLUE), brings extensive knowledge of maritime and subsurface issues, central to the deployment of offshore wind turbines. CLUE has dived the pilot project site many times, and invites qualified divers to join them on trips.

Presentation topics include:

• Icebreaker: Offshore Wind Energy Development in Lake Erie
• Public/Private Partnerships in Offshore Wind

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Executive Director of The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Innovations

Chris has been Executive Director of The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Innovations (CCFI) since its establishment in 2000 and is responsible for all activities and outcomes of the department.

He is a recognized authority on technology commercialization and has consulted and spoken on the subject throughout North America and in 18 countries.

Presentation topics include:

• Innovation
• Inventors in large organizations
• Entrepreneurship
• Creating start up companies
• What's new in medical technology
• Technology Transfer
• Cleveland - what can it look like 25 years from now
• How to leverage national trends from a mid-size mature city
• Using recreation to create the communities that we want

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Former Owner and CEO of Manco Inc.

Jack Kahl is the former Owner and CEO of Manco, Inc. Entrepreneur Jack Kahl took a commodity tape business and turned it into a multi-million dollar, best-of-breed company. Along the way he learned valuable lessons about business - and people.

He was named one of "America's Most Admired CEOs" by Industry Week magazine in 1993. Inc. Magazine honored him as one of three CEOs in America to benchmark leadership practices, and Cleveland Magazine named him the "Best Boss in Town" in 1996 and 2000.

Presentation topics include:

• Entrepreneurs
• Business
• Leadership