Business leaders Dan Gilbert and Tim Armstrong discuss innovation in the Motor City and beyond. Gilbert and Armstrong were joined on stage by Kenny Dichter, CEO of the private air travel company Wheels Up.
Read partial bios of the panelists below:
Dan Gilbert is Founder and Chairman of Quicken Loans Inc., the nation's second largest mortgage lender. He is also Founder and Chairman of Rock Ventures LLC, the umbrella entity for his portfolio of business and real estate investments, and majority owner of the 2016 NBA Champion Cleveland Cavaliers. Rock Ventures and its more than 100 affiliated companies across the country employ more than 25,000 team members.
Tim Armstrong is CEO of AOL Inc., a leading global media technology company headquartered in New York City and operating in over 20 countries worldwide. Today, AOL serves nearly 500 million consumers every month across the globe, and maintains partnerships with thousands of the world's leading companies. AOL owns, builds and operates global media brands and provides technology and services to over 10,000 other brands and media companies. Under Tim's leadership, AOL was acquired by Verizon for 4.4 billion dollars on May 12, 2015.
Full bios can be found here.
Autoblog UPSHIFT is gearing up for the future of mobility. From self-driving autos to multi-modal transit we're checking out all the routes. Jump in as we explore innovative ways to move around today, tomorrow and beyond. Ready to go somewhere new?
Read partial bios of the panelists below:
Dan Gilbert is Founder and Chairman of Quicken Loans Inc., the nation's second largest mortgage lender. He is also Founder and Chairman of Rock Ventures LLC, the umbrella entity for his portfolio of business and real estate investments, and majority owner of the 2016 NBA Champion Cleveland Cavaliers. Rock Ventures and its more than 100 affiliated companies across the country employ more than 25,000 team members.
Tim Armstrong is CEO of AOL Inc., a leading global media technology company headquartered in New York City and operating in over 20 countries worldwide. Today, AOL serves nearly 500 million consumers every month across the globe, and maintains partnerships with thousands of the world's leading companies. AOL owns, builds and operates global media brands and provides technology and services to over 10,000 other brands and media companies. Under Tim's leadership, AOL was acquired by Verizon for 4.4 billion dollars on May 12, 2015.
Full bios can be found here.
Autoblog UPSHIFT is gearing up for the future of mobility. From self-driving autos to multi-modal transit we're checking out all the routes. Jump in as we explore innovative ways to move around today, tomorrow and beyond. Ready to go somewhere new?
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