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Toni Sikes

Distinguished Entrepreneurs Lunch: Toni Sikes

5110 Grainger Hall 975 University Ave., Madison, WI, United States

Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship lunch: I will let you in on a little secret: our speaker is pioneering the next big thing in business. Toni Sikes has tapped into the “invisible industry” of public art. Her company, CODAworx has projects valued at more than $4 billion all over the world. Develop a greater understanding of storytelling, community, engagement, equity crowdfunding and creativity in business at our lunch with Toni Sikes.

Aaron Olver

Distinguished Entrepreneurs Lunch: Aaron Olver

5110 Grainger Hall 975 University Ave., Madison, WI, United States

Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship lunch: Aaron Olver oversees University Research Park which supports early-stage and growth-oriented business in a range of sectors. He previously served as Madison’s director of economic development, spearheaded Wisconsin’s economic development efforts and was a management consultant with McKinsey & Company. Aaron graduated with honors from UW in economics and was selected as a Rhodes Scholar and attended Oxford University.

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Distinguished Entrepreneurs Lunch: Alex Kubicek

5110 Grainger Hall 975 University Ave., Madison, WI, United States

Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship lunch: Alex Kubicek, Co-Founder and CEO of Understory - A lifelong passion of weather sparked by the devastation of Hurricane Katrina led Alex to receive an MS degree in Atmospheric Science at UW and fueled his ambition to start a company to leverage technology for practical, impactful solutions in climate-vulnerable industries. He has since changed the business model and pivoted to a pioneering insurance company to address the challenges in the P&C insurance sector.