Krateia 2008

The inaugaral Krateia was themed "Making an Impact in a Flat World". More than ever before, the world is shrinking, and the opportunities to make an impact locally and globally are more prevalent than ever. A string of exemplary student and industry leaders, shared their experiences in creating change.

The keynote address given by:

Matthew Neagle (U-M AB '01)
Team Lead, Google of Ann Arbor

Matthew Neagle worked with Google in both California and India before moving to Ann Arbor as part of the original landing team. Prior to Google, Matthew worked for nearly 8 years for AIESEC, a global nonprofit focused on providing leadership and work abroad opportunities for college students and recent graduates. In AIESEC, Matthew was President of the national office in Panama and was a Director of Operations in Latin America at the global headquarters in the Netherlands. Matthew lived in 8 countries and visited over 30 countries.


Student speakers included:

Liz Coon, ME '08, involved with Ingenieros and Engineering Global Leadership
Ashwin Lalendran, ME '09, co-founder of MPowered
Matthew McKeown, AERO '08, co-founder of Michigan Aerospace Science Association
Shannon Power, Undeclared '11, UMEC Publicity Director
David Stile, ME '08, involved with Health in Action

Check out the Michigan Daily's article on Krateia here.