Bob J. Buckler

DTE Electric Co. engages in the generation, purchase, distribution and sale of electricity. The firm generates electricity from various fossil-fuel plants, a hydroelectric pumped storage plant, a nuclear plant, and wind and other renewable plants, as well as purchases electricity from generators, suppliers and wholesalers. It purchases and sells electricity from and to governmental entities and numerous companies operating in the steel, automotive, energy, retail and other industries. The company was founded in 1903 and is headquartered in Detroit, MI.

Huron River Venture Partners LLC (Huron River Venture) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Ryan Waddington and Tim Streit. The firm is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

The Engineering Society of Detroit operates as a regional engineering association. The non-profit company is based in Southfield, MI.

Accio Energy, Inc. develops electro hydrodynamic systems that directly convert wind energy to electricity. It systems are designed to produce low-cost, silent, stationary and modular electricity from wind energy an abundant, freely available natural resource. The firm also provides its systems for sites in close proximity to communities and offshore locations. The company was founded by David Carmein and Dawn R. White in 2008 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MN.