One of America’s greatest strengths is the ability to attract talented entrepreneurs from around the world who come here to start businesses, create jobs, and help the U.S. remain the global leader in cutting-edge innovation.
EIG was proud to honor the impacts of immigrant entrepreneurs on the United States economy at the Immigration is Innovation Reception on Thursday, June 22nd. Steve Case, Chairman and CEO of Revolution and Co-Founder of AOL, and EIG President and CEO John Lettieri gave remarks followed by a short Q&A with Chicago-based SwipeSense Co-Founder Mert Hilmi Iseri and EIG’s Director of Policy Catherine Lyons.
EIG screened a new video of three immigrant founders based in Chicago, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh in their own words sharing the hurdles they’ve overcome while building their companies and navigating the U.S. immigration system.
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- Photos by Allison Shelley
Event Speakers
Steve Case
CEO, Co-founder
Revolution, AOL
John Lettieri
Preisdent and CEO
Economic Innovation Group
Mert Hilmi Iseri
Co-Founder
SwipeSense
Catherine Lyons
Director of Policy
Economic Innovation Group