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The second annual Louisville Innovation Summit takes place Tuesday and Wednesday with a gathering of 500 executives and entrepreneurs focusing on the future of aging care. More than 40 speakers and 15 companies pitching health innovations will highlight the event.

The Louisville Innovation Summit bills itself as “the industry’s only conference uniquely focused on wellness and aging care technology and innovation.”

Nucleus: Kentucky’s Innovation Center, an arm of the University of Louisville Foundation, oversees the J.D. Nichols Campus for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, a hub of companies and agencies dedicated to aging care and entrepreneurial pursuits located near downtown Louisville.

Ganesh Chopra, the first Chief Technology Officer of the U.S. and assistant to President Obama who helped launch Startup America, will be the keynote speaker. 

More than 50 other top industry visionaries will be speaking at the Summit, including executives from AARP, Humana, IDEO, Kindred Healthcare, Signature Healthcare, and many others.

For more information on the summit, click here.