Ignite Great Lakes, the first-ever regional Ignite event, is coming to the Fillmore Detroit in Detroit, MI on July 30. Building on the success of 30+ local Ignites in Michigan, Ontario, Ohio, and throughout the Great Lakes region, Ignite Great Lakes will feature 12-15 of the best presentations from the Midwest.

Over the last few weeks we've been curating a list of "Best Of" Ignite talks. These speakers were a step above the others at their local Ignite events, and we thought their talks deserved to be heard again. Most speakers will be reprising their talks, although there might be a few surprises.

• Jerzy Drozd: Comics are Great (Ignite Ann Arbor)
• Rick Payne: How Computers are Ruining the Doctor's Office and Harming Doctor-Patient Relations (Ignite Cincinnati)
• Joshua Scott: Jump! (Ignite Columbus)
• Dixon's Violin: Doing the Impossible (Ignite Detroit)
• Charlie Wollborg: MOHO is the new SOHO (Ignite Automotive)
• Chantelle Diachina: Black, White or Grey: A Personal Exploration of Racial Identity (Ignite London)
• John A. Hayner: It's All About Serving Others (Ignite Lansing)
• Brian Mulloy: Two Ton API Client (Ignite Automotive)
• Dan Meyer: Art and Science of Doing the Impossible (Ignite Cincinnati)
• David Murray: Who Wants to be Adopted? (Ignite Lansing)
• Evelyn Chou: China’s No Panda Express (Ignite Detroit)
• Erik Hofer: Having a Great Time in Bed (Ignite Ann Arbor)
• Alex Manwell: Hostel Detroit (Ignite Detroit)
• Maria Andersen: Where's the "Learn This" Button?

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For more information, please contact maryr@oreilly.com or see http://igniteshow.com/greatlakes