Simon Hudson will be speaking at the 5th Annual Ignite! Event in November. Speakers names were released by the Free Times on September 18. Sponsored by the public-private collaborative effort EngenuitySC, Ignite! is described as an “annual celebration of the Midlands’ knowledge economy.” Pictured above is USC President Harris Pastides and Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin at the 2012 Ignite! event. The Free Times article can be seen at:

http://www.free-times.com/news/091813-ignite-celebrates-columbias-bottom-up-knowledge-economy