Innovate Headlines Rob Kerr, Executive Director and Ben Hage Director of Innovate Springfield & Opportunity "When you're starting a business, it often feels like you're trying to cross a desert and climb a mountain."Paul Magelli, the inaugural director of Illini Angels InnovateInnovate Innovate "In the early stages, Angels invest in an entrepreneur founder and their idea, not in an established business," according to Kerr.Rob Kerr, Executive Director of Innovate and Opportunity 2024 Hardtech Summit Innovate Conference Room and Plaza