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Focus on Business

Focus On Business: Pearse Lyons on the Alltech Ideas Conference

WEKU | By Bryan Bartlett

Published May 23, 2016 at 6:00 AM EDT

“One: The Alltech Ideas Conference” opens on May 22nd featuring keynotes by Apple computer developer Steve Wozniak, former Ford Motors CEO Alan Mullally and UK Coach John Calipari. Alltech founder and president Pearse Lyons talked with Tom Martin about the unique annual conference his company will host for a 32nd year at the Lexington Center.

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Alltech founder and president Pearse Lyons talks to Tom Martin about the unique annual conference his company is hosting in downtown Lexington for a 32nd year.

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