Monday, November 14, 2011
7:30a – 8:30a	Registration
8:30a – 8:40a	Welcome Address
8:40a – 8:50a	Initiatives from the House Floor Congressman Hansen Clarke | District 13
8:55a – 9:30a	Keynote: Outsourced to Michigan Tim Bryan | CEO GalaxE.Solutions After looking around the country for a solid talent pool and a welcoming business environment, Tim Bryan decided to bring his business to Michigan. Listen to his logic, learn a few things about doing business in Michigan that makes us so attractive, see if you can implement any of these gems in your company.
9:35a – 10:15a	Keynote Panel: Bringing Money back to Michigan Sponsored by MEDC We’ve watched our jobs move out of the state, now it’s our turn to win the bid. This panel will focus on success stories about doing business out of state, out of North America, and beyond. Hear from people who have done it and are ready to share their trade secrets. Panelists include: Rom Lapointe | i3Logic, Anik Ganguly | GAIN Group, Inc., Don Campbell | Detroit Trading Company, Steven Robert | Billhighway Moderated by: Ken Rogers | Executive Director – Automation Alley
10:20a – 11:00a	Keynote: On The Streets M. Miche Suboski | Champion of Entrepreneurship & Innovation, LEAP, Inc. This keynote will focus on the action in the trenches, hear about the wins, the innovation and the opportunities that are out there every day in our great state.
11:05a – 11:35a	Closing Morning Keynote: State of the State Sponsored by Phillips Service Industries Governor Rick Snyder | State of Michigan Be informed and motivated by the exciting things happening throughout the state in each of the emerging sectors. This keynote will be a compilation of new businesses, developing sectors and growth statistics as researched and backed by the State of Michigan. Additional points will include what the state is doing to enable the entrepreneurs to succeed.
11:40a – 11:55p	New Initiative Announcement
12:00p – 12:10p	Video Presentation Dr. Tom Cellucci | Department of Homeland Security
12:10p – 12:20p	Morning Close Amanda Ross | Creative Stunning, Owner
12:30p- 1:30p	Lunch
1:30p – 4:30p	Educational These sessions and panels are facilitated by experts that will give you concise information and action oriented tips – a great investment of your valuable time. Attendees are encouraged to set their class schedule prior to the event when they register. Each session (whether clinic or panel session) will be a 45-minute session running back-to-back. Attendees may select three sessions from any of the following track sessions and panel discussions: Creating a Culture of Joy (HR Clinic) Richard Sheridan | Menlo Innovations, President Brief chat about the necessities of company culture and hiring wisely, followed by Q&A Dominating the Bottom Line (Finance Clinic) Matthew I. Pickus | GPX, COO & Founder How to make sure you are running lean/learn about the necessities, followed by Q&A Is Your Pipeline Full? (Sales Clinic) Daniel Walker | River End Consulting Brief chat about the tried and true as well as new techniques, followed by Q&A Finding Your Brand Voice (Traditional and New Marketing Clinic) Scott Hauman | Lingo Get the cliff notes of marketing in 2011, followed by Q&A Leveraging technology to impact your business Jason A. Lambiris | Apex Digital Solutions, Inc., President & CEO The essentials of setting up your start-up’s office from an IT perspective, from hardware to cloud services, followed by Q&A
1:30p – 2:15p	Reality Panel: I Did it My Way Sponsored by ITC Hear from companies that took VC money, traditional money and foundation money. Listen to their pros and cons. Get the details you need to make a good decision in your quest to fund your company. Panelists include: James Vreeland | (winner of Funded by Night 2011) // Dominic Pizzo | Enerwatch (tenant of Oakland University Incubator) // Rick Goldstein | GPX, CEO & Founder // Ed Farrell |Crowdjuice, Founder  Moderated by Keith Cooley | Principa LLC
2:20p – 3:05p	Panel : Collaboration – Michigan StyleLearn about the next evolution of start-up help. This panel will include representatives from several different “niche” start up spaces, from retail, to creative, to tinker space to culinary exploration, including representation from the entrepreneurial service professionals. This panel could change your business plan, your success rate, your career. Panelists include: Kevin Suboski | ESP/GLEQ // Tim Lane | Scene MetroSpace // Cezzane Charles | ArtServeMichigan // Tom Root | Founder, MakerWorks // Lucy Bland | Manager, Can Do Kitchen // Aaron Schaap | Founder, The Factory Moderated by Terry Cross | Founder & Chairman, Windward Assoc.
3:15p – 4:00p	Meet the BoardSpace is limited, for this first come-first serve open networking session for those wanting to connect with Michigan Emerging Board Members – register online for your spot with our influencers here.
4:00p – 5:35p	Funded/Awarded/Closed
4:00p – 4:20p	New Initiative Announcement
4:25p – 4:55p	Closing Keynote David Segura | CEO, VisionIT
4:55p – 5:10p	PechaKucha – Michigan Emerging StyleExperience the PechaKucha Style of sharing ideas through presentations. Each presenter will have 20 slides, each shown for 20 seconds on a timer. Each presenter has just six minutes and 40 seconds to explain their ideas before the next speaker takes the stage.
5:10p – 5:20p	Funding Announcements - Challenge Detroit - Bizdom U - Accelerate Michigan Business Plan Competition
5:25p – 5:45p	Catalyst Awards