| ACE '08 Program - Thursday,
January 17, 2008
For 2008, here is the program that ACE followed.
| 4:00 p.m. |
REGISTRATION |
Lobby |
| 4:00-6:30 |
DISPLAY AREAS OPEN |
Atrium |
| 4:30-5:30 |
WORKSHOPS
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Workshop #1: Innovation in Michigan |
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Moderator: Philip H. Power - President & Director, The Center For Michigan |
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Neal Clinthome - Co-Founder and VP, Xoran Technologies, Inc. |
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Michelle Crumm - Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer, Adaptive Materials, Inc. |
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Daryl Kipke - CEO, NeuroNexus Technologies, Inc./ Associate Professor, University of Michigan |
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Andrew Wykes - Account Manager, IDV Solutions, Inc. |
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Workshop #2: Tapping Michigan Resources |
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Moderator: Scott Olson - Executive Director, Business Accelerator, Ann Arbor SPARK |
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Mike McCorquodale - Founder and CTO, Mobius Microsystems, Inc. |
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Tom Kelly - MI-SBTDC and others |
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John Bonaccorso - CEO, The 9th Exchange |
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Michael Debiak - CEO, Michigan Life Science Network LLC |
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Workshop #3: The Migration from GM to Gee-Whiz |
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Moderator: Linda Chamberlain - Executive Director, Western Michigan Science & Technology Initiative |
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Ken Bassey - CEO, Saphran Solutions |
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Larry Freed - CEO, ForSeeResults, Inc. |
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Clark Smith - Co-Founder and CEO, Proteos |
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Dawn White - CEO, Solidica |
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Breakout
Rooms |
| 6:30 |
WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS
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ACE Committee
Co-Chairs: |
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Diane Durance
- Executive Director, Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest |
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Charles
Penner - Regional Director, MI-SBTDC |
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Emcee: |
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Chris
Holman - Small Business Advocate at MEDC, publisher,
and TV & radio host |
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Auditorium |
| 6:45 |
SHOWCASE PRESENTATION
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Presenter: |
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Dave Morin - President & CEO, Cielo MedSolutions LLC |
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Auditorium |
| 7:05 |
ELEVATOR PITCH
COMPETITION
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Presenters: |
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Sridhar Kota - President & CEO, FlexSys Inc. |
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Sean Ainsworth - CEO, GeneVivo, LLC |
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Todd Gross - CEO, Lambert Technologies |
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Tom Meloche - CEO, Procuit Inc. |
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Merrill Guerra - CEO, RealKidz, Inc. |
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Nick Brookins - CTO, SAM Systems Inc. |
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Judging
Panel: |
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Jack Miner - Managing Director, BC Ventures |
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Ron Reed - Managing Director, Seneca Partners |
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Mike Staebler - Partner, Pepper Hamilton LLC |
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Jody Vanderwel - President, Grand Angels |
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Auditorium |
| 7:45 |
PRESENTATION of
GLEQ AWARDS
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Presenter: |
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Jack Ahrens - Managing Director, TGap Ventures, LLC |
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Auditorium |
| 8:00 |
RECOGNITION OF
ELEVATOR PITCH COMPETITION WINNER
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Presenter: |
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Chris
Holman |
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Auditorium |
| 8:05-9:00 |
DISPLAYS, NETWORKING, & REFRESHMENTS |
Atrium |
| 9:00 p.m. |
ADJOURNMENT |
Atrium |
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