Henry Ford Museum

Reg­is­tra­tion opens:  4:30

5:00 Wel­come – David Egner, Exec­u­tive Direc­tor, New Econ­omy Initiative

5:15 Intro­duc­tion of VIP judges; start of com­pany final­ist pitches

6:10 Ken Rogers, Exec­u­tive Direc­tor, Automa­tion Alley

6:20 Pres­i­dent Allan Gilmour, Wayne State University

6:35 Strolling Din­ner Begins

7:45 Keynote: Brian Cal­ley, Lieu­tenant Gov­er­nor, State of Michigan

Keynote: Peter Perez, Deputy Assis­tant Sec­re­tary for Man­u­fac­tur­ing, U.S. Depart­ment of Commerce

8:30 Spirit of Michi­gan Introduction:Michael Finney, CEO, Michi­gan Eco­nomic Devel­op­ment Corporation

Spirit of Michi­gan Keynote: Michael Jandernoa

9:00 Stu­dent & Com­pany Award Win­ners Announced