#UES2014 Videos
Welcome and Overview: W. David Tarver
Keynote Address: Dr. Jeffrey A. Robinson
Panel 1: Urban Entrepreneurship Case Studies
Panel 2: Community Engagement Methods
Panel 3: Student-Led Entrepreneurship
Panel 4: Facilitating Urban Entrepreneurship
Innovate Blue: Thomas Zurbuchen
Luncheon Welcome and Remarks: Tom Frank
A Conversation With Jill Ford, Special Assistant to Detroit Mayor Michael Duggan
#UES2014 Photos
Event Program – Urban Entrepreneurship Symposium 2014
Friday, October 10, 2014, 8 am to 2 pm
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
1000 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
| 8:00 am to 8:40 am | Registration, Reception and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:45 am to 9:00 am | Welcome and Overview
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| 9:00 am to 9:05 am | Introduction of Keynote SpeakerMarcus Harris, ProsperUs Detroit |
| 9:05 am to 9:30 am | Keynote AddressDr. Jeffrey Robinson, Academic Director, Rutgers University Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Development |
| 9:35 am to 10:20 am | Panel 1: Urban Entrepreneurship Case StudiesModerator: Forrest Carter, Associate Professor of Marketing, Eli Broad School of Business, Michigan State UniversityPanelists: Steve Bock, Business CEO, Shinola Mike Evans, Senior Developer, Loveland Technologies Noam Kimelman, Co-Owner, Fresh Corner Café Sheila McBride, Founder, GradeCheck Mike White, General Manager, Uber/Michigan |
| 10:20 am to 10:30 am | Break |
| 10:30 am to 11:10 am | Panel 2: Community Engagement MethodsModerator: Marlo Rencher, Co-Founder, Snapsure; Executive Director, Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Cleary UniversityPanelists: Brian Flanagan, Managing Director, U-M Ross Leadership Initiative Sebastian Jackson, Founder, The Social Club Grooming Company Christopher Prater, Co-Owner, Thrift On The Avenue Nick Tobier, Associate Professor, U-M Penny |
| 11:15 am to 11:50 am | Panel 3: Student-Led EntrepreneurshipModerator: Matt Gibson, Associate Director for Student Ventures, U-M Center for EntrepreneurshipPanelists: Justine Sheu, Myles Morgan and Justin Cook, Jamarr Hill and Erica Hill, “Transwer” |
| 11:50 am to 12:00 pm | Break |
| 12:05 pm to 12:45 pm | Panel: Facilitating Urban EntrepreneurshipModerator: Leslie Smith, President and CEO, TechTown DetroitPanelists: Stella Safari, CEO, Startup Effect Jamie Shea, Managing Director for Investments, Mission Throttle Tiffany Sadek, founder, Sadek Legal Yvette Jenkins, owner/operator, Love. Travels. Imports. |
| 12:50 pm to 1:00 pm | “Innovate Blue: Michigan’s Commitment to Entrepreneurship Education,” Thomas Zurbuchen, U-M Associate Dean for Entrepreneurial Programs; Professor, Space Science and Aerospace Engineering; Senior Counselor to Provost for Entrepreneurial Education |
| 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | Luncheon Program |
| 1:20 pm to 1:30 pm | Welcome and Remarks, Tom Frank, Executive Director, U-M Center for Entrepreneurship |
| 1:30 pm to 2:00 pm | Luncheon Keynote: A Conversation with Jill Ford, special counselor to Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan for entrepreneurial initiatives |