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Welcome and Overview
W. David Tarver, President and Founder, Urban Entrepreneurship Initiative, Inc.
Session 1: Urban Problem Mining
Moderator:
Tifani Sadek, Sadek Bonahoom PLC
Panelists:
Maggie DeSantis, Founder, Eastside Community Network
James Feagin, Outreach Manager, Detroit Economic Growth Corp.
Lauren Hood, Founder, DeepDiveDetroit Inc.
Chad Rochkind, Founder, Human Scale Studio
Keynote Address
Miguel McKelvey, co-founder and chief creative officer, WeWork Inc., New York
Session 2: Community Engagement Strategies
Moderator:
Rishi Moudgil, Managing Director, U-M Center for Social Impact
Panelists:
Garlin Gilchrist, Deputy Technology Director for Civic Community Engagement, City of Detroit
Cornetta Lane, Founder, Detroit Dialogs
Dan Pitera, Executive Director, University of Detroit Mercy School of Architecture Collaborative Design Center
Lyneir Richardson, Executive Director, Rutgers University Business School Center for Urban Entrepreneurship and Economic Development
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Session 3: Scalable Urban Business Models
Moderator:
Forrest Carter, Faculty Director – Institute of Entrepreneurship & Associate Professor of Marketing, Michigan State University
Panelists:
David Anderson, Co-Founder, Bamboo Detroit
Ralph Clark, President & CEO Shotspotter, Inc.
Anya Babbitt, Founder & CEO, Splitting Fares (SPLT)
Leslie Horn, CEO, Three Squared, Inc.
Luncheon Program: The University’s Role in Urban Innovation
Program Host:
Ned Staebler, Vice-President for Economic Development, Wayne State University and President and CEO, TechTown Detroit
Program Guests:
Lou Anna K. Simon, President, Michigan State University
Cynthia Wilbanks, Vice-President for Government Relations, University of Michigan
Antoine Garibaldi, President, University of Detroit Mercy
Session 4: Business Models for Entry Level Employment
Moderator:
Malinda Jensen, VP Business Development, Detroit Economic Growth Corporation (DEGC)
Panelists:
Heath Carr, COO, Bedrock Manufacturing (Shinola)
Paul M. Hickman, Owner, Urban Ashes
Calvin Evans, HR/Operations Manager, Urban Ashes
Don Reimer, Director – Entrepreneurship Programs, Lawrence Technological University
Jim Robinson, Founder, Metro EZ Ride
Seminar Session 1.1: Financing the Urban Startup
Seminar Leaders:
Patricia Glaza, VP & Managing Director, Invest Detroit
Julie Lein, Co-Founder, Tumml (San Francisco)
Contributors:
Doug Neal, Managing Partner, Michigan eLab Capital Partners
Ray Waters, President, Detroit Development Fund
Seminar Session 2.2: Community Engagement and Human-Centered Design
Seminar Leaders:
Hajj Flemings, CEO/Founder of Brand Camp University
Deborah Parizek, Executive Director, Henry Ford Learning Institute