Entrepalooza
2004: Expanding the Horizons of
Entrepreneurship
Agenda and Panel Discussions / Presenters
September 24, 2004
University of Michigan Business School, Ann
Arbor
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Entrepalooza 2004
Agenda
7:30
a.m.
Continental Breakfast, Networking and
Registration
8:15
a.m.
Welcome and Presentation of the Alumni
Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Robert Dolan, Dean,
University of Michigan Business School
Keynote
Speaker
David A. Brandon, Chairman and CEO,
Domino's Pizza, Inc.
Many entrepreneurs envision taking their
start-up companies public. Mr. Brandon will
share his story of taking Domino's Pizza,
Inc. public in July 2004, in what was the
largest initial public offering in
Quick Service Restaurant history.
9:00 a.m.
Networking Break and Refreshments
9:20
a.m.
Concurrent Panel Discussions
– Session
I
- Competing in Asia
- Social Entrepreneurship
- Venture Capital / Private Equity Finance
- Building Successful Ventures
10:20
a.m.
Networking Break and Refreshments
10:40
a.m.
Concurrent Panel Discussions – Session II
(The same panels
are repeated for Session II)
11:40
a.m.
Networking Break and Refreshment
12:00
p.m.
Keynote Speaker
Keith Alessi, Chairman and
CEO, Lifestyle Improvement Centers, LLC,
and former Chairman, President and
CEO, Jackson Hewitt
2004 Alumni Entrepreneur of the Year
Award Recipient
Mr. Alessi (MBA 1979) has over 20 years of senior
executive experience specializing in
"turnaround" situations. Hear
about how he
quickly managed to effect a remarkable
turnaround in 1997 at Jackson Hewitt, the
nation's second largest tax preparation
company. In 1998 his efforts paid off when
Cendant Corporation purchased Jackson Hewitt
in a deal valued at $480 million.
12:45
p.m.
Symposium Ends
Panel
Discussions / Presenters
Entrepreneurial Success in Asia
From
India to Japan, the Philippines to the
Middle East, there are tremendous business
opportunities in Asia. With so many opportunities for
growth, how does an entrepreneur access and
succeed in these markets? Learn how businesses and investors
are overcoming the challenges of competing
in Asia.
Vinay
Gupta, Founder and CEO,
Janeeva, Inc.
Jimmy Hsiao, Founder
and CEO, Logic Solutions
Edward
Daniel Miller, CEO and Principal,
Japanese-American Language Institute
Moderator: Brad Farnsworth, Director
of the Center for International Business
Education, University of Michigan Business
School
Social Entrepreneurship: Value Beyond Shareholders
There
is a tremendous amount of business
innovation required for a business to create
value in today’s environment. Social
entrepreneurs are driven, creative
individuals who remake the world for the
better through their businesses and
organizations. Learn from this panel how to
strengthen your social impact in nonprofit
management, philanthropy and corporate
management. Panel Co-sponsors: U-M Nonprofit & Public
Management Center and Net Impact
Club.
Mike
Hannigan, CEO
and Co-founder, Give Something Back
Larry
Waddell II, Managing
Director,
SJF Ventures
Julius Walls Jr., Senior
Vice President, Greyston Foundation, and President and CEO, Greyston Bakery
Kathleen Wilkerson, Managing Director,
Next Frontier Capital
Moderator: Toria Crichlow (MBA 2005) Co-president, Net Impact
Club
Venture
Capital / Private Equity: Deriving Maximum
Value From Your Investors
Entrepreneurs
often seek investors who can assist beyond
capital and simple advice. Find out how
these venture capitalists and private equity
professionals differentiate the superstars
from the merely enthusiastic. Panel members
will share their ideas on how to engage your
investors and optimize their value for your
company.
J. Michael Davis, Sr.
Managing Director and Co-head of
Investment Banking, National City
Corporation, and
Adjunct Lecturer of Entrepreneurial Studies,
University of Michigan Business School
Mitchell
Mondry, Founder
and Vice President,
M
Group
Mina Sooch, Founder
and General Partner, Apjohn Ventures Fund
Geoffrey Woolley, Founding
Partner, Dominion Ventures, Inc.
Moderator: Tony Pandjiris (MBA 2005) Team
Leader, Wolverine
Venture Fund
Entrepreneurship:
Building a Successful Venture
Successful entrepreneurs are able to identify a problem
and come up with a solution before anyone
else does. They are focused on their customer,
what their customer wants, what their
customer needs and what their customer will
pay for. These are visionaries who have the
uncanny ability to hire the right people to
get the job done. These panelists will share their
business building adventures with you.
Charles
Fry, CEO and CTO, Aurum Information
Technology
Christine Gibbons, CFO, Sensicore, Inc.
Dr. Farnam Jahanian, Founder
and Chairman of the Board,
Arbor
Networks, and Professor of EECS,
University of Michigan
Tim Mayleben, Former
COO, Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
Moderator: David Ragones (MBA 2005)
Co-president, Entrepreneur and Venture Club
Questions?
Please contact Carolyn Maguire at 734-615-4419
or zlicontact@umich.edu.
