7:30 a.m.		Registration, Networking, Continental Breakfast University of Michigan, Ross School of Business, Ann Arbor, MI (Main Entrance Lobby off of Tappan Street)
8:15 a.m.		Keynote Speaker Roger Frock (MBA '59) Former General Manager, FedEx; President and CEO, Quest Management, Inc. Mr. Frock will share his remarkable story of being a member of the founding team of FedEx and the rise of FedEx from a fledgling start-up with an innovative idea to a company with annual revenues of $30 billion as a model of entrepreneurial success against the odds. (Blau Auditorium) Presentation of the Alumni Entrepreneur of the Year Award Thomas Kinnear, Executive Director, Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan
9:10 a.m.		Networking Break and Refreshments
9:25 a.m.		Concurrent Panel Discussions – Session I - Launching & Growing Your Business R1240 - Financing Your Business R1210 - The Social Entrepreneurial Revolution R1220 - Local Resources for Start-ups R1230
10:25 a.m.		Networking Break and Refreshments
10:40 a.m.		Concurrent Panel Discussions – Session II Session I panels are repeated.
11:40 a.m.		Networking Break and Refreshments
11:50 a.m.		Keynote Speaker Ravi Mohan (MBA '96), Co-founder and Managing Director, Shasta Ventures Mr. Mohan will share his insights on how and when to get funded, business trends, and good business practices. (Blau Auditorium)
12:40 p.m.		Morning Session Concludes The morning session is open to the general public and student community. The afternoon session is open only to students of the University of Michigan.
12:40-1:30 p.m.		Lunch and Learn: Graduates Who Launched While Earning Their Degree Led by alumni and student founders, the roundtable discussions will provide insight on the resources tappend and their experiences while earning their degree and launching a start-up. (Colloquium, 6th Floor)

Panel Discussions

Launching & Growing Your Business
R1240
This dynamic panel will discuss what it takes to unleash the full potential of a winning start-up. Learn from these business leaders how to take the steps necessary to move from ideation to launch, how to create a winning company culture, and how to successfully get your product to market.

Panelists:
David Galbenski (BBA ’90), Founder, President and CEO, Lumen Legal
Sue Hares, Director, Networking Solutions, Green Hills Software, and Founder, NextHop Technologies
Shri Thanedar, PhD, CEO, Chemir Analytical Services
Moderator: Zachary Campau (MBA Eve) and Shomit Manapure (MBA Eve), Ross School of Business

Got Money? Financing Your Business
R1210
Securing adequate capital to grow a venture, regardless of its stage, is one of the most significant challenges that an entrepreneur will face. This panel will focus on a range of financing options including venture capital, small business bank loans and government grants. Panelists representing a variety of funding sources will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each as well as lend their perspective on obtaining financing in today's economy.

Panelists:
Ned Hill, Managing Director, DFJ Mercury
Lisa Kurek, Managing Partner, Biotechnology Business Consultants
Armando Pauker (MBA '95), General Partner, Apex Venture Partners
Tim Trapp, Vice President, Comerica Bank
Moderators: Alok Jena and Jeff Rodrian (MBAs '10), Ross School of Business

Making Money and Doing Good: Getting Started as a Social Entrepreneur
R1220
Is it possible to build a financially sustainable business and generate positive social change? The social enterprise revolution is far from a newborn trend, but is receiving increasing attention from investors and philanthropists alike. This panel will discuss the unique challenges social entrepreneurs and investors face ranging from creating a hybrid model to investment decision making to the need for creative exit strategies and more.

Panelists:
Kipp Baratoff (MBA/MS '07) CFA, Principal and Founding Member, Equilibrium Capital Group LLC
Jaime Ramirez, Portfolio Manager, Grassroots Business Fund
Jackie VanderBrug (MBA '94), Partner, Criterion Ventures
Jackie Victor, Co-Owner, Avalon International Breads
Moderator: Gilad Meiri (MBA '10), Ross School of Business

Making Connections: Local Resources for Start-ups
R1230
A tremendous amount of local resources exist to assist entrepreneurs jump-start a business. But knowing what's available and how to best leverage those opportunities can be tricky. This panel offers an insider's perspective on making connections through regional entrepreneurial resources.

Panelists:
Amy Cell (BBA '91, MBA '95), VP Talent Enhancement & Entrepreneurial Education, Ann Arbor SPARK
Michelle Crumm (MBA ’99), Co-founder and Chief Business Officer, Adaptive Materials, Inc.
Wes Huffstutter, Student Entrepreneurship, U-M Office of Technology Transfer
Dug Song, Chief Architect, Barracuda Networks
Kapila Viges, Director of Entrepreneurship Initiatives, Michigan Economic Development Corporation
Moderator: Todd Emaus (MBA Eve) and Katie Miller (MBA '10), Ross School of Business

Student Luncheon

Roundtable Discussions: Graduates Who Launched While Earning Their Degree
Colloquium, 6th Floor
This informal luncheon will provide students the opportunity to sit in small groups and hear from select Ross students and recent graduates how they leveraged Ross and greater U-M resources to launch a business while earning their degrees. Representatives from the Zell Lurie Institute and U-M Office of Tech Transfer will be available to address questions on leveraging U-M business development resources from across campus.

Roundtable Discussion Leaders:
Ian Dailey (MBA '09), Co-founder & President, Husk Insulation, LLC
Merrill Guerra (MBA '08), Founder & President, RealKidz Inc.
Yuri Haverman (MBA '09), Medical Innovation Center Fellow
Adrienne Harris (BSE Biomedical Engineering), Medical Innovation Center Fellow '08, and Co-
Founder, Tangent Medical Technologies
Paul Kirsch, Program Manager, Zell Lurie Institute, Ross School of Business
Mark Maynard, Marketing Manager, U-M Tech Transfer
Robert Mazur (MBA '03), Co-founder & President, B.A. Maze, Inc.; Inventor, PurrFect Opener
Aaron Nelson (MBA '09), Founder & President, Audiallo
Sherman Powell (MBA '08), Founder, ArmyProperty.com
Mark Thompson, (BBA '08, MACC '10), Founder, VidFlips
Chair: Mary Lemmer (BBA '10) and Rajesh Nerlikar (MBA '10), Ross School of Business

Questions About Entrepalooza? Please contact Carolyn Maguire at 734-615-4419 or zlicontact@umich.edu.

Conference Co-Chairs
Mary Nickson & Marybeth Davis, Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies
James Mertz & Luis Calderon (MBAs '10), Co-Presidents, Entrepreneur & Venture Club, Ross School of Business