7:30 a.m.		Registration, Networking, Continental Breakfast University of Michigan, Michigan League, Ann Arbor, MI (2nd Floor)
8:15 a.m.		Keynote Speaker Roger Newton, Ph.D., CEO, Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.; Co-discoverer of Lipitor® Dr. Newton will share his remarkable story of co-discovering Lipitor®, founding Esperion and developing it into a $1.3 billion buyout by Pfizer, and co-leading Esperion’s spinout. (Ballroom)
9:10 a.m.		Networking Break and Refreshments
9:25 a.m.		Concurrent Panel Discussions – Session I - Launching & Growing Your Business (Vandenberg Room) - Financing Your Business (Michigan Room) - Legal Considerations for Start-ups (Hussey Room) - Growing Emerging Companies in the Tech, Life Sciences and Energy Market Sectors (Kalamazoo Room)
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 Sam Wyly (MBA ’57), Entrepreneur & Investor Mr. Wyly, the 2008 Ross School of Business Alumni Entrepreneur of the Year award recipient, will share the secrets to his success. Signed copies of his new memoir 1,000 Dollars and an Idea: Entrepreneur to Billionaire will be handed out to the first 200 attendees. (Ballroom) 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
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: Roundtable Discussions Led by alumni and student founders, roundtable on how to launch while students earn their degree. (Hussey Room)

Panel Discussions

Launching & Growing Your Business
Vandenberg Room
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:
Mary Jo Cartwright, VP Strategy & Development, HealthMedia Inc.
Jeff Williams (MBA/MS ’92), President & CEO, HandyLab, Inc.
Robert Wolfe, Founder, MooseJaw
Moderator: Antonio Diosdado (MBA ’09), Ross School of Business

Financing Your Business: From Angel Funding to Raising Venture Capital
Michigan Room
This panel will feature angel, venture and private-equity investors. These financial leaders will discuss the attributes of successful investing in entrepreneurial endeavors of various stages, companies and industries. The panelists will also offer their perspectives on career paths and entry into this industry.

Panelists:
Douglas H. Adams, Vice President, SBA Lending, Comerica Bank
Robert J. Savage, Founder & Managing Partner, CoreNetwork
Michael Singer, Founder & CEO, Leapfrog Holdings LLC
Christopher Sklarin, Associate & Director of Business Development - Upper Midwest, Chrysalis Ventures
Moderator:Anne Delaney (MBA ’09), Ross School of Business

Legal Considerations for Start-ups
Hussey Room
Legal experts with extensive entrepreneurial experience will address and explore the major legal issues that start-ups face when forming, funding and growing businesses. Topics will include business structure options, funding issues (seed/venture capital), and how to protect intellectual property – oftentimes the earliest decision made by entrepreneurs and small businesses.

Panelists:
Richard Brandon, Assistant General Counsel, University of Michigan Office of General Counsel
Steven H. Hilfinger, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP
Richard Hoeg, Associate, Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP
Carrie Leahy, Partner, Bodman LLP
Moderator: Ian Dailey (MBA '09), Ross School of Business

Growing Emerging Companies in the Tech, Life Sciences and Energy Market Sectors
Kalamazoo Room
Many new companies face common challenges in building a strong team, developing IP, and courting investors. Each market sector also presents unique challenges and opportunities for growth. This panel of outstanding business leaders will discuss the attributes of successful companies in their market sector, and the business challenges entrepreneurs should know about specific to start-ups in the tech, life sciences and energy industries.

Panelists:
William Brinkerhoff, M.B.A., M.S., Chief Operating Officer, Cerenis
Jeff McDaniel (MBA '97), Director, Business Development, Velocys
Levi Thompson, Ph.D., Co-founder, T/J Technologies and Inmatech; Richard Balzhiser Professor of Chemical and Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Director, Hydrogen Energy Technology Center, University of Michigan
Moderator: Laura Bruce (MBA '09), Ross School of Business

Student Luncheon

Roundtable Discussions: Launching While Earning Your Degree
Hussey Room
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:
Merrill Guerra (MBA '08), Founder & CEO, RealKidz Clothing, Inc.
Paul Kirsch, Program Manager, Zell Lurie Institute, Ross School of Business
Satish Malnaik (MBA ’03), Co-founder & CEO, NextServices, Inc.
Mark Maynard, Marketing Manager, U-M Tech Transfer
Robert Mazur (MBA '03), Co-founder & President, B.A. Maze, Inc.; Inventor, PurrFect Opener
Sherman Powell (MBA '08), Founder, ArmyProperty
Todd Sullivan (MBA '05), Founder & CEO, Spirit Shop, Inc.
Chair: Yogev Shimony (MBA '09), 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
Yogev Shimony & Aaron Nelson (MBAs '09), Co-Presidents, Entrepreneur & Venture Club, Ross School of Business