Founders for Community: How these startup leaders create community value in while growing their businesses

Oct 12, 2023

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About this session

Innovation is equal parts company and community. Communities provide the talent, customers, ways of living and environment so companies can thrive. Hear how these startup leaders keep the community embedded into the bottom line and empower their teams through a for purpose approach to business.

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Sessions

Catch this year's 70+ speakers at MTW 2023 from October 9-12.

Where’s the event?
MTW 2023 will take place at the University of Michigan football stadium - Big House! - on Oct 9-10 and at Venue 4M on Oct 11-12. Doors open at 8:00 am and the event programming experience will run from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm (EST.)

Food & Drinks will be provided!

Breakfast October 9

8:00:00 AM - 9:00:00 AM

Speakers:

Opening Remarks with Dean Sharon Matusik

9:00:00 AM - 9:15:00 AM

Speakers:

Dean Sharon Matusik

Rewrite the Narrative: Tell Your Story Through Data

9:20:00 AM - 9:40:00 AM

Speakers:

Peter Walker

The Proof is in the Pilot: Working with Corporate Partners as a Tech Innovator

9:20:00 AM - 10:20:00 AM

Speakers:

Rasmus Noraas Bendvold, David Woessner, Sasi Prabhakaran PhD, Rahul Gayam

Move It: How Three Women Sparked Michigan’s Energy Revolution

9:45:00 AM - 10:45:00 AM

Speakers:

Carla Walker-Miller, Lisa Lunsford, Maria Thompson

Venture Reflections with Charles Hudson

10:25:00 AM - 10:45:00 AM

Speakers:

Charles Hudson

Betting on Yourself: Creating Consumer Products that Shape a Culture

11:00:00 AM - 11:45:00 AM

Speakers:

Melissa Butler, Jenn Onwenu

Turning Customers into Capital: Raising Millions Through Early Adopters

11:00:00 AM - 12:00:00 PM

Speakers:

Lara Pender, Alison Accavitti, Edi Demaj, Etrit Demaj, Kevin Heras

It’s Who You Know: Startup Founders and VCs on Leveraging Your Network

11:25:00 AM - 12:25:00 PM

Speakers:

Matt Burns, Priya Gogoi, Chase Lee, Ben Chehebar, Adrian Fortino

Lunch October 10

12:30:00 PM - 1:30:00 PM

Speakers:

AI for Everybody: How Deep Learning is Democratizing AI Deployment

1:00:00 PM - 1:20:00 PM

Speakers:

James Meeks

eLab AI Launchpad Pitch Competition

1:30:00 PM - 2:30:00 PM

Speakers:

Michigan Life Science Entrepreneur's Association MLSEA

1:30:00 PM-2:30:00 PM

Speakers:

Fund Me: Meet the Entrepreneurial Support Orgs Who Support Startups Across Michigan

3:00:00 PM - 4:00:00 PM

Speakers:

Lisa Katz, Sarah Gretter, Margarita Hernandez, Tom Stewart, Joe Thiel

FIELD TOUR (Optional)

4:00:00 PM - 5:00:00 PM

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Cahoots Happy Hour

5:00:00 PM -

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Breakfast October 10

8:00:00 AM - 9:00:00 AM

Speakers:

Opening Remarks with Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II

9:00:00 AM - 9:20:00 AM

Speakers:

Building Smarter Cities: Innovation in Detroit and Ann Arbor

9:20:00 AM - 10:20:00 AM

Speakers:

Mayor Mike Duggan, Mayor Christopher Taylor

Pitch & Pilot Showcase by Bamboo + CFCU

10:00:00 AM - 11:00:00 AM

Speakers:

Corporate Networking Suite

10:00:00 AM - 12:00:00 PM

Speakers:

Executing at Scale: An Intimate Conversation with Stacy Brown-Philpot

10:40:00 AM - 11:40:00 AM

Speakers:

Stacy Brown-Philpot, Greg Schwartz

VC Networking Suite (Morning)

11:00:00 AM - 12:00:00 PM

Speakers:

Lunch & Networking October 10

11:40:00 AM - 12:30:00 PM

Speakers:

The Rollercoaster of Celebrity Content and Venture Capital

11:55:00 AM - 12:30:00 PM

Speakers:

Devon Townsend

Michigan Founders Fund Venture Competition

12:30:00 PM - 2:00:00 PM

Speakers:

Fireside Chat with Johnnie Turnage and Hill Harper

2:05:00 PM - 2:35:00 PM

Speakers:

VC Networking Suite (Afternoon)

2:30:00 PM - 4:30:00 PM

Speakers:

Deep Pockets: How startups can work with corporate venture and R&D

2:55:00 PM - 3:55:00 PM

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FIELD TOUR (optional)

4:00:00 PM - 5:00:00 PM

Speakers:

Bamboo & Techstars Detroit Powered by JP Morgan Welcome Happy Hour

5:00:00 PM - 7:00:00 PM

Speakers:

Wednesday October 11 Lunch

11:30:00 AM - 12:00:00 PM

Speakers:

A Gaming Revolution in the Midwest: "It’s dangerous to go alone! Take this."

12:15:00 PM - 1:00:00 PM

Speakers:

Austin Yarger

Making the Play: Perspectives on the SportsTech Ecosystem

1:00:00 PM - 2:00:00 PM

Speakers:

Terrance J.L. Reeves, Ashton Keys, Shalanda Armstrong

Fireside Chat with Dhani Jones

2:15:00 PM - 3:00:00 PM

Speakers:

University Startups: Taking advantage of all the entrepreneur resources on UMich campus

3:00:00 PM - 4:00:00 PM

Speakers:

Stewart Thornhill, Kurt Skifstad, Jeni Olney, Kristen Wolff

Michigan Entrepreneuer Summit

4:00:00 PM - 5:15:00 PM

Speakers:

Music - Happy Hour onsite

5:30:00 PM -

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Breakfast October 12

8:00:00 AM - 9:00:00 AM

Speakers:

Michigan Tech Week Founder <-> Investor Office Hours Powered by VentureNext

9:00:00 AM - 11:00:00 AM

Speakers:

9:00:00 AM - 5:00:00 PM

Speakers:

Female Founders Brunch w/ Meagan Ward of Femology

11:00:00 AM - 1:00:00 PM

Speakers:

First Look: A discussion with GP Nia Batts

1:00:00 PM - 2:00:00 PM

Speakers:

Nia Batts, Sophia Bush

Founders for Community: How these startup leaders create community value in while growing their businesses

2:00:00 PM - 3:00:00 PM

Speakers:

Navigating capital: working with VCs in the pursuit of high-growth

3:00:00 PM - 4:00:00 PM

Speakers:

Will Fung, Alison Todak, Jim Tenzillo, Joe Kaiser Chris Thomas

Closing Reception & Black Tech Weekend Detroit Announcements!

4:00:00 PM - 6:30:00 PM

Speakers:

Our 2023 Speakers Need No Introduction

Michigan Tech Week 2023 is going to be filled with networking, speaker panels, special guests and events all week long. Speakers will be revealed as the dates come closer.

Alison Accavitti

Ashley Williams

Camila Noordeloos

Carla Walker-Miller

Christopher Taylor

Deirdre Roberson

Johnnie Turnage

Kathryn Snorrason

Lindsey Kilbride

Detroit Venture Partners (DVP)

Lindsey Kilbride

Margarita Hernandez

Meleanie DeVries

Rasmus Bendvold

Sarah Gretter PhD

Sasi Prabhakaran PhD

Shalanda Armstrong

Stacy Brown-Philpot

Stewart Thornhill

Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies

Terrence J. L. Reeves