TiECON MIDWEST 2008

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2008

11:00am – 6:00pm

Opportunity Fair (Job, Venture, Entrepreneurship)

9:00am – 11:00am

Registration

11:00am – 12:30pm

Welcome Address & Keynote Lunch
(Room - Algonquin)
	How to Succeed in a Dynamic Global Marketplace
	David Good, Chief Representative of North American Operations for Tata Sons Ltd.

12:30pm – 1:30pm

X-Treme Networking

1:30pm – 1:45pm

Networking Coffee Break

1:45pm – 3:00pm

Challenges and Opportunities in Global Manufacturing
(Room - T C Linguini)

IT in Healthcare
(Room - Portage)

Have an Idea, Now What?
(Room - Charlevoix)

1.	David Cole
	Chairman, Center for Auto Research

2.	Phil Horlock
	CEO, Ford Land

3.	Jeevak Badve
	ASC Design Team

4.	Mahesh Lunani
	Automotive Strategy & Change Practice Leader, IBM

5.	Ray York
	Former Plant Manager, Ford

	Moderator
6.	Seema Chaturvedi
	Accelerator Group

1.	Ken Weixel
	Deloitte.

2.	Bettye Elkins
	Principal, Miller Canfield

3.	Anthony O. Williams
	Attorney

4.	Rupesh Srivastava
	President, Youngsoft

	Moderator
5.	Victor Naidu
	President, Ramsoft Systems, Inc.

1.	Jeff LaBine
	Principal, Miller Canfield

2.	Skip Simms
	Executive Director, Preseed Fund, Ann Arbor SPARK

3.	Dan Izzo
	Training Leader, Bizdom U

4.	Anil Sakhuja, COO, Alan C
	Young & Associates

	Moderator
5.	Tel K. Ganesan
	President, Vision Tech Solutions

3:00 pm – 3:15 pm

Networking Coffee Break

3:00 pm – 4:45 pm

Business Plan Competition
(Room - Algonquin)
		Presentations by Competition Finalists
		Entrepreneurship Speech – Scott Romney, Trustee, Michigan State University
		Announcement of the 3 Winners of the Competition

3:15pm – 4:30pm

How to Become a Successful Automotive Supplier
(Room - T C Linguini)

Next Generation of Global Outsourcing
(Room - Portage)

Top 20 Emerging Industries
(Room - Charlevoix)

1.	Chain Sandhu
	President, NYX

2.	David Andrea
	President, OESA

3.	Bill Cooper
	Former Director, Lear Corp.

4.	Deepak Goel
	President, TechuServe

	Moderator
5.	Tej Jhamb
	President, T.J. Associates

1.	Varchasvi Shankar
	President, V2Soft

2.	Jay Schloff
	IP Attorney, Intellipex

3.	Poonam Gupta-Krishnan
	President, Iyka Enterprises Inc.

4.	Rajiv R Das
	Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

	Moderator
5.	Radhika Venkateswaran
	Assistant Vice President, Comerica

1.	Jeff Mason
	SVP, MEDC

2.	Elise Lancaster
	Director of Purchasing, DMB

	Moderator
3.	Kasturi Bagchi
	Attorney, Maddin Hauser

4:30pm – 4:45pm

Networking Coffee Break

5:00pm – 6:00pm

		Networking Reception
		Charter Members’ Reception (Skyline Club – Invitation Only)

6:00pm – 8:30pm

Success Story
(Room - Algonquin)
	Living the Entrepreneurial Dream
	Dr. Aaron Crumm, CEO, Adaptive Materials, Inc. (Michigan Business Review's Innovator of the Year)
Keynote Dinner
(Room - Algonquin)
	The Midwest Economy - The Journey from Today's Challenges to Tomorrow's Successes
	Robert Ficano, Wayne County Executive

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2008

8:00am – 7:00pm

Opportunity Fair (Job, Venture, Entrepreneurship)

8:00am –9:15am

Keynote Breakfast
(Room - Algonquin)
	Personal Mastery in Work and Life: How to harness your full potential to achieve extraordinary professional and personal success.
	Dr. Srikumar Rao, Author and Motivational Speaker

9:15am – 9:30am

Networking Coffee Break

9:30am – 10:45am

Dealing with the Financial Crisis
(Room - T C Linguini)

Gaining Competitive Advantage Through Green Strategies
(Room - Algonquin)

Funding Strategies at Different Stages of the Business Cycle
(Room - Charlevoix)

1.	W.J. Aspatore
	Chairman, Amherst Partners, LLC

2.	Rajeev Singhal
	Assistant Professor Finance, Oakland University

3.	David Littmann
	Chief Economist, Mackinac Center for Public Policy

	Moderator
4.	Monish Verma
	VP, Citi Smith Barney

1.	John Tagle
	President, John Tagle & Asso.

2.	Raj Jonnalagadda
	Sustainability Practice, Accenture

3.	Paul Durbin
	Miller Canfield

	Moderator
4.	Vijay Mony
	Accenture

1.	Elaine McMahon
	SVP, Comerica Bank

2.	Mina Sooch
	Director & Co-Founder, Apjohn Ventures Fund

3.	Rick Galdi
	President, Great Lakes Angels

	Moderator
4.	Raj Kothari
	Seneca Partners

10:45am – 11:00am

Networking Coffee Break

11:00am – 12:15pm

Merger & Acquisition - Building an Infrastructure for Seamless Integration
(Room - T C Linguini)

IT Drives Business – Is Pervasive Computing Here?
(Room - Algonquin)

The New Frontier: Opportunities in Life Sciences and Biotechnology
(Room - Charlevoix)

1.	Vijay Mony
	Accenture

2.	Steven D. Sallen
	Partner, Maddin Hauser

3.	Gautam Grover
	McKinsey

4.	Norman Lewis
	Professor, Wayne State University

	Moderator
5.	Gurinder Singh
	Associate, Miller Canfield

1.	Dave Miller
	Chief Security Officer, Covisint

2.	Nidhi Srivastava
	Director of IT Process US, Tata Consulting Services

3.	Joseph D. Gustavus
	Principal, Miller Canfield

4.	Prof. Vallabh Sambamurthy
	Michigan State University

	Moderator
5.	Sanjay Kumar
	Director of Service Management, Accenture

1.	Bill Worzel
	CEO, Genetics Squared

2.	Dr. James F Eliason
	Executive Director, Michigan Neonatal Biotrust

3.	Abhai Johri
	EVP, Integral Consulting Services, Inc.

	Moderator
4.	Dr. Ram Reddy
	Diector, Next Generation Therapeutics

12:15pm – 12:30pm

Networking Coffee Break

12:30pm – 2:00pm

Welcome Address
(Room - Algonquin)
	The State of Michigan and "Our commitment to Michigan Business Growth"
	Lisa Webb Sharpe, Director, Michigan Department of Management and Budget

Keynote Lunch
(Room - Algonquin)
	How India, the Fastest Growing Democracy, is Transforming America and the World
	Mira Kamdar, Author, Planet India

2:00pm – 2:15pm

Networking Coffee Break

2:15pm – 3:30pm

Thinking Outside the Box: Innovation Workshop
(Room - T C Linguini)

Alternative Energy – Recent Developments and Opportunities
(Room - Algonquin)

Taking your Business to the Next Level
(Room - Charlevoix)

1.	Adam Hartung
	Managing Partner, Spark Partners

2.	Paul Davis
	Former President Scanlon Leadership Network

3.	Raj Gupta
	General Manager Aircraft Wheel & Brake Division, Parker Hannifin Corp.

	Moderator
4.	Praveen Gupta
	Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Innovation Science

1.	Dr. Mohamed Alamgir
	Director of Research, Compact Power, Inc.

2.	Ananth G Ananthasubramaniam
	VP, DTE Energy Ventures, Inc.

3.	Ajay Das
	General Manager Wind Energy, The Timken Company

	Moderator
4.	CK Chalekode
	President, Chalekode Enterprises, Inc.

1.	Prafulla Pande
	Business Coach

2.	Barry Demp
	Barry Demp Coaching, LLC

3.	Dr. Chirinjeev Kathuria
	Chairman, Planetspace

	Moderator
4.	Sanjay Seth
	Partner, Carlisle & Company

3:30pm – 3:45pm

Networking Coffee Break

3:45pm – 5:00pm

Viable E-Business Models
(Room - T C Linguini)

Riches in Niches: Examination of niche industries
(Room - Algonquin)

Strategic Growth and Exit
(Room - Charlevoix)

1.	Raj Shah
	Founder, 123 Signup

2.	Matt Cardwell
	Director, eCommerce Marketing, Quicken Loans

3.	Dr. Ron Suarez
	Loud Feed, Inc.

	Moderator
4.	Anand Kumar
	VP, MI India

1.	Dr. Chirinjeev Kathuria
	Chairman, Planetspace

2.	Steve Yencich
	President, Michigan Lodging and Tourism Association

3.	Col(Ret) Michael R. Morrow
	President & CEO, Morrow Group USA, Inc.

	Moderator
4.	Ras Desai
	M&A Consultant, Whitmore, Prokes, Micallef & Associates

1.	Chuck Peterson
	Managing Director, Pathway Partners

2.	Daljit Doogal
	Foley & Lardner LLP

3.	Truman Timmis
	Senior VP, The Advanced Strategies Group

4.	Gordon Follmer
	Managing Director, UHY Advisors MI

	Moderator
5.	Rahul Arora
	Estate Planning Attorney, Aymond, Lozier & Arora PLC

5:00pm –7:00pm

Networking Coffee Break

7:00pm – 8:30pm

Keynote Dinner
(Room - Algonquin)
		Navigating Through Turbulent Times
		Yogen N. Rahangdale, Vice Chairman & Chief Technology Officer, American Axle & Manufacturing
		David Littmann, Chief Economist, Mackinac Center for Public Policy

8:30pm – 9:00pm

Business Plan Competition Awards & Winner Presentation

9:00pm – 11:00pm

Entertainment/Gala/Open Dancing