TiECon Midwest 2010 Conference Schedule Wednesday, October 27 President Reception - Exclusive Networking Event - By Invitation Only 06:00PM - 07:00PM Networking 07:00PM - 07:15PM TiECon Midwest 2010 Curtainraiser! 07:15PM - 07:45PM Keynote by Kanwal Rekhi 07:45PM - 08:00PM Keynote by Rishi Jaitly 08:00PM - 08:15PM Keynote by Graydon Reitz 08:15PM - 08:30PM Unveiling the TiECon Midwest 2010 Core Team 08:30PM - 09:00PM Networking (Dinner and Drinks will be served)

TiECon Midwest 2010 Conference Schedule October 28-29, 2010, The Henry, Dearborn, MI

Day 1 (Thursday, October 28)

09:00AM Registration Grand Hallway Innovation Alley/Booths Plaza A & B 09:30AM Making of TiECon Midwest 2010 Presidential Ballroom 10:00AM Welcoming Remarks Tel K. Ganesan - TiE Detroit President P. K. Agarwal - CEO TiE Global Ballroom Welcoming Remarks by TiE Detroit President and TiE Global Preside Speakers: Tel K. Ganesan, P.K. Agarwal   10:15AM - 11:00AM Networking is for Neanderthals Ballroom Shawne Duperon Presents Networking is primal. It's biological. We need it. We crave it. Most of us get it wrong and are "broadcasting" the wrong message about our business or career path, losing thousands of dollars more... Speakers: Shawne Duperon   11:15AM - 12:15PM Women’s Forum Ballroom Women's Forum Recognizing the economic impact of women-owned businesses, TiE CON Midwest is proud to bring back our second annual TiE Women’s Forum. more... Moderator: Anu Gopalakrishnan Speakers: Lubna Ahmad, Robbie Hardy, Vickie J Lewis, Jill Jordan   12:15PM - 01:00PM Open Networking and Lunch Ballroom 01:00PM - 02:00PM Global Transactions in 2010 and Beyond Salon 5 Global Transactions The global economic slowdown has forced business leaders to re-examine the Mergers & Acquisitions aspect of corporate strategy in areas relative to finance, resources and revenue growth more... Moderator: Ras Desai Speakers: Richard G. Goetz, Seema Chaturvedi, Martin S. A. Beck, Matt Heller   Global Midwest - Immigration & Innovation as Drivers Salon 6 Global Midwest - Immigration & Innovation as Drivers The Great Lakes region contains some of the most powerful research universities in the world, the foundation of America's manufacturing base, the world's largest supply of fresh water more... Moderator: Rami D. Fakhoury Speakers: Steve Tobocman, Audrey Russo, Richard T. Herman   Crowdsourcing Salon 7 Crowdsourcing Technological advances in everything from product design software to digital video cameras are breaking down the cost barriers that once separated amateurs from professionals. more... Moderator: G.B. Thimotheose Speakers: Noam Kimelman, Matt Johnston   Up and Coming Entrepreneurs Plaza A & B Up and Coming Entrepreneurs Have you always wanted to launch your own company but just don't know where to get started or if it may even be the right path for you? Well you have already taken a step in the right direction by attending Business Karma 3.0. more...   02:00PM - 03:30PM Extreme Power Connect Ballroom Extreme Power Connect Extreme Power Connect is designed to answer some of your questions and get you started in the right directions. more... Speakers: Terry Cross, Steve Calef, Kim Zurawski, Amy Cell, David Weaver, Steve Beeler, Skip Simms, James L. Newman, LeAnn Auer, Joseph K. Hart, Jr., James F. Eliason, Gary J. Hessenaur, Wendy Richardson, Mohan Yellapantula, Dennis P. Fassett, Thomas E. Anderson, Vineet Katial, John Nemazi, Linda M. Fingerle, Jill Gleba, Bhushan Kulkarni, Jack Ahrens   03:45PM - 04:30PM Keynote by Sandy K. Baruah Ballroom Rounds Keynote by Sandy K. Baruah Speakers: Sandy K. Baruah   04:30PM - 06:30PM Business Plan Competition Ballroom Business Plan Competition As a testament to TiE's mission to promote entrepreneurship, a business plan competition is being organized to coincide with TiECon Midwest. TiE envisions the business plan competition to act as more... Speakers:   06:30PM - 07:30PM Cocktail Hour Plaza A & B 07:30PM - 09:00PM Dinner and Business Plan Competition Awards Ballroom

TiECon Midwest 2010 Conference Schedule October 28-29, 2010, The Henry, Dearborn, MI

Day 2 (Friday, October 29)

09:00AM Registration Grand Hallway Innovation Alley/Booths Plaza A & B 09:30AM Making of TiECon Midwest 2010 Presidential Ballroom 10:00AM - 10:45AM Keynote by David O. Egner Ballroom Keynote by David O. Egner Speakers: David O. Egner   11:00AM - 12:00PM Social Entrepreneurship and Business Karma Ballroom Social Entrepreneurship and Business Karma "It's the right thing to do" In the olden days business got done by what you knew. If you didn't have a skill, a big idea or a strong back, you didn't get paid. Recently people decided it wasn't what you know, but who you know that's important. The right connections could lead you most anywhere. more... Speakers: Terry Bean   12:00PM - 01:00PM Open Networking and Lunch Ballroom 01:00PM - 02:00PM Social Media Strategy & Digital Media Salon 5 Social Media Strategy & Digital Media This session talks on social media strategy for startups to leverage rich digital content in order to get traction, gain more business, increase market penetration and build a brand. more... Moderator: Mike Brennan Speakers: Melih Oztalay, Derek Mehraban, Ramsey Sweis   Showcase of TiE20 Winners Salon 6 Showcase of TiE20 Winners TiE 20 are an elite group of Top 20 Early Stage Startups recognized and awarded from among hundreds of nominees at the annual TiEcon Midwest – one of the largest entrepreneurship focused conferences in the region attracting successful Entrepreneurs, Venture Capitalists, Angel Investors and more...   Impact of innovation in technology in reducing Health care cost Salon 7 Impact of innovation in technology in reducing Health care cost Behind the Numbers report, employee health care costs are expected to rise by more than nine percent in 2011. If that projection holds for the foreseeable future, health care costs will double in about eight to nine years. more... Moderator: R. J. King Speakers: Doug Schneider, Scott Foster, Tom Murphy   02:30PM - 03:30PM Mobile and Real Time Web Salon 5 Mobile and Real Time Web This session deals with opportunities for startups in the Mobile space and the creation of mobile product/services. The experts discuss on mobile revolution-a bloom/gloom, various approaches to enter the mobile space and the location based real time web-a hype/hit. more... Moderator: Matt Roush Speakers: Raj Karan, Stephen Sadler, Keith Bourne   Automotive Multimedia and Telematics Salon 6 Automotive Multimedia and Telematics According to Strategy Analytics, the market for automotive multimedia and telematics systems is poised for growth somewhere to $27 billion by 2014, and over 80% of new vehicles produced will be fitted with a wireless connectivity feature. more... Moderator: Monirul Talukder Speakers: Joseph Berry, Ralf Hug, Roger Lanctot, K. Venkatesh Prasad, Dave McNamara   Post Reform and Govt Push Impact on Health Care Industry as challenge and opportunity Salon 7 Post Reform and Govt Push Impact on Health Care Industry as challenge and opportunity The idea behind Health Care reform is to provide health insurance to 30 million uninsured people, which means more volume for both providers and payers. Interpretation and implementation of this brings huge challenges as well as opportunities more... Moderator: R. J. King Speakers: Mark W. Owen, Tina Wheeler, Terry Hamilton   03:45PM - 04:45PM Showcase of TiE20 Winners Salon 5 Showcase of TiE20 Winners TiE 20 are an elite group of Top 20 Early Stage Startups recognized and awarded from among hundreds of nominees at the annual TiEcon Midwest – one of the largest entrepreneurship focused conferences in the region attracting successful Entrepreneurs, Venture Capitalists, Angel Investors and more...   Automotive Multimedia and Telematics - Part II Salon 6 Automotive Multimedia and Telematics - Part II According to Strategy Analytics, the market for automotive multimedia and telematics systems is poised for growth somewhere to $27 billion by 2014, and over 80% of new vehicles produced will be fitted with a wireless connectivity feature. more... Moderator: Monirul Talukder Speakers: Joseph Berry, Ralf Hug, Roger Lanctot, K. Venkatesh Prasad, Dave McNamara     Business Ethics - Dharma & Karma Salon 7 Business Ethics - Dharma & Karma A visionary company doesn't simply balance between idealism and profitability: it seeks to be highly idealistic and highly profitable. A visionary company doesn't simply balance between preserving a tightly held core ideology and stimulating vigorous change and movement; it does both to an more... Moderator: Manveen Saluja Speakers: Dr. G. Krishna Kumar, Ramalingam Raja   05:00PM - 05:45PM Keynote by Desh Deshpande Ballroom Keynote by Desh Deshpande Speakers: Desh Deshpande   06:00PM - 07:30PM Cocktail Hour Plaza A & B 07:30PM - 11:00PM Dinner/TiE 20 Awards/Entertainment Presidential Ballroom