President Reception - Exclusive Networking Event - By Invitation Only

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Registration/Networking
7:00 pm - 7:10 pm Welcome Remarks - Anu Gopalakrishnan, Vice President, TiE Detroit
7:10 pm - 7:25 pm TiECon Detroit 2017 Curtainraiser! - Tel K. Ganesan, President, TiE Detroit
7:25 pm - 7:55 pm Grand Keynote Jonny Imerman CNN Hero - Chief Mission Officer, Co-Founder -Imerman Angels
7:55 pm Wrap-up - Jacqueline Perry, Executive Director, TiE Detroit
8:00 pm Networking - Light Dinner/Open Bar
7:30 am Registration Opens
8:00 am Breakfast
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Columbus Ball Room
Opening Remarks Tel K. Ganesan, President, TiE Detroit
9:15 am - 9:30 am
Columbus Ball Room
Opening Grand Keynote Nitin Rai, Vice Chairman, TiE Global
9:30 am - 10:00 am
Columbus Ball Room
Opening Grand Keynote Kurt Hoppe, Global Innovation Head - Connected Cars, GM

CABOT
CONNECTED MOBILITY / AI / IMMIGRATION / FINTECH
CARTIER
DIGITAL HEALTH / MARTECH / CONNECTED MOBILITY
COLUMBUS
SUPPLIER DIVERSITY / MOBILITY COMPETITON / YOUTH & WOMEN PANEL
10:00 am -11:00 am Digital identity in Connected Services:
Evolving technological environment in the world of connected vehicle mobility ecosystem
Deal Flow Lifecycle:
How can Healthcare entrepreneurs attract investors and stabilize funding throughout the business lifecycle?
No Session
11:00 am -12:00 pm Explore innovative products and services that are unlocking new automotive revenue streams and creating market channels and business opportunities for entrepreneurs Innovator2Innovator:
Opportunities and challenges for digital health startups in the region
No Session
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm LUNCH
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm No Session No Session Supplier Diversity:
Innovative solutions to help companies leverage supplier development programs.
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning:
Impact of technology in rapidly expanding ecosystem of Autonomous Vehicle Technology, Connected Mobility and the Smart Technology Ecosystem.
Emerging Healthcare Technologies Trends and Opportunities:
Practical solution and method to overcome challenges using new technologies
Mobility Competition Presentation:
Six finalists
2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Talent & Tech Immigration:
Technological change and its impact on Skill "gap" between what employers need and what employees offer. ideas to bridge the gap.
Strategic Outcomes of Data-Driven Marketing:
How to leverage marketing technology and measure their results?
Youth Panel:
Growth of Detroit as an entrepreneurial city: Creative ideas and resources shared for younger generation of entrepreneurs and startups
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Trends in Venture Capital and Angels and Raising Money for your Business 
How to Make Money through Financial Services and Technology
Visualizing Connected Mobility & Its impact on our lives: How technology will integrate various modes of transportation, infrastructure and consumer services? Women in entrepreneurship:
Showcase women in technology, investment and social impact.

5:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Columbus Ball Room
Closing Grand Keynote: Lt. Governor Brian Calley, State of Michigan
5:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Columbus Ball Room
Closing Grand Keynote Vijay Sankaran, CIO , Ameritrade
6:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Columbus Ball Room
Closing Grand Keynote Suresh Ramamurthi, Chairman, CBW Bank
6:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Columbus Ball Room
Break
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Columbus Ball Room
TiE 20 Awards / Open Cash Bar / Dinner / Networking
7:30 am Registration Opens
8:00 am Breakfast
9:15 am - 9:30 am
Columbus Ball Room
Day 1 Recap and Opening Remarks Anu Gopalakrishnan, Vice President, TiE Detroit
9:30 am - 10:00 am
Columbus Ball Room
Opening Grand Keynote Matthew Gibb, Deputy Executive, Oakland County

CABOT
CONNECTED MOBILITY / CRYPTO CURRENCY / LEGISLATIONS & BEYOND / BLOCKCHAIN
CARTIER
DIGITAL HEALTH / MOBILITY / CYBERSECURITY / VR & AR
COLUMBUS
CONNECTED CITIES / FILM PANEL / YOUTH & WOMEN PANEL
10:00 am -11:00 am Mobility As A Service: "3 Futurists and a Bureaucrat"
- evolving technological environment in the world of transportation in both the private and public sectors
Digital Disruption in Healthcare:
How the Uberization of Healthcare is Going to put the Industry in Gear?
No Session
11:00 am - 12:00 pm OEM’s power play in the changing ecosystem:
Digital Transformation of Automotive Industry
Paradigm Shift in Healthcare:
Digital Revolution empowering future healthcare
No Session
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm LUNCH
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm No Session No Session Connected Cities: Building infrastructure to provide a healthy, skillful and values-driven workforce for the future
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Crypto / virtual currency as investment, ICOs, regulations and beyond: Alternative ways to invest Futuristic inventions - Predict the next great tech Innovations in Mobility Focusing on the film industry :Thriving opportunities and creative talent in Michigan
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Mobility and Healthcare in 21st century:
Policy trends in mobility and healthcare with a focus on legislative initiatives to support rapidly changing industries.
Proactive and reactive approaches to Cybersecurity:
Shifts in Trends & Priorities across industries
Business ideas from inspiring young entrepreneurs
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Blockchain:
Revolutionising The Way We Do Business - New decentralized financial system
Augmented and Virtual Reality in an Autonomous Connected World : Next generation of VR /AR/MR.Implications of Immersive Tech in Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Mobility Social Entrepreneurship - Women as Role-Models : Created positive changes in society through their initiatives.

5:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Columbus Ball Room
Closing Grand Keynote Manny Fernandez, Angel Investor on CNBC Make me a Millionaire Inventor
5:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Columbus Ball Room
Closing Grand Keynote Vinod Dham, Father of Pentium Processor
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Columbus Ball Room
Networking
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Columbus Ball Room
Grand Keynote Raj B. Vattikuti - Lifetime Achievement Award /Gala Dinner / Live Band / Cash Bar / Dance