Wednesday, October 30th, 2013
Hank Meijer - A Winning Strategy
Hear how Michigan's home-grown grocery and retail legend stays fresh against the competition and wins.
Doug Rothwell on how MI's economy is performing
"Today, things are better. The benchmarking report shows Michigan has reversed course. In many cases, we're out-performing the nation."
Doug Rothwell How Competitive are we? An overview of BLM's Benchmarking Report
How does our state stack up to its competitors? We need to know where we're better - and where we're not - to reach our goal of making Michigan a Top Ten state again.
Brig Sorber - A Winning Strategy
Hear how two men built a moving company people could love, and made it an international powerhouse.
How do you win from the start?
Winning takes on a new meaning when you're a start-up. Michigan entrepreneurs provide a "from the trenches" view of how to create a winning formula when you're building from the ground up.
Veronika Scott, Founder and CEO, The Empowerment Plan
Dug Song, Chief Executive Officer, Duo Security
Eli Thomssen, President & CEO, Armune BioScience, Inc.
How do you change the field to win the game? Tomorrow's talent, communities, assets
It's more than the traditional business climate agenda. The new strategies to win include investing in people and communities -- and making the best possible use of our assets.
Gov. John Engler - Keynote address on national policy
National policy plays a critical role in enabling Michigan to compete and win. Hear one of the nation's premiere business policy leaders outline a winning U.S. strategy.
Kurt Darrow: La-Z-Boy, Inc.
Hear how an 85 year-old Monroe-based maker of iconic recliners became one of the world's leading furniture producers.
Richard Haworth: Bluescape Technology
Get a glimpse of a visual collaborative workspace spanning 160 virtual acres that encourages communication across teams and time zones.
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