Agenda

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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Southwestern Michigan College
58900 Cherry Grove Road
Dowagiac, Michigan 49047
Time Topic Speaker
8:00am to
8:30am		 Registration and Breakfast  
8:30am to
8:40am		 Welcome Dr. David Matthews, President
Southwest Michigan College
8:40am to
8:50am		 Opening Remarks Ron Kitchens, Chief Executive Officer
Southwest Michigan First
8:50am to
9:15am		 MEDC Remarks and Grant Program Jennifer Owens
MEDC
9:15am to
9:45am		 Advanced Energy Sam Hogg
Next Energy
9:45am to
10:00am		 Break  
10:00am to
10:30am		 Aerospace John Geisler
Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers Association
10:30am to
11:00am		 Contracting/Defense Ron Moffett
Defense Contract Coordination Center / Procurement Technical Assistance Center (DC3/PTAC)
11:00am to
11:30am		 U of M - Surviving to Thriving Stephanie Little, Project Manager and Outreach Coordinator
University of Michigan
11:30am to
12:15pm		 Lunch  
12:15pm to
1:00pm		 Medical Devices Christophe Sevrain
CJPS Enterprises
1:00pm to
1:30pm		 Goal Setting and Financial Planning Nancy Boese
Small Business & Technology Development Center (SBTDC)
1:30pm to
2:00pm		 Diversification Process Rob Hess
Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center (MMTC)
2:00pm to
2:30pm		 Panel Discussion with Information Experts and Companies  
2:30 to
3:00pm		 Closing Remarks  
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