conference agenda

Friday, November 2, 2007

7:30 a.m.-4:45 p.m.

Kellogg Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824

7:30 -8:30 Continental Breakfast and Registration

8:30-8:45 Welcome Remarks - President Lou Anna Simon (invited)

8:45-9:45 Keynote Speaker: Barry Moltz

You Need to be a Little Crazy: The Truth About Starting and Growing Your Business

9:45-10:00 Break

10:00-11:00 Concurrent Session 1

1. Marketing

2. Bioeconomy

3. Food

4. Business

11:00-11:15 Break

11:15-12:15 Concurrent Session 2

1. Marketing

2. Bioeconomy

3. Food

4. Business

12:15-1:30 Networking Lunch and Exhibitor Display

1:30-1:45 Awards Recognition

2:00-3:00 Concurrent Session 3

1. Marketing

2. Bioeconomy

3. Food

4. Business

3:00 -3:15 Break

3:15-4:30 The Entrepreneurial Future for Michigan’s Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources

Dr. Chris Peterson, Director, MSU Product Center and Nowlin Chair for Consumer-Responsive Agriculture Panel Discussion featuring: David Hollister, President and CEO, Prima Civitas,

Tim Young, President/Chef, Food For Thought, and Dick VandeVusse, President, Ag Solutions, Inc.

4:30-4:45 Conference Conclusion