IMPACT
Kensington Court Ann Arbor
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
7:30am Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:00am–1:30pm Program with lunch
$65/$75 early bird member/non-member rate through September 7th, 2007
$85 – all ticket prices after September 7th, 2007.
Tables $650
Want to register? Visit our Chamber Calendar or call 734.665.4433.
IMPACT will provide strategic updates on hot issues facing our community and then ask event attendees to discuss, debate, brainstorm and evaluate possible solutions to those issues. With all that brain power in one place, a conversation will start and continue beyond the event and ultimately lead to improved economic health and vitality for our region and state.
- What is the "hot" topic in our region right now? How the region is going to survive and even thrive in a changing economy?
- What steps do we need to take as a state, region, city, and what steps we need to take as individual businesses and community leaders to remedy our shared challenges?
- How can we build on our strengths and shape our region's future?
Agenda:
Discussion - State, Region and City/County
Doug Rothwell - President and CEO of Detroit Renaissance
Michael Finney - President and CEO of Ann Arbor SPARK
Breakout sessions - each attendees choose one session
- "Staying Michigan’s Hot Spot” will assess perceptions and the region’s “brand” as well as the issues that affect quality of life and improvements that can be made.
- “Encouraging Business Success in our Region-Start-ups, Attracting and Retaining. What is the Best Use of Our Resources?” will cover how the community can better support entrepreneurs, ideas for attracting new companies and retaining and supporting the companies already located here.
- "We’re Under Attack! How to Win the Talent War” will be a discussion on attracting and retaining talent, career paths available to professionals and cultivating leaders.
Lunch, Report Outs and Next Steps
After lunch, “Citizens on a Mission-What’s YOUR Role in Shaping our Region’s Future?” will serve as an opportunity for participants to discuss the role of the business community in shaping Ann Arbor’s future, how to collaborate to bring about change and how to collectively invest in each other. There will be report-outs from the chairs of each breakout session and a review of favorite ideas from each table.
"Ann Arbor, Michigan. A city in the midst of change. Business leaders, we can rebuild it. We have the technology. We have the capability to build the world's most shining example of a city. Ann Arbor will be that city. Better than it was before. Better, stronger, faster."
-Adapted from The 6 Million Dollar Man
IMPACT 2007 sponsored by:
Executive Level
Headliner Level
Magnate Level
Groundbreaker Level
Partner Organizations
In Kind Sponsors:
Ann Arbor Business Review
Ann Arbor News
Ann Arbor Radio
Inner Circle Media
Motor City Interactive
Russell Video
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