| Topic: | THIRD ANNUAL ENTREPRENEURIAL IMPROV - THE BATTLE OF THE ELEVATOR PITCH! |
| When: | May 21, 2009 - Registration & networking 5:00 p.m.; Program begins at 5:45 p.m. |
| Where: | Holiday Inn North Campus, 3600 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor |
| Cost: | Free for NEF members; $20 for non-members; $5 for students |
Program Partners:
Stakeholder Sponsor:
For two years straight, Dick Beedon has redefined “the pitch” with eccentric, energetic performances that are yet to be matched, earning him the coveted NEF Battle of the Elevator Pitch trophy! Can anyone out-pitch our defending champion?
Contestants:
Dick Beedon, our reigning champion; follow at Twitter: twitter.com/rbeedon
Keith Brophy, General Manager at RCM; follow at Twitter: twitter.com/streamrun
Mike Klein, President of Online Technologies; follow at Twitter: twitter.com/MikeTKlein
Josh Linkner, CEO of ePrize; follow at Twitter: twitter.com/joshlinkner
Judges:
Chris Holman, Michigan's Small Business Advocate
Pat Morand, Southwest Michigan First Life Sciences Fund
Bob Payne, Credit Suisse First Boston
Tom Porter, Trillium Ventures
Moderator:
David Brophy of the University of Michigan Ross School of Business will return as our moderator for this annual event.
Special guest:
Singer/actor/presentation coach Eleni Kelakos is bound to add some excitement to the evening.