Mark your calendar for the 2008 Wisconsin Entrepreneurs' Conference, to be held June 9-10 at the Hyatt Regency, 333 W. Kilbourn, Milwaukee.
To view conference webpage and register click here.
Major speakers and guests include:
- David Brophy, director, Michigan Growth Capital Symposium and University of Michigan Center for Venture Capital and Private Equity Finance
- G. Steven Burrill, Burrill & Co. (nearly $1 billion in assets under management)
- Craig Culver, Culver Franchising System (more than 370 restaurants nationwide)
- John May, Angel Capital Association (North America's alliance of angel groups)
- Sue Strommer, National Association of Seed and Venture Funds (8,000 innovation capital professionals)
- Anne Zizzo, Zizzo Group Advertising and Public Relations ($40-million in annual billings)
Other highlights include:
-- Exclusive forums for investors, such as the I-Q Corridor Investors' Forum and the "First Look" forum featuring pre-commercialization technology from Wisconsin academic institutions
-- The Ken Hendricks Memorial "Seize the Day" award
-- The fifth annual Governor's Business Plan Contest awards, which will honor 24 finalists and award $200,000 in prizes
-- Dozens of hands-on panels, exhibits and networking opportunities
