View 2008 Entrepreneurs' Conference agenda here.

Major speakers and panelists include:

David Brophy, director of the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium
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, which feature pre-commercialization technology from Wisconsin academic research institutions 
-- The Ken Hendricks Memorial "Seize the Day" award
-- The fifth annual Governor's Business Plan Contest awards, which will honor 23 finalists with $200,000 in cash and in-kind prizes  
-- Hands-on panel discussions, dozens of exhibits and a wealth of networking opportunities

The Entrepreneurs' Conference is one of the Midwest's premier networking and hands-on events for entrepreneurs. Business leaders, investors and others made connections as they learned how to crack into today’s emerging markets.

Thank you to the sponsors of the 2008 Governor's Business Plan Contest:

Aberdean Consulting LLC
American Transmission Co.
API Software
Associated Bank
The Boldt Company
CG Schmidt Co.
Fitchburg Technology Campus
Foley & Lardner LLP
J.P. Cullen & Sons
Johnson Block CPAs
Journal Sentinel Online
Loughrin Accounting & Tax Service
Marshfield Clinic Applied Sciences
Madison Gas & Electric Co.
McAllen TECH Campus
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Midwest Airlines
Palo Alto Software, Inc.
Quarles & Brady LLP
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C.
Ruedebusch Development & Construction
Smith & Gesteland LLP
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
TDS Telecom
University Research Park
Wisconsin Department of Commerce
WisBusiness.com
Wisconsin Angel Network
Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions
Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek
Wisconsin Technology Council


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