Futurtech 2008: The digital provide - January 25, 2008

Conference Schedule

All events will be held on the second floor of the Michigan League with the exception of the Quick Pitch competition which will be held on the third floor.

Friday, January 25th, 2008
Location
7:45am - 8:45am  
Registration
 2nd Floor Hallway
Breakfast
 Ballroom
8:45am - 9:00am  
Opening Remarks
 Ballroom
9:00am - 9:45am  
Keynote Address – Carol Muller, Founder and CEO, MentorNet
 Ballroom
10:00am - 11:30am  
Quick Pitch Competition
 Henderson (3rd floor)
10:00am - 11:15am  
Microsoft Case Competition
 Kalamazoo
Marketing Strategy in the Digital World
 Vandenberg
Biotech + Pharma + Medical Devices = The eradication of disease?
 Hussey
Leapfrogging the Digital Divide: Empowering Communities through Technology
 Michigan
11:30am - 12:15pm  
Lunch, Quick Pitch competition winners announced, Raffle prize drawing
 Ballroom
12:15pm - 1:00pm  
Keynote Address – Ron Brachman, Vice President of Worldwide Research Operations, Yahoo! Research
 Ballroom
1:15pm - 2:15pm  
Microsoft Case Competition
 Kalamazoo
The Future of Sustainable Transportation Systems
 Vandenberg
Crowdsourcing: Wisdom of the Commons?
 Hussey
2:30pm - 3:30pm  
Microsoft Case Competition
 Kalamazoo
Effects of Mobile Convergence: The evolving battle for the end user
 Vandenberg
Venture Everywhere: Venture Opportunities from Multiple Perspectives
 Hussey
3:45pm - 4:00pm  
Closing Remarks, Case Competition winners announced, Raffle prize drawing
 Ballroom

Note: Portions of this schedule, especially the order of the panels, is subject to change.