Breakout Session and Panel Topics

Keynote Panel

• Todd Alderman – President, Daifuku Airport North America
• Aaron Harke – Vice President of Marine, Kokosing Industrial
• Rachel Huntman, CPA – President and Owner, Preston Feather Building Centers
• Jeffrey Guilfoyle, PhD – Chief Deputy Treasurer, Michigan Department of Treasury
• Moderator: Matt McCauley – Senior Vice President of Regional Development, Michigan Economic Development Corporation

Current and Future Demographic Trends

• Jaclyn Butler, PhD – State Demographer, Michigan Center for Data and Analytics

Securing the Future of Your Business

• Patricia Malone – Managing Director, Breneman Advisors
• John McLeod III – Director, Classic Instruments
• Noah Marshall-Rashid – Chief Executive Officer, American Spoon
• Moderator: Bill Marshall – Vice-President and Regional Banking Relationship Manager, Huntington Bank

Exploring the Future of Industry

• Ingrid Tighe – President, Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center
• Pavan Muzumdar – Chief Operating Officer, Automation Alley
• Mike Marsiglia – Co-Chief Executive Officer, Atomic Object
• Moderator: Dave Kronberg – Director of Business Growth, Northern Lakes Economic Alliance

Development Projects Shaping Our Communities

• Polly Schneider – Executive Director, Cheboygan Main Street DDA
• Marilyn Chrumka – Vice President of Development, Michigan Community Capital
• Mac McClelland – Owner, Mac Consulting Services
• Tanner Catt – Vice President Lease and Operations, Catt Development
• Moderator: Jessica Lovay – Sr. Program Manager, Community Investment, Northern Lakes Economic Alliance

Closing Panel

• Jaclyn Butler, PhD – State Demographer, Michigan Center for Data and Analytics
• Pavan Muzumdar – Chief Operating Officer, Automation Alley
• Moderator: Sarah Lucas – Director, Michigan Office of Rural Prosperity
• More speakers to be announced!