ANN ARBOR – If you want to avoid long longs on Thursday at the registration desk during the Sixth Annual Collaboration for Entrepreneurship, you need to register online by Tuesday.

This annual confab of Southeast Michigan entrepreneurial groups typically draws from 250 to 300 attendees. Once again it’s at Washtenaw Community College, starting at 5 p.m.

Event organizers include:

MIT Enterprise Forum of the Great Lakes

Ann Arbor Angels

Ann Arbor IT Zone

Ann Arbor SPARK

Automation Alley

Eastern Michigan University’s College of Technology

Grand Angels

Great Lakes Angels

Great Lakes Entrepreneur’s Quest

Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC)

Michigan Venture Capital Association (MVCA)

New Enterprise Forum (NEF)

Small Business Association of Michigan (SBAM)

University of Michigan’s Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies

This year’s main sponsor is Butzel Long, a leading law firm with offices throughout Michigan.

The agenda follows:

6:00 – 7:30 Main Program:

Welcoming Remarks: Event Co-Chairs,

Dan Beardslee, MIT Enterprise Forum of the Great Lakes

Charlie Penner, MI Small Business Technology Development Centers

MC: Chris Holman, Radio Talk Show Host, WILS-AM

Keynote Speaker:Michael Finney, Executive Director, Spark Ann Arbor

Entrepreneur Pitches to Investor Panel

Special “Pitch” by ACE alumnus Bill Orabone

Investor Panel:

Stephen F. Brown, MIT Technology Licensing Office Ambassador

Raymond W. Gunn, Managing Director, Wingspan Partners, LLC

Mina Sooch, Founder & General Partner, Apjohn Ventures

Kenneth Van Heel, Senior Manager, Portfolio Investments,

Dow Chemical Company

7:30 – 8:30 Choice of Sessions:

Networking/Entrepreneur Exhibits – 24 entrepreneurs at display tables

Technology Transfer Panel:

Moderator:

Art DeMonte, Executive Director, GLEQ Business Plan Competition

Panelists:

Steve Brown – MIT Technology Licensing Office Ambassador

Mark Brucki – Director of Technology Partnerships – Lawrence Tech

Lori Hudson – Vice President, Office of Intellectual Property- MSU

Ken Nisbet – Executive Director, U of M Technology Transfer Office

Legislative Panel:

Moderator:

Mark H. Clevey, MPA Vice President for Entrepreneurial Development

Small Business Association of Michigan

Panelists:

Jeff Mason, Senior Vice President, Technology Development

Michigan Economic Development Corporation

Michigan Representative Andy Dillon, D-17 Redford Township, MI

(Originator of the Tobacco Securitization proposal that resulted in the new 21st.

Century Jobs Fund)

Cost is Members: $10

Non-members: $25

Students with ID: $5

Express Registration: Avoid the walk-in registration line and have a pre-printed nametag:

Pre-register at:ACE-Event.Org