Discovering and applying new and innovative economic development tools, models, policies, and programs
Creating Jobs and Wealth in Distressed Michigan Communities
Innovate Michigan! Summit 2015
The fourth annual Innovate Michigan! Summit was held on Thursday, September 10, 2015 at the Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center in East Lansing.
Keynote
Nailah Ellis-Brown, Founder, Ellis Island Tea
- Entrepreneur of the Year, Making It In Michigan Conference, MSU Product Center (11/2014)
- Spirit of Detroit Award, Detroit City Council (4/2014)
- Achiever's Award, Detroit Black Women's Expo (10/2014)
- 40 Under 40 Award, SooDetroit Magazine, (9/2014)
- FrontPage Detroit FP40 Award, Michigan FrontPage Newspaper (10/2012)
Promotional Video
Agenda
| Time | Session | Description | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:30–9:00am | Registration | Big Ten C Lobby | |
| 9:00–9:20am | Welcome: Rex LaMore, Ph.D. (REI), Ray Hammerschmidt, Ph.D. (MSU Extension Interim Director) | Big Ten C | |
| 9:30–10:10am | I | Blight Elimination in Muskegon Heights | 103B |
| 9:30–10:10am | I | An Impact Assessment Study of the Health and Economic Costs of Pollution in Southwest Detroit | 104A |
| 9:30–10:10am | I | Policies and Practices to Support Triple Bottom Line Business Development | 104B |
| 10:10–10:20am | Networking Break | ||
| 10:20–11:00am | II | Afterhouse, Part III | 103A |
| 10:20–11:00am | II | Mutual Funds for Community Improvement: Southtown Neighborhood, Grand Rapids | 103B |
| 10:20–11:00am | II | P3 - Pathways from Prison to Prosperity: A Framework for Training Ex-Offenders to be Entrepreneurs in Legacy Cities | 104A |
| 10:20–11:00am | II | Publicly-Operated Telework Facilities: An Economic Development Opportunity for Michigan's Rural and Tourism-Oriented Communities | 104B |
| 11:00–11:10am | Networking Break | ||
| 11:10am–11:50am | III | A Profile of Family Businesses in The Great Lakes Bay Region | 103A |
| 11:10am–11:50am | III | The Impact of Employer Commitment vs. Workforce Development Training Programs in Michigan | 103B |
| 11:10am–11:50am | III | An Assessment of the Effects of Mountain Biking in Marquette and on Michigan's Ecotourism Economy | 104A |
| 11:10am–11:50am | III | Veterans Coming Home and Making Good | 104B |
| 11:10am–11:50am | III | Generative Net Zero Energy (NZE) Infrastructure in Detroit | Heritage |
| 12:00–12:30pm | Lunch | Lunch | Big Ten C |
| 12:30–1:30pm | Lunch | Best of Show Panel: Hear from Past Co-Learning Project Leaders (Where are they in their progress?) | Big Ten C |
| 1:40–2:40pm | Lunch | Rate the Innovative Ideas: Rex LaMore and Jennifer Bruen (REI) | Big Ten C |
| 2:40–2:50pm | Networking Break | ||
| 3:00–3:45pm | Keynote | Nailah Ellis-Brown (Founder of Ellis Island Tropical Tea) | Auditorium |
| 3:45–4:30pm | Expo | Michigan Inventors Coalition Expo | Lincoln |
| 4:30–6:00pm | Networking Reception | Red Cedar |
REI Network Co-Implementation Space: Open All Day in the Heritage Room! Engage in dialogues with presenters and work towards implementing Co-Learning Projects
Supporters and participating organizations
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