Revitalization and Business Conference about Detroit at UM

There will be a very interesting conference tomorrow in Ann Arbor about Detroit-related issues (tonight's event is fully booked), and I encourage everyone to attend. Registration is USD 15, including breakfast and lunch. See below for more details:



Take a few hours to learn more about Detroit, entrepreneurship, and how a city goes through a rebranding and image adjustment. We will be talking to people involved in real estate and development, retail management, major corporations who deal with attracting top talent, and a number of other folks.

Register Now! http://randb2011.eventbrite.com/

Webpage: http://www.revitalizationandbusiness.com

SPONSORS: General Motors, New Economy Initiative of Southeast Michigan, DTE Energy, Zell Lurie Institute, Deloitte, Ross Net Impact, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Lear Corporation

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE:

Thursday, January 20: A. Alfred Taubman Center for Design - Detroit
6:00pm- 9:00pm (buses leave Ross at 5:00pm)
Review of amazing Detroit Impact projects
Dinner by Slows Bar BQ

Keynote Speaker: Phil Cooley of Slows Bar BQ and NY Times-deemed de facto spokesperson for the revitalization of Detroit, Chairman of the Detroit Works Project

Friday, January 21: Ross School of Business
9:00AM- 2:30PM
Discussion Panels:
If You Rebuild It, They Will Come
Rebranding Detroit
Entrepreneurship in the D

Keynote Speaker: William Clay Ford Jr., Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ford Motor Company, Vice Chairman of the Detroit Lions, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of The Henry Ford Museum, Chairman of the Detroit Economic Club, and Chairman of the Executive Committee of Detroit Renaissance

IdeaLab: Bold and innovative idea jam session with current Detroit revitalizers
Includes lunch and continental breakfast