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The premier Michigan event for Innovators came to downtown Detroit Tues., November 12 to Fri., November 15! More than $1 million in cash and prizes were awarded to early stage entrepreneurs to foster their growth within Michigan.
Companies coached by NEF were well-represented in the awards ceremony, starting with Varsity News Networks (NEF Showcase Presenter, Jan 2012) which won the $500k Grand Prize. Other companies that NEF has coached which won prizes were: AutoBike (Next Generation Manufacturing sector), ENT Biotech Solutions (Medical Devices sector), and PlanReaction (IT sector).
Keynote
Carla Harris, Mng. Dir. Morgan Stanley, brought to AMIC by Inforum. 5:00 p.m. “The changing landscape for women entrepreneurs and the increasing investment opportunities in Detroit and MI”
Gala Keynote
Tony Scott, CIO, VMware (previously with MicroSoft, Disney) 8:15 p.m. “How creative vision and leadership can profoundly shape the technology-enabled
Several NEF Showcase Presenters were among the semi-finalist companies: Eco-Fueling, Ornicept, Patient Provider Communications, ONL Therapeutics, GANTEC, MitoStem, Blaze Medical Devices, Algal Scientific, Coliant Corp., and Brio Device.
Event sponsors included New Economy Initiative for SE MI; SPARK Ann Arbor; Automation Alley; Macomb OU Incubator; TechTown Detroit; Pure Michigan; Quicken Loans; DTE Energy; Next En- ergy; Masco; Brooks Kushman; Cascade Partners; Growth Capital Network; Spring Management; El Sevier; MCRN; and Michigan’s URC.
For more info visit http://www.acceleratemichigan.org/
