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8:00am EDT

Coffee / Breakfast, Networking + Open Coworking #ChaseBasecamp (Big White Tent!) Bamboo Detroit - Detroit Startup Week Founders Coffee Bamboo DetroitAmanda Lewan

9:00am EDT

7 Steps to Social Media Swag YMCAPam Perry The Future is Female, Flexible, and Family-Friendly: Why Moms Should be in Your Workforce - and Creative Ways to Retain Them Aloft Detroit at the David WhitneyCarmen Dahlberg Necessary Tools to Attract and Retain Talent TechTown DetroitFelicia Harris Empowering Innovation with the US Patent and Trademark Office 20 WitherellDenise Sylvester Building Your Brand with Social Media | Construye tu Marca con Medios Sociales // Mexicantown Latino Cultural Center Plaza Del NorteJuan Carlos Dueweke-Perez

10:00am EDT

Leading the Transformative Shift in Enterprise AI YMCAEmma Furlong Finding Work that Works for You Grand Circus 3-1 The Sun RoomJeff Ponders II Minority Supplier Partnership Aloft Detroit at the David WhitneyShannon Tucker Food and Licensed Beverage Business Legal Issues 20 WitherellKurt Brauer • Joseph Infante Start with Pop Ups: Create a Clear and Purposeful Plan TechTown DetroitEbony Rutherford Free Headshots during #DETSW18 Cadillac Cafe at The Detroit Opera HousePete Willette Google Office Hours | Detroit Startup Week 2018 [10AM - 3PM] Cadillac Cafe at The Detroit Opera House Signature Beverages, Social Media, & Mobility Collide WildemereMary Harvin

11:00am EDT

The Future of Design for AI YMCAKarthik Narayan • Divya Srinivasam MedTech Keynote: Bill Fandrich, Senior VP & CIO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) Aloft Detroit at the David WhitneyBill Frandrich It's Never Too Late to Be Great! Starting, Building, and Growing a Business at Any Stage of Your Life Bamboo DetroitPamela Hilliard Owens But Where Do I Start? A Practical Guide to Putting Your Ideas in Motion Woodward I (Big White Tent @ Woodward & Park Ave)Cora Cowles Social Enterprises & Nonprofits 20 WitherellChair Celeste Arduino - Bodman Law • Prof. Dana Thompson • Bob Weins Media Training for Entrepreneurs Grand Circus 3-1 The Sun RoomAdela Piper Ponyride Tour PonyrideNoah Elliott Morrison Stand Up to the Geeks: IT Project Management for Everyone Else TechTown DetroitAlok Sharma Amazon Office Hours | Detroit Startup Week 2018 [11AM - 2PM] Cadillac Cafe at The Detroit Opera HousePete Willette

12:00pm EDT

Google my business - Southwest Detroit Mexican Town Latino Cultural Center Lunch @ #ChaseBasecamp #ChaseBasecamp (Big White Tent!)

12:30pm EDT

Maximize Business Results with QuickBooks Online TechTown DetroitLawrence Price

1:00pm EDT

Keynote: Josh Luber, CEO of StockX Woodward I (Big White Tent @ Woodward & Park Ave)Josh Luber Design for Innovation Bamboo DetroitTerri Burch Kinetic Visual Storytelling Animation Workshop Grand Circus 3-1 The Sun RoomGary Schwartz Organizing the Chaos - An Entrepreneur's Startup Management Toolkit Aloft Detroit at the David WhitneyCatherine Cheung JillTalk - Diverse But Included House of Pure VinJillian Blackwell • LaRonda Chastang Fast is Easy, Slow is Painful: How I Created a Global Organization in Less Than 15 Months YMCACynthia Barnes Organizational & Tax Considerations 20 WitherellGeaneen Arends • Mark Lezotte • Chair Paul Mersino - Butzel Long "Put the Fun in Funding your Business" | Como Obtener Capital Para Levantar Su Negocio Mexican Town Latino Cultural CenterMatthew Bihun • Cassie Coravos • Meaghan McLaughlin • Portia Powell

1:30pm EDT

Engaging Youth in Global STEMpreneurship TechTown DetroitFaris Alami

2:00pm EDT

Building Successful and Innovative Teams Aloft Detroit at the David WhitneyGoogle • Emily Meinke Keynote: Detroit Tech Talent Panel Woodward I (Big White Tent @ Woodward & Park Ave)Gail Alpert • Tom Goulding • Jim Livingston • Damien Rocchi Insurance for Start-ups: What Do You Need, and When? YMCARosemary Moore Experiential Marketing & Immersive Brand Experiences - Your Brand = Their New BAE Bamboo DetroitCarlotta Tutt Hollaway Contracts 101-Know What You Are Getting and Getting What You Want 20 WitherellJoseph Vernon Consumers Want More: Values-Based Marketing Grand Circus 3-1 The Sun RoomKevin Ketels

2:30pm EDT

Retail Boot Camp Mini-Workshop: The 4 P’s of Popping-Up: A Strategic Approach TechTown DetroitMary Aviles • Sarah Donnelly

3:00pm EDT

How to Build a 55,000 sq. ft. Business Incubator/Accelerator YMCAArthur Barbut Business Development & Etiquette 101 Woodward I (Big White Tent @ Woodward & Park Ave)Karen Thornton Employment Legal Issues for Startups 20 WitherellChair Richard Warren - Miller Canfield Songwriting - How To Never Get Writers Block Ever Again" and The Essential Steps to Networking in the Entertainment Industry Aloft Detroit at the David WhitneyDiarra "Uncle P" Collazo • Brandon Smith Crypto Café - Moving into the Future: Blockchain Tech + the Arts WeWork Detroit - Campus MartiusEOS Detroit • Cornelius Harris • Devin Haselwood • Justin Ivey • Andre Terrell Southwest Detroit - Design for Neighborhood Business Workshop (FREC) Ford Resource and Engagement CenterBonnie Fahoome

3:30pm EDT

Retail Boot Camp Mini Workshop: Are You Ready For Retail? TechTown DetroitFaris Alami • Sarah Donnelly

4:00pm EDT

Keynote: Marketing In The Age of Assistance Woodward I (Big White Tent @ Woodward & Park Ave)Google • Ashley Lepczyk Funding and Financing Issues for Startups 20 WitherellJason Barnett • Kurt Baumgarten • Chair Lauren Verbiscus – Miller Canfield • Michael Cole • Joseph Morrison Let me get 2 Coneys w/fries, Red Pop, and a Vertical: Understanding Vertical Integration through Creative Brand Strategy + Digital Marketing for the Independent Artist Aloft Detroit at the David WhitneyDean Beanz • Dean Watts

5:00pm EDT

Happy Hour @ #ChaseBaseCamp #ChaseBasecamp (Big White Tent!) 5 Tools to Create a Predictable Prospecting System Grand Circus 3-1 The Sun RoomSandy Barris Jobs To Be Done- How to Ensure You Are Building Things People Need Aloft Detroit at the David WhitneySean jackson Intellectual Property Issues for Startups 20 WitherellDavid Berry • Tiffany Fiddler • MIKAI GREEN Get Your Business Online: Google My Business and AdWords Woodward I (Big White Tent @ Woodward & Park Ave)Google • Alex Rainone Real Resources for Product & Hardware Entrepreneurs LTU Detroit Center for Design and TechnologyMark Brucki

6:00pm EDT

Thinking Past Failure, Mistakes and Toward Success Grand Circus 3-1 The Sun RoomChristopher Scott How to Structure Your Startup So You Can Scale Easily Grand Circus 4-1 The AnnexRonald Lazaro Cannabis Business Legal Pitfalls and Possibilities 20 WitherellJennifer Frustaci Adlhoch • Esq. PLLC. Intro to Coding for iOS Grand Circus 4-2 The BalconyDave Koziol MedTech Founders - Straight Talk Panel Woodward I (Big White Tent @ Woodward & Park Ave)David Bloom Power | Scale - Reverse Pitch Competition Aloft Detroit at the David Whitney

7:00pm EDT

Engaging Clients with Collaborative Newsletters Grand Circus 4-2 The BalconyJustin Coven Millennials Change Fireside Chat: Using Social Action to Inspire & Innovate Grand Circus 3-3 The SnugAshley Michelle Williams

8:00pm EDT

Intro to Coding for Android Grand Circus 4-2 The BalconyDave Koziol