BizStarts Summer Institute
Entrepreneurship: Engaging Students
August 11, 2009
8:00 Networking, Continental Breakfast
8:45 Welcome: Dan Steininger, Vice-President, BizStarts Milwaukee
9:00 to 10:15 Introductions: Penny Scheuerman, We Energies
How to Establish and Maintain a Successful Student Business Plan Contest
• Dr. Jeffrey Blessing, Associate Professor and Kern Entrepreneurial Network Fellow, Milwaukee School of Engineering
• William Dugan, Chair of Entrepreneurship, UW-Whitewater
• Tim Keane, Director, Kohler Center for Entrepreneurship, Marquette University
• John Komives, Entrepreneur in Residence, Adjunct Professor, UWM
10:15 to 10:45 Networking Break
10:45 to Noon Introductions: Mary Secor, NCIIA
How to Establish and Run a Successful Student Entrepreneurship Organization
• Dr. George Corliss, Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Marquette University.
• Ed Grochowski, Instructor, Marketing & Small Business,
Gateway Technical College.
• Derek Henze, Senior UW-Whitewater, Founder of CEO at UWW, Entrepreneur.
• Kevin Schmoldt, UWM Graduate, Winner of 2009 UWM Student Business Plan Contest, Entrepreneur.
• Jeramey Jannene, Graduate MSOE, Entrepreneur, Founder of CEO at MSOE.
Noon to 1:00 Lunch & Roundtable Discussions
1:00 to 2:00 Introductions: Penny Scheuerman
Students speak out: How they’ve personally benefitted from campus entrepreneurial programming.
• Jordan Leahy, Student Entrepreneur, UW-Whitewater.
• Sam Nobiensky, MSOE graduate
• George Regas, Carthage College Graduate
• Derrick Schoenike, UWM graduate
• Dan Voell, Marquette MBA graduate
2:00 Wrap Up & Announcements. Mary Secor & Penny Scheuerman