Questioning what to make of synthetic intelligence? Need to learn the way AI would possibly assist make what you are promoting develop?
Be part of 760 WJR and StartupNation Tuesday, April 30, for a free, quick, and stimulating seminar: “Leveraging Synthetic Intelligence to Scale Your Enterprise: Methods for Development.”
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Held at StartupNation headquarters in Birmingham, the seminar will characteristic consultants from throughout industries who will share insights on the purposes of AI and its potential impression on companies of all sizes.
Find out how AI holds the promise to enhance decision-making, automate manufacturing and expedite advertising and communication. Achieve an understanding of the important significance of cybersecurity in defending your information and operations amid AI integration.
Be part of your hosts and moderators, 760 WJR Host Man Gordon and StartupNation Founder and CEO Jeff Sloan, for this insightful and informative occasion.
We’ll begin at 8 a.m. Tuesday with espresso and networking on the StartupNation headquarters, 34300 Woodward Ave., Birmingham, MI. Panel dialogue and keynote deal with to comply with, with occasion wrapping up earlier than midday.
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ABOUT THE MODERATORS AND PRESENTERS:
Man Gordon
Host, “‘JR Morning with Man, Lloyd, and Jamie“
760 WJR
A seasoned broadcast journalist, Man Gordon is celebrating greater than 40 years as a reporter, anchor, and speak present host. He was acknowledged with two Emmy Awards for Finest Anchor and 6 Emmy Awards for Finest Writing, Reporting, and Documentary.
His work has additionally garnered quite a few Michigan Affiliation of Broadcasters awards for breaking information and investigative reporting.
Beforehand, Gordon was information anchor for WDIV Native 4 Information in Detroit for 9 years, following 13 years as anchor of Channel 7 Motion Information in Detroit.
He’s an energetic neighborhood servant, elevating greater than $1.5 million for Oakland Household Providers via his annual charity golf outing, the “Man Gordon Basic for Youngsters.” In 2019, Man grew to become the host of the ITC Golf Basic for the March of Dimes. This occasion at Oak Pointe Nation Membership in Brighton raises almost $200,000 per 12 months.
Jeff Sloan
Founder and CEO
StartupNation
Jeff Sloan Jeff is founder and CEO of StartupNation, LLC, a multimedia firm that gives academic and inspirational assets to aspiring entrepreneurs and established small enterprise homeowners. In his main function with StartupNation, Jeff hosted the award-winning “StartupNation Radio” present on 760 WJR in Detroit, which aired 2004-2021 in additional than 85 markets nationally. Jeff pivoted to the revitalized “Enterprise Biographies,” the place he took up the distinguished mantel of the WJR present that includes conversations with legendary Michigan enterprise folks. Jeff additionally hosts the each day “WJR Enterprise Beat” phase reside on air through the morning drive prime-time programming, through which he spotlights information of curiosity to the entrepreneurial, startup, and tech communities.
Jeff can also be founder and CEO of StartupNation Ventures, LLC, an incubator/accelerator that develops enterprise ideas into viable companies. Jeff was instrumental in guiding the event, launch, progress, and profitable exits of those startups in his portfolio: Readability Applied sciences, LLC, GeneGo, LLC, and Rubicon Genomics, LLC. As well as, Jeff based and leads the startup often called FanLabel, a music gamification platform.
Jeff has keynoted entrepreneurial and enterprise conferences, together with the Microsoft Small Enterprise Convention and the Small Enterprise Administration of America annual convention. He has been named one of many 500 strongest enterprise leaders in DBusiness Journal’s “Detroit 500” and honored as a Small Enterprise Journalist of the 12 months by the U.S. Small Enterprise Administration.
Brianna Fritz
Director, Authorities and Neighborhood Affairs
Verizon Small Enterprise Digital Prepared
Brianna Fritz leads Verizon’s philanthropy and neighborhood engagement efforts in Michigan. Earlier than becoming a member of Verizon, she labored in increased schooling and the general public sector, serving on the workers of Governor Jennifer M. Granholm and later in neighborhood engagement and legislative advocacy roles throughout academia.
Throughout her time at Wayne State College, Brianna grew to become a acknowledged chief in exterior affairs and neighborhood relations. She was acknowledged by the WSU Scholar Senate with the 2020 Ally of the College students Award.
Brianna is a founding member of Michigan Ladies Ahead’s Energy of 100 Ladies 2.0, energetic member of the Junior League of Detroit, and enthusiastic Successful Futures mentor at Cass Tech Excessive Faculty.
She acquired her undergraduate diploma in Political Science and Sociology from the College of Michigan and her grasp’s in Public Administration from Wayne State College.
Hilary Doe
Chief Development and Advertising and marketing Officer
Michigan Financial Growth Company
Hilary Doe is the Chief Development Officer for the State of Michigan, charged with increasing the state’s inhabitants, economic system, and popularity. She spearheads the Rising Michigan Collectively Council’s initiative to place Michigan as a great location for dwelling and enterprise. With a background in citizen engagement and organizational growth, Hilary has served as President of NationBuilder and Founder of Scout, a Detroit coverage group. Her profession consists of key roles on the Roosevelt Institute, and he or she’s been featured in main media retailers. A College of Michigan alumna with additional research at Princeton, Hilary has returned to Detroit after a stint in New York.
Brian Calley
President and CEO
Small Enterprise Affiliation of Michigan
Brian Calley as President and Chief Govt Officer of the Small Enterprise Affiliation of Michigan, Calley places his ardour for Michigan’s small companies to work. He serves as a director of a publicly-traded neighborhood financial institution and a Trustee of Oakland College. Moreover, he sits on numerous boards, together with Particular Olympics Michigan, Sparrow Well being System, Incapacity Rights Michigan, and the Autism Alliance of Michigan.
Calley served as Michigan’s 63rd Lieutenant Governor from 2011 to 2018. Previous to that, Calley served two phrases within the Michigan Home of Representatives, two phrases as an Ionia County Commissioner, and labored for over a decade in neighborhood banking. He holds a bachelor’s diploma from Michigan State College, an MBA from Grand Valley State College, and an MPA from Harvard College.
Monica Wheat
Managing Director
Techstars Detroit Powered by JP Morgan
Monica Wheat is the Govt Director, Enterprise Catalysts, Managing Director, Detroit, Backstage Capital.
Wheat is a strategist, educator, and enterprise developer. She is Founder and Govt Director of Enterprise Catalysts, a nonprofit enterprise and ecosystem growth group centered on investor and founder schooling in addition to innovation hub, seed fund, and large-scale entrepreneurial initiatives for greater than 30,000 attendees.
Wheat can also be managing director of Backstage Capital’s Detroit startup accelerator, a four-city, international tech accelerator in investing three months and $100,000 in scaling startups for underrepresented founders. She is moreover the Techstars Startup Packages lead, heading applications in Detroit and globally. Her work is featured in Crain’s Detroit Enterprise, Huffington Put up, Black Enterprise, and Forbes.
Jayson Cavendish
Chief Safety Officer
State of Michigan
Jayson Cavendish is the Chief Safety Officer (CSO) and Info Expertise (IT) Deputy Director for the Michigan Division of Expertise, Administration, and Funds’s (DTMB) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Safety (CIP) division.
Jayson is devoted to serving the State of Michigan and brings an enthusiasm to his function as CSO, in addition to a beneficial mix of strengths, together with management, imaginative and prescient, and strategic planning. He excels in collaboration in any respect ranges to help important, high-level statewide initiatives to profitable completion. He has a number of years of expertise in state authorities and has steadily constructed his in-depth IT/safety structure data whereas serving in numerous management positions throughout his in depth profession, which incorporates roles in info safety administration, information warehouse administration/structure, and as director of technical companies.
Jayson is a graduate of Campbell College and Northwood College and holds an affiliate diploma in accounting and a bachelor’s diploma in enterprise administration and administration. Moreover, he has quite a few certifications, together with CISSP, CISA, PMP, and is a licensed Skilled Investigator in Michigan.
