7:30-8:00a

Registration, Networking, & Continental Breakfast

8:00-8:10a

Opening Remarks
GVSU’s Van Andel Global Trade Center - Sonja Johnson, Executive Director

8:15-8:45a

Fireside Chat: "Accelerating Strategic Growth - Time to be Bold & Disruptive"
Mark White, President and Chief Executive Officer, Shape Corp. & Tom Manganello, Partner at Warner Norcross + Judd

8:45-8:50a

Q & A with Mark White & Tom Manganello

8:50-9:10a

NETWORKING BREAK
Visit our sponsor booths!

9:15-9:45a

Keynote Presentation: “Innovative Strategies for an Industry in Flux”
Steve Downing, President and Chief Executive Officer,  Gentex

9:45-9:55a

Q & A with Steve Downing

9:55-10:15a

NETWORKING BREAK
Visit our sponsor booths!

10:20-10:50a

Rules of Engagement in the World of Mergers & Acquisitions
Ellen Clark, Managing Director, P&M Corporate Finance (PMCF)

10:50 - 10:55a

Q & A with Plante Moran

11:15-11:45a

Automotive Industry Outlook: "Surviving and Thriving in a Time of Industry Transformation"
Mike Wall, Executive Director of Automotive, S&P Global Mobility

11:45-11:55a

Q &  A with Mike Wall

11:55-Noon

Closing Remarks
GVSU’s Van Andel Global Trade Center - Sonja Johnson, Executive Director

Noon

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