ASPIRE Conference 2019 - Detroit | Smart Business Dealmakers | 11 April 2019 | The Westin Book Cadillac, 1114 Washington Blvd, Detroit, MI 48226, USA

ASPIRE connects hundreds of Detroit-area dealmakers, including middle-market CEOs, top PE and VC firms, major lenders and leading service providers. With sessions ranging from raising capital to buying and selling companies to liquidity events, ASPIRE covers the breadth of the M&A landscape. To experience ASPIRE, take a look at our 2018 Cleveland event.

2019 Speakers

FEATURED SPEAKERS:

Brian Demkowicz
Managing Partner, Huron Capital

Jim Robinson
Regional President, Southeast Michigan, Chemical Bank

Sam Simon
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Simon Group Holdings

SPEAKERS:

Matthew Agnone
Chief Financial Officer, Apexhealth

Lemuel Amen
Chairman, Altius Manufacturing Group

David Berman
Managing Director, Lorient Capital

Marc Beshany
Pcg Market Manager, Wells Fargo Advisors

Tom Bonney
Senior Managing Director, Cbiz Cmf

Tom Buhl
Senior Vice President- Investments, Wells Fargo Advisors

Harry Cendrowski
Founding Member & Managing Director, Cendrowski Corporate Advisors

David Costa
President, Windsor Industrial

Brian Demkowicz
Managing Partner, Huron Capital

Joseph J. Devito
Partner and Chairman of Corporate, Finance and Real Estate Practice Group, Howard & Howard Attorneys Pllc

Ric Devore
Regional President, Detroit & Southeast Michigan, Pnc

Derek Dickow
Founder, Steward Media

Komal Doshi
Director, Mobility Programs, Ann Arbor Spark

Gaurav Dua
Principal, Transaction Advisory Services, Ey

Troy Farmer
Regional Director of Wealth Planning, Fifth Third Bank

Ken Fruehauf
Managing Director- Investments; Senior Institutional Consultant, Wells Fargo Advisors

Jake Grove
Attorney and Counselor, Howard & Howard Attorneys Pllc

Richard C. Hampson
State President - Michigan, Citizens Bank

Bj Hansen
Vice President, Mccarthy Capital

Jay Hansen
Managing Partner, O2 Investment Partners, Llc

Neil Kelly
Business Development Officer, Keybank

Dustin S. Klein
Publisher, Smart Business

Julie Langdon
Director, Prudential Capital Group

Scott Lites
Partner, Plunkett Cooney

Ron Majka
Managing Director, Huntington Loan Syndications

Kathleen Mccann
Executive Chairman, United Road Services

Steven P. Mccarty
Chief Executive Officer, Uhy Advisors Corporate Finance

Chip Mcclure
Managing Partner, Michigan Capital Advisors

Don Nystrom
President, Dynamic Aerospace and Defense

Michael Pachuta
Founder, Efogi

Charles “chuck” Pasque
Former Chairman, the Paslin Company

Gretchen Perkins
Partner, Huron Capital

Stephen Polk
President and Chief Executive Officer, Highgate Llc

Sherwin Prior
Co-founder & Managing Partner, Blue Victor Capital

Jon Ransom
Founder & Former Chief Executive Officer, Environmental Management Specialists, Inc.

Dan Ratliff
Principal , Fontinalis Partners, Llc

Christopher L. Rizik
Chief Executive Officer & Fund Manager, Renaissance Venture Capital Fund

Jim Robinson
Regional President, Southeast Michigan, Chemical Bank

Bill Rosin
Member, Dickinson Wright Pllc

Sam Simon
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Simon Group Holdings

David Sowerby
Managing Director, Portfolio Manager, Ancora Advisors

Michael Stines
Chief Compliance Officer and General Counsel, Apexhealth

Brad E. Tolley
Senior Vice President, Europe & Asia and Strategy, Shiloh Industries

Ted Willett
President, Michigan Market, Keybank

Larry Williams
President, Henniges Automotive

Tommy Wright
Partner, Private Client Service Group, RSM

Bradley J. Wyatt
Member, Dickinson Wright

Ryan Yerkey
Former President & Chief Executive Officer, Ebo Group, Pt Tech & Transmotion Medical

Doron York
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Cityside Ventures

Dave Zilko
Chief Executive Officer, Fuel Leadership

Tom Zucker
Founder & President, Edgepoint Capital Advisors

2019 Sponsors & Partners

SPONSORS:
• Wells Fargo Advisors
• Edgepoint
• Dickinson Wright
• Citizens Commercial Banking
• KeyBank
• PNCBank
• Huntington
• Fifth Third Bank
• Ancora
• Howard & Howard
• EY
• UHY Advisors
• RSM
• Cendrowski Corporate Advisors
• Plunkett Cooney

PARTNERS:
• EO
• CBRE
• Vistage
• Varnum
• Plymouth
• Honigman