Smart Business Dealmakers Conference 2020 - Cadillac | Smart Business Dealmakers | The Westin Book Cadillac Detroit, 1114 Washington Blvd, Detroit, MI 48226, USA

The Smart Business Dealmakers Conference (formerly ASPIRE) connects thousands of local dealmakers - from middle-market CEOs to top investors and lenders to leading M&A advisers.

With sessions ranging from raising capital to buying and selling companies to alternative asset investing, our conference covers the breadth of the M&A landscape.

To experience Dealmakers, take a look inside last year's event (formerly known as ASPIRE).

2020 Speakers

Casey Askar
President and Chairman, Askar Brands

Jerrad Beauchamp
President & Owner, Beauchamp Water Treatment Solutions

Tom Bomberski
President, Billhighway

Gerry Boylan
Founder, Boylan Holdings

Amy Carlson
Executive VP & Group Head of Debt Capital Markets, KeyBanc Capital Markets

Steve Carrel
Managing Director, TRP Capital

MJ Cartwright
CEO, Matterhorn by Court Innovations

Harry Cendrowski
Managing Director, Cendrowski Corporate Advisors

Dennis Cowan
Partner; Co-Leader of the Transactional Law Practice Group, Plunkett Cooney

David Curtis
President, Co-owner & Director, Residential Healthcare Group

Timothy R. Damschroder
Member and Co-Chair of Business Practice Group, Bodman PLC

Ric DeVore
PNC Regional President for Detroit and Southeast Michigan, PNC Bank

David Dunstan
Managing Director, Citizens Capital Markets

Daimon Geopfert
National Leader, Security and Privacy, RSM US LLP

Paul Glantz
Co-Founder/Chairman, Emagine Entertainment, Inc.

Kim Gorman
Michigan Market Executive, Wells Fargo Bank

Doug Grimm
CEO, V-to-X, LLC

John Henderson
CEO, AEL-Span, LLC

Doug Holladay
Founder & CEO, PathNorth

Scott Joyce
Managing Director, Wells Fargo Securities

Dustin S. Klein
Publisher & COO, Smart Business

Bill Kowalski
Principal & Director of Operations, Rehmann Corporate Investigative Services

Timothy Kraus
Senior Vice President, Treasurer, Dana Incorporated

Jack Lawless
CEO, Belle Tire

Ronald Majka
Managing Director, Huntington Bank

Doug Mans
Owner, Mans Lumber & Millwork

Michael Marzec
Managing Partner, Smart Business Network

Chris Meso
Strategic Business Coach, T-Rex Advisory

Robert Metz
CEO, FM Sylvan, Inc.

Chuck Moore
Managing Director, Alvarez & Marsal

Yan Ness
Executive Chairman, Verge IO

Zan Nicolli
Member, Dickinson Wright PLLC

Mary Petrovich
Senior Advisor & Operating Executive, Corporate Private Equity; Former CEO, The Carlyle Group; AxleTech International

Michael Plotzke
CFO, SVP - Finance & Treasurer, Plastipak Holdings, Inc.

Steve Robert
CEO, Autobooks

Jim Robinson
Regional President, Chemical Bank, A Division of TCF National Bank

Bill Rosin
Attorney, Dickinson Wright, PLLC

Mina Sooch
Founder & CEO, OcuPharma

David Sowerby, CFA
Managing Director & Portfolio Manager, Ancora

Kelvin B. Squires
CEO, Center Line Electric, Inc.

John Sznewajs
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Masco Corporation

Samuel Valenti III
Chairman CEO, Valenti Capital

Elizabeth Ventimiglia
Americas Transaction Leaders, EY

Joe Wagner
Managing Director & Partner, P&M Corporate Finance, LLC

Tom Zucker
President, EdgePoint Capital

2020 Sponsors

PRESENTED BY:
• TCF Bank

HOSTED BY:
• Smart Business Dealmakers

SUPPORTING SPONSORS:
• Dickinson Wright
• Wells Fargo Advisors
• EdgePoint
• PNC Bank
• Bodman PLC
• Ancora
• RSM
• Huntington
• KeyBank
• Citizens Bank
• PMCF
• EY
• Cendrowski
• Plunket Cooney

SPECIALTY SPONSORS:
• EO
• CBRE
• Plymouth Growth Partners
• Lawrence Evans & Co. LLC.
• Vistage Michigan