By Tom Kirvan
Legal News
It’s being billed as the Great Lakes ACG Capital Connection, and the September 4-6 event is “the region’s premier event for buyers, sellers, lenders, and middle market professionals,” according to Christopher Letts, outgoing president of the Detroit Chapter of ACG (Association for Corporate Growth).
The annual conference is a “collaborative effort between seven ACG chapters from the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions,” Letts indicated, and “each year, GLCC attracts the top professionals in the M&A community.”
The three-day event, which is expected to attract more than 1,000 attendees, will make use of ballrooms at the Westin Book Cadillac Detroit and the newly named TCF Center, formerly known as Cobo Center on the Detroit riverfront.
The conference – which kicks off with an opening reception at the Westin on Wednesday, Sept. 4 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. – will offer the opportunity to “connect with over 1,000 influential M&A professionals,” according to Letts. It also will offer participants a chance to “learn industry best practices for growth, acquisitions and more,” while also hearing from “renowned speakers and panelists,” said Letts.
Also on the first day of the conference, the ACG Detroit Chapter’s NextGen Group will host a reception for young professionals in the Crystal Ballroom of the Westin from 7:30-9 p.m.
On Thursday, Sept. 5, a series of panel discussions will take place, including a presentation on “Resurgent Detroit: Key Lessons and Insights from the Revival of ‘America’s Comeback City.’” The 10:30 a.m.
presentation at the TCF Center will be followed at noon by “A Fireside Chat with Jay Farner, CEO, Quicken Loans, the Nation’s Largest Mortgage Lender Headquartered in Detroit.”
Also on Thursday at the TCF Center, a panel presentation will take place from 2-3 p.m. on “Cannabis Investment Hurdles and Opportunities in the Green Frontier.” Shelly Edgerton, senior counsel with Dykema in Detroit, will be among the panelists.
The presentation will be followed from 3-4 p.m. by a talk from Dug Song, vice president and general manager of Duo Security, on “Michigan’s Unicorn: How Silicon Valley Was Brought to the Midwest.”
The closing reception is scheduled for the Grand Ballroom of the TCF Center on Thursday from 4:30-6:30 p.m. and will be followed by a series of “Detroit Block Party” events from 7-9 and 9 to midnight. The conference will wrap up on Friday with a Networking Breakfast from 7:30-9:30 a.m. at the Westin.
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