Ardesta Co Founder Keynotes West Michigan Entrepreneurship Event

GRAND RAPIDS ? Rick Snyder, co founder of Ardesta, a nano technology-focused venture capital company in Ann Arbor, will be the keynote speaker at the first Celebrating Entrepreneurship in West Michigan event May 5 at Grand Valley State University’s downtown campus.

Snyder, the Chairman of the Board at Gateway Computers, and a University of Michigan Business School graduate, hosts an afternoon event that includes other business and private equity finance speakers and panel discussions to celebrate entrepreneurship in the region and offer valuable information and points of view on entrepreneurial topics.

The event is co sponsored by The Grand Angels, Seidman College of Business, Grand Valley State University and Ross School of Business, University of Michigan. It will be held at Grand Valley State University, Robert C. Pew Campus in Grand Rapids.

The agenda follows:

1:00 p.m. to 1:20 p.m.,

Opening Remarks

1:20 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.,

Keynote Address and Questions

Rick Snyder ? Ardesta

2:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.,

Concurrent Panel Discussions (offered twice)

Business Start-up Panel,

Family Business Panel

4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.,

Keynote Address and Questions,