Seyferth To Speak At ACE 12 On January 31

ANN ARBOR – Fritz Seyferth, a known expert in leadership and executive coaching and founder of The Foundation of WinningO program taught to companies around the nation, has been added to the speakers for the ACE 12 January 31 at Skyline High School.

A former Michigan football player and staff member under coach Bo Schembechler, Seyferth founded his firm, Fritz Seyferth & Associates, 11 years ago and works with a broad range of companies and professional organizations across the U. S.

He will moderate the discussion on leadership entitled ?The Foundation of Entrepreneurial Leadership? between Kalyan Handique, CEO of DeNovo Sciences, founder of the highly successful Handylab and engaged in other entrepreneurial ventures, and Dan Arbour, founder of Apogee Consulting and a seasoned entrepreneur who worked at Dow Jones, McGraw Hill and Harvard Business School Press. Previously, he founded and led XanEdu Custom Publishing as its CEO, and was also President and CEO of National Archive Publishing. Dan?s background includes intellectual content, electronic media and copyright licensing.

Handique is the CEO of DeNovo Sciences, a cancer diagnostics start-up that recently won the Grand Prize in 2011 Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition. Prior to joining DeNovo Sciences, Kalyan co-founded HandyLab, a start-up molecular diagnostic company that was acquired in 2009 by Becton Dickinson Diagnostic Systems in a landmark deal valued at more than $275 million.

The12th annual ACE conference, which attracted over 900 attendees last year, is Michigan?s oldest and premier conference with a longstanding history of educating and engaging Great Lakes entrepreneurs from innovative rapid-growth technology and bioscience companies.

ACE brings together entrepreneurs, innovators and business leaders from around the Great Lakes region to network, learn and connect. Participants will have an opportunity to attend a variety of exciting panels highlighting lean startups, innovation in urban Michigan and financing strategies; consult 1-on-1 with industry experts; and watch Michigan?s most innovative startups pitch their ventures in an elevator pitch competition.

A new feature of ACE ?12 is ?Ask an Expert? in which attendees may sign up for a free consulting session to get personalized guidance on their business ideas or startups on a first come first serve bases.

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