SPOTLIGHT ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR BABY BOOMERS
Note: a block of rooms has been reserved at the Sheraton Suites Country Club Plaza, 770 W 47th Street. Kansas City, MO 64112, tel: (816) 931-4400, email: nwood@sheratonkc.com, in the name of Center for Productive Longevity. Reservations can be made online at the Sheraton Suites website or using the contact data above.
The agenda for the March 27 meeting follows:
| 8:00am | Continental breakfast in Town Square at Kauffman Foundation, 4801 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO 64110-2046 |
| 8:30am | Meeting begins with short remarks by Bill Zinke, President, Center for Productive Longevity, Chair |
| 8:40am | Remarks by Benno C. Schmidt, Jr., Interim President & CEO, Kauffman Foundation, followed by group interaction |
| 9:00am | Short remarks by Dr. Bruce Merrifield, President, Pridco Management Company, previously Assistant Secretary for Productivity, Technology and Innovation, U.S. Commerce Department and Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Wharton School. |
| 9:10am | Remarks by Mary Beth Izard, former scholar-in-residence at KF and Professor Emeritus, Johnson Community College, followed by group interaction |
| 9:45am | Break |
| 10:00am | Breakout Session Begins |
| 11:00am | Full meeting with short reports by breakout leaders on session highlights and group interaction |
| 11:45am | Buffet lunch in Town Square, with participants selecting topic tables |
| 12:45pm | Breakout sessions begin |
| 1:45pm | Full meeting with short reports by breakout leaders on session highlights |
| 2:30pm | Presentation by Jerry Kelly, CEO and Co-Founder, Silpada Designs |
| 2:55pm | Break |
| 3:20pm | Short presentations by Alana Muller, head of FastTrac Program, Kauffman Foundation, and Maria Myers, KC SourceLink, followed by group interaction |
| 3:50pm | Presentation by Danny O’Neil, President and Founder, Roasterie, followed by group interaction |
| 4:15pm | Open discussion with meeting participants on takeaways and next steps |
| 4:50pm | Closing remarks by Chair |
| 5:00pm | Meeting ends |
| 5:15pm | Reception in Dining Room |
| 6:30pm | Reception ends |
