Plante
Moran CRESA to serve as Premier Sponsor for 47th annual Michigan
State University Broad Executive Forum on October 23rd
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – September 27, 2012 –Plante Moran CRESA, a fully
integrated independent real estate transaction and consulting firm, announced
it will be the premier sponsor of the 47th annual Michigan State
University Broad Executive Forum to be held on Tuesday, October 23rd
at Compuware Headquarters in Detroit. This is the third year Plante Moran CRESA
is serving as a sponsor of the event, which attracts Southeast Michigan
business leaders for education and networking. This year’s keynote speaker is
Michael Duggan, CEO of the Detroit Medical Center.
The 2012 Broad Executive Forum is presented
by the Michigan State University Broad College of Business and the MSU College
of Engineering, with volunteer leadership from the Broad Executive Forum Board
of Directors, which is comprised of alumni members from Southeast Michigan
businesses, including Plante Moran CRESA. The theme of this year’s Forum is transformation
and transition, with Mr. Duggan speaking about the Detroit Medical Center’s
journey before, during and after its purchase by Vanguard Health System.
Additionally, a panel of area business leaders will discuss transformation and
transition as it relates to business leadership, managing change and finding new
opportunities to maximize the assets of Detroit and Southeast Michigan. Panelists
are:
·
Sandy Baruah, CEO, Detroit Regional Chamber
·
Jim Manley, Managing Director of the new Broad College Demmer
Center for Business Transformation
·
Frank Venegas, Chairman and CEO, The Ideal Group
·
David Blaskiewicz (MSU alum), President, Invest Detroit and President and CEO, Downtown Detroit Partnership
·
Beth Chappell (MSU alum), President of the Detroit Economic Club,
will serve as moderator.
Bill Lichwalla, CPA, President of
Plante Moran CRESA and an MSU alum, is pleased to have the company again serve
as premier sponsor.
“Plante Moran CRESA is honored to
support the Broad Executive Forum’s tradition of bringing business leaders and
University supporters together to gain insights on the region’s timely economic
issues,” said Lichwalla.
Details on 47th Annual Broad Executive Forum with
Keynote Speaker Michael Duggan
When: Tuesday,
October 23, 2012; 3:30 p.m. check in; panel discussion at 4 p.m.; reception at
5:15 p.m.; program and keynote address at 6:45 p.m.
Where: Compuware
Headquarters, 1 Campus Martius, Detroit 48226
Cost: $100 for
individuals; $80 per person with purchase of five tickets or more; tickets
include afternoon and evening program and reception with beer, wine and hearty
hors d’oeuvres
Registration: online at
events.org/2012DetroitForum
Questions: Connie Lawson,
MSU Broad College of Business, 517.432.7442 or alumni@bus.msu.edu
About
the Broad Executive Forum
The Broad Executive Forum has been held annually since 1965
and features the nation’s top executives and entrepreneurs. Previous keynote speakers
include: Dan Gilbert, Quicken Loans and Companies; Steve Balmer, Microsoft; Robert
Lutz, GM and Chrysler; Michael Dell, Dell Computers; John Chambers, Cisco
Systems; Virginia Rometty, IBM; Owen Bieber, UAW; Peter Karmanos, Compuware;
and Roger Penske, Penske Corporation. Learn
more at www.mybusiness.msu.edu.
About Plante Moran CRESA
Plante Moran CRESA is an
independent commercial real estate transaction and consulting firm exclusively
representing buyers and lessors in the delivery of fully integrated real estate
services, including tenant representation, project management and strategic
real estate consulting. Plante Moran CRESA’s multidisciplinary team provides
unbiased advocacy to a distinguished list of clients seeking to uncover all of
their options regarding project feasibility, asset positioning, capital markets,
portfolio management, national site selection and incentives. Plante
Moran CRESA is affiliated with Plante Moran, PLLC, one of the nation’s largest
public accounting and business advisory firms. Additionally, Plante Moran
CRESA is a member of the cresa national and
global tenant representation network of corporate real estate service
providers. To learn more about Plante Moran CRESA, visit http://www.pmcresa.com.
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