Agenda: Make Mine a Million Competition & Homecoming

July 30 and 31, 2012 - Barnard College, New York

Monday, July 30, 2012

1:00 PM - Program Begins
Open Pitch Rehearsals with Nell Merlino, President, Count Me In, Elizabeth Ladu, Executive Director, Count Me In and Hilary Blair, Articulate

6:00 PM-8:30 PM - Informal Reception
Aloft Hotel, 2296 Frederick Douglass Boulevard, New York, New York 10027

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

8:45 AM - Program Begins
Opening with Isisara Bey, Journey Agent

9:00 AM - Official New York Welcome

9:10 AM - A Word about Social Media
Heather Mangrum, Chief Marketing Officer, Count Me In

9:15 AM - Founder's Keynote
Nell Merlino, President, Count Me In

9:30 AM - Program Overview
Description of pitch competition, introduction of judges, directions to break-outs and Warm-up with Hilary Blair and Isisara Bey

9:50 AM - Tell It to Sell It – Pitch Competition
Being able to describe your business in a comprehensive and compelling way can mean the difference between landing that much needed loan, investor, vendor or customer – or not. It is also the way you can be named one of today’s winners in our Make Mine a Million Competition & Homecoming. You have two minutes to impress our judges and take that first step toward becoming a Pitch Winner!

11:00 AM - Intermission

11:15 AM - Homecoming – Alumni Sponsors Panel

11:30 AM - Panel Discussion: Social Media
Brought to you by OPEN from American Express with experts on Facebook, Twitter and Make Mine a Million $ Business participants

12:00 PM - Homecoming Alumni Experts Panel
Featuring Colleen DeBaise, Nely Galan, Sue Malone and Stacey Schieffelin

12:30 PM - Luncheon Keynote – A Conversation with Nell Merlino and Ariela Balk, CEO/President, Smart & Sexy

1:30 PM - Homecoming Alumni Award-winner Ceremonies
Get ready to walk the stage so we can celebrate your business milestones.  For all Micro to Millions, Sam Walton Emerging Entrepreneurs, Blast! M3 and M4 awardees with Nell Merlino, Libby Ladu and Isisara Bey

2:10 PM - Boss Ladies featuring a panel of our fabulous M4s

2:30 PM - More the Energy!  Dance Break

2:45 PM - The Business Accelerator Program
with Alicia Marie Fruin, Managing Director, People Biz Inc. and M3 awardees Audra Fordin, What Women Auto Know; Charlene Meriwether, D’Vine Wine of Colorado

3:25 PM - Meet-Ups and Webinars
with Heather Wells, Coordinator, Programs & Education, CMI

3:30 PM - Leadership Institute with Isisara Bey and session facilitators

3:40 PM - Count Me In Upcoming Events
with Elizabeth Ladu, Executive Director, CMI

3:50 PM - Our Fabulous Raffle
You have to be present to win!

3:55 PM - Acknowledgments
We could not have done this without you.

4:00 PM - Founding Sponsor Keynote with Susan Sobbott, President, American Express Open

4:10 PM - And the Pitch Winners are....

4:45  PM  Pitch Winners Orientation