Innovative Leadership 2008-2009 Breakfast of Champions Speaker Series  

Our Breakfasts of Champions just keeps getting better! Last year’s series was popular with both members and guests. Note we have varied days of the week as well as location in an effort to accommodate those that face scheduling conflicts.  This is a wonderful chance to continue to meet with quality members of the community and stay in touch with the issues and topics that are of interest and impact to leaders in the region. 

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Tuesday, November 18, 2008, 8-10 a.m.
Innovative Leadership: Historical Implications
Diana Tremblay, Vice President of Labor Relations for General Motors North America
Townsend Hotel, 100 Townsend Street, Birmingham, 48009

Diana Tremblay, Vice President of Labor Relations for General Motors North America has been recognized as one of Detroit’s most influential women by Crain’s Detroit Business.  Tremblay led the GM team that negotiated the 2007 UAW Agreement.  When implemented, it transformed the US Business Model on many fronts.  The Center for Automotive Research called this contract “as historic as the original organizing of the Big Three by the UAW.”

Diana will give us a behind-the-scenes glimpse of what it was like to be in the lead on the contract that will shape the way the Big Three moves forward over the next five years.  She will discuss some of the challenges of implementation, especially in today’s rapidly changing business environment, as well as offer insight into where she sees GM headed in the future.

Tuesday, January 27, 2009, 8-10 a.m.
Innovative Leadership: Shifting the Paradigm
Gerard van Grinsven, President and CEO of Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital
Management Education Center, 811 West Square Lake Road, Troy, 48098

Gerard van Grinsven, President and CEO of Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital is shaking up the paradigm for the Health Care Industry!  With a background of 24 years in the luxury hospitality industry, Gerard is bringing his approach to service excellence to the hospital environment.  But what have the Ritz Carlton and a Hospital got in common?  Join Gerard as he paints the picture of hospital care with a new brushstroke and raises the quality bar in healthcare environments nationwide.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009, 8-10 a.m.
Innovative Leadership: Growing Regional Businesses
Ken Rogers, Deputy County Executive for Oakland County, Director of Automation Alley
Townsend Hotel, 100 Townsend Street, Birmingham, 48009

Ken Rogers, Deputy County Executive for Oakland County functions as the Executive Director of the 900 member and highly successful Automation Alley.   This future-focused organization unites exceptional thinkers from diverse realms of technology, academia, manufacturing, engineering, production, and R&D.  A quote in The Detroit News stated that "[Automation Alley]…is arguably one of the most successful brand identity campaigns in the history of Michigan economic development." Ken will share the Alley’s secrets for attracting and keeping businesses in the region as well as discuss examples of the innovative business models that are thriving and growing in Southeast Michigan.

Wednesday, April 29, 2009, 8-10 a.m.
NOTE: Broaden your network! This session will be a joint event to include members and guests of Leadership Macomb.  
Innovative Leadership: Michigan's Defining Moment
Philip Power, Founder The Center for Michigan
Management Education Center, 811 West Square Lake Road, Troy, 48098

For nearly forty years Philip Power was founder, owner and chair of HomeTown Communications Network, Inc. best known in SE Michigan for the Observer and Eccentric Newspapers.   He also served for 11 years as a Regent for the University of Michigan.  In 2006, Power founded “The Center for Michigan,” a think and do tank aimed at improving the policy and political environment in Michigan by developing a series of far reaching, broadly acceptable reforms in taxing, spending and the priorities of state government.  His support for this across the state is impressive.  He currently serves as Vice Chair of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation where he chairs the Finance Committee.  Power will inform, challenge and inspire his audience to consider the potential that lies ahead for the great state of Michigan and then take action to propel our state forward. 

Tuesday, May 12, 2009, 8-10 a.m.
Innovative Leadership: The Facts
FBI - Crime Scene Investigation (CSI)
Management Education Center, 811 West Square Lake Road, Troy, 48098 1

FBI-Crime Scene Investigation (CSI)--television has a host of programs that create a sense of how crime scenes are handled, but what are the real facts?  How are crimes investigated and how does the FBI function as a leading investigative and protection agency in our country?  This fascinating inside look at some of the most famous cases in FBI history will reveal not only how innovations have assisted in the world of investigations but also how the FBI has evolved since 9-11 to become a proactive source of national security. 

Pricing and Power Pack Options:

1. Single Session: Pick 1   $32 Alumni / $36 Non Member
2. Power Pack: Pick 3      $85 Alumni / $90 Non Member
3. Mega Power: Pick 5     $132 Alumni / $140 Non Member