Event begins 8:30am EST-4:30pm EST.

Legal, entrepreneurial and investment experts will share information in panel discussions on the JOBS Act and its impact on investors, startups and the state's economy.

The event will feature a keynote address by Scott Case, CEO of Startup America Partnership, on the JOBS Act and the Startup America Partnership. Case is a technologist, entrepreneur and inventor, and was founding CTO of Priceline, the "Name Your Own Price" company that was one of only a handful of startups in U.S. history to reach a billion dollars in annual sales in less than 24 months.

Entrepreneurial and investment experts will also include representatives from Startup Michigan, turnstone, GVSU, Start Garden, Bizdom, Honigman, and Warner Norcross & Judd. Entrepreneur- and investor-track panel sessions will discuss:

• "Legal implications of the JOBS Act: What should Michigan startups know? "

• "Entrepreneur roundtable: How the JOBS Act will impact Michigan startups"

• "Impact of the JOBS Act on seed- and early-stage investing" 

• "Legal implications of the JOBS Act: What should Michigan investors know?"

Panel sessions will be followed by a Startup Michigan-facilitated roundtable discussion on developing a statewide entrepreneurial community. The day's events will conclude with 10 Michigan entrepreneurs who will pitch their innovative startups.

RSVP now, space is limited!