7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
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8:30 - 9:00
Nicolet Bay Room | |
| Introductions |
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WEDA Welcome:
Bill Chaudoir, Executive Director, Door County Economic Development Corporation
Roger Nacker, WEDA President |
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Local Welcome:
Mayor Bob Starr, City of Sturgeon Bay, Door County |
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Introduction of Keynote Speaker:
Roger Nacker, Director, Bureau of Business Development, Wisconsin Department of Commerce
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9:00 - 10:00
Nicolet Bay Room | |
| E-Business Trends: Shaping Our Future |
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Keynote Speaker:
Bruce Brorson, Associate Professor & Senior Technology Associate, University of Minnesota |
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| The Internet. Not since the advent of the computer itself has an innovation so
revolutionized the way business is conducted - from supply chain management, to direct
sales, to customer profiling. Our keynote speaker will clarify the E-trends and new
business models now transforming the business landscape, and predict the next
generation of E-business strategies. Bruce Brorson is an Internet industry insider, on the
advisory board of PC Week magazine, with 10 years experience leading Internet projects
for organizations such as NIST, the Ford Foundation, and the Minnesota Department of
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| 10:00 - 10:15 | |
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10:30 - 11:45
Nicolet Bay Room | |
| E-Business Strategies: Reinventing Your Company |
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Moderator:
Therese "Terri" Matousek, Owner/President, Matousek & Associates |
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Panel Members:
Lands' End, Bert Kolz, Manager, International E-Commerce
Eastbay, Ellen Mathein, Internet Services Director and Workforce Director
Schneider National, George Gossardt, Director of Freight Management
Door County Coffee, Vicki Wilson, Owner, Door County Coffee |
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| Find out how Wisconsin companies are implementing a range of E-business solutions, and what advice they would give to other firms entering the E-business arena. In this
facilitated panel discussion, four companies will address the key issues, barriers, and decisions they faced as they advanced their Internet strategies, disclosing what worked
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12:00 - 12:45
Europe Bay Room | |
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