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Dive into a week of innovation and inspiration. Each day of MTW has a full variety of incredible content and connections, so below are just sample daily themes. For example, each day will have both investment AND impact-related sessions.
The full schedule will provide you all those details when released.
MTW 2024 Day 1 - Tuesday, October 1st

Day 1: Kickoff in the D

MTW starts off with a BANG at the newly renovated Michigan Central in Detroit, with tons of activity all day long!

  • 9AM - 1PM: Fueling Female Founders (Panel+Brunch+Networking Soiree)
  • 1PM - 4PM: Panels & Firesides including Dr. Freada Kapor Klein
  • 3PM - 4:30PM: AI Pitch Competition & Expert Panel
  • 4PM - 5PM: Meet-ups from regions & seeking co-founders
  • 5PM - 7PM: Kickoff Party @ Michigan Central Train Station
MTW 2024 Day 2 - Wednesday, October 2nd

Day 2: Investing Extravaganza

Day 2 is the biggest and best day to lean into investor-founder connections that will springboard startup growth.

  • 9AM - Noon: Mayor Welcome, Billion $ Businesses, Scaling in Michigan
  • Afternoon: UnDemo Day Founder/Investor Pitches @ Ford Field
  • 1PM - 4PM: Bootstrapping, Developing Engineering Chops, Newlab
  • 4-5ish PM: Meet-ups on industry and stage
  • 5PM - 6:30PM: Rooftop Happiness & Happy Hour
  • 6 PM: Screening: Culture Capital - Episode 1 in Michigan
  • Late Evening: Co-founder Speed Dating @Bamboo + Sproutwise
MTW 2024 Day 3 - Thursday, October 3rd

Day 3: Impact Day

Day 3 highlights both business growth and a commitment to our places across the state, our people, and the planet we live in.

  • 9AM - Noon: The Founders Brunch by Plain Sight
  • 1PM - 4PM: VC Landscape, Saving Hearts&Lives, What Terms to Accept
  • 3PM - 4:30PM: $120K MFF Venture Together Competition
  • 4-5ish PM: Meet-ups on industry and stage
  • 5PM - 7PM: Encore Reception
MTW 2024 Day 4 - Friday, October 4th

Day 4: College Day

Day 4 is for the present and future - students from all over Michigan working together building, showcasing, and sparking our future innovation.

  • 9AM - Noon: Inspiring MI Founder Success & Hackathon Kickoff
  • 1PM - 2:30PM: 10-college Student Pitch Competition
  • 1PM - 2:30PM: Outdoor Tech Competition & Tech Showcase
  • 3PM - 4:30PM: Student Hackathon Finals
  • 4-5ish PM: Man v Machine - can AI outdo humans?
MTW 2024 Day 1-4

Everyday:  Founder Pitch Competitions

Each day during MTW, Michigan-based founders can pitch for prizes and on-stage recognition. We will have a themed pitch competition for high-growth businesses, judged by local and national investors.

MTW 2024 Day 1-4

Everyday: Partner & Affiliate Events

Your MTW ticket covers the core conference and all activities at Michigan Central on Oct. 1-4 from 9am-5pm. Our partners will also hold off-site events each evening around the D that we'll list here.

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