ad-Ventures

Thursday, November 6 - Friday November 7, 2008
Corporate College East

ad-Ventures participants will enjoy two days of fun, learning, networking, and more. Whether you are an aspiring entrepreneur, business owner, educator, or public official, ad-Ventures offers something for everyone.

What you get as a participant to ad-Ventures:

A 5-star dinner catered by Sammy's Restaurant.
Attendance to a keynote address and panel discussion delivered by dynamic local leaders who have a message that you need to hear.
Your selection to attend from a variety of workshops designed to promote the growth or development of small business in the region.
An opportunity to meet and network with like minded people representing Government, Education, and Business sectors.
Important information, tools, and shared knowledge that you can use to ensure the success of your personalized goals and mission.
Friday continental breakfast, gifts, giveaways, and more.

Background:
The State of Ohio is facing many economic challenges, due in large part to increased globalization and the loss of jobs in major manufacturing industries that were long the linchpin of the State's economy. As a result, much of our existing labor force is now required to learn new technologies that make themselves more marketable in a global economy.

Being in the heart of the industrial belt that has been hit hard by these changes, Cuyahoga Community College and Corporate College both recognize the need to establish a paradigm shift in the way that many of our young people think about job opportunities. That paradigm shift involves developing an entrepreneurial spirit that embraces change, seeks opportunities, takes risks, and develops leaders.

Tri-C recognizes the opportunity is NOW to bring together individuals and institutions who can transform the wealth of experience, practices, and expertise to ensure the success for our next generation of business leaders.

The purpose of ad-Ventures is to bring together small business managers, aspiring entrepreneurs, educational institutions, and State and local Government to ensure that we are working together to develop an environment that will allow small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs to succeed.

Schedule of Events:
Thursday, November 6, 2008:
5:00 pm--Reception
6:00 pm--Dinner/Awards and recognition
7:00 pm--Keynote Speaker
Friday, November 7, 2008:
8:00 am--Continental Breakfast
8:30 am--Introduction/Welcome and establish objectives and outcomes for the morning
9-9:45 am--Panel Discussion and Workshops
10-11:15 am--Workshops
11:30 am--Closing

Registration Fees (limit 250):
Thursday and Friday:      $75
Thursday only (dinner):   $50
Friday only:                      $25

Click on the link below to register on-line for ad-Ventures

http://www.corporatecollege.com/CourseDetails.aspx?IG_ID=24&CAMP_ID=0&CAMP_NAME=(All%20Campus%20Locations)&PROG_ID=378&CMAS_ID=4193

Sponsorship Packages:
1. Panel Sponsorship- ($600)
    - Reservations for up to 3 individuals, including Thursday dinner and Friday activities.
    - Prominent logo on our conference web site
    - Promote your company and introduce participant in the panel discussion that will take place Friday
      morning.
    - Having your name and logo identified as a sponsor for the panel discussion.
    - Having up to two booths set up to display your Company/Institution throughout the Friday morning
     activities.
    - Printed recognition as an Event sponsor on the marketing collateral material to be handed out to all
      attendees.
    - ¼ page ad for the Event magazine
Note: Panel sponsors will receive a $150 discount for participation in the panel discussion.

2. Workshop Sponsorship - ($300)
    - Reservations for two individuals, including Thursday dinner and Friday activities.
    - Promoting your company and introduce one of the 12 Workshops taking place Friday morning.
    - Having your name and logo identified as a sponsor for your Workshop.
    - Having a booth set up to display your Company/Institution throughout the Friday morning activities.
    - Printed recognition as an Event sponsor on the marketing collateral material to be handed out to all
       attendees.
    - 1/8 page ad for the Event magazine
Note: Workshop sponsors will receive a $75 discount for conducting a workshop.

3. Be an exhibitor: - ($125)
- Reservation for one, including Thursday dinner and Friday activities.
- Having a booth set up to display your Company/Institution throughout the Friday morning activities.

Contact Us:
Lisa Dobransky, Corporate College (216) 987-2910
Andrew Bajda, Cuyahoga Community College (216) 987-4967

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Keynote Speaker - Umberto Fedeli

Since 1988, Umberto Fedeli has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Fedeli Group, one of the largest privately held insurance brokerage firms in Ohio and multi-year recipient of Weatherhead 100's list of the fastest growing companies in northeast Ohio. The Fedeli Group has become a fully integrated insurance and financial services firm, specializes in insurance and risk management, employee benefits and workers' compensation consulting, surety, environmental risk management and estate planning. The cornerstone of The Fedeli Group has always been its creative problem-solving and unique networking capabilities.

A genuine commitment to his community has led Umberto to contribute much of his personal time and energy to a variety of civic and charitable causes. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and is currently serving as their Chairman of Government Relations and as a member of their Executive Marketing Committee. He is on the Board of Trustees of John Carroll University and is a trustee of the Cleveland Catholic Dioceses Foundation, Chairman of the Northern Ohio Italian American Foundation and, a charitable organization that he helped establish in 1995. He is also actively involved in Legatus, an international organization of Catholic CEOs, is Chairman of their Cleveland Chapter, serves on their International Board of Directors ands was named their 2002 Officer of the Year. He is an active member of the Cleveland Chapter of the Young Presidents' Organization and The 50 Club.

Among his many accomplishments, Umberto is honored to have been named Man of the Year by the Americans of Italian Heritage and the Italian-American Sports Hall of Fame, as well as being honored with the Columbian Award by the Italian Federation. He was selected by Inside Business in 2004 as one of Cleveland's most "powerful" people in the Business/Community/Political Arena. He has been recognized by John Carroll University's Business School as one of Fifty of Its Finest, and has been the recipient of both the Grand Illusion Award from the Ohio Cancer Research Associates and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society's Norman Cohn Hope Award for Outstanding Philanthropic and Community Service. He has been inducted into the Villa Angela-St. Joseph Hall of Fame and was named the Boys' Town of Italy 2002 Man of the Year. In 1998, he became a Knight of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, administered by the Holy See in Rome. Umberto is the holder of the prestigious Ellis Island Medal of Honor, along with his wife Maryellen, was honored as the Christ Child Society's Person of the Year in 2003.

In 1991, Umberto was appointed by then Governor George Voinovich to the Ohio Turnpike commission, where he served as Chairman for six years. He has served on both the advisory committee to elect Mike DeWine in his Senatorial campaign and on the Campaign Committee to elect and the re-elect Governor Voinovich. He remains actively involved with both U.S. Senators, as well as in other local, state and national campaigns.

Umberto is a proud alumnus of St. Joseph's High School and John Carroll University. He resides in Gates Mills with his wife Maryellen and their five children.

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