Wellness & Beauty Consumer Product Summit

Tuesday, October 24, 2023
10/24/23 10/24/23 America/New_York Wellness & Beauty Consumer Product Summit PMBC will partner with the City of Southfield to host a wellness and beauty summit. We aim to provide a space for wellness and beauty brands to learn and connect with industry professionals and buyers during this summit. This event will promote Michigan micro-makers and manufacturers looking to promote more robust and lasting business connections within the ecosystem. Register to attend the event: Click Register Now ... Great Lakes Culinary Center 24101 West Nine Mile Road, Southfield, MI 48033 United States Tuesday, October 24, 2023 | 8:30 AM markos-vannot@michigan.org true MM/DD/YYYY
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Great Lakes Culinary Center

24101 West Nine Mile Road
Southfield, MI 48033 United States

PMBC will partner with the City of Southfield to host a wellness and beauty summit. We aim to provide a space for wellness and beauty brands to learn and connect with industry professionals and buyers during this summit. This event will promote Michigan micro-makers and manufacturers looking to promote more robust and lasting business connections within the ecosystem.

Register to attend the event: Click Register Now

Apply to be a vendor and indicate if you'd like an opportunity to participate in a pitch competition: Complete the Application Here

OBJECTIVES

Boost economic growth in the state
Retention of wellness/beauty manufacturers in-state
Gain meaningful industry connections
Educate wellness and beauty consumer product manufacturers

FORMAT

The event will feature a wellness and beauty consumer product makers' expo, vetted by application. We will allow 10-15 suppliers to set up expo booths. The planning team will invite potential buyers, investors, and resource partners as guests.

PMBC will set up a virtual expo option on the Connect Space platform. This will be used to attract potential buyers and investors unable to attend.

The program will feature a fireside chat with a special guest: Vesna Deljosevic, President of Reforma Group, who will discuss best practices, do's, and don't of the industry, and how she's become a success, moderated by Dan Randomski, Centrepolis.

Pitch Competition - Interested applicants would indicate interest in the show application. Three selected applicants will be invited to pitch Wellness & Beauty Consumer Product Summit on Oct 24. The winner will receive up to $5,000 in business support services, including $2500 in intellectual property (IP) legal services, from the registered patent attorneys of Ward Law Office in Southfield.

ELIGIBILITY

Participating businesses must meet the following criteria:

Must be located in the State of Michigan and active
Must have a registered legal business entity with EIN and business insurance

Must have proper packaging, according to the FDA Fair Packaging and Labeling Act

Must be a tech-enabled or advanced/innovative Consumer Product Goods (CPG)

Must have a Wellness/Beauty product: food, skin, and software-based companies

APPLY HERE to be considered to exhibit and/or pitch.

PITCH COMPETITION

Three vendors will be selected to pitch on Oct 24, to three guest judges:

Dr. Mark Young, Jekyll & Hyde Advertising
Pete Martin, Michigan Founders Fund
Herman Moore, Team 84

Your pitch will be four minutes and should include the following:

1. Brief business introduction

2. Articulate a customer issue and how your innovative product solves it

3. How would you introduce your product into retail

4. How will your product impact the market

If you are interested in pitching and exhibiting, please indicate so on your vendor application.

TIMELINE

Mar 1: Application opens

Jul 7 : Application closes

Jul 10-24: Applications Reviewed

Aug 1: Notify selected applicants to participate in Summit and those selected to pitch

Oct 3: Prep session for invited participants

Oct 24: Beauty & Wellness Consumer Product Summit

Event Contact: Tanya Markos-Vanno
markos-vannot@michigan.org
(313) 720-1163

Wellness & Beauty Consumer Product Summit

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	10/24/23 8:00 AM 10/24/23 8:30 AM America/New_York Doors Open View session: https://pmbc.connect.space/accounts/events/wellness-and-beauty-consumer-products-summit/agenda/2023-10-24#session_row_21756 <br/> Tuesday, October 24, 2023 \| 8:30 AM markos-vannot@michigan.org MM/DD/YYYY 8:00 - 8:30 AM Doors Open
	10/24/23 8:00 AM 10/24/23 9:00 AM America/New_York Breakfast and Networking View session: https://pmbc.connect.space/accounts/events/wellness-and-beauty-consumer-products-summit/agenda/2023-10-24#session_row_21757 <br/> Tuesday, October 24, 2023 \| 8:30 AM markos-vannot@michigan.org MM/DD/YYYY 8:00 - 9:00 AM Breakfast and Networking
	10/24/23 9:00 AM 10/24/23 9:05 AM America/New_York Opening Remarks View session: https://pmbc.connect.space/accounts/events/wellness-and-beauty-consumer-products-summit/agenda/2023-10-24#session_row_21758 <br/> Tuesday, October 24, 2023 \| 8:30 AM markos-vannot@michigan.org MM/DD/YYYY 9:00 - 9:05 AM Opening Remarks
	10/24/23 9:05 AM 10/24/23 9:35 AM America/New_York Fireside Chat with Dan Randomski and Vesna Reforma View session: https://pmbc.connect.space/accounts/events/wellness-and-beauty-consumer-products-summit/agenda/2023-10-24#session_row_21759 <br/> Tuesday, October 24, 2023 \| 8:30 AM markos-vannot@michigan.org MM/DD/YYYY 9:05 - 9:35 AM Fireside Chat with Dan Randomski and Vesna Reforma
	10/24/23 9:50 AM 10/24/23 10:25 AM America/New_York Pitch Competition View session: https://pmbc.connect.space/accounts/events/wellness-and-beauty-consumer-products-summit/agenda/2023-10-24#session_row_21760 <br/> Tuesday, October 24, 2023 \| 8:30 AM markos-vannot@michigan.org MM/DD/YYYY 9:50 - 10:25 AM Pitch Competition
	10/24/23 10:15 AM 10/24/23 11:00 AM America/New_York Networking View session: https://pmbc.connect.space/accounts/events/wellness-and-beauty-consumer-products-summit/agenda/2023-10-24#session_row_21762 <br/> Tuesday, October 24, 2023 \| 8:30 AM markos-vannot@michigan.org MM/DD/YYYY 10:15 - 11:00 AM Networking
	10/24/23 10:50 AM 10/24/23 10:55 AM America/New_York Pitch Competition Winners Announced View session: https://pmbc.connect.space/accounts/events/wellness-and-beauty-consumer-products-summit/agenda/2023-10-24#session_row_21761 <br/> Tuesday, October 24, 2023 \| 8:30 AM markos-vannot@michigan.org MM/DD/YYYY 10:50 - 10:55 AM Pitch Competition Winners Announced
	10/24/23 11:00 AM 10/24/23 11:00 AM America/New_York Event Concludes View session: https://pmbc.connect.space/accounts/events/wellness-and-beauty-consumer-products-summit/agenda/2023-10-24#session_row_21763 <br/> Tuesday, October 24, 2023 \| 8:30 AM markos-vannot@michigan.org MM/DD/YYYY 11:00 AM Event Concludes

	10/24/23 8:00 AM 10/24/23 8:30 AM America/New_York Doors Open View session: https://pmbc.connect.space/accounts/events/wellness-and-beauty-consumer-products-summit/agenda/2023-10-24#session_row_21756 <br/> Tuesday, October 24, 2023 \| 8:30 AM markos-vannot@michigan.org MM/DD/YYYY 8:00 - 8:30 AM Doors Open
	10/24/23 8:00 AM 10/24/23 9:00 AM America/New_York Breakfast and Networking View session: https://pmbc.connect.space/accounts/events/wellness-and-beauty-consumer-products-summit/agenda/2023-10-24#session_row_21757 <br/> Tuesday, October 24, 2023 \| 8:30 AM markos-vannot@michigan.org MM/DD/YYYY 8:00 - 9:00 AM Breakfast and Networking
	10/24/23 9:00 AM 10/24/23 9:05 AM America/New_York Opening Remarks View session: https://pmbc.connect.space/accounts/events/wellness-and-beauty-consumer-products-summit/agenda/2023-10-24#session_row_21758 <br/> Tuesday, October 24, 2023 \| 8:30 AM markos-vannot@michigan.org MM/DD/YYYY 9:00 - 9:05 AM Opening Remarks
	10/24/23 9:05 AM 10/24/23 9:35 AM America/New_York Fireside Chat with Dan Randomski and Vesna Reforma View session: https://pmbc.connect.space/accounts/events/wellness-and-beauty-consumer-products-summit/agenda/2023-10-24#session_row_21759 <br/> Tuesday, October 24, 2023 \| 8:30 AM markos-vannot@michigan.org MM/DD/YYYY 9:05 - 9:35 AM Fireside Chat with Dan Randomski and Vesna Reforma
	10/24/23 9:50 AM 10/24/23 10:25 AM America/New_York Pitch Competition View session: https://pmbc.connect.space/accounts/events/wellness-and-beauty-consumer-products-summit/agenda/2023-10-24#session_row_21760 <br/> Tuesday, October 24, 2023 \| 8:30 AM markos-vannot@michigan.org MM/DD/YYYY 9:50 - 10:25 AM Pitch Competition
	10/24/23 10:15 AM 10/24/23 11:00 AM America/New_York Networking View session: https://pmbc.connect.space/accounts/events/wellness-and-beauty-consumer-products-summit/agenda/2023-10-24#session_row_21762 <br/> Tuesday, October 24, 2023 \| 8:30 AM markos-vannot@michigan.org MM/DD/YYYY 10:15 - 11:00 AM Networking
	10/24/23 10:50 AM 10/24/23 10:55 AM America/New_York Pitch Competition Winners Announced View session: https://pmbc.connect.space/accounts/events/wellness-and-beauty-consumer-products-summit/agenda/2023-10-24#session_row_21761 <br/> Tuesday, October 24, 2023 \| 8:30 AM markos-vannot@michigan.org MM/DD/YYYY 10:50 - 10:55 AM Pitch Competition Winners Announced
	10/24/23 11:00 AM 10/24/23 11:00 AM America/New_York Event Concludes View session: https://pmbc.connect.space/accounts/events/wellness-and-beauty-consumer-products-summit/agenda/2023-10-24#session_row_21763 <br/> Tuesday, October 24, 2023 \| 8:30 AM markos-vannot@michigan.org MM/DD/YYYY 11:00 AM Event Concludes