ANN ARBOR—The University of Michigan will host a free, public conference on public/private partnerships Nov. 11-12 in Hale Auditorium at the Business School’s Assembly Hall (corner of Tappan and Hill streets).

“Successful Partnerships for Strong Communities: Public, Private and Nonprofit Contributions” will address the rapidly growing importance of partnerships that bring together government agencies, private firms and nonprofit organizations to improve communities and regions.

Sponsored by the U-M Nonprofit and Public Management Center (NPMC), the conference features four sessions:

“Building Partnerships for Economic Development,” 4- 6 p.m. Nov. 11. Panelists include Freman Hendrix, deputy mayor of the city of Detroit; Doug Rothwell, president and CEO, Michigan Economic Development Corp.; and Roland Anglin, senior vice president, SEEDCO.

“Successful Public-Private Partnerships,” 7:30-9:30 p.m. Nov. 11. Keynote address by Eli Segal, president and CEO, The Welfare to Work Partnership; remarks by Audrey Rowe, senior vice president and managing director of children and family services, Lockheed Martin IMS.

“Strategies for Creating Community Partnerships,”8:30-10:15 a.m. Nov. 12. Panelists include Maggie DeSantis, executive director, Warren/Conner Development Corp.; Steve Graham, director of community health partnerships, Kaiser Permanente of California; and Joseph L. Petrosky, director of government and public affairs,Focus: HOPE.

“Strengthening Education through Public-Private Partnerships,” 10:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Nov. 12. Panelists include W. Wilson Goode, deputy assistant secretary, Office of Intergovernmental and Interagency Affairs, U.S. Department of Education; Steve H. Keefe, director of state government affairs, Honeywell Inc.; Sophie Sa, executive director, Panasonic Foundation; and Robert L. Wehling, global marketing officer, Procter & Gamble Co.

For more information, contact the NPMC at (734) 763-4214 or by e-mail at [email protected] or consult the NPMC
Web page at www.umich.edu/~nonproft.