Michigan Business Beat | Becky Puckett-Wood, Inforum Capstone Event

Jeffrey Mosher welcomes back Becky Puckett-Wood, Vice President, Corporate & Member Engagement, Inforum Michigan. This time she's focused on Inforum's Capstone Event • Inforum will host its annual Capstone dinner on Thursday, November 10th, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the JW Marriott. • This year’s event will feature keynote speaker Michelle Li, award-winning anchor and reporter for NBC affiliate KSDK in St. Louis and co-founder of the Very Asian Foundation. o Li has appeared on CNN, NBC, CBS, ABC, and in The Washington Post. o In 2022, she was a guest on the “Ellen DeGeneres Show” after a viewer asked her to “keep her Korean to herself” which Li has since used as an opportunity to foster conversations around cultural diversity on a national level. • Jennifer Pascua, Marketing Director at Broadway Grand Rapids, will moderate the discussion. • Inforum’s annual Capstone event highlights female leaders and provides the opportunity to build and strengthen professional networks. • Amway is Premier Sponsor for the event. Other supporters include Presenting Sponsor Meijer, Leadership Sponsors Spectrum Health and UPS, Supporting Sponsor Gentex Corporation, Business Booster Sponsor Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, DEI Sponsor Frey Foundation, Media Sponsor 8THIRTYFOUR Integrated Communications, and In-Kind Sponsor JW Marriott, Grand Rapids. • Tickets are $75 for members, $100 for non-members and guests, and $1,300 for a table sponsorship. For more information or to register for the November 10th event, visit www.inforummichigan.org. Covered in their discussion: • What is the Inforum Capstone event? What can attendees expect? • Who is the keynote speaker? • Discuss the keynote speaker’s (Michelle Li) background and focus. • Who are the Capstone event sponsors? • Discuss ticket details. • Discuss Inforum and its purpose. • How does Inforum engage with its members and the community? About Inforum: Inforum, with offices in Grand Rapids and Detroit, was founded in 1962 as the Women’s Economic Club and works to change the lan