Workshop Agenda

8:00

Continental Breakfast, Registration, Pre-Networking

9:00

Welcome

9:10

About NCIIA

9:15

Is Technology Entrepreneurship for You?

Mr. Bruce Todtfeld, VP of Marketing and Product Development of Seahorse Power Company (manufacturer of the BigBelly Solar waste compaction system)

10:00

Idea Validation and Opportunity Assessment

Mr. Craig Lindell, CEO of Aquapoint Inc.

10:45

Break

11:00

Marketing and Sales for Early Stage Companies

Mr. Mike Dunckley, Director of Fleet Operations of Vectrix Corporation.

11:45

Building the Team

Mr. Neil Rodberg

12:30

Lunch & Networking

1:30

Issues in Intellectual Property

Ms. Amy L. Brosius, Principal of Fish & Richardson P.C.

2:15

The perfect business plan, slide show, & "elevator speech"

Dr. Linda Plano, Associate Director of the Massachusetts Technology Transfer Center

3:00

Break

3:15

Finding the Money

Panel:

Mr. Murray Berkowitz, Founder and CEO of CTO Services

Mr. Craig Lindell, CEO of Aquapoint Inc.

Mr. John Miller, Director of Operations of the Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Center at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Mr. Neil Rodberg, Former Director of Business Development for the Venture Development Center at the University of Massachusetts Boston

4:00

Ending Remarks

4:15

Adjourn