Workshop Agenda

8:00 - 8:30

Breakfast, Registration, and Networking (UTLC Gallery)

 8:30 - 9:00

Welcome and Opening Remarks (A200)

Mark Brucki, Director and Technolgy Partnerships, Lawrence Tech University

Matt Roush, Editor Great Lakes IT Report

Welcome and About NCIIA

 9:00 - 9:45

Technology Entrepreneurship and You (A200)

Speakers:

Sandy Kronenberg, Chairman and President, Netarx, www.netarx.com

Jayson Pankin, New Venture Creation Specialist, Delphi Technologies, Inc.

 9:45 - 10:30

Idea Validation and Opportunity Assesment (A200)

Speaker: 

Art Espey, CEO, www.4steps2.com

 10:30 - 10:45

Break (Outside A200)

10:45 - 11:30

Issues in Intellectual Property Licensing (A200)

Speakers:

Lawrence G. Almeda, Attorney at Law, Brinks Hofer Gilson and Lione

Derek Richmond, Attorney, The Nath Law Group

11:30 - 12:15

Marketing and Sales for Early Stage Companies (A200)

Speaker: 

Pauk Angott, Serial Entrepreneur, $100M sales off 40 Patents

12:20 - 1:15 (UTLC Gallery) Networking Lunch

1:15 - 2:15

Building the Team (A200)

Speaker: 

Kenneth L. Harris, Chairman, President, CEO, International Detroit Black Expo

2:15 - 3:00

"Elevator Pitch" Contest (A200)

10 Participants will have 2 minutes each to pitch their business or product idea to our experts. Winners will be announced at Networking Reception with $100's dollars in cash prizes.

Speaker:

Greg Eskridge, Founder, Consult Kinetic, 2008 Elevator Pitch 2nd Winner.

Judges:

Sandy Kronenberg, Chairman and President, Netarx, www.netarx.com

Pavan Muzumdar, CFA, Managing Director, Pieris Capital, LLC

Finding the Money (A200) 

Speakers: 

Richard Beedon, Founder and CEO, MacBeedon Partners, LLC

Carl Meyering, Chairman and CEO, The Meyering Corporation, Development Bankers

4:15 - 4:30

Ending Remarks (A200)

4:30 - 5:30

Networking Reception (UTLC Gallery)