Invention to Venture Agenda

Fairwinds Alumni Center

Friday, November 14th 2008

8:00 - 8:30

Continental Breakfast, Registration, Networking

8:30 - 8:40

Welcome and About NCIIA

(NCIIA Representative)

8:40 - 9:00

What is Technology Entrepreneurship Anyway?

(Gordon Hogan)

9:00 - 9:45

Is Technology Entrepreneurship for You?

Keynote Speaker (Dean Monaco)

9:45 - 10:00

Break

10:00 - 10:30

Idea Validation and Opportunity Assessmen

(Kirstie Chadwick)

10:30 - 11:30

Legal Issues, Intellectual Property, Licensing

(Leonard Keen) (Sandra Drummond) (Bruce Clary)

1:30 - 12:30

Marketing and Sales for Early Stage Companies

(Andy Martin) (Jerry Ross)

12:30 - 1:30

Networking Lunch

1:30 - 2:15

Building the Team

(Michael Judith)

2:15 - 3:00

The perfect business plan, presentation, & "elevator speech"

(Dr. Sean Christiansen)

3:00 - 3:15

Break/ Networking Session

3:15 - 4:15

Finding the money

(Gordon Hogan) (Rick Parks) (Gary Moses)(PaulineDavis) (Mark Patten IV)

4:15 - 4:30

Ending Remarks, Adjourn

(Tom O'Neal)

4:30 - 5:30

Reception

Kick off to global Entrepreneurship Week