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Technology Startup Boot Camp: Agenda
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8:30
Introductions:
Dr. David Barbe, Executive Director, Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute; and Phil Weilerstein, Executive Director, NCIIA
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Boot Camp Introductions video (popup window, Real Player)
Welcome:
Dr.
Nariman Farvardin, Dean, A. James Clark
School of Engineering, University
of Maryland
Moderator
Jonathan Aberman, Principal, Fish & Richardson, P.C.
9:00
Keynote
Dr.
Kathleen Allen, Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Greif Entrepreneurship Center of the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California. Dr. Allen is the author of 12 books on entrepreneurship, including: Growing and Managing an Entrepreneurial Business, Bringing New Technology to Market, Launching New Ventures: An Entrepreneurial Approach, Entrepreneurship for Dummies, and Growing & Managing a Business: 25 Keys to Building Your Company.
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Kathleen Allen's Keynote video (popup window, Real Player)
9:45
Should You Take the Leap?
Don Rainey, General Partner, Intersouth Partners
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Should You Take the Leap? video (popup window, Real Player)
10:15
Break
10:45
How Do You Start a Company?
Ching-Ho Fung, Chairman, Parature, Inc.; and Phong Nguyen, Assistant Director, Venture Capital Advisory Group, Ernst & Young LLP
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How Do You Start a Company? video (popup window, Real Player)
11:15
Communicating Your Idea -- Teams and Tools
Scott Laughlin, Director of Strategic Planning, LM&O Advertising
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Communicating Your Idea video (popup window, Real Player)
11:45
Protecting Your Idea
Fish & Richardson,
P.C. patent team
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Protecting Your Idea video (popup window, Real Player)
12:15
Lunch
1:15
Legal Nuts and Bolts: Legal Forms and Contracts
Jonathan Aberman, Principal, Fish & Richardson, P.C.
Legal Nuts and Bolts video (popup window, Real Player)
1:45
Getting Started/Early Funding Opportunities
Scott Magids, Director, Technology Advancement Program; Dr. Steven Fritz, Technology Transfer Director, Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO); James A. Poulos III, Executive Director, University of Maryland Office of Technology Commercialization; and Asher Epstein, Managing Director, Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship
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Getting Started/Early Funding Opportunities video (popup window, Real Player)
2:30
Inside the VC Boardroom Panel
Jonathan Ebinger, Partner, Nokia Venture Partners; Linda Powers, Managing Director, Toucan Capital Corp.; Rich
Harris, Managing Director, SpaceVest; and Jim Pastoriza, Managing Partner, Telecommunications Development Fund
Inside the VC Boardroom panel video (popup window, Real Player)
3:15
Entrepreneurs Panel
Ching-Ho Fung, Chairman, Parature, Inc.; Anthony Casalena, Founder, Squarespace, Inc.; Dr. Kathleen Allen, Professor of Entrepreneurship, Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California; and Joe Hernandez, Founder and CEO, Innovative Biosensors
Entrepreneurs panel video (popup window, Real Player)
4:00
Conference Ends
