University of Maryland Technology Start-Up Boot Camp

University of Maryland Technology Start-Up Boot Camp

Technology Start-Up Boot Camp Agenda (2007)

7:30 a.m.		*Networking Breakfast*

8:00 a.m.		*Welcome & Keynote*
		Welcome: Dean Chang, Director, MTECH - Ventures and Education Programs Keynote: Tom Scholl, Partner, Novak Biddle; Chairman, Board of Visitors, A. James Clark School of Engineering; Founder, Telogy Networks Morning Moderator: Jim Chung, Director, VentureAccelerator

8:30 a.m.		Big Idea or Big Business?
		Scott Laughlin, Serial Entrepreneur and Past Director, MTECH VentureAccelerator

8:50 a.m.		Building the Dream Team
		Sam Feigin, Member, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo Duke Chung, CEO and Founder of Parature, Innovative Ian Ybarra, co-author, RECRUIT OR DIE: How Any Business Can Win the War for Young Talent Chris Cantarella, Principal, Heidrick & Struggles

9:30 a.m.		Networking Break

9:45 a.m.		Bootstrapping – Big Company Ambitions, Shoestring Budgets
		Mark Anstey, CEO, Datastream Content Solutions Haroon Mokhtarzada, CEO and Co-founder, Freewebs.com David Eisner, CEO and Founder, Dataprise, Inc.

10:25 a.m.		Grants – Secure Seed Funding and Keep Company Ownership
		Ali Andalibi, Program Director, Biotechnology, SBIR/STTR, National Science Foundation Joseph Naft, Associate Director, MTECH Maryland Industrial Partnerships Program (MIPS) Henry Ahn, Program Manager, Technology Funding Programs, Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO)

10:55 a.m.		Networking Break

11:10 a.m.		Venture Capital – Perspectives of Professional Investors
		Rich Harris, General Managing Partner, RedShift Ventures Ray Dizon, Managing Director, Maryland Venture Fund/DBED Joe Del Guercio, Managing Director, CNF Investments, LLC Jonathan Aberman, Founder and Managing Director, Amplifier Venture Partners, LP

11:50 a.m.		Effective Networking
		Ian Ybarra, Ian Ybarra, apprentice to master networker Keith Ferrazzi, author of "Never Eat Alone"

12:10 p.m.		The Elevator Pitch
		Ira Koretsky, Chief Storyteller

12:30 p.m.		Networking Lunch

1:30 p.m.		Breakout 1A – Securing and Managing Intellectual Property
		Frank Italiano, Associate, and Joseph V. Colaianni, Principal, Fish & Richardson P.C.
1:30 p.m.		Breakout 1B - Authoring a Great Business Plan
		Sarah Djamshidi, Director, Technology Advancement Program (TAP), A. James Clark School of Engineering
2:30 p.m.		Breakout 2A - Marketing for Technology Ventures
		Professor Judy Frels, Robert H. Smith School of Business
2:30 p.m.		Breakout 2B – Strategies for Innovation
		Professor Oliver Schlake, Robert H Smith School of Business

4:00 p.m.		Closing Reception with Food and Drinks

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