7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Bldg 70/Golisano Atrium |
Registration |
8:00 AM – 8:15 AM
Bldg 70/Golisano Auditorium |
Welcome & Opening Remarks |
8:15 AM – 9:30 AM |
Session 1 |
Presenters |
Bldg 70/Golisano
Room 2400 |
1-A: Legal Issues: Intellectual Property and Incorporation |
Moderator:
- Steve LaGrou, Visiting Lecturer
Saunders College of Business
Panelists:
- Jason M. Kiefer, Associate, Boylan, Brown, Code, Vigdor & Wilson, LLP
- Greg Hermanson, Partner, Knobbe Martens, San Diego, CA
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Bldg 78/Louise Slaughter (CIMS)
Room 2240 |
1-B: Commercializing Technology |
Moderator:
- Robert Boehner, Distinguished Lecturer, Executive in Residence
Saunders College of Business
Panelists:
- Rich Notargiacomo, President, Innovation Focus
- Hans Ludi, Chief Operating Officer, Apollo Diamond, Inc., Framingham, MA
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Bldg 70/Golisano
Auditorium |
1-C: Opportunities in Social Media |
Moderator:
- Vic Perotti, Associate Professor
Champion for Digital Business
Saunders College of Business
Panelists:
- Elan Lee, Expert in Alternative Reality Games
- Sean Colombo, Creator of "LyricWiki"
- Aaron Newman, Founder and President, Techrigy
- Ana Roca-Castro, Founder/CEO, Premier Social Media,
Lennox Tech Enterprise Center
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| 9:45 AM - 11:00 |
Session 2 |
Presenters |
Bldg 70/Golisano
Auditorium |
2-A: What Does It Take To Start A Business: Assessing Your Opportunity |
Moderator:
- Richard DeMartino, Associate Professor of
Management, Saunders College of Business
Panelists:
- Howie Jacobson, Managing Partner, Dixon Schwabl
- Jerry Mahone, Executive Director, RIT Venture Creations Incubator
- Jim Senall, President, High Tech Rochester (HTR)
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Bldg 70/Golisano
Room 2400 |
2-B: Funding New Entrepreneurs |
Moderator:
Panelists:
- Deb LaBudde, Envoi Ventures
- Paul Kaiser, Sr. Vice President, Commercial Banking,
Genesee Regional Bank
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Bldg 78/Louise Slaughter (CIMS)
Room 2120 |
2-C: Minority Entrepreneurship in High Growth Industries |
Moderator:
- Delmonize A. Smith, Ph.D.
Saunders College of Business
Panelists:
- Ed Watson, President of Sales and Marketing, Green Depot LLC
- Dave Lewis, Co-founder and COO, Tecque Labs LLC
- Sitima Fowler, CEO CAPSTONE Information Technologies, Inc.
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Bldg 78/Louise Slaughter (CIMS)
Room 2240 |
2-D: Opportunities in Sustainability (Energy, etc.) |
Moderator:
- Carl Lundgren, Professor, Manufacturing & Mechnical Eng. Tech, RIT
Panelists:
- Fred Bova, Vice President, Business Development, Duke Energy
- Fred Greis, Founder, Wet Technologies
- Steve Lyons, VP of Sales and Marketing, Alternative Wind Resources
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11:15 –12:30 PM Keynote Speaker
Bldg 70/Golisano
Auditorium (Room 1400) |
Keynote Speaker Elan Lee, BS ’98, Game Designer
Co-Founder, 42 Entertainment; Founder, Fourth Wall Studios
Expert in Alternate Reality Games |
Lunch
12:30 – 1:45 PM |
Box Lunch Pick Up Bldg. 87/Center for Student Innovation |
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM |
Session 3 |
Presenters |
Bldg 70/Golisano
Auditorium
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3-A How Do You Locate Your First Customers? |
Moderator:
- Richard DeMartino, Associate Professor of Management
Saunders College of Business
Panelists:
- Graeme Roberts, President, Iwrite Marketing
- Suzanne Clarridge, President & CEO, My Brands, Inc.
- Juli Klie, President, Veritor
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Bldg 78/Louise Slaughter (CIMS)
Room 2120 |
3-B: Entrepreneurship in the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Communities |
Moderator:
- Mark Pfuntner, Adjunct Professor NTID Support Faculty
Saunders College of Business
Panelists:
- Gary Meyer, Vice President, DHH Insurance Agency
- Victoria Laury, Co-Owner/Partner, Henrietta's Country Cottage
- and Vicki's Country Enterprise
- Scot Atkins, SPHR, GPHR, Director, Organizational Development & HR, Interpretek
- Michael J. Rizzolo, President & CEO, Interpretek
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Bldg 78/Louise Slaughter (CIMS)
Room 2240 |
3-C: Entrepreneurship in Design |
Moderator:
- Bob Cannan, President
Eagle Productivity Solutions
Panelists:
- Rob Englert, Founder, Ram Industrial Design, Inc.
- Jason Arena, Founder & President, Workinman Interactive
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Bldg 70/Golisano
Room 2400 |
3-D: Opening a New Restaurant in Today's Economy |
Moderator:
- Warren Sackler, Associate Professor, Hospitality and Service Management
Panelists:
- Leslie Zink, owner of Lovincup Park Point
- Roy Welsh, General Manager, DiBella's Subs and Market,
- Sam Black, Regional Manager, KFC
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