VIEW THE 2019 PROGRAM
AM Schedule
7:00am – 8:00am Exhibitor Registration & Set-up
8:00am – 8:30am Attendee Registration & Networking – Complimentary Breakfast
8:30am – 9:30am Welcoming Remarks & Keynote Speaker
Keynote Speakers: JUSTIN KLEIN and BOB ACKERMAN; Facilitator: LIZ SARA
Introductions:
Myra Norton
Julie Lenzer
Stephen Auvil
9:45am – 10:45am
- Tales from the Street
Robert Lord; Frank Glover - Design Thinking at AARP Innovation Labs: Practical Applications
Deborah Jordan; Nigel Smith; Vennard Wright (Moderator) - Corporate and Start-up Alliances: How to Create One and Make it a Success
Mark Gent;John Zurawski; Elizabeth Hecker (Moderator) - Cracking the Code to Cyber Sales
Gigi Schumm; Chris Panagiotopoulos; Kate Krupey; Drew Cohen; Wayne Schepens (Moderator) - Support of Entrepreneurs and Innovation: Maryland Department of Commerce (ENTREPRENEUR HUB)
Heather Gramm; Ernesto Chanona, PhD; Ken McCreedy; Jessica Reynolds; Gary Evans
11:00am – 12:00pm
- Taking the Guesswork Out of the Network
Carl Grant III; Juan Pablo Segura; Angie Collier - Series A to Exit
Kapila Ratnam; Charles Andres; Claire Broido Johnson; Elizabeth Good Mazhari (Moderator) - Legal Considerations for Start-ups
Anthony Millin; M. Jason Brooke; John Gossart; John Gustin (Moderator) - The Biotech Start-up: A Journey to Patient Care
Michael Tangrea, PhD; Abba Poliakoff; Emily English, PhD; Greg Laird; Ernesto Chanona, PhD (Moderator) - Resources Spotlight (ENTREPRENEUR HUB)
Prince George’s County Economic Development Corporation
Dawn Medley; Ebony Stocks
PM Schedule
12:00pm – 1:30pm Lunch – Grab A Box! Expand Your Circle! & Keynote Speaker
1:30pm – 2:30pm
- (In)vested Interests
Guy Filippelli; Matt Gittleman; Scott Garber; Frank Glover - Leveling the Playing Field with AI
Myra Norton; Jacob Hsu; Facilitator: Luke Cooper - The Art of the SBIR/STTR Deal: Best Practices in Improving Your Proposal
Brandon Mason; Richard Bendis; Brittany Sickler; John Davis; Olessia Smotrova (Moderator) - Scars and Successes of Customer Acquisitions in AgTech Innovations
Dawn Musil; Sam Glickstein; Chris Hlubb; Mike Thielke (Moderator) - PRIVATE SESSION
Abbott Ventures and Ballard Spahr LLP Present: Insights on Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) and its Role in, and Engagements With, the Entrepreneurial Community
Mark Gent; Elizabeth Hecker - Mentors Matter (ENTREPRENEUR HUB)
Maryland Tech Council Venture Mentoring Services
Greg Crimmins; Timothy Guinan; Murat Kalayoglu; Anthony Millin; Sally Sternbach
2:45pm – 3:45pm
- Building an Extraordinary Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
Tien Wong; Mark Walsh; Laura Neuman; Bill Collier (Moderator) - Innovative Trends Transforming Healthcare
Michael Willis, PhD; Alex Antoniou, PhD; Kolaleh Eskandanian, PhD; Annastasiah Mhaka, PhD; Arti Santhanam, PhD (Moderator) - Success Breeds Success
James S. Gammie, MD; Bill Niland; Kyp Sirinakis; Mary Morris (Moderator) - Selling to the Enterprise Customer
Dan Dawes; Lisa First-Willis; Chichi Nyagah-Nash; Kimberly Morales; Deb Tillett (Moderator); Susan Banks (Moderator) - Entrepreneur Speed Dating (ENTREPRENEUR HUB)
Maryland Women Business Center
Martha Jimenez; Angie Duncanson
4:00pm – 5:00pm
- Venture Debt: Non-Dilutive Financing for Venture-Backed Companies
Christian Souza; Angela Singleton (Moderator) - Cookie Entrepreneurs, Space Cadettes and Cyber Warriors
(Buy your Girl Scouts cookies next to the Registration Desk)
Violet Apple; Julie Lenzer; Introductions: Shivani Paleti - From Start-up to Enterprise: The Evolution of the Sales Process
Jaci Tomek; Ann Quinn (Moderator)
5:00pm – 7:00pm Closing Reception
AURP HQ2 RIBBON CUTTING
FEATURING:
Secretary, Kelly M. Schulz, Maryland Department of Commerce
Brian Darmody, CEO, Association of University Research Parks (AURP)
Introductions: Tammi Thomas, TEDCO