From Your Mind to the Market
Serial entrepreneur and master networker Larry Udell, along with LES-Nevada, C4Cube and LES-Silicon Valley, once again has assembled a stellar slate of industry thought leaders for the 2nd annual Inventors & Entrepreneurs Workshop.
This event is a must for those serious about commercializing their product ideas and growing their businesses.
When: Saturday, March 13
Where: C4CUBE CONFERENCE CENTER
300 East 2nd St., Suite 1210
Reno, Nevada
Register online at: www.usa-canada.les.org/reno
Registration – $75.00
After March 10 – $95.00
Students with valid I.D. – $30.00
Space is limited, register early
Free Parking On-Site
The agenda:
8:00 – 9:00 Registration and continental breakfast
9:00 – 9:15 Welcome and Program Introduction:
Ky Good & Larry Udell, Hosts
9:15 – 10:30 “Turning An Idea Into A Successful Product” – Panel
Moderator: Norman Smith, CEO C4CUBE,
Entrepreneur with 9 successful start-ups
Panel: Sharon Nickson Cox, President, Wants Upon A Time IP
Richard Johnson, CEO, Johnson Group, Formerly Fortune 500 executive
Wesley Kikuchi, Founder, Contact Media Technology
William C. Torch, MD, Chairman/Founder, Eye-Com Corporation
10:30 – 10:45 Break and networking
10:45 – 11:30 Keynote:
“Transition: From Corporate Executive to New Ventures Entrepreneur”
Joe Beyers, Chairman/CEO, Ambature, Inc.,
Formerly Vice President, Hewlett Packard Worldwide Licensing
11:30 – 11:40 Nevada Inventors Association, Don Costar, Founder – Phil Thompson, President
11:40 – 1:30 Lunch + visit the exhibits. Resource sponsors will be exhibiting their services and provide opportunities to learn from the experts.
1:30 – 2:45 “Are You & Your Idea Ready for Funding?”
“Investing In New Ventures” – Panel
Moderator: Charlie Glasser, Investor/Entrepreneur
Former President, John F. Kennedy University
Panel: James Croce, President/CEO, www.NIREC.org
Cheri Hill, President/CEO, Sage International, Inc.
John Ricci, Founder/Chairman, U. S. Angels
Joe Wyatt, Partner, Wilmer-Hale Corporate Practice Group
2:45 – 3:00 Break and Networking
3:00 – 4:15 “Taking Your Idea To Market”
Plus “The Opportunities In Licensing” – Panel
Moderator: Joe Beyers, Ambature, Inc.
Panel: Michael Birdsell, Director, IP Marketing, Desert Research Institute, UNR
Alice Heiman, President/CSO, Alice Heiman, LLC
Robert Ryan, Patent Attorney, Partner, Holland & Hart, LLP
Fred Sibayan, Chairman/CEO, Vortex-IP, Inc.
4:15 – 4:30 Announcements, drawing and closing
Additional Information
Larry Udell: 510.888.1998
Lexi Fox: 775.230.5394
Curtis Gore: 703.836.3106
Sponsored by: Licensing Executives Society-USA and Canada • U.S. Patent & Trademark Office • Nevada Institute for Renewable Energy • Nevada’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology • dealguys.net • Inventors Digest • Holland & Hart • Wilmer Hale • Silver Sky Group • Nevada Industry Excellence • C4Cube • Accountants 2Go • Eye-Com Corporation • Nevada Inventors Association