REGISTERED EVENTS

Convergence

Knoxville, Tennessee

17 November 2011-18 November 2011

This event is part of Entrepreneurial Imperative 2011 Thursday, November 17 Entrepreneurial Imperative 2011 – Crowne Plaza 7:00 A.M. – Registration Opens 8:00 – Opening and Keynote: Elizabeth Edwards 9:00 – Convergence: The State of the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem• Amy Nolan – Moderator• Mike Carroll – President & CEO, MK Technologies• Eric Dobson – CEO, TrakLok Corporation

Entrepreneurial Imperative Event Series 2011

Knoxville, Tennessee

16 November 2011-18 November 2011

Entrepreneurial Imperative 2011Conference Agenda (times are subject to change) Wednesday, November 16 Moving Technology to the Marketplace – Crowne Plaza 12:30 P.M. – Registration Opens 1:30 – Opening and Welcome – Keynote: Senator Doug Overbey, TN GeneralAssembly 2:15 – Panel Discussion –Moving Technology to the Marketplace • Grady Vanderhoofven - Moderator• Rep. Mark White, State of Tennessee• Jennifer Caldwell – ORNL• Vic Gatto – Venture Incite• Shannon Rickett – Director, The National Institute of Hometown Security• Greg Hillman – South Carolina Research Authority 3:15 – Break 3:30 – 2011 Navigator Awards – Kevin Finney, Emcee 4:30 – Keynote : Dr. Karina Edmonds, Technology Transfer Coordinator, DOE 5:30 – LaunchPoint – A rapid fire technology elevator pitch session featuringpromising technologies from Tennessee’s intellectual property institutions.10 pitches in 60 minutes. Networking Reception TEDx Knoxville – The Square Room, 4 Market Square 7:00 pm (Tickets will be $27.50 at the door for EI2011 attendees.) Thursday, November 17 Entrepreneurial Imperative 2011 – Crowne Plaza 7:00 A.M. – Registration Opens 8:00 – Opening and Keynote: Elizabeth Edwards 9:00 – Convergence:The State of the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem• Amy Nolan – Moderator• Mike Carroll – President & CEO, MK Technologies• Eric Dobson – CEO, TrakLok Corporation • Leo Knight – Entrepreneur and Founder of Entrepreneurs of Knoxville• Lynn Youngs – Director, UT Anderson Center for Entrepreneurshipand Innovation 10:00 – Break 10:15 – ThriveTN Workshops – Session 1 Salon A Dr. Lee Martin –Technology Trends and Their Impact on theCorporate Culture for New Enterprises Salon B Chris Mainini – PetSafe’s Inside Entrepreneurs and InnovationProcessSalon C Jerry Carlson, Arnold Klugman –Red Flags at Dawn: Signs and Symptoms That Your Business is in Trouble 11:30 – Lunch and Keynote: Bill Hagerty, Commissioner, TN Department of Economic & Community Development 1:00 – ThriveTN Workshops – Session 2 Salon A Gavin Baker –Leveraging Social Media for the Startup Salon B Misty Mayes – A Roadmap to Building A Successful and Sustainable Company Salon C Mike Carroll, Alex Lavidge – InnovateKnoxville.com – ARoadmap for Connecting to the Entrepreneurial Community. 2:00 – ThriveTN Workshops – Session 3 Salon A David Tiller –Funding Your Startup’s Research and Development with SBIRs Salon B TBA Salon C Joy Fisher, Jennifer Caldwell, Tammy Graham –The Ins and Outs of Licensing Technology 3:00 – Break 3:15 – ThrottleUP! Pitch Competition 5:00 – Close Location Crowne Plaza Knoxville 401 W. Summit Hill Drive Knoxville, TN 37902

LaunchPoint

Knoxville,

16 November 2011-17 November 2011

http://entrepreneurialimperative.org/ This activity will be part of the Entrepreneurial Imperative Event Series 2011 in Tennessee November 16, 2011 5:30- 7:00pm LaunchPoint – A rapid fire technology elevator pitch session featuringpromising technologies from Tennessee’s intellectual property institutions.10 pitches in 60 minutes.

Navigator Awards

Knoxville, Tennessee

16 November 2011-17 November 2011

This event is part of the Entrepreneurial Imperative Event Series Wednesday, November 16 Moving Technology to the Marketplace – Crowne Plaza 12:30 P.M. – Registration Opens 1:30 – Opening and Welcome – Keynote: Senator Doug Overbey, TN GeneralAssembly 2:15 – Panel Discussion –Moving Technology to the Marketplace • Grady Vanderhoofven - Moderator• Rep. Mark White, State of Tennessee• Jennifer Caldwell – ORNL• Vic Gatto – Venture Incite• Shannon Rickett – Director, The National Institute of Hometown Security• Greg Hillman – South Carolina Research Authority 3:15 – Break 3:30 – 2011 Navigator Awards – Kevin Finney, Emcee 4:30 – Keynote : Dr. Karina Edmonds, Technology Transfer Coordinator, DOE 5:30 – LaunchPoint – A rapid fire technology elevator pitch session featuring

TEDx Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee

16 November 2011-17 November 2011

TEDx Knoxville November 16th, 2011 The Square Room 4 Market Square 6545 Northshore Drive Knoxville, TN, 37902 United States 7:00pm-9:30pm (GMT -5hrs) This event is open to the public. Tickets are available. Ticketing policies vary by event. RSVP below to confirm availability with event organizer. #TEDxKnox on Twitter

ThriveTN

Knoxville, Tennessee

16 November 2011-17 November 2011

The Entrepreneurial Imperative 2011 conference and campaign is the largest assembly of entrepreneurs, venture capital, professionals, and visionaries in our entrepreneurial community in the East Tennessee region. ThriveTN workshops will be part of this event. 12-3:00 pm Visit www.ei2011.com for more information!

ThrottleUp!

Knoxville, Tennessee

17 November 2011-18 November 2011

Entrepreneurial Imperative 2011 http://entrepreneurialimperative.org/?page_id=1491 November 17, 2011 3:15 – ThrottleUP! Pitch Competition