ACTIVITY PROFILE

Entrepreneurial Imperative Event Series 2011

401 W. Summit Hill Drive

37902

16 November 2011 - 18 November 2011

Knoxville, Tennessee

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Organizer: Tech 20/20

http://entrepreneurialimperative.org/

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