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Tuesday, March 18, 2008
6 PM – 8:30 PM
MBA/EMBA Meet & Mingle Reception and Faculty Book Panel, featuring:
Prof. Satish Nambisan
Author, The Global Brain (with co-author Mohanbir Sawhney)
Prof. Gina O'Connor
Prof. Lois S. Peters
Co-Authors, Grabbing Lightning (with co-authors Prof. Al Paulson and Prof. Richard Leifer)
Join current MBA students, alumni and faculty members to explore the opportunities available at Rensselaer's Lally School of Management & Technology. An admissions advisor will be on hand to answer your questions or provide information about our graduate management programs:
• Executive MBA
• Full-time MBA
• Evening MBA
• MS in Management
• MS in Management with a focus in Financial Modeling & Analytics
• MS in Management with a focus in Technology, Entrepreneurship & Commercialization
The Bruggeman Conference Center at the Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies at Rensselaer
110 8th Street
Troy, NY
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
12 noon – 1:30 p.m.
yes
Start-Up NY Extraordinary Speaker Series & Lunch presents Brian Rubin, President and Owner of Maryland Hydroponics.
Come and hear an extraordinary story from Brian Rubin who started Maryland Hydroponics after taking courses designed for entrepreneurs with disabilities. In just a few short years, Mr. Rubin has experienced tremendous growth and is thinking about franchising. At one time he had problems fitting into typical workplaces; now he has the luxury of having turned a personal passion into a successful business.
Fee: $15.00; $5.00 for SSIC Tenants and SSEA Members; and FREE for Start-Up NY Clients
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
$150
Change
Define the forces that are driving change for businesses in the global economy.
Innovation
Learn what Intelligent Communities around the world are doing to become the preferred location for 21st century businesses.
Job Creation
Discover what colleges and universities in New York are doing to foster innova-tion and job creation in our regional economies.Learn how corporate leaders are influencing change in their organizations to ensure success in a rapidly evolving and interconnected global economy.
Our speakers
Nick Donofrio, IBM Executive Vice President of Innovation and Technology
Charles R. Craig, Corning, Inc. VP, Science and Technology Administration & Operations
Michael Fancher, The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Director of Economic Outreach
Anthony DiMaso, Verizon Communications Vice President of Strategy and Development
Robert Bell, Intelligent Community Forum Co-Founder and Executive Director
Ed Reinfurt, NYSTAR Executive Director
Dan Gundersen, Empire State Development Corporation
Dr. Anthony Collins, Clarkson University President
Jerry Hultin, Polytechnic University President
Dr. Yacov Shamash, Stony Brook University Vice President for Economic Development and Dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Eric Spina, Syracuse University Vice Chancellor and Provost
Allen Paau, Cornell University Vice Provost for Technology Transfer and Economic Development
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
$30.00
Learn how to navigate the SBIR application and award process to access and meet one-on one with various agency representatives. Discover how to access $2 Billion in R&D funding for small biotech companies.
Agenda:
• Agency Overviews
• Phase I, Phase II, Phase III
• Funding opportunities at each stage
• Selling to the government
• Working with Universities, Partners and Resources towards a successful application
Featured Speakers:
FeLenzie Harcum - NYCEDC
Lori Hoberman - Fish & Richardson
Kay Etzler, - NIH
Carl Ray - NASA
Steve Taylor –NYS Senate Finance
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
$150
Change
Define the forces that are driving change for businesses in the global economy.
Innovation
Learn what Intelligent Communities around the world are doing to become the preferred location for 21st century businesses.
Job Creation
Discover what colleges and universities in New York are doing to foster innova-tion and job creation in our regional economies.Learn how corporate leaders are influencing change in their organizations to ensure success in a rapidly evolving and interconnected global economy.
Our speakers
Nick Donofrio, IBM Executive Vice President of Innovation and Technology
Charles R. Craig, Corning, Inc. VP, Science and Technology Administration & Operations
Michael Fancher, The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Director of Economic Outreach
Anthony DiMaso, Verizon Communications Vice President of Strategy and Development
Robert Bell, Intelligent Community Forum Co-Founder and Executive Director
Ed Reinfurt, NYSTAR Executive Director
Dan Gundersen, Empire State Development Corporation
Dr. Anthony Collins, Clarkson University President
Jerry Hultin, Polytechnic University President
Dr. Yacov Shamash, Stony Brook University Vice President for Economic Development and Dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Eric Spina, Syracuse University Vice Chancellor and Provost
Allen Paau, Cornell University Vice Provost for Technology Transfer and Economic Development
Wednesday, March 19, 2008 View All Dates
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
No
Syracuse University's CASE Center is offering "Wednesdays WebConference Series," a new 7-session webconference series on Creating & Funding University Startups with leading national experts from the university and VC/angel communities. The purpose of the series is to provide an opportunity for the VC and angel investor communities to help universities understand how to create high-impact university startups that they can actually fund.
1) Funding University Startups with SBIRs, 1/30/08;
2) Alumni Funded University Commercialization Funds, 2/13/08;
3) What Do Early Stage Investors Really Look for in Startups (I), 2/20/08;
4) What Do Early Stage Investors Really Look for in Startups (II), 2/27/08;
5) The Commercialization Continuum - Creating IP to Creating Companies, 3/5/08;
6) What Do Corporate VC Really Look for in Startups, 3/12/08; AND
7) What Do Early Stage Investors Really Look for in Startups (III), 3/19/08
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
SPEAKER: Michael Lysaght with Brown University
Videoconference to STG from the Center for Biotechnology & Interdisciplinary Studies (on 15th Street, near College Avenue, Troy, NY) Auditorium, 1st Floor Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Free
TechConnex holds technology seminars which provide a unique forum for technical, business and social interaction with more than 130 of the Region's software, technology and business professionals. "Secrets of a Serial Entrepreneur" discussion includes panelists:
Robert Godgart Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Autotask
Larry Davis, President, CommSoft
Craig Skevington, President and CEO, Flow Management Technologies
Moderator: F. Michael Tucker, President, Center for Economic Growth
Time: 5:00 - 6:00pm (Presentation) 6:00 - 8:00pm (Networking)
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