WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2009
| 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm |
Registration |
6:15 pm - 6:30 pm
Salon DE |
Brief welcome and expectations for the conference:
Doug Martin, Managing Partner, Business Consulting Group LLC,
STAR TEC Advisory Board Chair
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5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Salon DE |
Sponsors' Reception
Poster Session: Aspiring Entrepreneurs showcase drawings of their technology concepts to compete for a strategic retreat at St. Petersburg College's Collaborative Labs |
THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 2009
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Registration & Continental Breakfast |
8:30 am - 9:30 am
Salon DE |
The Fast Pace of Innovation & Challenges of Maintaining a Competitive Edge in a Global Market
Introduction: Doug Martin, Managing Partner, Business Consulting Group LLC,
STAR TEC Advisory Board Chair
Jim Failor, President, STAR Technology Enterprise Center
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9:30 am - 9:45 am
Salon D Hallway |
Break, Sponsor Exhibits & Networking
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9:45 am - 10:30 am
Salon DE |
Innovation or Expiration - Challenges of Surviving in the Current Economy
Introduction: Suzie Boland, President, RFB Communications Group
Dean Akers, CEO, Ideal Image
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10:30 am - 10:45 am
Salon D Hallway |
Break, Sponsor Exhibits & Networking
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10:45 am - 11:45 am
Salon DE |
Success Breeds Success: High Growth Ventures
Strategies that Worked from a Panel of Successful Entrepreneurs
Moderator: Shawn Hughes, President & COO, ThermoEnergy Corporation
Tony DiBenedetto, Chairman & CEO, Tribridge
Marc Fratello, CEO & President, SOE Software Corporation
Chase Stockon, CEO & President, Panther International
John West, CEO, Lion Asset Management Company
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11:45 am - 12:00 pm
Salon D Hallway |
Break, Sponsor Exhibits & Networking
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12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Salon DE |
Luncheon
Creating a Culture of Innovation & Collaboration in the Tampa Bay Region
Introduction: The Honorable Mayor Rick Baker, City of St. Petersburg
Larry Langebrake, Director of Marine Technology Program, SRI International
Len Polizzotto, Strategic Business Development and Marketing, Draper Labs
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1:15 pm - 1:30 pm
Salon D Hallway |
Break, Sponsor Exhibits & Networking
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1:30pm - 2:15 pm
Salon D Hallway |
| Breakout Sessions |
| Van Gogh Room |
Picasso Salon F |
Methods & Tools for Funding Innovation through Government Programs
Introduction: Nancy Howe, Maddux Business Report
Peter Grotsky, President, Government Contracting and Marketing Services, LLC
Awilda Lopez-Cepero, CEO, Government Contracting and Marketing Services, LLC
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Protecting Your Innovation
Introduction: Doug Martin, Managing Partner, Business Consulting Group LLC,
STAR TEC Advisory Board Chair
Michael Colitz, Shareholder, GrayRobinson
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2:15 pm - 2:30 pm
Salon D Hallway |
Break, Sponsor Exhibits & Networking |
2:30 pm - 3:15 pm
Salon DE |
Funding Strategies in the Current Economy
Panel Session
Moderator: Robin Kovaleski, Executive Director, Florida Venture Forum
Lee Bell, CPA, Saltmarsh, Cleaveland & Gund
Tom Cardy, Managing Director, Hyde Park Capital Partners, LLC
David Doney, Shareholder, Fowler White Boggs
Matt Rice, Vice President, Ballast Point Ventures
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3:15pm - 3:30 pm
Salon DE |
Closing Remarks |
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