30
October

STRT1UP Roadshow @ TEDCO Expo

Additional Information

 

STRT1UP Roadshow Premier Sponsor:

TEDCO EXPO AGENDA:

7:00am – 8:00am Exhibitor Registration & Set-up

8:00am – 8:30am Attendee Registration & Networking – Complimentary Breakfast

8:30am – 9:30am Welcoming Remarks & Keynote Speaker

George Davis; Keynote Speaker: Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, III, President, UMBC

9:45am – 10:45am

Corporate Spinouts: The Viela Bio Story
Chris Jeffers; Aaron Ren; Elizabeth Parsons

Exploring New Frontiers in AI with the Coolest Data Science Startup in the Discovery District
Julie Lenzer; Matthew Carroll

Successful Entrepreneur: The Winning Pitch
Param Shah; Phil Jung

I’m ready to start – where do I go?
Deb Tillet; Paul Bardack; Ellington West; Michael Herod; Anne Stuckey; Gideon Taub

10:45am – 11:00am NETWORKING BREAK / EXHIBIT HALL (Calvert Ballroom)

11:00am – 12:00pm

Building Great Companies
George Davis; Ron Gula; Cyndi Gula

Taming the Beast: Lessons from Successful University Licensing Stories
Stephen Auvil; Piotr Kulczakowicz; Richard Hughen; Dave Tilley; Mark Wozniak

TEDCO Pre-Seed: En Route to Venture Readiness
Kiesha Haughton; Rashad Moore; Amita Shukla; Angela Singleton; Dan Roche; Bill Boyle

I need a team – how do I attract and retain talent?
Tom Arseneau; Shira Kramer; Smitha Gopal; Kristen Valdes; Arion Long

12:00pm – 1:30pm LUNCH – GRAB A BOX! EXPAND YOUR CIRCLE!

KEYNOTE SPEAKER (Crossland Ballroom)
George Davis; Keynote Speaker: Steve Case, Co-Founder, AOL

1:30pm – 2:30pm

Immuno-oncology Therapeutics: Promises & Challenges
Charles Andres; Steve Thorne; Dr. Aaron Rapaport

Faster Miracles – Blockchain’s application in Medical Research
Dr. Tiffany Gray; Oki Mek; Tim Gilday

TEDCO Seed Emerging Company Showcase
Companies: CoverMyTest; Insightin Health; Racktop; LifeSprout; Theraly Fibrosis; Bandura Systems; Whitebox; QxBranch; Cerebro Capital; Syncurity; TrackOFF

I need some customers – what do I do?
Jacob Greenwood; Alicia Moran; Marcellus Wade; Beth Lawrence; Elan Kotz; Yossi Appleboum

2:30pm – 2:45pm NETWORKING BREAK / EXHIBIT HALL (Calvert Ballroom)

2:45pm – 3:45pm

“Innovative” Innovation
George Davis; Jacob Hsu; Rajesh Eshwar

Corporate Connections: Opportunities, Obstacles & Partnering
Christé Spiers; Jay Emmanuel; Jacob Markish

TEDCO Seed Emerging Company Showcase
Companies:  CoverMyTest; Insightin Health; Racktop; LifeSprout; Theraly Fibrosis; Bandura Systems; Whitebox; QxBranch; Cerebro Capital; Syncurity; TrackOFF

I need pre-seed funding – what is it and where do I find it?
Mike Thielke; Kerwin Rent; Jeehye Yun; Rob Winston; Aimee Martin

3:45pm – 4:00pm NETWORKING BREAK / EXHIBIT HALL (Calvert Ballroom)

4:00pm – 5:00pm

Fireside Chat: From Broke to Emmy – Shift Your Process and Mindset
Mario Armstrong, two time Emmy Award Winner; Joe Mechlinski, NY Times Bestselling Author

Fireside Chat: From the Garage to a $120 million annual revenue, national IT Leader-Learn what it takes from Serial Entrepreneur John Shetrone, Founder/CEO, Vision Technologies
John Wasilisin; John Shetrone, Jr.

Fireside Chat: Mastering The Entrepreneurial Mindset
Amita Shukla; Luke Cooper

Fireside Chat: From the Skies to the Seas – Oh, the places Unmanned Aircraft will go!
Julie Lenzer; Pramod Raheja

5:00pm – 7:00pm TEDCO’s 20th Anniversary Reception
George Davis and Christy Wyskiel


Date: October 30, 2018

Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Address: 7777 BALTIMORE AVE. // COLLEGE PARK, MD 20740

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