Invention To Venture Workshop Agenda
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The I2V workshop will take place at the Hilton Arlington Hotel
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
NCIIA presents Invention to Venture - I2V Workshop

Space is filling up fast for the I2V workshop. Please verify your email confirmation when registering online.

Invention to Venture is a program of the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance with sponsorship from The Lemelson Foundation and the Kauffman Foundation
For more information on the National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance - NCIIA and the I2V Workshop please visit www.nciia.org

8:00 – 8:30
Continental Breakfast, Registration, Pre-Networking

8:30 8:45
Welcome & About NCIIA

8:45 – 9:45
What is Technology Entrepreneurship Anyway?
Is Technology Entrepreneurship for You?

9:45 – 10:00
Break

10:00 – 10:45
Idea Validation & Opportunity Assessment

10:45 – 11:30
Marketing & Sales for Early Stage Companies

11:30 – 12:15
Issues in Intellectual Property Licensing

12:15 – 1:15
Networking Lunch

1:15 – 2:00
Building the Team

2:00 – 2:45
The Perfect Business Plan, Slide Show, & "Elevator Speech"

2:45 - 3:00
Break

3:00 – 4:00
Finding the Money

4:00 – 4:15
Ending Remarks & Adjourn