Schedule of Events

Thursday

8:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.


9:30 a.m.
    Invention
Development

Business
Innovation

     
Funding
Solutions

10:30 a.m.

10:45 a.m.
Invention
Development


Business
Innovation

     Funding
Solutions


Noon


1:30 p.m.
Invention
Development

Business
Innovation

Funding
Solutions

2:30 p.m.

2:45 p.m.
Invention
Development

Business
Innovation

    
Funding
Solutions


3:45 p.m.
4:15 p.m.




5:00 p.m.


7:30 p.m.

8:30 p.m.

_Continental breakfast and registration
Welcoming remarks -
Ronald (Bud) Gayhart, WISC Director

Choice of three breakout sessions:
Valuation of New Technology: Connecting development decisions and market value - Lisa Cribben, Wipfli

Open Innovation Panel Discussion: Business owners and inventors share what works for licensing products- Deb Hess, moderator

Conventional and SBA Business Loans: Benefits and features - Jeff Sheffler, Associated Bank

Break

Choice of three breakout sessions:
IP 101: What every entrepreneur and inventor should know about intellectual property law - Joe Miotke, attorney with DeWitt, Ross & Stevens S.C.

Why Won’t My Product Sell on the Internet?  …and how to fix it! - Don Muehlbauer, techworks

Closing the Capital Gap with Economic Development Loans - Jessica Beckendorf, Brown County ED and Sam Perlman, Door County ED 

Lunch and keynote address by Tim Connolly, Green Bay Packers

Choice of three breakout sessions:
Protecting Your Ideas and Inventions - Anne Smith, UW Law and Entrepreneurship Clinic

Building Brand Awareness in New Markets through Viral Marketing - Milissa Rick, Innovation Research LLC

Funding New Developments: Investor equity options and availability - Lisa Cribben,Wipfli 

Break

Choice of three breakout sessions:
Working with Federal Labs - Jack Heinemann, Wisconsin Security Research Consortium

Harnessing Market Research for Competitiveness, Marie Mansheim, Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership

Additional Financing Options for Small Business - Jason Monnett and Rich Diemer, Wisconsin Business Development

Break
Green Bay Packers Tour shuttle leaves for
tour of Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame and Lambeau Field Stadium 
(To participate, select option during registration.)

Innovation, Commercialization and Profitability Reception and Trade Show

Estimated return Packers Tour

Day one of conference closes

Friday

7:30 a.m.



9:30 a.m.
Invention
Development

Business
Innovation

   
Funding
Solutions


10:30 a.m.

10:45 a.m.
Invention
Development


Business
Innovation

    
Funding
Solutions



Noon



1:30 p.m.

_Innovation Champions Award Breakfast with keynote address by William Sullivan, FLEXcon, Inc.

Choice of three breakout sessions
Licensing Strategies - Attorney Barry Grossman, Foley & Lardner

PR/Marketing on a Limited Budget - Ron Sonntag, Ron Sonntag Public Relations Inc. 

Innovation Funding through Federal Grants - Dave Linz, Wisconsin Entrepreneurs' Network

Break

Choice of three breakout sessions:
Prototyping Panel Discussion - moderator Kurt Waldhuetter, Wisconsin Entrepreneurs' Network 

Exit Strategies and Growth through Acquisition - Bud Gayhart, Center for Innovation and Business Development

Supporting Long-Term Growth and Shareholder Value through Effective Planning - James Gettel and Corey Kolbe, Schenck SC

Lunch and keynote address
by Deb Hess, Minnesota Inventors Congress

Conference ends

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