Moving Innovative Ideas to Market
The Invent Penn State Venture & IP Conference will return in Fall of 2019.
The Invent Penn State Venture & IP Conference is one of the largest tech startup conferences in the Mid-Atlantic - drawing over 600 attendees including 70+ start-up ventures and 40+ investment firms from across the country. The conference highlights innovations from high growth and emerging markets including IT, Energy, Advanced Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Healthcare, B2B and B2C, among others. The 2019 conference is expected to be an even bigger draw. We can’t wait to introduce you to these remarkable trailblazers and to celebrate the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship that we embrace at Penn State. Please join us.
Agenda
Tentative agenda. Subject to change.
Thursday, October 3rd
8:00 am – 7:30 pm
General Registration
9:00 – 10:30 am
Tours
Option 1: College of Agricultural Science VIP Tour
Option 2: Happy Valley LaunchBox and 3 Dots Tour
Tours buses will depart from the main lobby entrance desk of the Penn Stater.
11:00 am
Exhibits Open
11:00 – 12:30 pm
Luncheon
Keynote: Dr. Eric J. Barron, President of Penn State
Penn State Student Startup Showcase
Dr. Eric J. Barron
Penn State
12:45 – 3:00 pm
For pre-selected entrepreneurs & investors
12:45 – 1:45 pm
Session 1: Advancing Diversity through Tech-Enabled Ventures
Moderator
Laura Freedman
UBS
Panelists
Priya Amin
Flexable
Rachel Herder
Intellectual Property Clinic,
Penn State Law
Ellen Saksen
Go Jane Go
Teresa Whalen
CytoAgents
2:00 – 2:45 pm
Session 2: Unicorns vs Zebras: Alternatives to the Traditional Venture Capital Model
Panelists
Aniyia Williams
Black & Brown Founders
Coordinator
James Delattre
Penn State University
3:00 – 5:30 pm
5:30 – 11:00 pm
Courtesy Shuttles to and from The Penn Stater to Reception
6:00 – 8:30 pm
Off-Site Reception
Friday, October 4th
7:00 am – 2:45 pm
Registration & Exhibits Open
7:30 – 8:45 am
Breakfast & Keynote: Anna Mason, Revolutions Rise of the Rest Seed Fund
Anna Mason
Revolution's Rise of the Rest Seed Fund
9:00 – 11:00 am
For pre-selected entrepreneurs & investors
9:00 – 9:45 am
Session 3: Understanding the Venture Capital Investor
Moderator
Jonathan Moyer
Reed Smith
Panelists
Derek Bowen
Blackfynn, Inc.
Anna Mason
Revolution's Rise of the Rest Seed Fund
Matt Rhodes
1855 Capital
Taylor Whitman
Concord Health Partners
10:00 – 10:45 am
Session 4: Tales from The Road: The Entrepreneurs Perspective on Raising Money
Moderator
Matthew Weinbaum
Cohen & Grigsby
Panelists
Fred Marroni
INDIGO Biosciences
Maureen Mulvihill
Actuated Medical, Inc.
Hunter Swisher
Phospholutions, Inc.
Steve Welles
Ikos
10:45 – 11:30 am
Session 5: IP 101 – What Every Start-up Needs to Know About IP Protection
Moderator
Matthew Frederick
Reed Smith LLP
Panelists
Dennis Butler
Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP
Rachel Herder
Intellectual Property Clinic,
Penn State Law
Karen Keller
Shaw Keller LLP
11:30 am – 12:15 pm
Session 6: Venture Capital 101
Moderator
Tom Sharbaugh
Penn State Law
Panelists
Lou Berneman
OUP
Coordinator
James Delattre
Penn State University
11:30 am – 12:15 pm
Session 7: The Art & Science of the Deal - Getting Funded Now
Moderator
Harl Lubert
Keiretsu Forum Mid-Atlantic
Panelists
Beth Cohen
Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld
Chris Hastings
DCS Advisory
12:30 – 2:30 pm
Lunch, Awards Ceremony & Keynote: Bruce Booth, Atlas Ventures
Bruce Booth
Atlas Venture
Venture Connection is the event at the center of the Penn State VIP. In this exciting format, investors will host tables to meet with groups of entrepreneurs that have been matched with them based on capital needs, industry and other key criteria. Each session will be broken into 20 minute segments giving each investor the chance to meet with up to 36 capital-seeking, well-screened entrepreneurs.
Entrepreneurs do not need to be Penn State affiliated but must apply to participate in Venture Connection. These applications are then reviewed by our Selection Committee to ensure that Venture Connection will be a quality showcase of promising technology ventures.
Entrepreneurs will be given time to give an elevator pitch to the investors. Investors will then share more about what they look for in prospects and discuss their respective funds and investment strategies. If there is a connection, private one-on-one meetings can be scheduled.
If you are an entrepreneur interested in participating in Venture Connection please fill out our Entrepreneur Application. If you know an entrepreneur who you think should participate please fill out our Entrepreneur Nomination form.
Accredited investors interested in participating in Venture Connection can register free of charge at the following link: www.pennstatevip.com/register?type=investor
If you have any further questions about participating in Venture Connection, please contact us at: information@pennstatevip.com | (814) 753-4235.
Penn State's Tech Tournament is a showcase of disruptive techologies and early stage companies born of Penn State's robust and diverse reserach enterprise.
The path a brilliant idea must travel from discovery to commercialization is often circuitous, with many challenges along the way.
The innovators featured in this tournament courageously have begun their journey toward commercialization with a passion for moving their ideas into the marketplace to solve a real world problem.
Join us, at the Tech Tournament, we hope you find opportunities for leadership, commercialization partnership and support that will help these innovators along their path.
Accommodations
We have a room block available at the Penn Stater available on Wednesday, October 2nd and Thursday, October 3rd.
Reserve your room by calling (800)-233-7505 and referencing the group code VENT19A.
