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The 8th Annual Innovation Expo will be held on Wednesday, November 2nd at the Ramkota Hotel and Conference Center in Sioux Falls, SD. The Innovation Expo is a combination Inventor's Congress and Venture Capital Forum where we celebrate the inventors, entrepreneurs and investors who grow new technologies and businesses in our region. The event features an Exhibit Hall for entrepreneurs, service providers and vendors as well as educational sessions on a variety of topics. This event is open to the public.
2011 Innovation Expo
November 2nd, 2011
Ramkota Hotel & Conference Center
Innovation Expo™ 2011
Agenda
Tuesday, November 1st
6:00pm – 8:00pm Networking event sponsored by McKee Vorheese & Sease
Wednesday, November 2nd
7:30am Registration Opens
8:00am Exhibit Hall Opens Rushmore Hall
8:45am Welcome and Introductions Annex
9:00am Keynote Session Annex
Ben Milne – CEO & Co-Founder of Dwolla
10:30am Breakout Sessions
1.) Ask The Investors: Equity Financing Panel Amphitheater 1
Moderator: Chris Maxwell - Governor's Office of Economic Development
South Dakota Innovation Partners - Mark Luecke
Bluestem Capital - Steve Kirby
PrairieGold Venture Partners - Paul Batcheller
SDSU Brookings Angel Fund - Al Kurtenbach
2.) Can Social Media Build Offline Communities? Amphitheater 2
9Clouds - John Meyer
9Clouds - Scott Meyer
Silicon Prairie News - Danny Schrieber
3.) Biotechnology Opportunities in South Dakota Innovation Stage
Elizabeth Larkin - South Dakota Biotech Association
11:30am Student Contest and Event Announcements Innovation Stage
David Owen - The Governor's Giant Vision
Mark Luecke - New Student Ventures Program
Barb Heller & Rhonda Pole - Launch ‘12
Pam Boehm - SDTBC Accelerator
11:45am Lunch & Keynote Session Annex
Spirit of Enterprise Award sponsored by McGowan Capital Group
Student Idea Competition Awards - David Owen, SD Chamber of Commerce
Pat Costello - Secretary, Governor's Office of Economic Development
David Chicoine, Ph.D. - President, South Dakota State University
Keynote: Jerry Lohr – Founder & Proprietor of J.Lohr Vineyards and Wines
1:30pm Tradeshow Reopens
Rushmore Hall
1:45pm Whatchamacallit Contest Innovation Stage
Moderator: Jim Woster
2:30pm Breakout Sessions
1.) Intellectual Property: Licensing and Patent Reform Amphitheater 1
Moderator: Tom Eitreim - Enterprise Institute
Cutler and Donahoe - Jared Clark
Patterson Thuente - Brad Thorson
Mckee Voorhees & Sease - Kyle Coleman
2.) Art of the Deal Amphitheater 2
Sherri Rotert – Boyce Greenfield Pashby & Welk
3:30pm Breakout Sessions
1.) The Business of Mobile Apps: Amphitheater 1
How to Create, Market, & Build a Business
Moderator: Scott Meyer - 9 Clouds
Carla White - Happy Tapper
Andy Peters - Ninth Division
TJ Bozied - Son of Zade, LLC
Nick Campion - DoApp Inc.
2.) Entrepreneurial Taxation Amphitheater 2
Eide Bailly, LLP - Beth Feuchtenberger & Jim Jarding Jr.
3:45pm Deal Dating
*Open to accredited investors and registered participants
4:45pm Awards Innovation Stage
5:00pm I.N. After Hours Network Rushmore Hall
Hosted by South Dakota Technology Business Center
Sponsored by Kaufhold Patent Law
