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The 5th Annual Innovation Expo will be held on Wednesday, October 22nd at the Sioux Falls Convention Center. 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.



Wednesday October 22, 2008                                                   Printable Version
7:45am – 8:45am Registration (Hallway)
8:30am – 8:45am

Marcia Hendrickson – Enterprise InstituteWelcome (Exhibit Hall 1)

8:45am - 9:30am

Introduction (Exhibit Hall 1)
       John Pohlad – Marquette Asset Management

Keynote Speaker
       Steve Gill; Chair and President - Talenti Gelato and Founder and President - Millenium Import
       “Belvedere Vodka: Creation of the Luxury Vodkca Category”

9:30am Tradeshow Opens (Exhibit Hall 2)
10:30am Whatchamacallit Contest (Exhibit Hall 2—Innovation Stage)
10:30am - 11:30am

Breakout Sessions:
1 - Legal Side of Business (Rooms 6 and 7)
       Sherri Rotert; Boyce, Greenfield, Pashby & Welk, LLP
2 - Mergers and Acquisitions (Rooms 1 and 2)
       Ty Inglis; Eide Bailly

11:15am – 11:45am

3 - Angelsoft Software for Entrepreneurs (Exhibit Hall 2—Innovation Stage)
       Ryan Pipken; Angelsoft

11:45am – 1:30pm

Lunch (Exhibit Hall 1) (Exhibit Hall 2 closes for lunch)
Spirit of Enterprise Award (Exhibit Hall 1)
Emerging Entrepreneur Award

Luncheon Speaker
Paul Wessel; Bayer Diabetes Care
"Passion, Pain, Perseverance"

1:30pm

Exhibit Hall 2 reopens

1:30pm – 2:30pm

Breakout Sessions:
4 - South Dakota SEC Laws (Exhibit Hall 2—Innovation Stage)
      Gail Sheppick; South Dakota Division of Securities
5 - Student Venture Capital Groups (Rooms 1 and 2)
      Lee Groeschl; Center for Innovation, University of North Dakota
      Jordan Schuetzle; President - Dakota Venture Group
      Gene McGowan; McGowan Capital Group

2:45pm – 3:45pm

Breakout Sessions:
6 - Protecting Your Intellectual Property Portfolio (Rooms 1 and 2)
      Rob Hodgson; McKee, Voorhees and Sease, PLC
      Jared Clark; Woods, Fuller, Shultz & Smith P.C.
7 - Internet Marketing (Exhibit Hall 2—Innovation Stage)
      Brandon Tilus; Insight Marketing Design
4:00pm – 5:00pm

Breakout Session:
8 - Site Selection for a New Business (Exhibit Hall 2—Innovation Stage)
       Jen Porter; Hegg Companies, Inc.

5:00pm

9 - Emerging Technology Industry Updates (Exhibit Hall - Innovation Stage)
       Mark Morgan; Bayer Pharmaceuticals

5:00pm – 7:00pm

Public Showcase for Tradeshow (Exhibit Hall 2)

5:00pm

 Reception (Exhibit Hall 2)
6:00pm

Door Prizes/Contest Winners Announced (Exhibit Hall 2)
Live Entertainment

7:00pm Exhibit Hall closes