Join Virginia Bio this day-long event celebrating bioscience in Virginia, followed by a Statewide Reception and Gala Banquet celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Virginia Biotechnology Association. 

This event is open to the public. Click here for more information at the Virginia Bio website.

Come to this free event, part of the Tom Tom Founders Festival, to see 10 U.Va. student groups pitch their ideas at the Tom Tom Wildcard Semifinal of the annual Galant Challenge. The Galant Challenge is an annual pitch event where student groups convince real investors why they deserve capital to launch their business. There is no real winner; just angel investors with $250,000 on the line.

This free event will take place  at the Haven in Downtown Charlottesville (112 Market St., Charlottesville, VA) on Sunday, April 14 from 7-9 pm. Click here for more information.

$10,000 will be awarded in the  U.Pitch. C'ville Decides. competition, co-hosted by the Batten Institute and the Tom Tom Founders Festival in celebration of the expansion of the i.Lab at U.Va. The winner of the competition will also receive the option to be admitted into the newly expanded i.Lab Incubator program.

Entrepreneurs of any kind are encouraged to submit their ideas for the competition. Submissions will be accepted between March 1 and March 22.

Click here for more information.

Program: To be announced! See http://vabio.org/category/events for more details.

Greater Richmond Bioscience Luncheons are produced by the Virginia Biotechnology Association. For more, visit www.vabio.org.

Join the National Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer for the 7th annual University Startups Conference entitled "Corporate Venture Capital and University Startups: An Open Innovation Paradigm." This year's USC will feature a showcase of the 100 best university startups as nominated by the universities. 

This international conference will take place Mar. 20-22, 2013 at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. Co-hosts of this event include the National Science Foundation (Division of Industrial Innovation and Partnership), the National Institutes of Health (Office of Technology Transfer) and the National Venture Capital Association. 

For more information or to register, click here.

Program: "Doing Bioscience Business Internationally," featuring a panel of specialists in international trade from various perspectives. See http://vabio.org/category/events for more details.

Greater Richmond Bioscience Luncheons are produced by the Virginia Biotechnology Association. For more, visit www.vabio.org.

Join Andrew Montalenti for a Saturday at HackCville learning how to prototype web applications using the most lightweight tools possible! This event is for both web development novices and experienced hackers. The first three hours will be an in-depth tutorial, followed by a 3-hour "hackathon" competition putting those new skills to use.

For more information or to register for the event, click here.

In 2012, U.Va. Innovation and the Licensing & Ventures Group emerged from the intense strategic efforts to rebrand, restructure, and revitalize the former U.Va. Patent Foundation.

Please join Technology Transfer Tactics and U.Va. Innovation’s Mark Crowell and Morgan Estabrook for a webinar on February 7, when we will explore how the foundation navigated to a new model for supporting innovation within and beyond the university.

For more information and to register, click here.

Program:  “Patients Power”

Details: In recent years patients have organized themselves in increasingly innovative and powerful ways, and are making a tremendous impact on how bioscience research is conducted, funded, commercialized, regulated and brought to the clinic. From statehouse and Capitol Hill advocacy to watchdogging the FDA, to funding academic research and startup companies, the new breed of patient organization bring a new sense of urgency and focus to the bioscience and biomedical “ecosystem”. Increasingly, companies, research institutions and patient groups are working collaboratively, both on projects and in long term alliances, to assure that research and innovation are prioritized. This panel will feature leaders of patient organizations with a variety of missions and activities – ranging from legislative policy advocates, to administrative watchdogs, to identifying and championing overlooked rare diseases, to offering substantial  sources of funding for academic research and emerging company commercialization alike.

Speakers:  Keenan Caldwell, Director of Government Relations, Virginia, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network; FasterCures, Washington, DC (invited).

Register here. VBRP Tenants and VCU students please contact halloran [dot] sherri [at] vabio [dot] org (Sherri Halloran) for special instructions.

Sponsors: Alliance Biosciences, The Greater Richmond Partnership, VCU Tech Transfer, LeClair Ryan and the Virginia Biotechnology Research Park.

Greater Richmond Bioscience Luncheons are produced by the Virginia Biotechnology Association. For more, visit www.vabio.org.

Join VABIO for the program "The Chief Financial Officer in emerging and developing bioscience companies" featuring speaker Kevin Tully, CFO of Insmed Inc., at the December 2012 Greater Richmond Bioscience Luncheon. There will be a networking session from 11:30-12:00 p.m. and the program from 12:00-1:30 p.m. This event is sponsored by Alliance Biosciences, The Greater Richmond Partnership, VCU Tech Transfer, LeClair Ryan and the Virginia Biotechnology Research Park.

The luncheon will take place at the Robert Ball Conference Room at the Virginia Biotechnology Research Park, 800 E. Leigh St., Richmond.

Click here for more information or to register.

Teams of students from the "Developing New Products and Services" course at the Darden School of Business will be showcasing their new products and ideas. The "Design Fair" will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 4 from 1-3pm in Darden's Saunders Hall. Read about the teams' projects here and come check them out at this event!

This event is open to the public.

The theme  for this year's University of Virginia Investing Conference is After the Election: Realities, Opportunities, and Challenges for Investors.  Some of the dominant questions are these:

• Fiscal policy: how will the U.S. stimulate its economy and yet plot a course to reduce the overhang of government debt?
• Regulatory policy: major sectors of the U.S. Economy have been the focus of new and possibly onerous regulations.  Will the results of the election change the investment outlook in these sectors?  How do the experts handicap the prospects in various industries and economic sectors?
• Foreign policy: how will the stance of the new administration affect the presence of the U.S. In international disputes in the Middle East, South Asia, East Asia, and Europe?  What does this imply for investing in developed and emerging economies?
• Incentives for innovation and business expansion: growth remains the major challenge for the U.S. Economy in the medium-term.  Will the new administration promote such growth in the private sector?  What does this imply for a recovery of venture capital investing and investing in growth stocks?

This Conference will feature speakers who are experts on these questions as well as prominent asset managers who will offer their outlook and assessment of opportunities.  Register for the conference to gain an in-depth perspective on the new realities.  Seating is limited; advance registration is encouraged.

For more information, visit the University of Virginia Investing Conference.

Please join the Virginia Biotechnology Association and host INDOOR Biotechnologies Inc. for an evening of biotech, beer and art in one of Charlottesville’s finest historic buildings. This event will feature local brews, draft Bold Rock cider, wine from Pollak Vineyards and hors d’oeuvres from The Local.

Registration:  Bioscience company employees and university researchers receive complimentary registration.  All others may purchase tickets here.

For more information, click here.

The semi-final competition for the College of Arts & Sciences track of the U.Va. Entrepreneurship cup will take place on Sunday, Nov. 11 at 1 p.m. in Clemons Library, room 201. This event is open to the public.

For more details, refer to E-Cup Arts & Sciences point of contact sharonkrueger [at] virginia [dot] edu (Sharon Krueger).

The semi-final competition for the Darden School of Business track of the U.Va. Entrepreneurship Cup will take place on Thursday, Nov. 8 at 4 p.m. in Darden Classroom 50. This event is open to the public.

For more details, refer to Darden E-Cup point of contact McfarlandM [at] virginia [dot] edu (Molly Mcfarland).

The semi-final competition of the McIntire School of Commerce track of the U.Va. Entrepreneurship Cup will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. in Rouss/Robertson Hall, room 123. This event is open to the public.

For more details, refer to McIntire E-Cup point of contact brr5kb [at] virginia [dot] edu (Brendan Richardson).

The semi-final competition of the Social Entrepreneurship track of the U.Va. Entrepreneurship Cup will take place on Monday, Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. in Rouss/Robertson Hall, room 225. This event is open to the public.

For more details, refer to Social Entrepreneurship E-Cup point of contact mb9sp [at] virginia [dot] edu (Mayank Bhatia).

Join VABIO for the program "You've got an innovative technology - but are you innovative?" featuring speaker Scott Wayne of the Frontier Project at the November 2012  Greater Richmond Bioscience Luncheon. There will be a networking session from 11:30-12:00 p.m. and the program from 12:00-1:30 p.m. Entrepreneurial faculty, bioscience company leaders, graduate students, investors, and tech transfer professionals are encouraged to attend.

The luncheon will take place at the Robert Ball Conference Room at the Virginia Biotechnology Research Park, 800 E. Leigh St., Richmond.

Register here.

The semi-final competition for the Health System track (including the School of Medicine and the School of Nursing) of the U.Va. Entrepreneurship competition will take place on Thursday, Nov. 1, location and time TBA. This event is open to the public.

For more details, refer to Health System E-Cup point of contact davidchen [at] virginia [dot] edu (David Chen).

Sponsored by the Charlottesville Venture Group and U.Va. Innovation, Startup Weekend is a weekend-long hands-on event where entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs can work on new ideas to find out if their startup ideas are viable. Attendees pitch their ideas, form teams, and work to launch their companies, culminating in presentations Sunday evening to demo their prototypes and receive feedback from experts.

For more information and to sign up, click here.

Co-hosted by Virginia Bio and the Roanoke Blacksburg Technology Council, the 6th annual Southwest Virginia Life Science Forum will feature posters from academic, industry, and non-profit technology organizations from the Southwest Virginia region.  Topic areas include:

• Bio/life sciences
• Chemistry/materials science 
• Nanotechnology and engineering

Feel free to use a poster that has been presented in other venues, or simply attend to network with other scientists. Appetizers and cocktails will be provided.

To register for this event, click here. 

This event is sponsored by Virginia Tech Fralin Life Science Institute, Novozymes, Techlab, Latimer IP Law, and Virginia Tech Center for Drug Discovery.

This E*Society event will feature Jim Zuffoletti, winner of the 2003 Business Plan Competition and founder of OpenQ. Zuffoletti will speak about how he and his classmates turned their concept (and winning business plan) into a successful business. Interested attendees will also have the opportunity to pitch their ideas for the upcoming U.Va. Entrepreneurship Cup concept competition to receive feedback from others during the networking portion of the event. Free Mellow Mushroom pizza will be provided.

Zuffoletti has been a founder of start-up organizations as both an entrepreneur and an intrapreneur and has served life science companies for the past fifteen years. As president of OpenQ. he has been a catalyst for determining the company’s strategic direction and for forging critical relationships with customers in the pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device industry segments. He is also responsible for customer relationships and results. Prior to founding OpenQ, Zuffoletti was a founder of FreeMarkets Inc., a pioneering e-business company. While at FreeMarkets, Zuffoletti served in a number of senior leadership capacities, including sales leadership and general management. Before FreeMarkets, Zuffoletti started his career at GE in a variety of positions in finance and business development. Zuffoletti holds a Bachelor of Arts in economics from Amherst College and holds an MBA from the Darden School of Business.

Calling all Student Entrepreneurs! Thinking about applying to the E-Cup? Get your questions answered here!

This Q&A session with business development expert Elizabeth Pyle will give YOU the tools to create an effective and compelling submission and answers to questions:

• How do you write an effective one-sentence description? 
• What is a value proposition? 
• How do you assess the market opportunity? 

All students planning to submit application to the E-Cup are encouraged to attend.

Snacks will be provided.

Elizabeth P. Pyle  is the founder and President of Pyle & Associates, LLC, a growing Interim Executive Management firm providing management and business consulting services across diversified industries. Her extensive experience in business development, strategic planning, marketing, operations, and leadership have left a lasting impact on overall business performance from start-up to turn-around situations.  She has served on various boards including the Board of Directors for the Charlottesville Venture Group where she chaired the Business Plan Review and Annual Business Forum Committees. In addition, she has served on the Charlottesville Business Innovation Council and as a founding Director for the Business Growth Network.

"Breakthroughs and opportunities in the science and commercialization of regenerative medicine," featuring Brian A. Pollok, Ph.D. Principal, Rapidan BioAdvisors, Warrenton, VA; and Roy C. Ogle, Ph.D., Chair, School of Medical Diagnostics & Translational Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA.  This luncheon is open to any entrepreneurial faculty, bioscience company leaders, investors, technology transfer professionals, corporate development executives and professional service firms.

Register here.

What are the traits of an entrepreneur? How can you train yourself to think more entrepreneurially? Led by McIntire School of Commerce Professor Brendan Richardson, this seminar will look at the stories of 'outlier' entrepreneurs who have succeeded and point out the commonalities between them. Register here for this Flash! Seminar, a one-time class open to all students, faculty, staff and community members.

The VIVE fair is an exhibit-style forum hosted by the Entrepreneurship and Innovations Committee of U.Va.'s Student Council to raise awareness and improve access to entrepreneurship-related activities around U.Va.  Come see the exhibits and network with other entrepreneurs! Students, faculty, staff, and anyone from the Charlottesville community are welcome to attend. Snacks and drinks will be provided.

Click here to register.

This is the first of three Design Thinking Workshops hosted by the U.Va. Entrepreneurship Cup, a business-concept competition open to all U.Va. students.  The workshop allows interested students to network, collaborate, and learn from experts in preparation for submitting E-Cup applications. Attendance is encouraged for all students interested in the E-Cup, including anyone looking to join an existing team.

The workshop will be held at OpenGrounds, across from the White Spot on the U.Va. Corner. Lunch will be provided!

Space is limited and is on a first come, first serve basis. To register, click here.

Do you have an idea rumbling around in your head? Is it an idea that could become a cool product or even a business? Make it happen!

Hear from people who have made the leap from idea to produc, concept to company. Be inspired! The Entrepreneurship panel will include:

• Sara Harper, Initiative reCOVER Breathe House
• Nikki Hastings, HemoShear
• Lindsey Hepler, Dance 4 Peace
• Last year's finalists in the U.Va. Entrepreneurship Cup

Ready to get started? Hear how you can compete in the U.Va. Entrepreneurship Cup, a business concept competition open to all undegrads, graduate students and post-docs. You'll hear how you can submit a cool idea and compete for cash prizes.

RSVP to Chiara [at] virginia [dot] edu. 
Food and beverages will be provided. 

Sponsored by U.Va. Innovation.

Want more? Design thinking workshops will help you to develop your concept and find othe team members! Worshops will be held on September 28 and 29, and October 2. To lean more, click here.

Sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research and the School of Medicine, this forum is intended to catalyze interactions between drug discovery researchers, introduce drug discovery to colleagues or others who might be interested in collaboration and discuss how to move drug discovery forward at U.Va.

Opening Speakers are Provost, John D. Simon, and Dean of the School of Medicine, Steven T. DeKosky, followed by sessions on Lead Discovery, Optimization & Delivery, Clinical Trials and Commercialization. The Keynote speaker is Bryan Roth of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

For more information, click here.

Hosted by Venture Forward, U.Va.'s start-up mentoring network, First Tuesdays provides new and experienced entrepreneurs with the opportunity to connect, bounce ideas off one another and get their burning questions answered. Venture Forward is a U.Va. Innovation initiative.

Aspiring and seasoned entrepreneurs from the University and the community are invited to attend this monthly gathering, held on the first Tuesday of each month.

Have a protoyping question? Want to know more about design? Need answers to other urgent business questions? Then join us for Venture Forward in Prototyping, held at the University of Virginia Rapid Prototyping Lab in the Mechanical Engineering building (#27 on map). Free parking is available after 5 p.m. in stadium parking lots T4 and E3. View map.

Space is limited. RSVP to Chiara Canzi at chiaravirginia [dot] edu.

Beer and Biotech is the monthly gathering sponsored by VABIO. For August, the biotechnology scene moves to Staunton. Be among the first to see the new expansion of Cadence, a premier metals manufacturing company focused on new medical technologies, such as minimally invasive devices, and the world’s only IncisionLab.

Registration coming soon. Check VABIO for more information.

Join the Charlottesville Business Innovation Council (CBIC) in recognizing and celebrating exceptional local innovators at its annual awards gala.

For 14 years running, the CBIC Awards (formerly the VPTC Tech Awards) have honored individuals and organizations for their noteworthy contributions to the marketplace and community involving entrepreneurship and the creation, commercialization or application of technology.

The event will be held from 5:15-10 p.m. at Farmington Country Club (1625 Country Club Circle, Charlottesville, VA 22901).

For more information and to register, visit http://cvillebic.org/events.

Join us for a seminar titled "White House Grand Challenges & STEM Education" and a Q&A session featuring:

John Holdren
Assistant to President Obama for Science and Technology
Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Co‐Chair of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Tech.

Prior to joining the Obama administration Dr. Holdren was Teresa and John Heinz Professor of Environmental Policy and Director of the Program on Science, Technology, and Public Policy at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and professor in Harvard’s Department of Earth and Planetary Science. He was also Director of the independent nonprofit Woods Hole Research Center. Previously, Holdren was a faculty at the University of California, Berkeley, where in 1973, he co‐founded, and co‐led until 1996, the interdisciplinary graduate‐degree program in energy and resources.
During the Clinton administration, Holdren served as a member of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology through both terms and chaired studies requested by President Clinton on preventing theft of nuclear materials, disposition of surplus weapon plutonium, the prospects of fusion energy, U.S. energy R&D strategy, and international cooperation on energytechnology innovation.

For more information and to RSVP please contact Cheryl Wagner at cheryl-vprvirginia [dot] edu or 434-243-1100. The event is sponsored by the U.Va. Office of the Vice President for Research.

TIME: 1:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Join the Virginia Biotechnology Association (VABIO) for food, fun and a cold beverage.

Meet other life science professionals, students and university researchers from the area in a casual social environment. Registration is complimentary for bioscience company employees and university researchers. All others may purchase tickets.

This month's Beer and Biotech is hosted by Biovista, Inc. and sponsored by Keiter Stephens and LeClairRyan.

TIME: 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.

The Office of the Vice President for Research invites you to attend the U.Va. Presidential Poster Competition, recognizing research and scholarship. The pan-University research poster competition will highlight U.Va. undergraduate, graduate student and post-doctoral research in high-impact and innovative growth areas.

For details, visit www.virginia.edu/presidentialposter.

TIME: 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.

The 3rd Annual Darden Entrepreneurship and Innovation Research Conference is co-organized by the Batten Institute and the Academy of Management’s (AoM) Entrepreneurship Division, as part of the Entrepreneurship Research Exemplars Conference Series. This event will bring together leading scholars in the fields of entrepreneurship and innovation and highlight best practices for top-tier research that advances the evolution of these fields.

This year’s conference will begin with a keynote address held at the University of Virginia’s Rotunda, a World Heritage site, followed by several plenary sessions which will engage researchers at the theoretical and practical levels. More than 20 authors, both rising researchers and senior scholars, will present on topics such as inventing, collaborating, financing, cross-border mobility and entrepreneurship’s role in solving social problems.

For details and registration, visit http://conference.darden.virginia.edu/DEIRC.

The pharmaceutical industry unfortunately is viewed negatively by the public. They believe that companies do little to ensure the safety of its medicines and that their main goal is to make profits at the expense of an unsuspecting public. Furthermore, people believe that drugs are really discovered in universities, research institutes or the NIH and that pharmaceutical companies simply license and manufacture new medicines. This is simply untrue. This talk will give concrete examples of the value that the pharmaceutical industry adds to the overall healthcare system. A robust pharmaceutical industry is crucial in coming up with new drugs to meet major medical needs in diseases such as Alzheimer’s, diabetes and heart disease.

The talk will feature:

John LaMattina
Former Head Global R&D, Pfizer

John LaMattina was the Senior Vice President, Pfizer Inc. and President, Pfizer Global Research and Development. In this role, he oversaw the drug discovery and development efforts of more than 12,000 colleagues in the United States, Europe and Asia. LaMattina joined Pfizer as a medicinal chemist in 1997 and over the years, he held positions of increasing responsibility for Pfizer Central Research, including Vice President of U.S. Discovery Operations in 1993, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Discovery Operations in 1998 and Senior Vice President of Worldwide Development in 1999. 

During his tenure as Head of Global R&D, Pfizer produced new treatments for cancer, smoking cessation rheumatoid arthritis and AIDS. Dr. LaMattina is the author of numerous scientific publications, holds a number of U.S. patents and he is the author of “Drug Truths: Dispelling the Myths About Pharma R&D.” Dr. LaMattina has received a number of awards including the 1998 Boston College Alumni Award of Excellence in Science, an Honorary Doctor of Science degree from the University of New Hampshire in 2007, and the 2010 American Chemical Society Earle Barnes Award for Leadership in Chemical Research Management.

Dr. LaMattina is a Senior Partner at PureTech Ventures, he serves on the Board of Directors of Human Genome Sciences, the Board of Directors of Ligand Pharmaceuticals, and the Scientific Advisory Board of Trevena.

Co-Sponsored by HemoShear, LLC and U.Va. Innovation.

TIME: 10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

Space is limited. RSVP to Sharon Krueger at sharonkruegervirginia [dot] edu or 434-243-1407.

U.Va. Innovation invites you to attend the April installment of our Innovation Roundtable series. Please join us for networking with University and community innovators, with food and refreshments provided. The event will be held at CitySpace (100 5th St. NE) on the Downtown Mall, above the Market St. Garage.

From SXSW to Charlottesville's Tom Tom: The Art of Fostering Innovation

Featuring:

Oliver Platts-Mills
Director of Innovation Programming
Tom Tom Founders Festival

Register online by April 25.

Adam Kerpelman will share thoughts on his recent experience with the Start-up Bus: Washington, D.C., a 48-hour race in which participants worked to develop a viable business as they traveled to Austin, Texas to the SXSW Festival. He will also discuss his experience at the SXSW Festival and his continuing efforts to keep the Start-up Bus moving forward.   

Oliver Platts-Mills, an analyst at Investure, has worked to bring the first Tom Tom Founders Festival to Charlottesville, a month-long celebration of music, arts and innovation that includes panels on Social Entrepreneurship, Sustainable Design and Biotech Start-up Hubs.

For more information, please contact Sharon Krueger at sharonkruegervirginia [dot] edu or 434-243-1407.

The Charlottesville Chapter of the Virginia Biotechnology Association presents a casual evening of networking at all levels of the bioscience community. Come meet and listen to remarks from Aneesh Chopra, the first and former U.S. Chief Technology Officer.

Complimentary for bioscience company employees and university researchers with advanced registration.  All others may purchase tickets here.

Hosted by: Global Cell Solutions; ProteiosBio; Biologics Consulting Group; Biovista; and VWR
Sponsored by: Keiter and LeClair Ryan

The U.Va.-Darden Business Plan Competition encourages the development of new business ventures by U.Va. students, faculty, staff and alumni.

For details, including deadlines and eligibility criteria, visit http://uvabplan2012.istart.org.

Hosted by Venture Forward, U.Va.'s start-up mentoring network, First Tuesdays provides new and experienced entrepreneurs with the opportunity to connect, bounce ideas off one another and get their burning questions answered. Venture Forward is a U.Va. Innovation initiative.

Aspiring and seasoned entrepreneurs from the University and the community are invited to attend this monthly gathering, held on the first Tuesday of each month. All events will be held at the OpenGrounds Corner Studio (1400 W. Main St., Charlottesville, VA 22903), with light refreshments provided. Parking is available in the 11th Street Parking Garage.

Register online by April 2.

Registration is limited to the first 50 attendees.

U.Va. Innovation invites you to attend the March installment of our popular Innovation Roundtable series, featuring Paul France, vice president of Open Innovation for MeadWestvaco Corp.

Discover how MeadWestvaco, a global leader in packaging and packaging solutions, uses the principles of open innovation to tap into the expertise of employees, suppliers, customers, inventors, competitors and academics and solve its toughest challenges.   

Following the program, join us for networking with University and community innovators, with food and refreshments provided. The event will be held at CitySpace (100 5th St. NE) on the Downtown Mall, above the Market St. Parking Garage.

For more information, please contact Sharon Krueger at sharonkruegervirginia [dot] edu or 434-243-1407.

Startup Weekend is a 54-hour event where developers, designers, marketers, product managers and startup enthusiasts come together to share ideas, form teams, build products and launch startups.

For more information, visit http://charlottesville.startupweekend.org.

The National Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer presents a webinar focused on the impact of social media on community funding led by Kevin Lawton, contributor for VentureBeat, HuffingtonPost and SeekingAlpha and author of The Crowdfunding Revolution/Social Netwroking meets Venture Financing. The free, 90-minute webinar, part of a series, will feature a 60-minute presentation and 30 minutes of Q&A via a chatbox.

To register, click here.

For more information about this webinar series, email us at supportncet2 [dot] org

About Kevin Lawton:

A Progenitor of PC Virtualization, Kevin Lawton’s experience in business and technology has made him a trend-maker in the Crowdfunding and StartUp industry.  Kevin holds a B.A. in Computer Science from the State University of New York at Oswego and catapulted his career at MIT Lincoln Laboratory in space-based radar and satellite communication.

He is a serial startup entrepreneur and has founded and lead various startups and open source projects.  He is the author of the book: The Crowdfunding Revolution l Social Networking meets Venture Financing and is a contributor for VentureBeat, Huffington Post and Seeking Alpha.  He is a visionary when it comes to the topics that intersect between business and technology, which he has demonstrated well during his engagements as a speaker in various events.