Entrepreneurship Townhall Program - Vice President for Research
Entrepreneurship Townhall Program - Vice President for Research
Entrepreneurship Townhall Program - Vice President for Research
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Contact In<strong>for</strong>mation<br />
A list of people and resources <strong>for</strong> pursuing your entrepreneurial vision.<br />
Presenters:<br />
Sponsored by The Office of<br />
The <strong>Vice</strong> <strong>President</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Research</strong><br />
November 30, 2012<br />
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 Noon<br />
Nittany Lion Inn, Boardroom 1<br />
Hank Foley, VP For <strong>Research</strong>, Dean of the Graduate School - hcf2@psu.edu<br />
Dan Leri, Director, Innovation Park & <strong>Research</strong> Commercialization Offices - danleri@psu.edu<br />
Liz Kisenwether, Assistant Professor of Engineering - exk13@psu.edu<br />
Tim Simpson, Professor of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering - tws8@psu.edu<br />
Ron Huss, Associate VP <strong>for</strong> <strong>Research</strong> & Technology Transfer. Director, Office of Technology Management -<br />
rjh22@psu.edu<br />
Heather Fennessey, Director, Small Business Development Center - hxm103@psu.edu<br />
Steve Brawley, <strong>President</strong> & CEO, Ben Franklin Technology Center of Central & Northern PA - stevebrawley@<br />
psu.edu<br />
John Vidmar, Director, Ben Franklin Trans<strong>for</strong>mation <strong>Program</strong> - jlv2@psu.edu<br />
Don McCandless, Ben Franklin Trans<strong>for</strong>mation <strong>Program</strong>, Director of Business Development - dlm74@psu.edu<br />
Tom Lancaster, Entrepreneur - lancaster@tlancaster.com<br />
Additional Resources:<br />
<strong>Research</strong> Innovation, Hershey Medical Center - Keith Marmer - kmarmer@hmc.psu.edu<br />
Springboard - Mark Gagnon - mag199@psu.edu<br />
Alliance <strong>for</strong> Innovation - Perry Babb - pbabb@keystonebusiness.net<br />
HESE - Khanjan Mehta - krm209@psu.edu<br />
Innoblue - Kathleen Warner - kathleen@innoblue.org<br />
E-SHIP Minor - Phil Boyer - pgb10@psu.edu<br />
Learning Factory - Tim Simpson - tws8@psu.edu<br />
Lion Launch Pad and ENTI - Liz Kisenwether - exk13@psu.edu<br />
New Leaf & co.space - Spud Marshall - iamspud5@gmail.com<br />
Nittany Entrepreneurs - Mac Frederick - mjfrederick334@gmail.com<br />
RepRap Users Group - David Saint John - etherdais@gmail.com<br />
Smeal Idea Pitch - Robert Macy - rmacy@psu.edu<br />
Centre Region Entrepreneurs Network - Todd Erdley - todd@videon-central.com<br />
8:30 a.m. –<br />
9:00 a.m.<br />
9:00 a.m. –<br />
9:15 a.m.<br />
9:15 a.m.–<br />
10:00 a.m.<br />
10:00 a.m.–<br />
10:15 a.m.<br />
Continental Breakfast<br />
Opening Remarks<br />
Hank Foley, VP For <strong>Research</strong>,<br />
Dean of the Graduate School<br />
<strong>Entrepreneurship</strong> Eco-System<br />
Dan Leri, Director, Innovation Park<br />
& <strong>Research</strong> Commercialization<br />
Offices<br />
Student, Academic, Course<br />
<strong>Entrepreneurship</strong><br />
Liz Kisenwether, Assistant<br />
Professor of Engineering<br />
Tim Simpson, Professor of Mechanical<br />
& Industrial Engineering<br />
Break<br />
Town Hall Meeting on <strong>Entrepreneurship</strong><br />
10:15 a.m.–<br />
11:00 a.m.<br />
11:00 a.m.–<br />
11:15 a.m.<br />
11:15 a.m.–<br />
12:00 Noon<br />
Commercial <strong>Entrepreneurship</strong><br />
Ron Huss, Associate VP <strong>for</strong><br />
<strong>Research</strong> & Technology Transfer.<br />
Director, Office of Technology<br />
Management<br />
Heather Fennessey, Director, Small<br />
Business Development Center<br />
Steve Brawley, <strong>President</strong> & CEO<br />
Ben Franklin Technology Center of<br />
Central & Northern PA<br />
Break<br />
Commercial <strong>Entrepreneurship</strong><br />
John Vidmar, Director, Ben<br />
Franklin Trans<strong>for</strong>mation <strong>Program</strong><br />
Don McCandless, Ben Franklin<br />
Trans<strong>for</strong>mation <strong>Program</strong><br />
Director of Business Development<br />
Tom Lancaster, Entrepreneur –<br />
“What’s My Story?”
Penn State <strong>Entrepreneurship</strong> Eco-System<br />
Students Academic Courses Commercial External<br />
Clubs:<br />
• Penn State<br />
Entrepreneurs<br />
Network<br />
• Nittany Entrepreneurs<br />
• Happy Valley<br />
Communications<br />
Seed Funding:<br />
• Project Blue Pill<br />
• SparkPlug<br />
Mentoring:<br />
• Lion Launch Pad<br />
Incubator:<br />
• Blue Line Incubator<br />
Accelerators:<br />
• Innoblue<br />
Experience:<br />
• Learning Factory<br />
• Center <strong>for</strong> Engineering<br />
Design and<br />
<strong>Entrepreneurship</strong><br />
• Smeal IdeaPitch<br />
• APEX<br />
Curriculum<br />
Management:<br />
• Farrell Center <strong>for</strong><br />
Corporate Innovation and<br />
<strong>Entrepreneurship</strong><br />
• Humanitarian and Social<br />
<strong>Entrepreneurship</strong><br />
Seminars and Professional<br />
Education:<br />
• College of Engineering<br />
IP Seminar Series<br />
• Ag <strong>Entrepreneurship</strong><br />
Minor/Concentration:<br />
• Engineering <strong>Entrepreneurship</strong><br />
Minor<br />
• MBA Innovation and<br />
<strong>Entrepreneurship</strong> Track<br />
Engineering:<br />
• Sustainable Energy<br />
<strong>Entrepreneurship</strong><br />
• Social <strong>Entrepreneurship</strong><br />
In<strong>for</strong>mation Science and<br />
Technology:<br />
• Google Online Marketing<br />
Challenge<br />
Health and Human<br />
Development:<br />
• <strong>Entrepreneurship</strong> in the<br />
Hospitality Industry<br />
Business:<br />
• Start-Up Company<br />
• New Venture Creation<br />
• Invention<br />
Commercialization<br />
• <strong>Entrepreneurship</strong> and<br />
Small Business<br />
Management<br />
Facilities and Incubators:<br />
• Innovation Park at Penn<br />
State<br />
• TechCelerator @ State<br />
College<br />
Counseling and<br />
Technology<br />
Commercialization:<br />
• Small Business<br />
Development Center<br />
• Ben Franklin<br />
Technology Partnership<br />
Intellectual Property<br />
Protection:<br />
• Office of Technology<br />
Management<br />
Product Development<br />
and Technical<br />
Assistance:<br />
• Pennsylvania Technical<br />
Assistance <strong>Program</strong><br />
• College of Engineering<br />
Integrated Design<br />
Solutions (IDS)<br />
Networking:<br />
• Center Regional<br />
Entrepreneur Network<br />
• Launching and Funding<br />
Business Startups Forum<br />
• Chamber of Business and<br />
Industry Centre County<br />
Mentoring:<br />
• SCORE<br />
• Alliance <strong>for</strong> Innovation<br />
Funding and Investment:<br />
• Life Sciences Greenhouse<br />
• Ben Franklin Partnership<br />
<strong>Program</strong><br />
• Garber Fund<br />
• Angels<br />
• Institutional VC<br />
• National Collegiate Inventors<br />
& Innovators Alliance<br />
• National Science Foundation<br />
I-Corps<br />
Ideas:
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