Bringing together Boston's CleanTech news and events

Microsoft NERD Center
1 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA

Who?

This event is primarily for university student inventors, and entrepreneurs but a limited number of general admission seats are available.

What will Invention to Venture do for you?

Set you on an inside track that will accelerate you, your idea or venture towards funding and commercialization. You'll go away with:

• Introductions to local early seed fund investors and industry sector experts
• Info about how to apply to NCIIA Entrepreneur's Bootcamp
• Tools and information to successfully apply for NCIIA grants for student startups
• Meet the people behind the MassChallenge startup competition (and more importantly, they can meet you)

How much?

Students $10 All others $50

STUDENTS REGISTER
**Student scholarships are available.** Contact Patricia Boynton, pboynton@nciia.org to inquire.

ALL OTHERS REGISTER

PROGRAM:

8 AM   Check in, pre-workshop networking

9 AM   Welcome and why we're here

9:30 AM   Panel 1: Mission: Acquisition: What do companies look for when seeking technologies or ventures to acquire? Hear from experts in the areas of biomedical devices, green materials, clean energy. Michael Chiu, Founder, Trophos Energy; Mitch Tyson, Advanced Electron Beams; Benjamin Rubin, Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder, Zeo Inc.; David Steinmiller, COO, Claros Diagnostics, Inc.

10:15 AM   Panel 2: In the Black: You've finally gotten your venture up and running--how do you keep it that way? Ask this panel of seed stage investors: Elizabeth Bailey , Commons Capital; Matt Witheiler, Flybridge Capital Partners; Matthew Nordan , Venrock

11 AM   Who are you? Elevator Pitch Introductions: Tell us who you are and what you're doing (in 30 seconds!).

Who are we? NCIIA Bootcamp: Got an idea you'd like to take to the next level? Apply to participate in the NCIIA bootcamp, a fun, hands-on workshop designed to accelerate your thinking and action. You might even make some money! James Barlow, Program Manager for Outreach at NCIIA will give an overview of the event.

MassChallenge: Learn about the latest and greatest startup competition in Massachusetts, with $1M in prizes!

NCIIA Grant Opportunities: Grants Manager Jennifer Keller Jackson will talk about E-team grants for students up to $20,000

11:45 PM   Break to get boxed lunches

12 noon   Keynote Talk: The Virtuous Circle: The Art of Powering Positive Feedback Loops. Matt Mason, Entrepreneur, Strategist, Author of The Pirate's Dilemma, bestselling book on the problems and opportunities created by the rise of piracy and its potential as a business model.

1:00 PM   What's next? Discussion and wrap-up

2:00 PM Adjourn