Join the Business Alliance for Upcoming Events and Activities

Take advantage of your alumni discount to network and learn at the upcoming Business Alliance events:

Tuesday, October 23
Business Alliance Grubstake Breakfast Program
7:45 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. The McLean Hilton, McLean, Virginia
Networking and investors forum for companies seeking $250k-2M
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Thursday, October 25
Friends of Art Dinner - Co-Hosted by Business Alliance
6:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Cocktails, Dinner and Desert
Featuring Bill Dunlap, FOA/Navigation Press Visiting Artist
Flemings Steakhouse & Wine Bar - Tyson's Corner, VA
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Friday, November 2
Business Alliance VA Innovation Showcase -Cohosts: ALCOVe and the
Business Alliance
7:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. - Mclean Hilton, Tysons Corner, VA

For the first time ever! See products, meet faculty experts, and learn
of tech transfer opportunities from academic institutions throughout the
Commonwealth of Virginia all gathered in one room at one time.
Institutions represented: George Mason University, James Madison
University, Old Dominion University, Hampton University, Virginia Tech,
University of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, and the
College of William and Mary

8:00 a.m. - Welcome
8:15 a.m. - Opening Remarks
8:30 a.m. - "Tech Transfer Works!"
--Success Stories from the Field
Panelists: Aneesh Chopra, Secretary of Technology, Commonwealth of
Virginia
Kent Murphy, CEO, Luna Innovations
Ian Blasch, Director, Micron Ventures
Mark Frantz, GP, Redshift Ventures
Moderator: Dr. Alan Merten, President, George Mason University

10:00 a - Building Companies from Tech Transfer--Turning Opportunities
into Successful Ventures
Tom Stroup, CEO, SquareLoop
Sean Gorman, CEO, Fortius One
Gerard Eldering, Founder and President,InnovateTech
Ventures
Reenst Lesemann, Investment Professional, Tall Oaks
Capital
Moderator: Gene Schleppenbach, Miles and Stockbridge

11:00 a.m. - Licensing and Tech Transfer--What You Need to KnowJeffrey
D. Bleil, Ph.D., CTO, UTEK Corporation
Mark Coburn, President, Virginia Tech Intellectual
Properties
Don Rainey, General Partner, Grotech Capital Group
Robert S. Capon, Co-founder & CEO, Adenosine
Therapeutics, LLC

9:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Showcase
Attend 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Breakout sessions or visit the Exhibit
Hall to network with faculty inventors and view the displays
demonstrating their research.
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Thursday, November 8
Business Alliance SmartTalk Breakfast
7:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. - Maggiano's, Tysons Corner, VA
Topic: "Protecting your Bottom Line: Ethics Beyond Compliance"
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Tuesday, November 13
Business Alliance SmartConnect Mixer
5:15 - 7:15 p.m. - Networking Mixer, Maggiano's, Tysons Corner, VA
Network with local business leaders and experts in life sciences from
George Mason University;
4-6 p.m. SmartConnect CEO Roundtable - (invitation only)
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