The UVM Office of Technology Commercialization, the Vermont Technology Council, and the Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies will host the eleventh annual Invention 2 Venture Conference on April 7 from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Dudley H. Davis Center on the UVM campus.
The goal of the conference is to provide an engaging setting where industry leaders can share -- with entrepreneurs, would-be entrepreneurs, potential investors, the private sector, researchers, government officials, and students, information and resources in an engaging setting -- the ideas that have made them successful.
The conference also provides an opportunity to recognize UVM faculty with newly issued patent awards and other commercialization milestones.
There will be 12 roundtable topics, with topics ranging from “Finding the Money”, “How to Speak Science to Business”, “Building Your Company in Vermont” to “SBIR/STTR Funding”. Participants select three topics of interest and rotate through the 10- person roundtable sessions.
The event’s keynote speaker is UVM alumnus Robert Andosca, president, CEO and co-founder of Microgen Systems Inc., the global leader in designing and manufacturing nanotechnology/MicroElectroMechanical Systems (NEMS/MEMS) micro-power and micro-sensor products for wireless sensor and mobile electronics applications. Andosca’s keynote topic is "Power to the Internet of Things." He will also be leading a roundtable discussion on “Managing Fear."