‘Events’
Entrepreneurs & Intellectual Property: Lecture, Panel, & Networking Event
April 6th, 2011 | 
Author: When: Thursday, April 14 at 5:30 PM
Where: Caplin Pavilion, the Law School
The presentation is designed to help entrepreneurs identify intellectual property and provide an overview of the basic techniques for protecting such intellectual property. Topics will include a brief summary of the basic types of intellectual property and discussions of the patent procurement process, patent enforcement, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets. Following the presentation, there will be a panel consisting of both investors and company representatives who will discuss the importance of intellectual property rights and how issues related to intellectual property have affected their businesses and business decisions.
**Food and beverages will be served**
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Speakers at Darden – Feb. 25th
The Black Business Student Forum his hosting their annual conference at Darden. There are two sessions that might be of interest to Charlottesville entrepreneurs:
A Sound Investment – Venture Capital in Education: In the last decade, there has been an influx of private capital to support innovation in all areas of the education sector. How do investors evaluate opportunities? What are the metrics for success? How has this community impacted the larger challenges within public education? This panel will provide insight into an influential movement in public education.
Starting Your Own – Entrepreneurship in Education: The education sector is especially welcoming to innovation and entrepreneurship. These entrepreneurs will describe how they founded their own venture in public or private industry.
For more info and to register: http://conference.darden.virginia.edu/bbsf/index.htm
Innovation Roundtable
The Office of the VP for Innovation Partnerships and Commercialization at UVA is launching a new monthly seminar series called “Innovation Roundtable” next week and we are hoping to engage entrepreneurs from the Charlottesville area to come listen, learn and network with other curious minded people from UVA and our local community. Each month we will have a speaker(s) from a variety of areas (Industry, Federal Agencies, Investors, Foundations, UVA experts) talking about areas such as innovation, entrepreneurship, partnering opportunities, knowledge-based economic development, policy creation etc…..
The event is free. Please RSVP (for food and drinks). The next seminar will be held March 17th.
Loans That Change Lives
Loans That Change Lives: UVa Alum’s Experience with the Kiva Foundation
An event sponsored by the Batten School in collaboration with SEED:
Come listen to James Alman-Gulino speak about his experience with Kiva in Uganda!
Friday, February 4, 2011
3:30pm-5:00pm
Location: Nau 101
Kiva connects people through lending to alleviate poverty. It empowers individuals to lend to an entrepreneur across the globe. By combining microfinance with the internet, Kiva is creating a global community of people connected through lending.
http://www.kiva.org/
Open Pitch Night @ South Street Brewery
Thurs, February 3rd, 5:00 PM
Have a business concept you are thinking through? Already working on a start-up?
This Thursday we are hosting the first of our new bi-weekly Open Pitch Nights open to all E*Society members looking for pitch practice and feedback.
Where: South Street Brewery, 106 W South St
When: Thursday, February 3 @ 5pm
Why: Get experience pitching a business idea, get feedback from peers, network with E*Society folks
To pitch your idea this Thursday, please sign up here.
Food and drink specials will be available until 6:30pm
DABO and OAS: “So You Think You’re a Leader”
The Darden African Business Organization (DABO) in co-sponsorship with the Organization of African Students (OAS) present:
“So You Think You’re a Leader”
Friday, January 28, 2011
Location: Darden School of Business
Join us as our panel of distinguished guests discuss the challenges, education, and goals of leadership.
Panelists include:
Martin Davidson, Expert on Leadership and Organizational Behavior, Associate Dean
Sauls Kelly, Associate Director of Admissions, Darden Business School
Darden School of Business Alumnus
University of Virginia Alumnus
Seats are limited, so to RSVP, fill out the google form below:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dE5paGdJakpJazlVbEVQai1EZlFCdmc6MQ
Net Impact/Energy Conference at Darden
Net Impact/Energy Conference at Darden
January 31st – February 2nd
Social Entrepreneurship Panel on Feb 2nd starring:
- Jack Benson, Principal and Business Manager, Reingold
- Wendy Brown, Founder, Center for Nonprofit Excellence
- Mike Curtin, CEO, D.C. Central Kitchen
- Mary Ann Leeper, Darden School of Business (Moderator)
- Valeria Merino, VP of Venture, Fellowship and Integration, Ashoka
The theme of this year’s event is People + Planet = Profit: Rewriting the Business Equation. This two day event will include speakers and networking opportunities with over 25 leading experts in their fields.
Schedule of Events
Monday, January 31st
§ Darden Cup Competition: Two Darden Cup Challenges (see below for details)
9:30 – 10:00 am, Pepsico Forum
§ Leadership Speakers Series: Thomas Farrell, Chairman, President & CEO, Dominion Resources
1:30 – 2:30 pm, Room 50
Tuesday, February 1st
§ Panel Discussion: Public Private Partnerships
1:30 – 2:30 pm, Room 170
§ Keynote Address: John Reid, Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility, The Coca-Cola Company
6:15 – 7:00 pm, Room 50
§ Networking Reception
7:00 – 8:00 pm, Piano Room
Wednesday, February 2nd
§ Panel Discussion: Corporate Social Responsibility
9:00 – 10:15 am, Room 130
§ Panel Discussion: Renewable Energy Financing
9:00 – 10:15 am, Room 120
§ Panel Discussion: Social Entrepreneurship
10:45 am – 12:15 pm, Room 130
§ Panel Discussion: Energy Management
10:45 am – 12:15 pm, Room 120
§ Lunch
12:15 – 1:15 pm, Piano Room
§ Leadership Speakers Series: Larry Schweiger, President & CEO, National Wildlife Federation
1:30 – 2:30 pm, Room 50
§ Panel Discussion: International Development
2:45 – 4:15 pm, Room 130
§ Panel Discussion: Renewable Energy
2:45 – 4:15 pm, Room 120
For More Information and to Register Please Click: http://www.darden.virginia.edu/web/MBA/Student-Life/Organizations/Net-Impact/Events/
3rd Annual UVa Venture Summit
Pitch your Venture at the UVa Venture Summit on March 4th
Apply by February 14th
Why Should I Care? As an entrepreneur, you should take advantage of any opportunity you can get to pitch your idea: strangers at the bus stop, to infants who can’t criticize or crawl away, and especially to Venture Capitalists. This is one of those chances.
The Batten Institute’s Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership and the Office of UVa’s Vice President for Research are pleased to share with you the opportunity for qualified ventures to pitch their emerging businesses at the 3rd Annual UVA Venture Summit on March 4th, 2011. To be eligible, ventures must have at least one UVA alumnus, faculty, staff or student as a founder OR be based on UVA technology OR be based in the Charlottesville area. Successful applicants will receive valuable feedback from a panel of experienced investors in an open format (see last year’s program here). Don’t let this great opportunity pass you by! Spaces are limited. Apply online by February 14th
WeMedia PitchIt Challenge
The 2011 We Media PitchIt Challenge is open to entries now, and the submission deadline is Feb. 4.
The challenge offers $50,000 in seed funding to help launch two innovative media-tech startups. Finalists will pitch their ideas live before a panel of expert judges and attendees of the We Media NYC conference on April 6. Finalists also participate in a startup bootcamp and benefit from feedback and advice from a network of expert mentors.
Two winners will each earn a $25,000 sponsorship to help launch their ideas.
To learn more and enter the challenge: http://www.wemedia.com/pitchit/
For more about the We Media NYC conference (where you can watch the
finals): http://www.wemedia.com/nyc/
PitchIt is about ideas, not necessarily fully formed startups. It’s for would-be entrepreneurs who have bold visions for using media and technology to improve the human experience in the digital world. Unlike most innovation and startup challenges, PitchIt is open to both commercial and nonprofit ideas. Winners agree to share what they learn along the way and “pay it forward” by helping other entrepreneurs who follow in their footsteps. But they don’t give up any equity for the sponsorship. Past winners include SeeClickFix (http;//http://www.seeclickfix.com) and The Extraordinairies (now known as: http://www.sparked.com/)
Ray Kurzweil Movie Showing & Appearance
Man and his Machines
Revolving around the concept of Singularity, wherein technological growth becomes so rapid that computers/machines reach superintelligence, Ray Kurzweil’s documentary Transcendent Man is as eye-opening as it is thought-provoking. In a special showing at Sixth and I Historic synagogue this March, the documentary will be followed by a Q & A session with Kurzweil himself. Whether you have your own theories about our technological future, or you can’t even type without hunting and pecking, don’t feel overwhelmed (you don’t even need a Mensa card!). Expand your mind and enjoy yourself with this look at where we are, and where we might be headed in the not-so-distant future.
TRANSCENDENT MAN – The Life and Times Of Ray Kurzweil
A Screening of the film followed by a Q & A with Ray
@ Sixth and I Historic Synagogue • Washington, D.C.
March 10
7pm Doors
On Sale Thursday, January 20 at 10am