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The 2009 Southern California Business Growth Conference
Monday, April 20, 2009
7:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Anaheim Marriott Hotel
The Harvard Business School Association of Orange County (HBSAOC) and Los Angeles Venture Association (LAVA) join forces to help middle market executives survive and thrive in challenging economic times. The two organizations are teaming up to provide valuable real-world content, access to capital, and a chance to connect with both groups.
Who should attend?
The conference is for anybody and everybody who is involved with growing businesses. Those who should attend include owners and managers of growth businesses, executives of middle market companies, private investors, providers of capital to growth businesses (including private equity, venture capital, and debt capital) and consultants or service providers to growing businesses.
Although this is a middle market conference, early stage entrepreneurs and angel investors are more than welcome to attend.
Program Highlights
- Outstanding Keynote Speakers, led by Meg Whitman (Harvard Business School, MBA 1979)
- Topical, highly interactive panel discussions featuring industry-leading experts and successful entrepreneurs who will address the most timely topics facing today’s growing businesses
- Networking opportunities galore, with hundreds of like-minded people at lavishly catered meals and breaks
The Conference is the “must-attend” event for 2009 for everyone involved in Southern California business. Register online at http://www.scbgc.org/register.htm
Licensing Executives Society (LES) International
Graduate Student Business Plan Competition
May 6 - 8, 2009
LES Spring Meeting - Montreal, Canada
The LES Foundation in cooperation with The Licensing Executives Society (U.S.A. and Canada), Inc., and The Licensing Executives Society International (LESI) invite MS/MBA/JD/PhD students from around the world to participate in the 2009 LES Foundation Graduate School Business Plan Competition.
To participate, entrants must submit a comprehensive business plan with a core intellectual property (IP) licensing component. Entries will be judged on a variety of factors including attractiveness of the venture, quality of the product/service offered, market opportunity, and investment potential. Five finalist teams will receive all-expense paid trips to compete in Montreal and attend the 2009 LES Spring Meeting, where teams will present their plans and have the opportunity to network with licensing professionals representing all aspects of the industry. The winning team will be announced during the meeting and will receive $10,000 and valuable in-kind prizes. Each runner-up team will win $1,000. Finalist teams will also compete for LESI's $5,000 Global Award.
Key Deadlines:
- March 4, 2009 - All submissions/business plans due
- April 8, 2009 - Finalist teams invited to attend the LES Spring Meeting in Montreal
- May 5, 2009 - Final round competition in Montreal
- May 6 - 8, 2009 - LES Spring Meeting in Montreal
Please click here for brochure or visit www.lesfoundation.org for more details
OCTANE Avoiding Patent Pitfalls Seminar - View Seminar Online
Intellectual property, particularly patents, are crucial assets for any entrepreneur starting a new business. However, too often mistakes are made that either jeopardize a company's patent rights or overlook the impact of another party's patents on the company's ability to do business. Learn how to avoid the IP surprises that can kill an investment during due diligence and how to best position your company's IP and maximize its value. Sabing Lee, Andrew Douglas and Andrew Kimmel, Partners with Knobbe Martens, will address the following important topics:
- Why obtaining a patent doesn't give you the ability to sell your product?
- How to avoid activities that can cause a loss of patent rights?
- How to minimize the risks of infringing third party patents?
- How to secure ownership in your company's IP
- What scope of protection should your patents be seeking?
- How to allocate your investment dollars effectively on your IP strategy?