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GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
WEEK 2009

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Laurence A. Baiada Center for Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship Conference


2010 Entrepreneurship Conference

The 2009 Entrepreneur Conference will be held on June 2, 2010, and will feature a full day of entrepreneurial events including panel discussion, Baiada Business Incubator Competition presentations, keynote address and awards ceremony.

Drexel students, faculty, staff and alumni and regional business professionals are invited to attend this dynamic day focusing on technological .entrepreneurship and innovation. Please visit our calendar of events to register for this event.

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Congratulations to the 2009 Incubator Competition winners:

First Prize

Stabiliz Orthopaedics
Doug Cerynik, LeBow College of Business
Michale Adelizzi, LeBow College of Business
Brad Grossman, LeBow College of Business
Mark Seltzer, LeBow College of Business



Through competitive analysis and extensive research, Stabilize has developed and innovative fracture fixation device that works to maximize benefits to trauma patients while minimizing expenses associated with device complications.

Second Place

Ranter
Bradley Welch
LeBow College of Business
Brian Schneck
LeBow College of Business



Ranter is a social planning and group messaging tool. The application eliminates the clutter of traditional social networking sites and provides the user with a simple means to communicate and coordinate plans within their existing networks. Ranter is delivered as a web and mobile application and as a thin desktop client.

Third Place

Konnectme
Jameson Detweiler
College of Engineering
Benjamin de Seife
Tom Milewski



Konnect.me is reinventing the online B@B portal. Our first network is Green.Konnect.me, a comprehensive resource for information in the green building industry. At Green.Konnect.me we connect the Projects, People and Products within the industry.

2009 Entrepreneurship Conference Agenda

8:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:45 Welcome and Introductory Remarks

Donna M. DeCarolis, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives, LeBow College of Business

9:00

Entrepreneurial Panel Discussion
"From Blues to Prosperity - The Entrepreneur Effect"

Moderator:
Mark P. Loschiavo, Executive Director, Laurence A. Baiada Center for Entrepreneurship

Panelists:

  • Thom Elicker, Visiting Lecturer in Accounting, Elizabethtown College
  • Stephen M. Goodman, Sr. Partner, Global Emerging Technology and Life Sciences Practice, Morgan Lewis
  • Bruce Kaminsky, President, Kydd Products, Inc.; Professor of Music, Drexel University; Bassist
  • Bob Wilson, Vice President of Sales, Disc Makers
10:30 2009 Baiada Incubator Competition - Competitor Presentations
12:15 Luncheon Sponsored by Tycor Benefit Administrators, Inc.
1:30 Keynote Address
  • Howard Stoeckel, President & Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors for Wawa, Inc.
2:30 2009 Baiada Incubator Competition - Announcement of Winners
2:45 Reception
Toast offered by Jonathan Corle '70, President, Tycor Asset Management, Inc.

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