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UPCOMING ENTREPRENEUR FORUMS
September 26 - 12 noon to 1 pm
Memorial Union - Pioneer Room
Doug Lewis, Innovation & Commercialization, Iowa Department of Economic Development
Mike Upah, ISU Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship/SBDC
Atul Kelkar, Vibroacoustics Solutions
Doyle Wilson, Biotronics, Inc.
The Entrepreneur Forum will feature panelists who will describe financial tools for entrepreneurs including the Demonstration Fund, Networking Fund, Iowa Student Internship Program, Wellmark New Ventures Program, Entrepreneurial Ventures Assistance Program, and other available resources and consulting services. Lewis and Upah provide services to entrepreneurs and will describe financial resources. Wilson and Kelkar are recipients of various funding sources offered through the state to help them grow their businesses and will describe their experiences.
October 24 - 12 noon to 1 pm
Memorial Union - Pioneer Room
Ken Garrett
"Reflections of an Angel Venture Investor"
Following graduation from Iowa State (Chemical Engineering) and receiving a master's degree from the Sloan School at MIT, Ken worked for 30 years at AT&T -- the last 5 of which he served as Senior Vice President responsible for designing, building, and operating AT&T’s telecommunications network.
Ken Garrett has been a member of Angel Venture Capital groups for the last 12 years serving as Chairman of one group and serving on Executive Committees. He is a past President of the Coastal Entrepreneurial Council and is currently a Board Member of the North Carolina Regional Small Business & Technology Development Center and a member of the Council for Entrepreneurial Development based in Research Triangle Park. He also mentors Cameron School of Business students at the University of North Carolina -- Wilmington.
Bring your lunch and join us for an informal panel presentation and the opportunity for you to ask questions of our presenters.
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ISU Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship is a gateway that works in two directions. In one direction, ISU faculty, researchers, and students become connected to the entrepreneurial world. In the other, Iowa's business and entrepreneurial community gain access to an array of resources and information within Iowa State University.