WBT Innovation Marketplace 2013 Agenda

As someone engaged in technology commercialization, you know that patents are vital to your success. But to develop and implement a strong patent strategy, you also must juggle other critical priorities including fund-raising, research, product development, partnering and managing other technologies and patents -- none of which you can afford to drop.

This workshop is designed with you in mind. We’ll show you highly effective techniques used by scientists, engineers, startup CEOs and technology managers to take control of their patenting strategy, generate better returns on patenting investments and extract valuable competitive intelligence from patent data.

Even without patenting expertise, you can develop a valuable patent portfolio. This workshop will give you practical skills that you can begin using tomorrow, to help you make better use of your experts and ultimately maximize the value of your company’s intellectual assets.

This workshop is built upon the highly successful format of the Strategic Patent Management for Entrepreneurs (SPME) workshop.

For more information visit, Patent Strategies & Patent Landscaping Workshop for Entrepreneurs (PSPLE)

Presented by Licensing Executives Society (USA and Canada) and LES San Diego Chapter
 
Join us for a hands-on opportunity to discuss and negotiate terms on a licensing case study.  We’ll begin the workshop with an introduction to negotiation principles and a sample term sheet.  You will be divided into licensee and licensor teams for an interactive negotiation exercise and provided with both public and confidential information for your role play.  At the end of the workshop, teams report their results and how and why they reached them.  This workshop will help you recognize and practice elements of a successful negotiation. 

For more information visit, Case Study: Winning Negotiations through Practice

Beat the morning rush on Tuesday. If you arriving on Monday the 21st stop by the registration desk from 4:00 PM- 6:30 PM to check in.

Beat the rush, check in early for the WBT and join us for a joint reception with Global CONNECT Summit.

Join Northrop Grumman for this exciting plenary session as we kick off the WBT 2013.

With the traditional VC funding model undergoing changes and the economy rebounding slowly, the usual funding routes for early stage companies has shrunk. Entrepreneurs are therefore still struggling to access funding sources and raise the necessary capital they need to grow their innovation companies to the next level. As a result, a need for new and creative approaches to funding early stage companies is called for. Join a panel of experts as they discuss some of the new investment platforms and trends in the early-stage investing marketplace.

More information coming soon!

The WBT panel will focus on innovation and the different strategies or thinking within companies about the role/value of company/university collaborations in fostering and supporting innovation. For example, what is the view of CEOs of companies on the strategic importance of partnerships? We will explore how the thinking about the importance of collaborations as part of an overall business strategy has changed over the past 10 years. We will also discuss a few case studies where a partnership was particularly impactful from the perspective of High Tech, Big Pharma and the University. And, how uniform is the drive within the company to accomplish this goal; therapeutic areas, external innovation and senior corporate leadership or C-suite.

Providing deal flow is the first step angel investors take to make great investments. The process of sourcing good deals is fairly well known to most investors. But, sometimes opportunities come investors’ way “out of the blue.” Learn where, when and how smart investors pay attention to great deals that they stumble onto in unusual places. Panelists will share their stories and other attendees will add theirs after which the group will identify lessons learned from them all.

The novelties of a few years ago have quickly become mainstream — smart phones, tablets, 4G, cloud computing, electric vehicles, big data, streaming media, mobile games, solid state drives. But several sectors have disappointed — cleantech, nanotech, batteries, biofuels, 3D displays, genomics. Meanwhile, innovation and market opportunities have become more and more global every year. Join us for a discussion of what's hot, and what's not, in the high tech world.

SDG&E invites you to lunch! Join fellow attendees to discuss the morning's content rich sessions and get ready for the afternoon pitch sessions.

The success of the electric vehicle industry has centered on two main themes: innovation and the customer experience.  The San Diego region has one of the highest adoptions of electric vehicles in the country.  Jim Avery, senior vice president of power supply for San Diego Gas & Electric will talk about what is driving this adoption rate, and the innovations being developed in this space that are growing the electric vehicle marketplace.  He will also speak with an innovator of EV charging equipment from Liberty Access Technology, as well as to UC San Diego which is helping to drive this adoption.

This is the big one - during this reception network like a pro. Relax, have a drink, and geek out with fellow entrepreneurs, investors, and corporate licensees.

This reception takes place in the exhibit area.

During the reception be on the look out for the flash mob style, Rady School of Business Student Venture Open Elevator Pitch Competition.

Continue the networking and join us as we recognize the presenters and the WBT community that makes this annual event such a success. The WBT Awards will be announced, honoring the top technologies selected by our on-site Judges and participants.