{"id":42671,"date":"2012-10-31T14:24:07","date_gmt":"2012-10-31T18:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=42671"},"modified":"2012-10-31T14:24:07","modified_gmt":"2012-10-31T18:24:07","slug":"tech-entrepreneurs-hear-from-some-of-the-best-in-the-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/tech-entrepreneurs-hear-from-some-of-the-best-in-the-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech Entrepreneurs Hear From Some of the Best in the Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More than 140 aspiring inventors, as well as those interested in technological entrepreneurship, attended\u00a0<em>Invention 2 Venture<\/em>, a one-day workshop hosted by the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEI). Attendees listened to a wide-range of presentations from both industry and academic leaders. Some of the topics included how to become a tech entrepreneur, how to sell your innovations and how to attract investors.<\/p>\n<p>UCF Vice President of Research and Commercialization (ORC)\u00a0<strong>M.J. Soileau, Ph.D.<\/strong>, was the keynote speaker and\u00a0<strong>Brandon Lojewski<\/strong>, president of Mesdi Systems, Inc. served as the moderator. Other speakers:<\/p>\n<li><strong>Ed Alexander<\/strong>, founder and attorney of Entrepreneurship Law Firm<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cameron Ford, Ph.D.<\/strong>, founding director of the CEI<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ace Glenn<\/strong>, chief executive officer, Better Ways to Study<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gordon Hogan<\/strong>, director of operations, UCF Incubation Program<\/li>\n<li><strong>Qun Huo<\/strong>, president, Nano Discovery, Inc.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Derrick Meer<\/strong>, president of Via Response Technologies<\/li>\n<li><strong>David Odom<\/strong>, principal of Arsenal Venture Partners<\/li>\n<li><strong>Michael O\u2019Donnell<\/strong>, executive in residence, CEI and ORC<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tom O\u2019Neal, Ph.D.<\/strong>, associate vice president, ORC<\/li>\n<li><strong>Michael Picard<\/strong>, senior vice president, PNC Business Credit<\/li>\n<li><strong>Svetlana Shtrom, Ph.D.<\/strong>, director of technology commercialization, UCF<\/li>\n<li><strong>Andrea Wesser<\/strong>, business development manager, UCF\/Orange County Venture Lab<\/li>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cei.ucf.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">CEI<\/a>\u00a0hosts numerous workshops, speakers and competitions throughout the academic year.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.10151468007431102.584671.367610716101&amp;type=1\" target=\"_blank\">View photos<\/a>\u00a0from the event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"More than 140 aspiring inventors, as well as those interested in technological entrepreneurship, attended\u00a0Invention 2 Venture, a one-day workshop hosted by the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEI). 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