Technical Program
The 2023 Diversity and Equity Accelerator through Learning for Startups (DEALS) workshop is scheduled to be an in-person event.
The sessions will be held in the Avalon Ballroom, and lunch on Day 2 in Fork & Juniper.
DAY 1: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24TH |
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SESSIONS |
| Note lunch is not served today - please plan accordingly | ||
| 12:30 PM | 1:00 PM | Registration and Badge Pickup |
| 1:00 PM | 2:00 PM |
WELCOME REMARKS: Andre Dickens, Mayor of Atlanta John Flavin, CEO of Portal Innovations |
| 2:00 PM | 2:15 PM | Coffee Break |
| SESSION #1: Start-Up Journeys - 101 Talk Overview | ||
| 2:15 PM | 3:00 PM |
PANEL #1: Start-Up Journeys Suna Lumeh, Portal Innovations Nwanyinma (Nnodum) Dike, Georgia AIM Advanced Manufacturing Catalyst |
| 3:00 PM | 3:20 PM | Stretch Break |
| 3:20 PM | 4:50 PM | NETWORKING SESSION |
DAY 2: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25TH |
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SESSIONS |
| 8:30 AM | 9:00 AM | Coffee & Icebreaker |
| 9:00 AM | 9:05 AM | SESSION #2: Getting Started - 101 Talk Overview |
| 9:05 AM | 9:45 AM |
PANEL #2: Getting Started Lee Thomas: Cost Engineering NaThanya Ferguson: United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Resources Jennifer Whitlow: Head of Community Partnerships, Fusen |
| 9:45 AM | 10:00 AM | Coffee Break |
| 10:00 AM | 11:00 AM | ACTIVITY: Value Proposition Canvas |
| 11:00 AM | 11:05 AM | SESSION #3: Available Resources - 101 Talk Overview |
| 11:05 AM | 11:45 AM |
PANEL #3: Available Resources Aditya Kunjapur: National Programs for Entrepreneurial Traning Carmen Lyles-Irving: USPTO Pro Bono Resources Mary Harris: Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Resources |
| 11:45 AM | 12:00 PM | Stretch Break |
| 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
ACTIVITY: Brainstorming Resources |
| 1:00 PM | 2:00 PM | Lunch |
| 2:00 PM | 2:05 PM | SESSION #4: Strategic Business Plan Development - 101 Talk Overview |
| 2:05 PM | 2:45 PM |
PANEL #4: Strategic Business Plan Development Monique Mills: CEO of TPM Focus Nakia Melecio: Director of MedTech Center, Georgia Institute of Technology |
| 2:45 PM | 3:45 PM | ACTIVITY: Business Model Canvas |
| 3:45 PM | 3:50 PM | SESSION #5: Regulatory Landscape and Legal - 101 Talk Overview |
| 3:50 PM | 4:30 PM |
PANEL #5: Regulatory Landscape & Legal Landscape Dawn Ross, ESQ: Managing Partner, Ross & Owens Nicole N. Morris: Director of Innovation & Legal Tech; TI:GER® Program Professor of Practice |
| 4:30 PM | 4:40 PM | Closing Remarks |