Annual Meeting

Kight Center for Emerging Technologies
Indian River State College

Main Campus, V Building
3209 Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce, FL 34982

Hotel Information
(attendees receive a group discount)

The Hampton Inn & Suites
1985 Reynolds Drive
Fort Pierce, Florida 34945
Office #: 772-828-4100
Direct line Director of Sales: Jo Seiler @ 772-828-4125

· Sunday, March 20: 10 rooms reserved @ $89.00 each

· Monday, March 21: 20 rooms reserved @ $89.00 each

Agenda

Monday, March 21, 2011

12:30 – 2:00 
Tour of the Kight Center for Emerging Technologies and future site of the Brown Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

2:00 – 2:30 p.m.
FBIA Welcome & Update
Edwin R. Massey, Ph.D., Indian River State College President
Thomas O’Neal,Ph.D., FBIA President, Associate Vice President of Research & Commercialization for University of Central Florida

2:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Round Table Updates
FBIA Members
 
4:30 – 4:45 p.m.
Break

4:45 – 5:30 p.m.    
Economic Development on Florida's Research Coast
Michael Corbit
Relevant points include:

• Supporting entrepreneurs in late stage 1 and stage 2 companies
• Comparative analysis of business development in smaller communities in this region
• Statistics of small business growth in the US
• How we encourage the growth of CEO ecosystems on the Research Coast Targeted industry cluster growth
• Creating and sustaining a vibrant business climate in this region
• Regional business training events and topics of interest for entrepreneurs

5:00-6:00  
Reception at TBD

• Annual awards ceremony with recognition of the incubator advocate of the year

 

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Board Meeting and Continental Breakfast

9:00 – 10:00 a.m. 
Growth of Economic Development in Florida
Tom O’Neal

10:00 – 10:15 a.m.
Break

10:15 – 11:15 a.m.
Lessons Learned – Tips You Won’t Find on eHow.com
Tom O’Neal
Gordon H. Hogan, Director of UCF Business Incubation Program

11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
NBIA Update
Tom O’Neal

 

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