Wednesday 12 August - Innovation & Invention Day
Pitching Workshop
Presented by John DiNatale (Senior Consultant, DC Strategy)
When: 12pm to 1pm
Where: Multi-Purpose Room, Level 1, The Spot, 198 Berkeley St, Melbourne University
What: A practical workshop run giving a crash course on the importance of pitching as well as tips on how to utilize the English language to the entrepreneur's benefit.
Griffith Hack Intellectual Property Seminar
Presented by Griffith Hack (www.griffithhack.com.au)
When: 4pm to 5pm
Where: Brown Theatre, Electrical Engineering Building
What: An overview on the topic of intellectual property from Byron Bowman, a Senior Associate and patent attorney from Griffth Hack. Byron uses his engineering background to assist clients in a range of engineering fields, particularly those involving manufacturing and chemical processes and systems.
ISSNIP Innovation Panel
When: 5:15pm to 6:45pm
Where: Brown Theatre, Electrical Engineering Building
What: From innovation to commercialisation - hear from electrical engineers who have created new businesses from their inventions.
Panel:
- Raghu Iyer, Founder & Chairman, SourceDynamix Asia Pacific Pty. Ltd.
- Subhash Challa, Chief Technology Officer, SenSen Networks Pty. Ltd.
- Robert Slaviero, Managing Director, Analog Devices Australia (ADA) Pty. Ltd.
- Byron Bowman, Senior Associate, Griffith Hack
- Mike Lloyd, IP Management Consultant, Griffith Hack
Conversations with Venture Capitalists
Presented in partnership with The Churchill Club
When: 7pm onwards
Where: Leveson Hotel, 46 Leveson Street, North Melbourne
What: The video is a never before seen series of interviews with the Principals of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, courtesy of Bill Lang International. DFJ was one of the first Venture Capital firms and was formed in 1985, has assets of over $4.5B, and affiliate offices in 30 cities. The firm has funded well-known technology companies including Hotmail, Overture, Skype, Meebo and Baidu among others.