2023 Inventors and Entrepreneurs Workshop

Thursday and Friday, April 13th and 14th, 2023 

 

Thursday April 13, 2023:

Location: Varies by agenda item

10:00 - 11:00 am

IP Basics Presentation from the USPTO -  1019-B North California St. , Socorro NM 87801-4267

11:00 am - 3:00 pm 

One-on-one sessions with USPTO staff (sign-up required)

 

4:00 - 5:00 pm

Welcome & NMT Tour - West Hall Entrance

5:30 - 7:00 pm 

Networking Reception for Speakers & Event Sponsors 

 

Friday April 14, 2023:

Location: Fidel Student Union Building - 3rd Floor Ballrooms

7:00 - 8:30 am

Continental Breakfast, Registration, Sponsor Booths Open 

8:30 - 8:45 am

Welcome: 

• Dr. Stephen Wells, New Mexico Tech President
• Dr. Myrriah Tomar, Office of Innovation Commercialization, Executive Director

8:45 - 9:15 am

USPTO: Patents, Trademarks, and Resources

• Molly Kocialski, Director of the Rocky Mountain Regional USPTO

9:15 - 9:45 am

Technology Commercialization Accelerator

• Estefanita Rawlings, NMSBDC Technology Commercialization Accelerator at New Mexico Tech

9:45 - 10:30 am

Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Venture Capital

• Dr. Beto Pallares, President/CEO, Joseph Advisory Services

10:30 - 10:45 am

RD Health Sensing

• Dr. Don Ryu, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at RD Health Sensing

10:45 am - 11:15 pm

NMT New Ventures Update

• Dr. Peter Anselmo, Director of New Ventures, New Mexico Tech

11:15 am - 12:15 pm

Keynote Speaker: 

• Ed Fries, NMT Alum, Entrepreneur, Video Game Programmer, and Investor

12:15 - 1:00 pm

Lunch & Presentation - A Case Study in Translational Research

• Dr. Michael Doyle, Vice President for Research, New Mexico Tech

1:00 - 1:15 pm

Pan Pantry Student Pitch

• Christopher Nance, Founder of Pan Pantry

1:15 - 1:30 pm

Ecliptix Gaming Student Pitch

• Damian Banks, Owner of Ecliptix Gaming, Director of NMT Esports

1:30 - 1:40 pm

Networking Break

1:40 - 2:25 pm

Presentation: Lean Startups versus Impact Startups

• Steven Weinstein, GP and EVP Technology Incubation, America's Frontier Fund

2:25 - 3:15 pm

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), and Social Entrepreneurship 

Moderator:

• Matthew Gallegos, Executive Director, New Mexico Tech - Southwest Innovation Alliance 

Panel:

• Johanna Nelson, Office of Economic Development Department Director, City of Santa Fe

• Shani Harvie, Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Coordinator, State of New Mexico Economic Development Department
• Savannah Hoover, Senior Economic Developer, Albuquerque Economic Development Department
• Carlos Murguia, Associate Fund Manager, Arrowhead Innovation Fund
• Jon Mertz, Co-Leader for UNM Anderson Center for Responsible Entrepreneurship in Santa Fe

3:15 - 3:35 pm

Space Valley Coalition: Growing the New Mexico Space Economy

• Gabe Mounce, Deputy Director of Spacewerx, Director of Air Force Research Laboratory Outreach & Tech Engagement

3:35 - 3:50 pm

Rhea Space Activity

• Shawn Usman, Astrophysicist & CEO

3:50 - 4:00 pm

Closing Comments

• Dr. Myrriah Tomar, Executive Director, Office of Innovation Commercialization, New Mexico Tech

• Dr. Stephen Wells, President, New Mexico Tech

4:00 - 5:30 pm

Reception and Networking