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USPTO:Black Innovation & Entrepreneurship Program "Defining Tomorrow"

Thursday, February 17, 2022 - 11:00am to 2:00pm
Price: 
FREE

USPTO Black innovation and entrepreneurship program

Are you a current or aspiring inventor or entrepreneur? Would you like to learn from successful innovators and subject matter experts about keys to success and vital resources? If so, register earlyfor the February 17 Black Innovation and Entrepreneurship program hosted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

Remember to check out part two of the series  “Invest in ideas,” coming February 24.

Don’t miss this great opportunity to be inspired and informed. The event will feature:

  • Special guests’ firsthand accounts of their amazing career paths
  • Best practices for entrepreneurial success, including networking, developing a strategy, and securing funding to build and grow a successful tech business
  • Government resources that can help you protect your creative work and build a business

 

Agenda
(All times ET)

2 p.m. Welcome

  • Jayde Stewart, National Outreach Partnerships Specialist, USPTO

2:03 p.m. Leadership greeting

  • Bismarck Myrick, Director of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity, USPTO

2:10 p.m. Fireside conversation on careers in STEM and innovation

  • Lanny Smoot, Disney Research Fellow, Imagineer
  • Hellen Bryan-Johnson, Senior Trademark Policy Advisor, USPTO (moderator)

2:42 p.m. Learn from top innovators about keys to entrepreneurial success

  • Janet Emerson Bashen, CEO, Bashen Corporation
  • Morgan DeBaun, Founder and CEO, Blavity Inc.
  • Stacy Spikes, Founder and CEO, PreShow, Co-founder and CEO, MoviePass
  • Alford Kindred, Supervisory Patent Examiner, Technology Center 2100, USPTO (moderator)

3:45 p.m. USPTO resources: Free legal services to assist inventors and entrepreneurs

  • Olivia Scheuer, Patent attorney, Office of Enrollment and Discipline
  • NaThanya Ferguson, Manager, Office of Innovation Outreach, USPTO (moderator)

4:25 p.m. Closing

  • Jayde Stewart, National Outreach Partnerships Specialist, USPTO
 

Janet Emerson Bashen, CEO, Bashen Corporation

Hellen Bryan-Johnson, Senior Trademark Policy Advisor, USPTO

Morgan DeBaun, Founder and CEO, Blavity Inc.

NaThanya Ferguson, Manager, Office of Innovation Outreach, USPTO

Alford Kindred, Supervisory Patent Examiner, Technology Center 2100, USPTO

Bismarck Myrick, Director of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity, USPTO

Olivia Scheuer, Patent attorney, Office of Enrollment and Discipline, USPTO

Lanny Smoot, Disney Research Fellow, Imagineer

Stacy Spikes, Founder and CEO, Urbanworld Film Festival & PreShow, Co-founder, MoviePass

Jayde V. Stewart National Outreach Partnerships Specialist, USPTO

 
This program is presented by the USPTO's Office of Innovation Outreach. For more information, please contact BlackInnovation@uspto.gov.The content and opinions shared by guest speakers during this program are not those of the USPTO, nor are an endorsement of any persons, products, programs, or policies mentioned therein.
This event is part of a series: Advancing Equity
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Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration and a Grant with the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development. All opinions, conclusions, and/or recommendations expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA or the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact the California SBDC closest to you.