Date: March 28, 2013 Time: 8:30AM to 5PM
Place: CUNY Graduate Center
365 Fifth Avenue, Concourse Level, Manhattan
Registration & Breakfast (8:30AM to 8:50AM)
Greetings (8:50AM to 9AM)
Joyce Moy, Executive Director, Asian American / Asian Research Institute – CUNY
Plenary Session (9AM to 10:10AM)
“Real Innovations: The Next Big Thing”
- Alejandro Juarez Crawford and Brian Gurski, Senior Consultants, Acceleration Group, Inc.
Break (10:10AM to 10:20AM)
Session I (10:20AM to 11:30AM)
A – The Mobile Frontier
Room C201& C202
How has mobile impacted business? Has it changed the game? How can small business leverage mobile and is it for everyone?
Moderator: Ning Zhang, Instructional Design Manager, Mediaocian
Speakers:
- Mark Caron, Mobile Technology Consultant
- Mo Krochmal, Executive Founding Editor, Social TV Daily
- Ricky Wong, Sr. Product Manager, Mobility and Unified Communications, ShoreTel Sky
B – Monetizing Your IP
Room C204 & C205
Learn about the strategies for monetizing your intellectual property. Is filing a patent, trademark or copyright always the right move? What if your funding is limited? How does your IP impact company valuations?
Moderator: Jack Chung, Esq., Law Office of Jack W. Chung, P.C.
Speakers:
- Albert Wai-Kit Chan, Esq., Managing Partner, Law Offices of Albert Wai-Kit Chan, PLLC
- Julia Cheng, Esq, Founding Principal, Cyber Law Studio, PLLC
Break (11:30AM to 11:40AM)
Program II (11:40AM to 12:50PM)
A – After Facebook and Twitter: Understanding the New Social Media
Room C201& C202
What’s next after Facebook and Twitter? How do we leverage social media for local markets? Has social media been the answer for entrepreneurs?
Moderator: Vikram Rajan, Founder, Practice Marketing, Inc. & Co-Founder, phoneBlogger
Speakers:
- Yangbo Du, Co-Founder/Community Director, MediaWire
- Noah Fenn, Account Director, Video Sales, AOL
- Anneke Jong, Vice President, Business Development, Bread
- Mathew Thomas, CEO, EventTech Labs
B – What Angel Investors and Venture Capitalists Want You to Know
Room C204 & C205
What do entrepreneurs need to know before approaching funders? Does the existence of angel funding impact later funding? How should entrepreneurs look at the life cycle of funding?
Moderator: Joyce Moy, Executive Director, Asian American / Asian Research Institute
Speakers:
- Kanya Balakrisha, President & Co-Founder, The Future Project
- Edlyn Yuen, Senior Associate, StarVest Partners
- Tristan Zhang, Partner & Managing Director, Helix Capital Partners, Inc.
Lunch (12:50PM to 2PM)
Keynote Speaker: Hon. John C. Liu, NYC Comptroller
Presenting economic forecast for New York City as well as discussing various initiatives the city has for entrepreneurs and business owners.
Program III (2PM to 3:10PM)
A -Start-up Resources: Incubators, University Tech Transfer and Others
Room C201 & C202
What resources can entrepreneurs leverage? How are they best utilized?
Moderator: Ramon Gil, Managing Director, Fresh Concentrate
Speakers:
- John A. Blaho, Director for Industrial-Academic Research, CUNY Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research
- Steven Kuyan, Assistant Director, Incubator Initiatives, NYU Polytechnic Institute
- Liqiang Derek Tuo, Founder, MandarinArk; Managing Director, Haiti Ventures & President, SAPA-NE
- Jennifer Tsai, Co-Founder, Violet Health
B – Crowd Funding and Other Ways to Finance Your Business
Room C204 & C205
How does crowd funding work? What other alternative funding strategies are there? What are the pros and cons?
Moderator: Suzette C. Bather, Director, NYC MBDA Business Center
Speakers:
- Rohit Arora, CEO & Co-Founder, Biz2Credit
- Debra Borchardt, Market Analyst, The Street
- Andrea Louie, Executive Director, Asian American Arts Alliance
- Sang Lee, Founder & CEO, Return on Change
Reception (3:10PM to 5PM)
Keynote Speaker: Justin Choi, Founder and President, CIE Games
Disclaimer: The information provided at this conference is for educational purposes only, and in no way represents legal, financial or tax advice. Individuals are advised to consult their attorneys, or other professionals for guidance.
