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Wednesday, May 18, 2011 Embassy Suites Hotel, Huntsville, Alabama Agenda
8:00 am - 8:15 am Welcome Presentation
State of the Commercial Space Industry: Trends, Issues, Winners and Losers
Amaresh Kollipara, Managing Partner, Earth2Orbit LLC Michael Leventhal, Attorney/Consultant, mc The Law Firm 10:00 am 10:30 am 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Networking Break Participant Discussion Session
1:15 pm -
2:45 pm
Panel Session
Putting Your Best Foot Forward: Creating a Business Plan and Investor Presentation
A practical discussion on preparing a business plan and investor presentation with a focus on dos and donts, as well as tips on what attracts early stage investors. The panel will highlight the importance of the financial portion of a business plan, as well as legal aspects relating to the business plan and investment, and ensuring that intellectual property is adequately protected. Moderator Michael Leventhal, Attorney/Consultant, mc The Law Firm John Garred, Partner, Tucker Ellis & West LLP Scott Berlin, Managing Director, Brown Gibbons Lang and Company Bruce Pittman, Director, Flight Projects and Chief System Engineer, NASA Space Portal, AMES Research Center Jennifer Berlin, Counsel, Tucker Ellis & West LLP 2:45 pm 3:15 pm 3:15 pm - 3:45 pm Networking Break Guest Presentation The Orion Propulsion Factor: A Dynamic Merging of Government and Private Sector Customers and Relationships Tim Pickens, Chief Propulsion Engineer and Commercial Space Advisor, Dynetics Panel Session
3:45 pm -
5:00 pm