AGENDA
Native American Intellectual Property Enterprise Council
May 21, 2015 | Atlanta, GA
May 21, 2015
7:30 – 8:30
8:30 – 8:45
8:45 – 5:00
8:45 – 11:45
11:45 – 1:15
1:30 – 2:30
2:30 – 4:00
4:00 – 4:45
4:45 – 5:00
5:00
Registration and Networking
Welcome and Overview
David Petite, President, NAIPEC
Ann Marie Bledsoe Downes, Deputy Assistant Secretary - Policy & Economic
Development at Office of the Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs, U.S. Dept. of
Interior
Inventors Alley Exhibits Open
Patents – Overview and Value to the Economy – Panel Leader: Kim Ribbans,
Executive Director, NAIPEC
Panel Includes:
William Vaughn, Supervisory Patent Examiner , USPTO
David Petite, President NAIPEC
Clarence O’Berry, Group CEO, Mandaree Enterprises
State and Federal Resources for Inventors and Entrepreneurs – Panel Leader:
Anne Jennings, Economic Development Specialist, U.S. Dept. of Interior
Panel Includes:
Susan Nichols, DARPA Small Business Programs Office
Chris Ford, Dept. of Energy SBIR Program
Lunch and Networking
Panel and Presentation Sessions
How I Did It! – Stories from Inventor/Entrepreneurs - Panel Leader: David
Petite, President, NAIPEC
Panel Includes:
Clarence O’Berry, Group CEO, Mandaree Enterprises
Constantine Dantoulis, Managing Director, Practicos
Development LLC
Other members, TBC
The Bear Pit - Inventor and Entrepreneurs pitch to a panel of experts
Networking and Inventors Alley Exhibits
Closing Remarks
Close
To register, go to: http://nativeamericaninventors.org/invent-registration/
Early Bird Registration (before April 20, 2015) $140.00 | Registration (from April 21, 2015 – On Site)
$165.00
Venue
Martin Luther King Jr., Federal Building 77 Forsyth Street Atlanta, GA30303
Suggested local hotels
Glenn Hotel $$$
110 Marietta St NW
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 521-2250
.3 Miles/7 min. walk
The Ellis Hotel: $$
176 Peachtree St NE
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 523-5155
.6 miles/9 min. walk
Residence Inn $
134 Peachtree Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 522-0950
.5 miles/9 mins
BOOTH AND SPONSOR INFORMATION
Please visit: http://nativeamericaninventors.org/invent-native-innovation-conference/
INVENTORS AND ENTREPRENEURS – INVENTORS ALLEY AND THE BEAR PIT
Inventors will be invited to submit submissions to NAIPEC from January 25, 2015 to May 1,
2015.
THE TOP TEN SUBMISSIONS, as assessed by NAIPEC and the conference submission
committee will receive:
Standard Booth
Includes one (1) 6’x30” skirted table, one (1) electrical hook-up and two (2) chairs
All other items are additional and paid for by the applicant
THE TOP THREE SUBMISSIONS, as assessed by NAIPEC and the conference submission
committee will receive:
An invitation to present their concept or business idea to a panel of experts in The Bear
Pit, Plus
Standard Booth (as above)
Travel, accommodation and per diem for the conference
Application should be mailed to:
Native American Intellectual Property Enterprise Council
P.O. Box 91237
East Point GA 30350
Submissions should include:
Name of Invention
Full names and citizenship/Tribal Affiliation of inventor(s)
Brief Description of Invention
The Problem it Solves
How it Works
Status – i.e. Prototype, Working Model, In Use, etc.
Please note that inventors who submit applications and are accepted for inclusion at INvent
2015, have deemed to have publically exhibited their work, and may be subject to the 12
months Grace Period from the date of exhibition. Inventor may then have 12 months to file
appropriate patent or other registration.