A monthly meeting presented by NJEntrepreneur.com for business owners and entrepreneurs to learn about ways to build their business through discussion with their peers. A topic each month important to growth stage companies is moderated by Jeanne Gray, Founder of NJEntrepreneur.com, who has successfully built two companies in two different industries. Registration is limited to business owners; others by special invitation.
FEBRUARY ENTREPRENEURS EXCHANGE
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Bridgewater Marriott
8 am to 10 am (Sign In: 7:30 am)
Judith Sheft
NJIT Assoc. Vice President Technology Development
Strategic Alliances are an increasingly critical part of any companies strategic plan. Many firms have been unpleasantly surprised by the outcomes of their strategic alliance relationships. In this session we will discuss the dos and don'ts of alliance management focusing on how to insure that your time is well spent developing a relationship that will add value to your company.
Judith A. Sheft is the Associate Vice President Technology Development at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. She is responsible for managing the university's Office of Technology Transfer and Development and develops programs and policies focusing on patent creation, intellectual property valuation, strategic use and protection of IP assets. She is also responsible for management of the university's high technology business accelerator/incubator, the Enterprise Development Center and the Defense ProcurementTechnical Assistance Center. Ms. Sheft also serves on the New Jersey Israel Commission and on the Technical Advisory Board of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority. Prior to joining NJIT, she had been a founding member of Licenz Group, an IP consulting firm that focuses on assisting companies to maximize the value of their IP portfolio. Before that she had worked as the Intellectual Property and Compliance Vice President for Agere Systems, the semiconductor subsidiary of Lucent Technologies. Ms. Sheft has provided IP guidance to many of the high technology M&A and divestiture activities at AT&T and Lucent.
Jeanne Gray, Founder of NJEntrepreneur.com, serves as Moderator for the Breakfast panel.
The cost for this event, including the food, is $30 for Members and for first and second-time guests.
All other guests, payment is $35.
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