Agenda for Birmingham weekends
28 April 2008
Friday, May 2, 2008
|
Time |
Facilitator |
Topic |
Location |
|
6:00p – 6:30p |
Organizers |
Registration / Dinner (pizza) |
Innovation Depot lobby/atrium |
|
6:30p – 7:30p |
Curtis Palmer, et al. |
Kickoff / Orientation / Elevator pitches / Presentation techniques |
Main Conference Room |
|
7:30p – 8:30p |
Shawn Pearson |
Market validation / Competitive landscape / Marketing |
Main Conference Room |
|
8:30p until |
Teams |
Apply training to business ideas |
Assigned work spaces |
Saturday, May 3, 2008
|
Time |
Facilitator |
Topic |
Location |
|
8:00a – 11:00a |
Teams |
Apply training to business ideas |
Assigned work spaces |
|
11:00a – Noon |
Organizers |
Individual team reviews; as a group |
Main Conference Room |
|
Noon – 1:00p |
|
Lunch on your own |
|
|
1:00p – 3:30p |
Burr & Forman, LLP partners |
Intellectual Property (Vincent), Choice of Entity (Walthall), and Equity Issues (Moseley) |
Main Conference Room |
|
3:30p until |
Teams |
Apply training to business ideas |
Assigned work spaces |
Sunday, May 4, 2008
|
Time |
Facilitator |
Topic |
Location |
|
1:00p – 1:45p
|
Scott McFarland |
Monetization and revenue models |
Main Conference Room |
|
1:45p – 2:30p
|
TBD |
Funding and Capitalization |
Main Conference Room |
|
2:30p – 3:30p |
Teams |
Preparation for team reviews |
Assigned work spaces |
|
3:30p – 4:30p |
Organizers |
Individual team reviews; as a group |
Main Conference Room |
|
4:30p – 6:30p |
Teams |
Apply training to business ideas / Dinner on your own |
Assigned work spaces |
|
6:30p – 8:00p |
Organizers |
Individual team reviews; private sessions |
Main Conference Room |
|
8:00p until |
Teams |
Apply training to business ideas |
Assigned work spaces |
Friday, May 9, 2008
|
Time |
Facilitator |
Topic |
Location |
|
6:00p – 6:30p |
Organizers |
Registration / Dinner (pizza) |
Innovation Depot Lobby/Atrium |
|
6:30p – 7:00p |
Curtis Palmer, et al. |
Kickoff / Orientation / Equity Discussion |
Main Conference Room |
|
7:30p – 9:00p |
Companies |
Elevator Pitches and Presentations to Developers |
Main Conference Room |
|
9:00p until |
Teams |
Developers make their team selections and begin their projects |
Assigned work spaces |
Saturday, May 10, 2008
|
Time |
Facilitator |
Topic |
Location |
|
8:00a – 11:00a |
Teams |
Development continues |
Assigned work spaces |
|
11:00a – Noon |
Organizers |
Individual team reviews |
Main Conference Room |
|
Noon – 1:00p |
|
Lunch on your own |
|
|
1:00p – 6:00p |
Teams |
Apply training to business ideas |
Assigned work spaces |
|
6:00p – 7:30p |
Organizers |
Individual team reviews |
Main Conference Room |
|
7:30p – until |
Teams |
Apply training to business ideas |
Assigned work spaces |
Sunday, May 11, 2008 (Be good to your Mother today)
|
Time |
Facilitator |
Topic |
Location |
|
As needed |
Teams |
Development continues |
Off Property |
Monday, May 12, 2008 … invitation-only
|
Time |
Facilitator |
Topic |
Location |
|
5:00p – 6:00p |
Burr & Forman, LLP |
Registration |
Top Floor of Wachovia Tower |
|
6:00p – 7:00p |
Organizers |
Team Presentations; Questions from Panel |
Ballroom |
|
7:00p – 7:30p |
Organizers |
Tabulation of Votes, followed by Announcement of Winning Team |
Ballroom |
