Professional Speaker Series

This series offers students the opportunity to question and engage entrepreneurs, investors and service providers on specific issues relating to early-stage businesses, corporate innovation and social entrepreneurship. CEI will record these events and make them available in our podcast series titled "Entrepreneurship Speaker Series".

Spring 2008

All presentations will be held from 2:00 - 4:00 pm in Matherly Hall 107 unless otherwise specified.

January 11, 2008

Seth Ellis
Partner, Gator Mezzanine Fund
"Entrepreneurship and Growth Capital"
Bio

January 18, 2008

Mark Yegge
Partner, Dagwood Sandwich Shoppes
"It's not the Idea, it's the Execution!"
Bio

February 1, 2008

Shannon Brouillette and Leigh Ann Horton
Founder/President and Vice-President, CFO Strategic Partners
"The Value Proposition"
Bios

February 15, 2008 - Second Life Virtual World (by invite only)

Ken Deckinger
CEO, HurryDate
"Entrepreneurial Marketing"

February 22, 2008

Tim Cannon
Director of Business Strategy, Microsoft
"Corporate Innovation"

March 21, 2008

Lee May
Partner, Emergent Growth Fund
"Angel Investing"
Bio

April 11, 2008

Dominic Orsini
Program Development Specialist, Small Business Development Center
"Small Business Development"

April 18, 2008

Patti Breedlove, Carol Ann Dykes, Booker Schmidt
Incubator Directors, UF BDI, UCF, and GTEC
"Venture Incubation"