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MMM's John Harris Speaks at Entrepreneurs and Innovation Summit
UGA Eminent Scholar, First Scientist to Clone Calves, Also on Program
| Source: Morris, Manning & Martin
ATLANTA, GA--(Marketwire - January 29, 2009) - John
Harris, Partner in the Intellectual Property Group at Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP, will speak
on "Protecting Intellectual Property - Insights into the Legal Process" at
a February event. The Entrepreneurs and Innovation Summit will
provide insight into the innovation process, and give practical advice
about raising capital, protecting intellectual property and creating a
culture that promotes innovative thinking.
Mr. Harris will provide an overview of intellectual property (IP) and how
it affects the protection of innovation and valuation of the enterprise. He
will provide practical pointers on how to manage IP as a business asset to
maximize the value of the enterprise. Participants will also learn how IP
can help with financing and relationships with strategic partners, as well
as protecting against competition.
The luncheon speaker is UGA Eminent Scholar Dr. Steven Stice, the first
scientist to clone calves. A world-renowned scientist, entrepreneur and
biomedical business owner, he will discuss his scientific experiences and
the entrepreneurial endeavors that have come from his ongoing stem cell
research. Other participants include Karen Lennon, who won the first-ever
Emmy Award for interactive television; Alan Koenning, a corporate venture
capitalist with UPS and manager of its Strategic Enterprise Fund, and Chris
Hanks, director of the UGA Terry College of Business' entrepreneurship
program. The event is hosted by UGA alum Keith Herndon, whose book Entrepreneurs and Innovation: Creating Value with Emerging
Technologies, also features an in-depth interview with Mr. Harris.
UGA's Atlanta Alumni Center will host the Entrepreneurs and Innovation
Summit February 12. It will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the
Atlanta Alumni Center in the South Tower of the Atlanta Financial Center in
Buckhead. To register, click here or visit
www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/GAU. Click the event registration link
and navigate to the February calendar. The cost is $20 for UGA Alumni
Association members and $30 for non-members. It is free to
currently-enrolled UGA students.
For more information, contact Meredith Carr, Director of the UGA Alumni
Association Atlanta Alumni Center, at mcarr@uga.edu or 404-266-2622; or
contact Keith Herndon at keith@internetdecisions.com or 678-534-2643.
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