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USPTO: Black Innovation & Entrepreneurship Program "Invest in Ideas"

Thursday, February 24, 2022 - 12:00pm to 2:00pm
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Invest in ideas

USPTO Black innovation and entrepreneurship program

Are you a current or aspiring inventor or entrepreneur? Would you like to learn from successful innovators and subject matter experts about keys to success? If so, register early for the February 24 Black Innovation and Entrepreneurship program hosted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

Don’t miss this great opportunity to be inspired and informed. The event will feature:

  • Interviews with, and tips from, successful entrepreneurs
  • Investing in intellectual property
  • Building wealth

Remember to check out part one of the series, “Defining tomorrow,” coming February 17.

Agenda
(All times ET)

3 p.m. Welcome

  • Jayde Stewart, National Outreach Partnerships Specialist, USPTO

3:03 p.m. Leadership greeting

  • Robin Evans, Deputy Commissioner for Patents, USPTO

3:10 p.m. Using your creativity to create generational wealth

  • Ebonique Boyd, Co-founder, Budget Collector, arttech entrepreneur, nonprofit leader
  • Tani Chambers, Founder & CEO, RAVN 
  • James Howard, Executive Director, Black Inventors Hall of Fame
  • James Wilson, Assistant Regional Director, Elijah J. McCoy Midwest Regional Office of the USPTO (moderator)

4 p.m. Fireside chat

  • Stacy Brown-Philpot, Founding member, SoftBank’s Opportunity Fund, former CEO, TaskRabbit, investor, advisor
  • Jayde Stewart, National Outreach Partnerships Specialist, USPTO (moderator)

4:25 p.m. Closing

  • Jayde Stewart, National Outreach Partnerships Specialist, USPTO
 

Ebonique Boyd, Co-founder, Budget Collector, arttech entrepreneur, nonprofit leader

Stacy Brown-Philpot, Founding member, SoftBank’s Opportunity Fund, former CEO, TaskRabbit, investor, advisor

Tani Chambers, Founder & CEO, RAVN

Robin Evans, Deputy Commissioner for Patents, USPTO

NaThanya Ferguson, Manager, Office of Innovation Outreach, USPTO

James Howard, Executive Director, Black Inventors Hall of Fame

Jayde V. Stewart National Outreach Partnerships Specialist

James Wilson, Assistant Regional Director, Elijah J. McCoy Midwest Regional Office of the USPTO

This program is presented by the USPTO's Office of Innovation Outreach. For more information, please contact BlackInnovation@uspto.gov.

The content and opinions shared by guest speakers during this program are not those of the USPTO, nor are an endorsement of any persons, products, programs, or policies mentioned therein.

This event is part of a series: Advancing Equity
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Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration and a Grant with the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development. All opinions, conclusions, and/or recommendations expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA or the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact the California SBDC closest to you.