2010 i xchange and Innovation Awards Will Be Held May 12, 2010
BFTP/NEP’s annual i xchange is recognized as Northeastern Pennsylvania’s premier business and technology networking event and awards ceremony for entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, educators and business and community leaders.
The event will take place Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at the Lehigh University Zoellner Arts Center.
Please RSVP. Online registration is available at https://ennect.com/e1021/p7289.aspx.
Program
5:30 Reception and Networking
Hot hors d’oeuvres served, cash bar
6:45 Performance
Kevin O’Connell Quartet
7:00 Innovation Awards Ceremony
R. Chadwick Paul, Jr., President and CEO, Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania
7:30 Keynote Address
Joseph Michelli, Ph.D.
8:30 Networking and Dessert
Dr. Joseph Michelli
Keynote Speaker
Joseph Michelli, Ph.D., is an internationally sought-after speaker, author and organizational consultant. By emphasizing how innovators are the lifeblood of economic recovery, Dr. Michelli will advocate high-quality, low-cost approaches for creating, testing and commercializing ideas. In his i xchange keynote, “Innovation Leads Transformation,” Dr. Michelli will explore the critical importance of creativity and innovation for delivering customer value and creating business opportunities.
Join us in honoring this year’s Innovation Award winners:
Entrepreneurial Achievement
Mark E. Granahan, General Manager
Texas Instruments – Lehigh Valley
Bethlehem
Academic Partner
National Training Center for Microelectronics
Northampton Community College
Bethlehem
Incubator Graduate
Particle Sciences, Inc.
Bethlehem
Product Innovation
Discovery Machine, Inc.
Williamsport
Innovative Application of Technology
American Polarizers, Inc.
Reading
Manufacturing Achievement
Clark Technology Systems, Inc.
Milton
Entrepreneurial Advocate
John T. Hoback, President
Z&H Enterprise Solutions, Ltd.
East Stroudsburg
Special Achievement
Michael A. MacDowell, President
Misericordia University
Dallas
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