What: Summit focused on supporting and promoting business innovation in Montana, hosted by the Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance
When: 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 11th
Where: AC Hotel by Marriott Bozeman Downtown, 110 North Tracy Avenue, Bozeman, MT 59715
WHAT TO EXPECT AT THE EVENT:
Join the Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance for an afternoon of learning about investment opportunities in our great state, from angel funds to public companies. You will hear first-hand success stories from Montana companies and develop an understanding of the regulatory framework surrounding capital formation.
The summit will also focus on raising capital from the business side with information on topics like preparing to raise capital, trademarks, patents, trade secrets, and intellectual property. Tickets cost $50 each.
Guest Speakers:
Keynote Speaker
Philip Brittan, CEO/CTO/Innovator/Investor/Advisor and Former VP at Google
Taking on Debt: Accessing Finance for Your Startup
Dr. Jennifer Isern, CFA/CEO, Catalyze Global Impact
Panel - Protecting Your Ideas Throughout the Capital Formation Process
Ole Olson, CSI Chief Legal Counsel, Moderator,
David Cromwell, Partner, David Wright Tremaine
Katie Sullivan, Intellectual Property Attorney, Katherine E. Sullivan, PLLC
Antoinette Tease, Patent Attorney, Antoinette M. Tease, PLLC
Agenda
11:00 AM: Registration
12:00 PM: Lunch/Welcome–Commissioner Troy Downing and Keynote–Philip Brittan, Vice President, Google
1:00 PM: Protecting Your Ideas Throughout the Capital Formation Process (CLE pending)
1:45 PM: Taking on Debt: Accessing Finance for Your Startup
2:30 PM: Break
2:45 PM: Small Business and Startup Experiences
3:40 PM: Break
3:50 PM: Capital Connections: personal dialogue with Legal, Securities, Insurance, Accounting, and Banking Professionals
5:00 PM: Closing Remarks
5:15 PM: Sponsors Social Hour
*Subject to change
