April 12, 2023 (Wednesday)
Social Time and Registration, 4:00-6:00 p.m.
William Carey University, King Student Center (710 William Carey Parkway, Hattiesburg, MS)
-Parking will be reserved by Lawrence Hall and the King Student Center (Campus Map)
4:20 pm – Dr. Mike Madaris (William Carey University) and Tasha Bibb (Mississippi State University)
4:25 pm – Dr. Marty Brock (Mississippi University for Women) and Karen Stanley (neonFROG, Inc.)
4:35 pm – Paul Thomas, Walter Johnson and Amanda Kimble (Millsaps College)
4:50 pm – Dominique Killens (Delta State University) and Keisha White (Mississippi Valley State University)
5:00 pm – Honorable Michael Watson (Mississippi Secretary of State)
Zoom Details:
When: Apr 12, 2023 03:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Topic: MEF Day 1
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
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Webinar ID: 938 3652 6728
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April 13, 2023 (Thursday)
Registration, 8:30 a.m.
University of Southern Mississippi, Trent Lott National Center for Excellence in Economic Development and Entrepreneurship (118 College Drive,Hattiesburg, MS)
– Parking will be reserved by the Lott Center. (Parking Pass)
Opening Remarks, 9:00 a.m.
Dr. J.R. Love (University of Mississippi) and James Wilcox (University of Southern Mississippi)
Welcome Remarks, 9:05 a.m.
Dr. Joe Paul (President, University of Southern Mississippi)
Technology Commercialization and Innovation, 9:15 a.m.
Allyson Best (University of Mississippi), Jeremy Clay (Mississippi State University), Ed Hargrove (Accelerate Mississippi) and Laurie Jugan (Mississippi Enterprise for Technology)
Video on Gulf Blue, 10:15 am
Speaker, 10:20 am
Dr. Courtney Taylor (Accelerate Mississippi)
Social and Networking Time, 10:30 am
NextUp! Student Business Pitch Competition, 11:00 a.m.
Tasha Bibb and Jeffrey Rupp (Mississippi State University), Mitch McDowell and April Williams (Mississippi Small Business Development Center), John Brandon (Mississippi College), Dr. Lisa Cooley (Delta State University), James Wilcox (University of Southern Mississippi), and Saundra McFarland (Jackson State University)
Mississippi’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, 1:00 p.m.
Joe Donovan (Mississippi Development Authority), Clara Taylor Reed (Mid-Delta Home Health and Hospice), Sharon Nichols (Mississippi Small Business Development Center), and Tony Jeff (Innovate Mississippi)
Announcement of NextUp! Student Pitch Competition winner, 2:00 pm
Final remarks, 2:15 p.m.
Dr. Albert Nylander (University of Mississippi)
Zoom Details:
When: Apr 13, 2023 08:00 AM Central Time (US and Canada)
Topic: MEF Day 2
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
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Webinar ID: 933 4195 0938
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