SVE South Bay Pitch and Demo Fest

Join the SVE entrepreneurs community for an evening of pitches and learning! Learn valuable skills from our featured speakers on how to grow your companies and make money! We welcome startups to apply, to pitch and meet with our investors and fundable founders.

Tonight's event is in partnership with the Tech Futures Group. They will answer questions about getting government funding and resources for your startup.

== Agenda ==

6:00 p.m. Doors Open (food & networking) (food is served!)

6:30 p.m. Opening Remarks

6:35 p.m. Charles (Chuck) Eason, Tech Futures Group

Topic "How Can Startups Get Government Funding?"

7:20 p.m. Demos (2-min pitch + 2-min judges Q/A)

8:10 p.m. Open Mic/Announcement of Raffle Winner while judges Convene (30-seconds to talk about your product, your needs or anything else PG!)

8:20 p.m. Pitch Winners Announced

9:00 p.m. Event Ends

== Speaker ==

Chuck Eason

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As a Director of a Small Business Development Center (SBDC), Manager of a Business Incubator, and past Business Broker, Charles has provided training and counseling to thousands entrepreneurs over the past twenty years.

Charles has seventeen years of experience assisting businesses with securing Small Business Innovation and Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) funding. This includes direct experience through his company OPTEMA Development Corporation which developed a rapid prototyping technology with funding through a National Science Foundation STTR Phase I, Phase II, and Phase IICC grant.

Charles is currently the Director of the Solano College SBDCwhere he manages a team of 23 business advisors. He also serves as the SBIR/STTR specialist for the Northern California SBDC Tech Futures Group.

Prior to his current position, Charles was Associate Director of the California Community College’s Statewide Economic Development Network. Before moving to Northern California, Charles worked for the Inland Empire Small Business Development Center as Manager of the Inland Empire Business Incubator. Charles also worked in the defense industry as a systems engineer for TRW’s Ballistic Missile Program.

Charles earned a B.S. in Engineering Sciences from the University of California, San Diego and an MBA from California State University, San Bernardino.

== Judges ==

Gerry Baranano

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Gerry is the Director of the Tech Futures Group. He was Vice President of Marketing and Sales for companies ranging in size from Fortune 100 to startups and was instrumental in positioning and closing the sale of Xros, a telecommunications startup for $2.2 billion.

Gerry brings a comprehensive understanding of all the elements necessary to start a successful technology company from his experience as founder and CEO of several startup companies. He has hands-on experience in launching products and services in the telecommunications, computer manufacturing, software, hardware, and green/clean tech industries.

Today, as principal of The RevLaunch Company, Gerry consults for high technology companies and the R&D divisions of the world’s largest corporations in the area of business development, technology commercialization strategy, product positioning, and go-to-market strategies. Clients include FujiFilm, Fujitsu, NTT-AT, and smaller companies offering embedded software products, open-source software, and hardware products.

Prior, Gerry was VP Sales at Nortel Networks. Earlier in this career, Gerry held positions in a variety of disciplines including sales, finance, and operations in companies that included AT&T, US WEST, and Univision.

Gerry earned a B.A. from Yale University and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Vicki Young

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Vicki is President of CINA, ranked number one in the Book of List of Top China Trade Associations by San Jose Business Journal in 2008. Recognized as a High-Tech innovative leader, Vicki has a passion for early stage startups and passion for innovation. Vicki is known to be able to build multi-million dollar products into the market from ground up while working for the high-tech companies. She has helped many companies to turn troubled products into multi-million dollar profitable products into the market on time.

She likes to help those who need help the most and has been helping many start-ups moving to the next level.

It is her high priority to be involved in the community and give back in a meaningful way.

Specialties: Market Entry and Market Positioning, Business Development, Team Building, Innovation, ... etc

Don Daglow

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Don Daglow is a three-time Inc. 500 CEO and 2008 Technical Emmy® Award recipient who advises and consults for clients ranging from small startups to large international publishers.

Don speaks extensively at conferences around the world, with a focus on entertainment, interactivity and entrepreneurship. He also works regularly with university programs in the United States, Europe and Asia.

Jim Pflaging

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Responsible for the business strategy practice at The Chertoff Group.

25 years in Silicon Valley as CEO of venture-backed technology firms and general manager at global telecommunication providers. Advisor, board member and investor in established and emerging leaders.

I have a passion for coaching youth sports and helping great companies, define, develop, and execute market leadership. Domain expertise in cybersecurity, mobility, analytics, and data communications.

==Startups ==

Eltropy

BuildMyBod

Wiz Maps

Skejul

Campusly

Facilgo

Timeshift

CodeStart

Hexigo

Standard Energy

MagConn

==Sponsors==

Prysm - Beautiful video walls ideal for your corporate presentations!

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