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6 7:30 – 8:30 AM Registration, Networking, Breakfast & Book Signing 8:30 – 9:30 AM 10 Best Ideas for Start-ups and Entrepreneurs (Ballroom A): A panel discussion with Maine CEOs who will share their insight on what works and what doesn't from their startup experience. [ MODER AT OR : Betsy Biemann, CEI / PANELIS T S : Bill Keleher, Kennebec River Biosciences / Allison Lakin, Lakin's Gorges Cheese LLC. / Becky McKinnell, iBec Creative / David Stone, Forger / Sean Sullivan, Maine Brewers Guild and founder of Buoy Local / Eliah Thanhauser, North Spore ] 10:00 – 11:00 AM Workshop Session I (Rooms TBA) 1. Other people's money: A guide to fundraising, crowdsourcing, and finding equity capital to start or expand your business. [ S P E A K E R S : Joe Migliaccio, MTI / Jayme Okma Lee, Maine Venture Fund / Sandra Stone, Maine Angels ] 2. Partnerships, LLCs, and ESOPs, oh my: What's the best way to set up your company? [ S P E A K E R S : Mark Adams, Sebago Technics / Matthew Pore, CPA, Baker Newman Noyes / Andrea Suter, Pierce Atwood ] 3. Mine. Mine. Mine: How to protect your ideas with patents and trademarks. [ S P E A K E R : Vivek Rao, Pierce Atwood ] 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Workshop Session II (Rooms TBA) 1. You can't do it yourself: Innovative ways to recruit and hiring rules to keep you out of trouble. [ S P E A K E R S : Ed McKersie, Pro Search, Inc and Live and Work in Maine / Katy Rand, Pierce Atwood ] 2. Show me the money: What investors and banks are looking for. [ S P E A K E R S : Steve Gurin, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust / Diane Sturgeon, U.S. Small Business Administration ] 3. To market, to market: What you need to know about logistics, shipping and exports. [ S P E A K E R S : Wade Merritt, Maine International Trade Center / Derek Volk, Volk Packaging ] 12:00 – 1:00 PM Buffet Lunch and Keynote Address (Ballroom A) AT A G L A N C E