Startup Maine

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Wednesday

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8:30 am–4 pm

Affiliate Event
Preti Flaherty, 1 City Center, Portland, ME 2019 Women Angels in Training: An Experiential Investment Workshop

4:30–6:30 pm

Keynote
Aura, 121 Center Street, Portland ME Kickoff Keynote at Aura Hannah Pingree, Jennifer Pahlka

Thursday

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7:30–8:30 am

Registration
MECA Registration, Networking & Coffee

8:30–9:30 am

Keynote
MECA Keynote: Del Johnson (Moderated by Daniella Reichstetter) Daniella Reichstetter, Del Johnson

10–11:10 am

Workshop
MECA (1 of 2) A Consciously Created Company: Culture and Cohesion Joyce Wilson-Sanford
MECA (1 of 2) To B Corp Or Not to Be Matthew Bray, Fortunat Mueller, Dr. Fiona Wilson, Kerem Durdag, Erika Gabrielsen Neumann
MECA Demystifying How Angel Investors Look at Deals Susan Morris, Brian Walker
MECA Millennials: Hiring and Coaching Maine’s Future Workforce Amy Marchessault, Jessica Schulte, Sheena Nicolay

11:10–11:20 am

Networking Break
MECA Networking & Coffee Break

11:20 am–12:30 pm

Workshop
MECA (2 of 2) A Consciously Created Company: Culture and Cohesion Joyce Wilson-Sanford
MECA (2 of 2) To B Corp or Not to Be Matthew Bray, Fortunat Mueller, Dr. Fiona Wilson, Kerem Durdag, Erika Gabrielsen Neumann
MECA Been There, Done That:  Avoid Mistakes By Listening to Fellow Entrepreneurs Olga Goldberg, Jonathan Gelchinsky, Robert Abrahamsen, Jeremy Lombardo, Dr. Samir Haydr, Andrea Suter
MECA Organizing and Marketing Your Crowdfunding Campaign Amanda O’Brien

12:30–2 pm

Affiliate Event
MECA - 3rd floor Lunch with the Maine Angels (Pre-registration Required)

12:30–2 pm

Keynote
Portland Lunch Keynote: Berta Danielsdottir - Ocean and Community Driven Innovation Berta Danielsdottir

2–3:30 pm

Workshop
MECA "Founding" a Startup by Acquisition Deborah Hawkins, Ken Greenleeaf, Rob Brown
MECA Financial Modeling Made Easy Jacob Gordon, Andrew Wood
MECA How to Take Risks as a Middle Aged Entrepreneur James Demer
MECA The Business of Aquaculture Rick Fournier, Nick Branchina, Sebastian Belle, Sandra Stone
MECA Venture Investment Readiness Awareness Levels (VIRAL) Framework Andrew Hobbs, Joe Migliaccio

4–5 pm

Workshop
MECA 10 Lessons from a Founder Shannon Kinney
MECA Becoming a Lean Startup Steve Musica
MECA Cyber Security and your Business: CYA Elyse Nielsen
MECA Translating Science and Technobabble with Visual Story Telling James LaPlante

5:30–7:30 pm

Evening Event
Think Tank Coworking (Across from MECA @ 533 Congress St.) Battledecks

Friday

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8–8:30 am

MECA Registration, Networking & Coffee

8:30–9:30 am

Keynote
MECA Keynote: Evan Burfield - How to Build a Startup in a Regulated Industry Evan Burfield

10–11:10 am

Workshop
MECA (1 of 2) Launch your Business Project with Lego Serious Play Bernardo Escudero, Almudena Fernandez
MECA Choosing an E-commerce Platform Anca Gooje
MECA Customer Insights as Drivers of Product Development and Adoption Jason Cianchette, Ted Kerkam, Kate Plowman, Audra Sinclair
MECA Public Pioneers: Forging Civic Innovation at the Ground Level Misty Parker, Peggy Schaffer, Kristina Egan, Andrew Butcher
MECA Understanding and Leveraging Blockchain Ali Sarafzadeh, Daren Hebold, John Burton, Shamir D Ozery, Michael Ly

11:10–11:20 am

Networking Break
MECA Networking & Coffee Break

11:20 am–12:30 pm

Workshop
MECA (2 of 2) Launch Your Business Project with LEGO Serious Play Bernardo Escudero, Almudena Fernandez
MECA Bootstrap Your PR to Build Your Business Maddie Purcell
MECA Government Innovation: Public + Private Partnerships Karen Martin, Lena Geraghty
MECA Port of Origin: Exporting From Maine and New England Susan Desgrosseilliers, Kathleen O’Heron, Brad Currie, Thomas Conley, Kate McAleer

12:30–2 pm

Affiliate Event
Verrill Dana Launch & Learn: Insights for EntreprenHers from Fellow Female Founders

12:30–2 pm

Lunch
MECA Mixpo: Money, Mentors, and Jobs

12:30–2 pm

Workshop
MECA Enabling Innovation through Technology Brenton Wilson, Rodrigo Meirelles
MECA Navigating Financial Resources for Maine Entrepreneurs Charlie Emmons, Karen West, John Burns, Martha Bentley, Ralph H. Hershberger, Amy Bassett, Jason Harkins

2–3:30 pm

Workshop
MECA Demystifying Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tim Hoechst, Rodrigo Meirelles
MECA Fullvinnsla - Turning Waste into Value Erin Pelletier, Irene Ketelaar – Moon, Briana Warner, Patrick Arnold, Berta Danielsdottir
MECA How to Help People, Make Money, and Maybe Even Save the Planet Dean LaChance, Nana Batumike, Dory Waxman, Tae Chong

4–5 pm

Workshop
MECA A Lean Approach to Branding Emily Brackett
MECA Developing Technology to Serve Traditional Industries Eric Kingsley
MECA Look Before You Leap (in Maine) Shannon Byers, Alex Birdsall

5:30–8 pm

Evening Event
Fork Food Lab SUM Wrap Up Party