The Irvine Chamber announces the Irvine Entrepreneur Forum, to be held February 28, 2011 which will have local entrepreneurs make pitches to angel and venture capital investors. The day-long forum, to be held at UCI's Beckman Center, is made possible by a grant from the OC Workforce Investment Board. Interested entrepreneurs that are in a start-up or second-stage phase are requested to submit their business proposals by December 16, 2011.

Program:

8:00 AM  Registration
  
9:00 AM  Welcome Address -
Irvine Chamber CEO, Tallia Hart
Mayor Sukhee Kang
and 2010 Winners
  
9:30 AM  Guest Speakers
  
10:30 AM  Breakout Sessions - Participants Choose 2 of the 4 Topics:

    * "Protect Your Business"
    * "Market Your Business"
    * "Finance Your Business"
    * "Grow Your Business"

10:30 - 11:10 1st Breakout Session
11:20 - 12:00 2nd Breakout Session
  
12:00 PM  Lunch
  
1:30 PM  Keynote Speaker
  
2:30 PM  Entrepreneur Presentations

Digital Media
2:30 - 1st
2:50 - 2nd
3:10 - 3rd

3:30 - 4:00 Networking Break

General Startup
4:00 - 1st
4:20 - 2nd
4:40 - 3rd
  
5:00 PM  Networking/Social Hour
  
6:00 PM  IEF End 

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