How to Turn New Technology Ideas Into Businesses (Symposium)
February 8, 2010 by BizMind
Filed under Business Events
Symposium on how to turn new technology concepts into viable, profitable, and successful businesses is now being prepared by the Technology Resources Center (TRC). The Idea-to-Liquidity Technology Symposium slated at the Philippine Trade Training Center on February 23 could make Filipino proponents of new technology become entrepreneurs and captains of today’s technology-driven industry.
According to TRC Director General Dennis L. Cunanan, “This symposium is for aspiring and practicing techno-preneurs. They will help the techno-preneurs understand the various aspects and a requirement of technology commercialization, and how to take advantage of the world’s fast expanding market for technology-based businesses.
The Idea-to-Liquidity Technology Symposium will enable the techno-preneurs to make informed decisions every step of the way to bringing commerciable technology concepts into lucratively and actually operating businesses.
Among the topics to be discusses are:
Philippine Science & Technology Infrastructure and Innovation System
By Senate Science & Technology Committee chair Sen. Eduardo J. Angara
Accelerating Innovation
By Science and Technology Undersecretary Fortunato T. dela Pena
Investing in Technology-Based Enterprises
By techno-preneurship leader and businessman Cecilio S. Pedro
Why, When and How of Establishing a business, the issues and concerns for technology-based business start-ups, and the Technology Commercialization, The TRC Way
By TRC Director General Dennis L. Cunanan
Four topics on technology partnering opportunities – Irradiation Technology, the Future of Nano Technology, Innovative Enterprises in the Making, and Mobile Technology Applications – will be discussed by a panel of experts.
Another panel of speakers who will expound on Financing Your Technology will cover the last topic. Venture capitalists, angel investors, and government and private finance institutions will discussed where and how to get financing especially for first time business loan.
The Technology Symposium forms part of the Technology Partnering Forum (TechForum) 2010 slated in the same venue on February 22-24 to mark TRC’s 33 year of promoting technology development as a means to boost business and national productivity.
The other components of TechForum 2010 are the Technology Showcase featuring exhibits of research and development institutes as well as public and private academic institutions, and the student-focused Innovation Opportunity Camp and TeknoBiz Idea Challenge.
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