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2010 NASVF ConferenceU.S. Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra to speak at "Funding Innovation: Accelerating the New Economy"

WHAT: The National Association of Seed and Venture Funds (NASVF) will host its 17th Annual Conference, "Funding Innovation: Accelerating the New Economy," October 13-15, 2010 at the Marriott Baltimore Inner Harbor at Camden Yards. Speakers include Aneesh Chopra, U.S. Chief Technology Officer, Sean Green, Associate Administrator for Investment and Special Advisor for Innovation at the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and Steven D. Welch, Co-founder of Dreamlt Ventures and author of "We are all Born Entrepreneurs." The Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO) is a host and major sponsor of this year's conference.

Topics Include:

· State of Investing: A Current Perspective: features industry leaders from the national and international innovation capital associations.
· Novel Federal and Local Initiatives Driving Economic Development
· A Woman's Place: Does Gender Matter in the World of High Tech Entrepreneurship?
· University Tech Transfer: Overcoming the Myth and the Challenges
· Early Stage Business: Building Strategies that Work

For more information on the NASVF Annual Conference, and to download a detailed agenda, please visit www.nasvf.org.

WHEN: Wednesday, Oct. 13 through Friday, Oct. 15, 2010

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