Media Advisory: Fight like a Warrior Entrepreneur, Survive the High-tech Business Jungle

It's a jungle out there in the world of technology start-ups.

And businesspeople who want to make sure that their high-tech company is the one still standing will be attending the 2010 Explore Buffalo Niagara Investor and Entrepreneur High-Tech Forum on Thursday, June 24, from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 1285 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo.

The highlights of this year's forum will be two dynamic panels: "Warrior Entrepreneur," a discussion on how to survive in the competitive world of business, and -- back by popular demand -- "One-Minute Investor Pitches," for high-tech companies seeking to raise funds.

This popular event -- sponsored by the University at Buffalo's New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences -- sold out in 2009 with more than 300 attendees.

This year's forum, "Connecting Regional Investment to the High-Tech Economy," will introduce investors to the variety of funding opportunities available to Western New York's high-tech companies.

A luncheon keynote address beginning at 12:15 p.m. will be given by Catherine Mott, chair of U.S. Angel Capital Education Foundation and managing director of Blue Tree Allied Angels. She will discuss "U.S. Investing and Entrepreneurship in the New High-Tech Economy."

Main program highlights include:

10:45 a.m. to noon: High-Tech Company Showcase in Life Sciences, Energy, IT & Advanced Manufacturing

12:15-1:15 p.m.: Keynote Speaker and Networking

1:30–2:45 p.m.: High-Tech Company Showcase in Life Sciences, Energy, IT & Advanced Manufacturing

3-4 p.m.: Warrior Entrepreneur Panel Discussion

4-5 p.m.: One-Minute Investor Pitches

Press arrangements: Sara R. Saldi in the Office of University Communications at 645-4593 or saldi@buffalo.edu.