Sponsored by:
-New Jersey Small Business Development Centers
-EisnerAmper LLP
-Lowenstein Sandler PC

Hosted by: NJEDA Commercialization Center, North Brunswick

The NJ Small Business Development Centers (NJSBDC) headquartered at the Rutgers University Business School is pleased to announce its plans to sponsor 4 quarterly meetings during 2012 to determine the interest among recent SBIR and STTR awardees in meeting together to network and address various common technology commercialization issues and challenges. The planned agenda for this initial breakfast meeting is as follows:

7:45 – 8:30 am Breakfast
8:30 – 9:00 am Introductions by attendees
9:00 – 10:00 am Moving Beyond SBIR Funding to Successful Commercialization-
Mario M. Casabona Successful Entrepreneur, Tibbetts awardee, Angel investor
10:00 – 10:30 am Moderated discussion – Current issues and topics for future meetings

This initiative is targeted to recent Phase I and Phase II awardees. NJSBDC’s goal is to support and facilitate the commercialization of SBIR and STTR developed technologies leading to job creation and economic impact. Following this initial meeting, attendees will be able to request to present their business plans and commercialization strategies and challenges to a Commercialization Mentoring Team. The team(s) will be comprised of seasoned venture development professionals including a business attorney, accountant, successful entrepreneur, investor, marketing professional and one or two others. Presenting companies will interact with team members and receive guidance and feedback on their plans and strategies, as well as suggestions for moving forward. Mentoring sessions will begin by early spring. Registration for the February 10 meeting is $15 in advance and $30 after 12:00 pm 2/9/12. For more information contact Randy Harmon, rgharmon@njsbdc.com

The New Jersey Small Business Development Centers network offers this specialized training and counseling as a result of financial support from the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, awarded by the U.S. Small Business Administration through appropriations made by the US Congress to further promote job creation and retention.

Date: November 9, 2011

Time: 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Location
New York Internet
999 Frontier Road
Bridgewater, NJ 08807

Sponsors
BDO USA, LLP
Edison Ventures
Stevens & Lee

Join us for our annual Top Ten Technology Trends session. A group of corporate executives and venture capitalists will participate in an interactive discussion focusing on top technology trends that will affect all of us in the next 12 to 24 months. Panelists will discuss the technologies with the best potential for being the “next big thing.” Audience members will have the opportunity to agree or disagree with the panel’s predictions.

Presentation from NJTC’s Cool Products/Services Competition -

Winners include:
Communications/Media Subcategory – Berkeley Varitronics
Electronics/Advanced Materials Subcategory – Watts Lots
Information Technology Subcategory – ISpeech
Life Sciences Subcategory – (tie) Glen Mills, Inc. and Lingraphica

Top Ten Technology Trend Panelists include:
James Erik Abels, Founder, Three Minute Media
Darren Hammell, Co-Founder & EVP, Princeton Power Systems
Tom Penn, Partner, MVP Ventures
Aaron Price, Entrepreneur in Residence, DFJ Gotham Ventures
Jo Anne Saitta, Senior Vice President, Information Technologies, PDI, Inc.

Moderated by: Mario Casabona, President, Casabona Ventures

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Pfizer Auditorium, NYU Poly, Brooklyn, NY

http://ewh.ieee.org/reg/1/innovation_day/index.html

IEEE Innovation Day brings the local engineers, researchers, industry leaders, educators, and students under one roof for the advancement of engineering innovation, networking and knowledge sharing leading to the efficient realizations of engineering innovation, such as cell phones, mobile internet devices and embedded systems which have profound effect on society.

There will be a session on Industry and Technology in innovation, a session on Innovation for globalization as well as a panel/workshop on innovation in professional Advancement and Enrichment. Students, researchers, faculty, and industry professionals engaged in the disciplines of electrical engineering, computer science, computer engineering, electronics engineering, and communication engineering will be substantially benefited.

This event will give a opportunity to network with your peers, meet people from new and varied industries, academic institutions and government. The best part, it is FREE for unemployed and Life IEEE member registrants and non-members can choose to apply registration cost towards IEEE membership option. One may also be eligible for CEU credits. Lunch, refreshment breaks, and evening reception are included.

Register Today at www.NJInnovates.com

“Successful Entrepreneurs Turned Angel Investors”

Moderated by Malcolm Kahn, Vice President, Enterprise Development & Licensing

Panel of three highly successful entrepreneurs who will explain the keys to their success and how their perspective about entrepreneurship was changed once they became angel investors. Panelist will include:

Tad Martin, former COO of Overstock.com
Mario M. Casabona, Chairman of Jumpstart NJ Angel Network
Anne Shehab, Managing Director Golden Seeds Fund LP

“The Diversity of New Jersey Entrepreneurship”

Moderated by Dr. Ron Cook, Rider University, Professor, Entrepreneurial Studies Director, Rider Center for Entrepreneurial Studies and Small Business Institute

A cross sectional panel of the New Jersey entrepreneurial community reflective of the changing demographics
of the US who will share their perspectives as entrepreneurs, their unique roads to success, the challenges they
faced, the help they received, and their views of the future.

Panelists:

Dr. Carol Christine Skipper, Founder of Premium Family Health Care LLC
Dr. Huailing Zhong, Co-Founder of U-Pharm Laboratories LLC
Priti Pandya-Patel, CEO and Co-Founder, International Sleep Network and Global Life Enterprises

Key Note Addresses

Jorge Silva-Puras, US SBA Regional Administrator
Lori Matheus, NJEDA Vice President Regional Business Development

Following Ballroom Panels

Industry Break-Out: “Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Green & Alternative Energy”
Hosted by New Jersey Green Association & Sustainable Business Incubator

Attend this Break-Out Panel that will help you learn the steps that successful executives have taken to seize opportunities in one of the fastest growing sectors of the economy. Jonathan Cloud of the Sustainable Business Incubator will moderate.
Panelists:
Michele N. Siekerka, Esq. Assistant Commissioner Economic Growth and Green Energy, NJ DEP
Valerie Montecalvo, CEO Bayshore Recycling Corp.

WORKSHOPS

Opportunities in the US Hispanic Market Open to All
Book Signing by Author Barry Cohen, Start-Up Smarts, “5 Musts For A Successful Startup”
Expo Area of 30 Exhibitors with

Special Expo Guest: Dave Fall, Clickable.com Exec. & Former Google Product Manager ”Search Engines and More”

Register Today at www.NJInnovates.com

Sponsors: NJEntrepreneur.com, Law Firm of OlenderFeldman LLP, NJ-BIN, NJEDA, US SBA

Supporting Organizations: African American Chamber of Commerce, Asian Indian Chamber of Commerce, North America Chinese Entrepreneur Association, Statewide Hispanic Chamber of New Jersey, Middlesex County Regional Chamber of Commerce

Workshop Sponsors: The Intersect Fund, Sustainable Business Incubator, New Jersey Green Association, NJIT Business Accelerator

February 15, 2011

Mario Casabona, Angel Investor – Casabona Ventures, LLC

Marriott Hanover, 1401 Rt. 10 East, Whippany, NJ Phone:  973-538-8811

https://www.marriott.com/hotels/maps/travel/ewrho-hanover-marriott/

Registration 11:30, Luncheon 12:00 noon – 2:00 PM

The Entrepreneurs New Customer – The Angel Investor

Mario Casabona is an Entrepreneur, Angel Investor and founder of Casabona Ventures, LLC (www.CasabonaVentures.com); a New Jersey based Company providing management services, strategic planning, and private equity (Angel) financing to early stage technology focused companies.

In 1982 Mr. Casabona was the founder and CEO of Electro-Radiation Inc. (ERI) of Fairfield, New Jersey, a developer of Navigation and Communications technology for the Defense Industry. In 1998 he was awarded the National Tibbetts Award, which recognizes contributions to the U.S. Science and Technology industry. In 2010 he was awarded the Financier of the Year Award from the New Jersey technology Council.  In 2004, he sold ERI to Honeywell International, where until 2007 he continued to provide management and technical guidance as its Director of Electronic Protection, Defense and Space Systems (D&S) Business Unit in Morristown, New Jersey.

Mr. Casabona serves as a Commissioner on the New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology. He is the Chairman of Jumpstart NJ Angel Network; Board member of the New Jersey AOC Chapter (a national defense industry association); Chairman Emeritus of the Research and Development Council of New Jersey; appointed by former Governor James E. McGreevey to the Jobs Growth and Economic Development Commission; and serves on The New Jersey Economic Development Authority Technology Advisory Board (TAB) and The Clean Technology Advisory Committee (CTAC). He is also on the advisory board of Fairleigh Dickinson University Rothman Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies; Stevens Institute of Technology Environmental Entrepreneurship Lab; Seton Hall University Entrepreneurial Studies; and the Meadowlands Business Accelerator. He is a founding member of the NJ Italy Trade Council and an active member of NJ Technology Council, IEEE, and Venture Association of NJ.  Mr. Casabona also serves on the Boards of several private companies and non-for-profit organizations, is often quoted in mainstream and trade press outlets, and is a frequent guest speaker and panelist at University and Professional events.

In 2009, The Center for Italian & Italian-American Culture, in the tradition of honoring outstanding individuals of Italian descent, has selected Mario Casabona as the recipient for its Man of the Year Award.

Mr. Casabona, as an Electrical Engineer, holds 12 national and international patents – with 6 pending – in the field of Satellite based Navigation and Communications.

Upcoming 2011 VANJ Luncheons – Save The Dates

March 22, April 26, May 20-Expo, June 14, July 19, September 27, October 25, November 18-Expo, December 13

Please pre-register; an attendance list is distributed at the meeting.  Use the form below and mail with your check payable to VANJ (charge for members is $35 and $55 for nonmembers), to be received no later than Monday (12 noon) before the meeting to VANJ, 26 Main Street, Chatham, NJ 07928-2402.  Telephone reservations are taken only if mail would not be timely.  Call Clara Stricchiola at (973) 631-5680, or fax your reservation to (973) 984-9634 / E-Mail: clara@vanj.com.   Door Registrations/Late Registrations – $75

Panelists and Predictors Include:

James Erik Abels, CEO, Three Minute Media
Mario Casabona, President, Casabona Ventures
Barry Jaruzelski, Partner, Booz & Company
Tom Penn, Partner, MVP Ventures
Dr. Donald Sebastian, Senior Vice President, Research & Development, NJIT
Mike Sevret, Regional Vice President of Sales, Optimum Lightpath

Moderated by: Rick Pinto, Managing Shareholder, Steven & Lee, P.C.

More Details and Registration

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MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J. (June 11, 2010) – The New Jersey Technology Council (NJTC), the premier membership trade organization in the region supporting technology companies, awarded honors in four categories to financial executives in the technology community at the annual CFO of the Year Awards Breakfast.

The event, held at the Forsgate Country Club, was an opportunity to honor executives who, according to Maxine Ballen, CEO and president of the NJTC, do not get their share of recognition all year long. “Financial executives are the unsung heroes of our technology community. They make the tough decisions that often are not popular, but they are the life of our member companies.”

Ronald Berg, formerly executive vice president of CoreLab Partners, Inc. was the keynote speaker. At the end of his presentation, Berg announced he was retiring from CoreLab to spend more time with family.

Awards were given in four categories: CFO of the Year, Hall of Fame, Financier of the Year and Deal of the Year.

And the winners are:

CFO of the Year: Keith Wilson, PAETEC. Finalists: Amanda Eilian, The Talk Market, Inc., and Dr. Padma Allen, TechnoDyne LLC; The award was sponsored by Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.

Hall of Fame: George Parise, CFO of Aton Pharma, Inc. Finalists: Connie Claman Liberty Science Center, and John Henneman, Integra Life Sciences. The award was sponsored by The CFO Alliance and RSM McGladrey.

Deal of the Year: Geoff Lapres, CFO TimeSight Systems, Inc. Finalists: Steven Lesiak, Lux BioSciences, Inc., and Susan Lutz, ETSec, Inc. The award was sponsored by PNC Bank.

Financier of the Year: Mario Casabona, Casabona Ventures, LLC. Finalists: Bill Carson, Hudson Ventures, and Robert Rosenberg, New Venture Partners, LLC.

For more information about the New Jersey Technology Council, visit www.njtc.org.

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