MCITy- Introduction to the Facility and the Story of Building a Public/Private Partnership to Grow the Region’s Economy

 Dr. Jeff Holland, MCITy Director and Warren County Supervisor

Session 1- IP 101- Different Types of IP and How Leveraging IP Protection is Helping Build a Successful Startup in Mississippi

 Ben Mitchell, Butler Snow LLP

Andrew Coffman, Phelps Dunbar LLP

 Magen Bynum, CEO and Founder, Magnolia Soap and Bath Co.

Session 2- a Panel- How Startups and Small Businesses Can Work with ERDC and Mississippi Universities

Alissa Armstrong, ERDC Chief Counsel

Paul Sumrall, Director of ERDCWERX

Jeremy Clay, Mississippi State University Center Office of Technology Management

Session 3- Mississippi Development Authority and InnovateMS Support and Resources for Small Businesses and the Knowledge Economy

Joe Donovan, Director of Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Tony Jeff, CEO of InnovateMS

Jim Harper, Regional Director, SBDC Mississippi

Legislative Developments for Small Businesses

W. Briggs Hopson III, Mississippi Senator

Brittney Davis, Policy Advisor, Office of Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann

Hawley Robertson, Policy Advisor, Office of Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann     

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