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2014 WHARTON DC INNOVATION SUMMIT: LINKING INNOVATORS TO NATIONAL AND GLOBAL RESOURCES - APRIL 29-30
More than 100 speakers. keynotes from Wharton Profs, others Over 40 Sessions: Funding, Innovation Accelerators Healthcare, Urban, DC Region Resources, International, Much More REGISTER NOW: Early Bird Rates - Save 200/person Event Date: Tuesday, April 29th, 2014 at 8:00am

The Wharton School Club of DC, with support from leading business and alumni groups, is hosting the 2014 Wharton DC Innovation Summit. It will take place on April 29-30, 2014, at the modern FHI 360 Conference Center, near Dupont Circle. The conference will bring together investors, innovators in industry and government, policy makers, entrepreneurs, academic leaders and others whose common goal is to empower private and public innovators to spur business, economic and job growth in the U.S. and abroad. Why is the Summit being held? In brief, the Summit is a high value, high impact way for entrepreneurs, business executives, government officials and others dedicated to becoming more successful leaders by leveraging the power of innovation. If you are in that group of action and results-oriented leaders, it will help you create, stimulate, test and harness big ideas to achieve better real-world results in your business or organization of any size. The Summit will inspire and enable you deal to more effectively with the realities of today's competitive global economy. Innovation's vital role, domestically and internationally, is key to "Growth Through Innovation" theme to the Wharton School's next Global Forum, Beijing in June, Meanwhile, the DC Summit will provide the an interactive environment to help you find public and private sector partners with the resources and interest to help you succeed as an innovator in a convenient downtown DC location. With the Summit's expected 250-500 attendees (already representing over 150 private and public organizations), the 40+ keynote and other sessions to which you will have access feature an all-star lineup of more than 125 speakers. Keynotes and panelists include distinguished Wharton professors, and leading innovators in business, science, technology and government. Who should attend? (Whether or not you're a Wharton alum doesn't matter): Entrepreneurs in startup and early-stage businesses Managers and Executives in mid-size companies Executives in mid-size to Fortune 500 corporations who want to harness your internal team's creative powers and work with

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external parties more successfully Talent Managers who want better strategies to attract and engage the diverse workforce needed to build your organization now and in the future Government, academic, nonprofit and NGO officials who want to be more effective and efficient in using limited resources Public and private organizations with valuable technology available for licensing Anyone needing an edge up with innovative new ideas How you benefit from attending How you benefit from attending Your interactions with speakers and your fellow attendees will boost your ability to: Learn lessons from successful innovation leaders in the private and public sectors: what to do with new ideas for products and services, and what to avoid Find out what angel, venture capital, crowd funding and other investors are looking for before they fund your company, and what shuts their funding doors to you Build your connections to potential funding sources, partners and collaborators who can furnish human and capital resources you need to succeed. Discover the common threads and tools in varied businesses and settings, and how thinking out of your usual "industry" box can may offer new sources of great ideas and opportunities Help you build a more productive, effective team, with needed resiliency, flexibility and entrepreneurial drive Learn from and interact with speakers such as renowned Wharton Professors: Jerry Wind, in his Master Class on how to build and lead a more creative and innovative organization, and George S. Day, on how to develop your business's innovation prowess to fuel sustainable growth If you attend, you will also: Be inspired by the stories and learn from the lessons shared with you by business founders and leaders, such as Michael Chasen (former CEO of Blackboard, now founder & CEO of SocialRadar) S.A. Ibrahim (CEO, Radian Group (NYSE: RDN) Jennifer Elisseeff, M.D., and Jeff Geschwind, M.D., two of Johns Hopkins top innovators And so much more To increase the quality and scope of your connections The Summit includes two receptions, the use of digital tools, a Master Class workshop, many breaks, and special networking sessions and opportunities. The Summit brings together investors, entrepreneurs in startups and early-stage businesses, executives businesses up to Fortune 500 size, and government and nonprofit officials. They share the goals of using innovation to strength their own organizations, while spurring business, economic and job growth. If you want to be a better leader, leverage innovation more effectively now and in the future, and enhance your connections to other leaders, you should join them and sign up now.

NEW! Special, Limited Time Offer Registration fees to attend the Summit are reasonable compared to similar 2-day events are already reasonable: just 295/person at the Early Bird rate for Wharton DC Members (and others qualifying for preferred rates) through April 11. Thats a good deal, because it includes access to all sessions, breaks, meals and receptions. That good deal has become a great deal, thanks to sponsorship support and a surge of enthusiasm from our rapidly growing number of Strategic Partners.

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To enhance your connections, that group already includes these organizations, to cite a few: Clubs: Chicago Booth, UPenn, Princeton and Cornell Business groups, such as the French-American Chamber and Society of Physician Entrepreneurs If you sign up for yourself at the Early Bird rate, you can bring a guest for just 99 more. Each of you gets all the full menu of benefits: sessions, meals, receptions and more. Consider your options: bring a colleague, a client, or anyone else who wants to be a better leader, anyone who has a passion for making their career more successful, to riding the wave of innovation to fulfill their dreams, and to avoiding a competitive tsunami that could have devastating effects. Share the amount, or have your company or employer cover it, and its just 197 for each of you. You'll get great value, with high impact, and so will they. We hope youll agree that it is a great deal. To register now, you should click here. The "Catch" Whats the catch? you may well ask. Only this, if it is one: The offer for the extra person is open for a limited time, and a limited number of places. It is now set to end at Midnight next Monday, April 14. We will not extend it. (It goes up to 129/person for the extra person through April 23, and 159/person after that) So act now to find your client, colleague or guest and register for both of you. (This occurs after you sign up: you enter your name and then your guests name, during the RSVP process. Only if you've already registered can you do it now.) And take advantage of this Special Offer by signing up now. If you want to learn more, click on any of the articles below. To assure your place and register now, you should click here. (Probably best to join first, by clicking here, to save the extra 200/person for Members) Please note: We invite you to benefit from this offer by registering now, before it expires or we reach our limited capacity for these add-on places. Please click here. To make your networking even more productive, it looks likely that we will have an Embassy Reception on the night of Tuesday, April 29. Only those who sign up early will be assured a place, as capacity will be limited. CLICK HERE to learn more about the 40+ sessions HERE to learn more about the 130+ Keynotes & other Speakers. HERE to learn about the 150+ companies, government agencies, & other organizations with representatives coming to the Summit HERE to learn more about the Schedule. Based on strong interest thus far, we expect to reach capacity early.

To learn more, please contact Alan N. Schlaifer, President, Wharton Club of DC and Conference Chair, at 301-365-8999 or info@whartondc.com. Overview of Schedule CLICK HERE for a more detailed Schedule.

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First Day Full-Day 8:00 am to 5:00 pm 8:00 am to 9:00 am Registration 9:00 am to 5:45 pm Keynotes, Breakout Panels, breaks 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm - Reception at British Embassy, Rotunda, 3100 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Second Day 8:00 am to 9:00 am Registration 9:00 am to 12 noon - Opening Keynote & Breakout Panels 12:00 noon - Lunch Keynote 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm+ - Breakout Panels, Keynote 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm - Closing/Wrap-Up Reception at FHI 360 Globe Theater LOGISTICS Conference Location FHI 360 Conference Center 1825 Connecticut Ave., NW (between T Street and Florida Ave., 1 block from Hilton & Towers) Washington, DC 20009 This will be the third time we have used this conference center, always with excellent results. CLICK HERE to learn more about Logistics: the Venue & Nearby Hotels offering special rates for Summit Attendees REGISTER FOR THE SUMMIT MEMBERS: DC Wharton Club Members and Current Members of Strategic Partners (Members may purchase place for themselves and for one guest at same per person rate. All rates include: Full 2-day program, all breaks, receptions, networking, meals. Must name group of which you're currently a Member when you register (except Wharton Club of DC - should login first, please). IMPORTANT NOTE: At our British Embassy Reception on the night of Tuesday, April 29, capacity may be limited to those who sign up early. Just one more reason to sign up now, and not to wait. EARLY BIRD: 295/person, thru Monday, April 14. ***Special, limited time offer through April 14: Your first guest, after you register, is just 99. That includes all the same benefits you receive. That means first person is 295; second for same registrant, us just 99. (Thanks to Sponsorship funds for making this possible!) ADVANCE: 345/person first person, thru Wednesday, April 23. (Second person, 129) THEN: 395/person for first person (159 for second) FULL TIME: Government, Nonprofit Employees, Students, Faculty: Same rates as Members, including Must name organization for which you work full-time, or, if student or Faculty, school where you're full-time student or faculty, when you register. ***You can also use Special Offer for your first guest, whether they qualify in your category or not. EVERYONE ELSE: Rates are 200-300/person higher at all times. ***The only exception is the 99 for your first guest, as with other categories above. You may want to consider joining the Wharton Club of DC or one of our Strategic Partners to save $200-300/person. Otherwise: Early Bird: 495/person thru 4/14

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Advance: 595/person thru 4/23 THEN: 695/person

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