BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//Calagator//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Calagator METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20111106T020000 RDATE:20111106T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111123T000546Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111215T183000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111215T160000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111123T000546Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111123T000546Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250461613 DESCRIPTION:For Gazelle CEOs whose companies have annual revenues between $3M - $30M. This event is part four of a five-part series\, chaired and moderated by Sudhir Bhagwan. It provides informative and interactive ad vice to Gazelle CEOs. The OEN Running with the Gazelles CEO Forum of...f ers attendees two topic discussions each session.\n\nThis session will c over: Protecting Intellectual Property\n\nIntellectual Property 101: The goal of this presentation is to arm the attendees with a basic working knowledge of each of the distinct areas of intellectual property protect ion and provide practical approaches and clear options for protecting th e intangible assets of a company. This session will cover the distinct l egal concepts (trademark\, copyright\, patent and trade secrets) that ar e available to protect intellectual assets. We’ll address the common m isconceptions\, misnomers and pitfalls associated with each. Additionall y\, we’ll cover what intangibles can be protected\; the process of pro tecting those intangible assets\, the duration of protection\, and the t ypical costs associated such protection.\n\nManaging Your Business in Ch allenging Times\n\nAs companies grow and face an array of challenges\, i t is critical that the business remain nimble and continually develop ne w offerings / solutions. For this program\, the speaker will discuss the challenges that his business has faced as it grew its revenue from $0 t o $100M and its strategy to grow to the $200M+ level. In the present fas t changing business and economic environment\, CEOs cannot hang on to a static Business Plan or Strategy. They need to adapt to emerging competi tion and disruptions to stay in business. Lessons from Wellpartner will provide useful examples on how to make such maneuvers. \n\nTo Register: Contact Kirsten Ringen at kirstenr@oen.org or 503-222-2270. \n\nSession Sponsored by Davis Wright Tremaine Series Sponsored by: Davis Wright Tre maine Moss Adams Perkins Coie The Brentwood Group \n\nSpeaker Bios - Con tent Experts: Sheila Fox Morrison\, Partner\, Davis Wright Tramaine LLP Sheila Fox Morrison represents wineries\, breweries\, and liquor manufac turers\, restaurants and food product companies in the U.S. and abroad w ith brand protection and enforcement efforts and other intellectual prop erty protection needs. She also represents apparel companies\, technolog y companies including a leading online market research firm\, software c ompanies\, and those in biotech industries. Sheila speaks frequently on intellectual property topics\, including international trademark law and prosecution.\n\nMike Wright\, President\, and CEO\, Wellpartner As Pres ident and Chief Executive Officer of Wellpartner\, a $100M revenue compa ny\, Mr. Wright has received numerous awards and recognition for the Com pany\, including repeated listings as one of the Fastest Growing Private Companies in Oregon by the Portland Business Journal\, as well as being recognized by Inc 500 as one of the fastest growing companies in the US . Additionally\, Wellpartner was recognized by the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network as the Growth Company of the Year in 2005 and Mr. Wright was sel ected as Entrepreneur of the Year in 2006. Prior to co-founding Wellpart ner in 1999\, Mr. Wright founded two other companies\, Gene Therapeutics and MicroHeart\, both of which were focused on developing site-specific drug delivery systems for the delivery of genetic agents in the treatme nt of cancer and cardiovascular diseases. Previously\, Mr. Wright was Pr esident and CEO of TomTec Imaging\, a developer and manufacturer of adva nced ultrasound imaging software and hardware. The bulk of Mr. Wright’ s career\, 27 years\, was spent with the Johnson &\; Johnson Family o f Companies working in a number of the Johnson &\; Johnson operating units\, both in domestic and international assignments. His last 15 year s with the company were focused on acquisitions\, turn-around scenarios and divestitures across a broad line of advanced medical products. Mr. W right received a B.S. in Business Administration and Economics from Midw estern University. In addition to his business roles\, Mr. Wright has be en an active supporter of non-profit entities throughout his career\, mo st recently having served as the Chairman of the Board of The Neuropsych iatric Institute at Oregon Health &\; Science University for a period of four years.\n\nModerator: Sudhir Bhagwan Sudhir Bhagwan is a local a ngel investor. He sits of several Boards and recently retired from the A dvisory Board of the National Science Foundation SBIR/STTR program. Sudh ir retired from Intel in 2000\, after 21 years serving in several execut ive positions. From 2005-2008 he was Chairman &\; CEO of SnapNames.co m\, Inc.\, a Portland based internet software company\, and led the comp any to profitably grow revenues 600% to $50million\, and then sold it to Oversee.net in 2007. Sudhir was the first investor in\, and Chairman of Second Porch\, which was sold to HomeAway in May 2011. He is the Chairm an of Your Next Step\, a local 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. From 1 988-1990 he was appointed by Oregon’s Governor Neil Goldschmidt as the founding President for the Oregon Advanced Computing Institute (OACIS)\ , a unique partnership between industry\, academia and government to spu r the growth of the high-tech industry in Oregon.\n\n\n\nTags: oen\, ore gon\, network\, ceo\, entrepreneurs\, Gazelle\n\nImported from: http://c alagator.org/events/1250461613 URL:http://www.oen.org/events.aspx?id=247 SUMMARY:OEN's "Running with the Gazelles" CEO Forum - Part 4 LOCATION:Davis Wright Tremaine: 1300 SW Fifth Avenue\, Suite 2300\, Portl and Oregon 97201 US SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR