About AeroInnovate
AeroInnovate brings innovators together, to bring new technology to the forefront, to create a consortium for sharing ideas, and a platform to bring investors together with start up efforts. This is accomplished by continuously engaging the community.
WHAT?
AeroInnovate highlights cutting edge technologies, entrepreneurs, emerging companies, investment trends and other recent developments in the aerospace/aviation sector, broadly defined.
WHO?
AeroInnovators looking to partner or raise funds for the commercialization of their aeroinnovation. AeroInnovators can upload their profile and a 2 minute video pitch to the site. Check out the Innovators tab! Keep in mind that an AeroInnovator can be an aerospace entrpreneur, an early stage aerospace company, an aerospace manager from a larger company, an academic researcher in the aerospace field or a high impact entrepreneur with an aerospace application.
Are you an AeroEnabler? You, too, can upload a profile and a 2 minute video of what you're looking for. Keep in mind that an AeroEnabler can be a venture capital firm, an angel investor, a partner in the aerospace field, a government entity, an aerospace entrepreneur, a larger aerospace company, or a military unit, etc.
The AeroInnovate Community is made up of AeroInnovators, AeroEnablers and YOU!
THE PRESENTING ORGANIZATION
The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh has grown since its founding in 1871 to become the third-largest university in Wisconsin. With a fulltime enrollment of more than 12,700 students, the University offers 74 associate, baccalaureate and master's degree programs in the colleges of Business, Education and Human Services, Letters and Science and Nursing. UW Oshkosh serves as the educational, cultural and economic engine for 1.2 million citizens of northeastern Wisconsin.
THE COMMITTEE
Tom Bartoe, Cirrus Design
David Cook, Downwind Technology
Pat Dillon, Wisconsin Entrepreneurs' Network
Al Hartman, UW Oshkosh
Elizabeth Hartman, Chamco
Jack Heinemann, Wisconsin Security Research Consortium
David Hegedus, UW Oshkosh
Rich Hendel, Boeing
Meridith Jaeger, Council For Innovation
Paul Jones, Council For Innovation
Joe Kremer, Wisconsin Angel Network
Bryan LeMonds, Caffeine Communications
Elissa Lines, EAA
Mark Manske, UW Oshkosh
Robert Mark, CommAvia
Peter Moll, Wittman Regional Airport
Jeremy Monnett, Sonex Aircraft
Brian Morgan, Morgan Aircraft
Helene Nimmer, Giddings & Lewis
Mark O'Halloran, Morgan Aircraft
Roger Orlady, RNO Ventures
Cheryl Perkins, Innovation Edge
Laura Ricci
Burk Tower, UW Oshkosh College of Business
David Troup, MailFoundry
Kurt Waldhuetter, Wisconsin Entrepreneurs' Network
Bob Waldron, Abba Makolin Waldron & Associates
Brian Wilson, Plexus
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q. Is AeroInnovate Live a trade show?
A. NO! AeroInnovate is NOT a trade show. It is a place where AeroInnovators - entrepreneurs, companies, labs, etc. - with innovations related to the aerospace sector that are ready to take off in - from propulsion to airframes, to software, to materials, and so on - can pitch their ideas to aeroinnovate enablers - which is to say investors and public and private development partners looking for aeroinnovations worthy of their resources.
Q. Can I be both an Innovator and an Enabler?
A. Yes! Many organizations might have both aeroinnovations in need of financing or partnering resources and also have financing and/or partnering resources of their own looking for additional aeroinnovations to enable.
Q. What is an Enabler?
A. An Enabler is any entity that provides capital or commercialization services to AeroInnovators. Enablers include venture capital and other investment firms; established aerospace firms; public entities (for example the military branches); and any other entities that provide financial or other commercialization assets, passively or as partners, to AeroInnovators.
Q. What is an Innovator?
A. An Innovator - or AeroInnovator - is any entity that has an aeroinnovation that it wants to commercialize and is seeking investors or partners - Enablers - to provide capital, technology, management or other resources to assist in the commercialization process.
Q. How are Innovators selected to present at AeroInnovate 2010?
A. If interested in presenting at AeroInnovate 2010, please contact Meridith Jaeger at jaegerm@uwosh.edu.
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