Bethesda Green’s Innovation Lab Presents: Entrepreneurs as Transformers

How Businesses Develop, Grow, Pivot, and Ensure Sustainability in Fragile Times

You’re invited to join Bethesda Green on Thursday, June 11th, for an engaging, virtual event to celebrate the entrepreneurs of our Innovation Lab.

When: Thursday, June 11, 2020, 3-6pm ET
Where: Register here!

You’ll hear from some of the region’s top business and political leaders, and have an opportunity to connect directly with our entrepreneurs who are developing innovative solutions to help us reduce our collective environmental footprint and strengthen our food supply chains.

Keynote Speaker

Marc Elrich, County Executive of Montgomery County

Business Panel

Business Panel: Jolene Gurevich, fund manager of the Chesapeake Bay Seed Capital Fund, will facilitate an exciting conversation with Bethesda-local Jigar Shah, co-founder and president of Generate Capital, Mark Walsh, former head of the Office of Innovation and Investment at the United States Small Business Administration, and Allyson Redpath, the Director of Entrepreneurship and Small Business at the Maryland Department of Commerce. They’ll discuss how businesses pivot when markets change, the impact the pandemic will have on the future of entrepreneurship, and how entrepreneurs can take steps to avoid likely hurdles. Registered attendees will have an opportunity to submit questions ahead of the panel.

Meet the Innovation Lab Entrepreneurs!

Participating companies will briefly introduce themselves during the event, and be provided with their own private virtual conference rooms to engage directly with members of the community. Additionally, each company will submit a 5-minute video presentation, which will be sent out to registered attendees ahead of the event. A list of our portfolio companies can be found here.

Agenda

• 3:00pm: Welcome
• 3:15pm: Keynote Speaker: Marc Elrich, County Executive of Montgomery County
• 3:30pm: Business Panel: Facilitator: Jolene Gurevich. Panelists: Allyson Redpath, Jigar Shah, and Mark Walsh
• 4:20pm: Overview of Innovation Lab programming and introduction of entrepreneurs
• 4:55pm: Networking in individual Zoom rooms
• 6:00pm: Event ends (networking may continue longer in individual zoom rooms.)

For more information and to register:

Bethesda Green’s Innovation Lab Presents: Entrepreneurs as Transformers