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SUMMARY:2022 Black Innovation and Entrepreneurship program\, part one: Defining tomorrow
DESCRIPTION:Are you a current or aspiring inventor or entrepreneur? Would you like to learn from successful innovators and subject matter experts about keys to success and vital resources? If so\, register early for the February 17 Black Innovation and Entrepreneurship program hosted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).\n\nRemember to check out part two of the series  "Invest in ideas\," coming February 24.\n\nDon't miss this great opportunity to be inspired and informed. The event will feature:\n\n\n	Special guests' firsthand accounts of their amazing career paths\n	Best practices for entrepreneurial success\, including networking\, developing a strategy\, and securing funding to build and grow a successful tech business\n	Government resources that can help you protect your creative work and build a business\n\n\n \n\nAgenda\n\n(All times ET)\n\n2 p.m. Welcome\n\n\n	Jayde Stewart\, National Outreach Partnerships Specialist\, USPTO\n\n\n2:03 p.m. Leadership greeting\n\n\n	Bismarck Myrick\, Director of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity\, USPTO\n\n\n2:10 p.m. Fireside conversation on careers in STEM and innovation\n\n\n	Lanny Smoot\, Disney Research Fellow\, Imagineer\n	Hellen Bryan-Johnson\, Senior Trademark Policy Advisor\, USPTO (moderator)\n\n\n2:42 p.m. Learn from top innovators about keys to entrepreneurial success\n\n\n	Janet Emerson Bashen\, CEO\, Bashen Corporation\n	Morgan DeBaun\, Founder and CEO\, Blavity Inc.\n	Stacy Spikes\, Founder and CEO\, PreShow\, Co-founder and CEO\, MoviePass\n	Alford Kindred\, Supervisory Patent Examiner\, Technology Center 2100\, USPTO (moderator)\n\n\n3:45 p.m. USPTO resources: Free legal services to assist inventors and entrepreneurs\n\n\n	Olivia Scheuer\, Patent attorney\, Office of Enrollment and Discipline\n	NaThanya Ferguson\, Manager\, Office of Innovation Outreach\, USPTO (moderator)\n\n\n4:25 p.m. Closing\n\n\n	Jayde Stewart\, National Outreach Partnerships Specialist\, USPTO
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px 0px 15px\; border: 0px\; font-size: 14px\; line-height: 21px\; color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family: &quot\;Segoe UI&quot\;\, &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Tahoma\, Arial\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Are you a current or aspiring inventor or entrepreneur? Would you like to learn from successful innovators and subject matter experts about keys to success and vital resources? If so\,&nbsp\;<a class="ext" data-extlink="" data-target="#modalExtLink" data-toggle="modal" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2022-black-innovation-and-entrepreneurship-part-one-defining-tomorrow-tickets-253231982677" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box\; background-color: transparent\; color: rgb(0\, 118\, 163)\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; font-weight: 600\;" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0000FF\;">register early</span></a>&nbsp\;</span></span><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">for the February 17 Black Innovation and Entrepreneurship program hosted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).</span></span></p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px 0px 15px\; border: 0px\; font-size: 14px\; line-height: 21px\; color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family: &quot\;Segoe UI&quot\;\, &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Tahoma\, Arial\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Remember to check out&nbsp\;<a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="7acd3726-81b9-4a99-86a3-1166ee09fb5c" href="https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/2022-black-innovation-and-entrepreneurship-program-part-two-invest-ideas" style="box-sizing: border-box\; background-color: transparent\; color: rgb(0\, 118\, 163)\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; font-weight: 600\;" title="2022 Black Innovation and Entrepreneurship program\, part two: Invest in ideas"><span style="color:#0000FF\;">part two</span></a>&nbsp\;of the series &nbsp\;&ldquo\;Invest in ideas\,&rdquo\; coming February 24.</span></span></p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px 0px 15px\; border: 0px\; font-size: 14px\; line-height: 21px\; color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family: &quot\;Segoe UI&quot\;\, &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Tahoma\, Arial\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Don&rsquo\;t miss this great opportunity to be inspired and informed. The event will feature:</span></span></p>\n\n<ul style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 15px\; padding-right: 0px\; padding-left: 0px\; border: 0px\; font-size: 14px\; line-height: 21px\; list-style-position: outside\; color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family: &quot\;Segoe UI&quot\;\, &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Tahoma\, Arial\, sans-serif\;">\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 0px 21px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Special guests&rsquo\; firsthand accounts of their amazing career paths</span></span></li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 0px 21px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Best practices for entrepreneurial success\, including networking\, developing a strategy\, and securing funding to build and grow a successful tech business</span></span></li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 0px 21px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Government resources that can help you protect your creative work and build a business</span></span></li>\n</ul>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px 0px 15px\; border: 0px\; font-size: 14px\; line-height: 21px\; color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family: &quot\;Segoe UI&quot\;\, &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Tahoma\, Arial\, sans-serif\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<h3 class="text-align-center" style="box-sizing: border-box\; font-family: &quot\;Segoe UI&quot\;\, &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Tahoma\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-weight: 600\; line-height: 24px\; color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; margin: 0px\; font-size: 20px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; text-align: center\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\;">Agenda</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box\;" />\n(All times ET)</span></span></h3>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px 0px 15px\; border: 0px\; font-size: 14px\; line-height: 21px\; color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family: &quot\;Segoe UI&quot\;\, &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Tahoma\, Arial\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\;">2 p.m.&nbsp\;</strong>Welcome</span></span></p>\n\n<ul style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 15px\; padding-right: 0px\; padding-left: 0px\; border: 0px\; font-size: 14px\; line-height: 21px\; list-style-position: outside\; color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family: &quot\;Segoe UI&quot\;\, &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Tahoma\, Arial\, sans-serif\;">\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 0px 21px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\;">Jayde Stewart</strong>\, National Outreach Partnerships Specialist\, USPTO</span></span></li>\n</ul>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; 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margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\;">Bismarck Myrick</strong>\, Director of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity\, USPTO</span></span></li>\n</ul>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px 0px 15px\; border: 0px\; font-size: 14px\; line-height: 21px\; color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family: &quot\;Segoe UI&quot\;\, &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Tahoma\, Arial\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\;">2:10 p.m.&nbsp\;</strong>Fireside conversation on careers in STEM and innovation</span></span></p>\n\n<ul style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 15px\; padding-right: 0px\; padding-left: 0px\; border: 0px\; font-size: 14px\; line-height: 21px\; list-style-position: outside\; color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family: &quot\;Segoe UI&quot\;\, &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Tahoma\, Arial\, sans-serif\;">\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 0px 21px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\;">Lanny Smoot</strong>\, Disney Research Fellow\, Imagineer</span></span></li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 0px 21px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\;">Hellen Bryan-Johnson</strong>\, Senior Trademark Policy Advisor\, USPTO (moderator)</span></span></li>\n</ul>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px 0px 15px\; border: 0px\; font-size: 14px\; line-height: 21px\; color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family: &quot\;Segoe UI&quot\;\, &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Tahoma\, Arial\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\;">2:42 p.m.&nbsp\;</strong>Learn from top innovators about keys to entrepreneurial success</span></span></p>\n\n<ul style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 15px\; padding-right: 0px\; padding-left: 0px\; border: 0px\; font-size: 14px\; line-height: 21px\; list-style-position: outside\; color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family: &quot\;Segoe UI&quot\;\, &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Tahoma\, Arial\, sans-serif\;">\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 0px 21px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\;">Janet Emerson Bashen</strong>\, CEO\, Bashen Corporation</span></span></li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 0px 21px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\;">Morgan DeBaun</strong>\, Founder and CEO\, Blavity Inc.</span></span></li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 0px 21px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\;">Stacy Spikes</strong>\, Founder and CEO\, PreShow\, Co-founder and CEO\, MoviePass</span></span></li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 0px 21px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\;">Alford Kindred</strong>\, Supervisory Patent Examiner\, Technology Center 2100\, USPTO (moderator)</span></span></li>\n</ul>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px 0px 15px\; border: 0px\; font-size: 14px\; line-height: 21px\; color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family: &quot\;Segoe UI&quot\;\, &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Tahoma\, Arial\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\;">3:45 p.m.&nbsp\;</strong>USPTO resources: Free legal services to assist inventors and entrepreneurs</span></span></p>\n\n<ul style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 15px\; padding-right: 0px\; padding-left: 0px\; border: 0px\; font-size: 14px\; line-height: 21px\; list-style-position: outside\; color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family: &quot\;Segoe UI&quot\;\, &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, Tahoma\, Arial\, sans-serif\;">\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 0px 21px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\;">Olivia Scheuer</strong>\, Patent attorney\, Office of Enrollment and Discipline</span></span></li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 0px 21px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box\; 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