Come celebrate Black entrepreneurs this February at a special Black Founders in I-Corps event, held in partnership with Morgan State University, the University of Baltimore, Bowie State University, Coppin State University, TEDCO, the University System of Maryland (USM), and UM Ventures.
Date: Monday, February 5, 2024
Time: 4:30-7 p.m.
Location: Morgan State University, 1700 E. Cold Spring Lane, Baltimore, MD 21251
Welcome
- Event MC: Oluwakayode (Kay) Jasanya, Morgan State University 2017 Innovation Fellow, 2023 Regional and I-Corps Next participant
- Ray Dizon, Associate Director, Office of Technology Transfer, Morgan State University
High-Level Overview of I-Corps
- Dan Kunitz, Director, Mid Atlantic I-Corps Hub, and Executive Director, Maryland Innovation Extension
- Highlight Morgan State I-Corps team going to National I-Corps
Panel Discussion: Black Founders in I-Corps
- Panel Moderator:
- Qyana M. Stewart, CEO, GlobalForce Tech Consulting, LLC
- Panelists:
- Dr. Jen Fry, Founder and CEO, JenFryTalks and Coordle
- Kwabena “Koby” Okrah, Founder and CEO, Alirtify
- Travis Kevin, President, The Extraordinary Library
- Bria Johnson, I-Corps Summer 2023 Launch: Girls’ Haven
- Anthony Watters, CEO, More Watter Co.
- Tonee Lawson, Founder and Executive Director, The Be. Org
Resource Providers Identified
- I-Corps Mentors, GEM, TEDCO, Maryland Innovation Extension schools - USM, Bowie State University, Coppin State University, University of Baltimore, UMD team, Morgan State University team
