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Jennifer Harris
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CHICAGO – Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione is hosting a luncheon in advance of its annual Brinks Innovation Competition at the upcoming Midwest Clean Tech 2010 Conference, from 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM on Thursday, August 19, 2010, at the firm's Chicago office.
The luncheon will begin with a panel discussion on current and future trends in clean technology investment, to be moderated by Allen Dines, President, Midwest Research University Network (MRUN). The panel will include Dan Broderick, President of Global Agtech Investors Network (GAIN) and John Banta, CEO and Managing Director of IllinoisVENTURES LLC.
Attendees also will hear presentations by the 2009 Innovation Competition winners: Jay Marhoefer, CEO, Intelligent Generation LLC; Vincent Cushing, CEO, Clean Urban Energy Inc.; and Patrick James, President, Blue Planet Strategies. Following the presentations, the 2010 finalists will be announced.
This is the second year that Brinks has sponsored the Brinks Innovation Competition at the annual Midwest Clean Tech conference, allowing developers of new technologies, products and services to showcase their solutions to global challenges in the green technology sector before an international audience of entrepreneurs, financiers, researchers and developers.
Also on the luncheon agenda is a presentation by Peter Eelman, Vice President of Exhibitions for the Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT), regarding the International Manufacturing Technology Show.
About Midwest Clean Tech 2010 Confernce
The Midwest Clean Tech 2010 Conference will be held on September 14-15, 2010, at McCormick Place in Chicago. Keynote speakers will address U.S. and international policy and areas of opportunities in clean technologies. For more information or to register, visit http://www.midwestcleantech2010.com/.
Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione is one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the United States and serves the intellectual property needs of clients around the world. Brinks has 170 attorneys, scientific advisors and patent agents who specialize in intellectual property litigation and all aspects of patent, trademark and copyright law. The firm also advises on issues relating to intellectual asset management, trade secret, unfair competition, and technology and licensing agreements. Brinks routinely handles assignments for companies in the electrical, chemical, and mechanical engineering sectors; the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and nanotechnology industries; and for companies whose work relates to Internet and computer technology law. The firm’s trademark practice works on behalf of clients who deal in a wide variety of products and services. Founded in 1917, Brinks is based in Chicago and has five additional offices across the country, including its new office in Washington D.C. More information is available at www.usebrinks.com.
