2021 Veterans Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program

Attend the United States Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO) free, virtual 2021 Veterans Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program on Tuesday, November 16, from 2 – 4:30 p.m. ET. Fellow veterans will share their personal experiences and best practices; and expert panels will discuss how to use a wide variety of available helpful resources.

Register early for this special event.

As an attendee, you will learn:

• How successful veteran innovators use patents and trademarks to protect their valuable inventions and brands
• How the USPTO assists independent inventors and entrepreneurs
• What resources are available from agencies such as the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Office of Veterans Business Development of the Small Business Administration

Expert panels include: Learning from successful veterans in business

• Charlynda Scales, Founder, Mutt’s Sauce LLC
• Colin Wayne, CEO, Redline Steel
• Krissa Watry, Co-Founder and CEO, Dynepic, Inc.
• Sherman Williams, President and CEO, Body Water LLC
• Joseph Hirl, Supervisory Patent Examiner, USPTO (moderator)

Resources for veterans

• Rebecca Aguilera-Gardiner, CEO,  Veterans In Business (VIB) Network
• Darcella Craven, President & Chief Fear Conqueror, Veterans Business Resource Center
• Kimberly Osborne, JD, Deputy Executive Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
• Jarod Perkioniemi, Associate Director, Entrepreneurship & Small Business, Institute for Veterans and Military
• Laura Wages, Programs Director, SBA Office of Veterans Business Development
• Julianne Metzger, Internal Communications Lead, USPTO (moderator)