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BERT NAVARRETE
GM and Managing Partner
Tigerlabs

December 5, 2013
Education Building Rm. 113 11:30am – 12:30pm
Refreshments to follow the presentation

Building a Startup Community

Abstract: Build it and they will come, so goes the old adage. But building and fostering a startup community isn’t easy nor is it something that can be “built” in the traditional sense. This lecture breaks down what it takes, how it’s currently being done down the road in Princeton, NJ, and how you can be involved.

Speaker Bio: Bert Navarrete is an experienced investor and Co-Founder of Tigerlabs. Prior to Tigerlabs, Bert was a Co-Founder at a startup that built interactive sports applications for Connected TVs and second screen devices. Previously, Bert was responsible for M&A and venture investments at Internet Capital Group (ICG). Bert has made investments in early stage companies across a variety of technology sectors and has had broad operational and investment management responsibilities. Prior to ICG, Bert was an Investment Partner at Mitsui & Co., where he led Mitsui’s New York Technology Investment Group. While at Mitsui, Bert was responsible for managing and executing venture and private equity investments and oversaw the group’s overall investment strategy. Previously, Bert was VP of Technology Strategy and Business Development at Merrill Lynch Technology and also managed a strategic venture fund consisting of investments in the internet, media, and mobile sectors.

Stephen Lombardi ‘09

PhD Candidate in Computer Science, Drexel University

Graduate School Life and Computer Vision Research
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Monday, November 18, 2013
Forcina 408
Pizza will be provided.

Abstract:
Deciding where to take yourself after graduation can be difficult. Two choices are often presented: industry and academia. Although somewhat arduous in its application process, graduate school presents a great opportunity for intellectual growth and enables a host of career opportunities. In 2009, after graduating from TCNJ, I joined the computer science department at Drexel University to begin my Ph.D. There, under my advisor Dr. Ko Nishino, I began research in the field of computer vision, which explores methods to extract information from images and video. Currently, my research aims to answer certain questions about images: how do the objects in it reflect light (e.g., are they shiny, diffuse)? And how and from what direction is the scene illuminated? This information can then be used to identify the types of materials that are present in an image (a useful task for robotics or autonomous vehicles) or to identify where the scene takes place. In this talk, I’ll discuss my experience with graduate school life at Drexel and give a high-level overview of my research and that of my lab.

The Department of Computer Science presents
Scott Smedresman, Esq.
SorinRand, LLP
East Brunswick, NJ

November 7, 2013
Education Building Rm. 113
11:30am – 12:30pm
Refreshments to follow the presentation

Startup Speed Meets Legal Logjam
Navigating the Landscape of Online Privacy and Data Security Law

Technology has democratized industry. Lowering once high barriers to entry, an app and fresh business can now be built in a matter of days. User bases can hockey stick overnight. While the speed of industry has changed, the speed of the law has not. With many laws impacting technology ventures being written decades ago, legislators and enforcement agencies have raced to catch up, creating a challenging patchwork of privacy and data security laws for startups to navigate. The laws out there – from security and breach notification rules, to Do Not Track, from privacy policies to behavioral advertising regulations – can seem overwhelming. However, with timely guidance and careful planning up front, the landscape can be successfully navigated.

Biography:

Scott Smedresman is an associate at SorinRand LLP. He concentrates his practice in corporate technology transactions and intellectual property-related agreements, including license, development, collaboration, distribution, service, and maintenance agreements, as well as trademark and copyright strategy, prosecution, enforcement, and infringement. He also advises clients on website and mobile application terms of use, privacy policies and end user licenses.
He recently was recognized as being among New Jersey’s 2013 Rising Stars of the legal profession, an honor that recognized the top up-and-coming attorneys in the state.