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$80 - Metro Chamber & SARTA Members/ $120 - Nonmembers

SARTA and Metro Chamber are proud to announce Tim Williamson, CEO of Idea Village, as the keynote speaker for INNOVATE.

INNOVATE, a newly designed event focused on advancing our region’s innovation economy, brings together the strengths of both SARTA and the Metro Chamber. Innovate will continue the nine-year legacy of SARTA’s Tech Index Luncheon by honoring and celebrating the successes of our region’s innovative technology companies. Additionally, Innovate will leverage the Metro Chamber’s track record of bringing prominent thought-leaders to our region.

Innovate will bring together executives and entrepreneurs from our region’s most successful technology companies, business leaders from our strongest established businesses of all sizes with civic leaders and elected officials supportive of the business community.

Featured Success Stories:

Pamela G. Marrone, Ph.D. CEO and Founder Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc.	Yatish C. Mishra President, CEO and Founder Raging Wire	Mark M. Otero General Manager BioWare Social

About Idea Villiage:

Idea Village's mission is To Identify, Support, and Retain Entrepreneurial Talent in the New Orleans Region.

Founded in 2002, The Idea Village has solidified its position as a leading driver of entrepreneurship by developing infrastructure, networks, and capital to foster an entrepreneurial ecosystem in New Orleans. To date, Idea Village has supported 1,101 local entrepreneurs by engaging 1,746 professionals and allocating over 42,000 consulting hours and $2.7 million in capital. This portfolio generates over $82million in annual revenue and has created nearly 1,006 jobs for that community.  

For sponsorship inquiries, please contact Donna Chabrier at 916.749.3481 or donna@sarta.org
For registration inquiries, please contact Alina Lujan at 916.231.0770 or alina@sarta.org

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Bank of America, BoardEvals, City of Roseville, Greenberg Traurig, Intel Corporation, ioSafe, JDID Product Design, LCS Technologies, Paramount Energy Solutions, Roseville Precision, Synapsense, T3, UC Davis, Wavepoint Ventures, Xerox Corporation

Tim Williamson, CEO of Idea Village

Tim Williamson is the co-founder and CEO of The Idea Village, a private, independent 501(c) (3) non-profit organization founded in 2000 with a mission to identify, support and retain entrepreneurial talent in New Orleans.

An entrepreneur by trade and by training, Mr. Williamson has successfully started and operated five entrepreneurial ventures in four different cities and has been a steadfast advocate for making New Orleans a vibrant entrepreneurial community. Mr. Williamson is a frequent speaker on entrepreneurship and strategies to build an entrepreneurial ecosystem.

A graduate of the Stanford University Executive Program for Non-Profit Leaders, New Orleans Regional Leadership Institute, and CABL’s Louisiana Leadership program, Mr. Williamson was honored among CityBusiness“ Power Generation”, Gambit “40 under 40” and 2009 YLC Role Model. Mr. Williamson also earned the Junior Achievement Rising Star Award and received “Heroes of the Storm” award in 2008. He serves on the boards of City Year New Orleans and the Arts Council of New Orleans.

Upcoming Events

• 23 Feb, 2012

  INNOVATE 2012

  Innovate brings together the strengths of both SARTA and the Metro Chamber in the not-to-be-missed kickoff event of 2012. Innovate will continue the nine-year legacy of SARTA’s Tech Index Luncheon, by honoring and celebrating the successes of our region’s innovative technology companies.

• 21 Mar, 2012

  Lean Startups: Radical New Ways to Build Your Business Faster and Stronger

  Lean Startups: Radical New Ways to Build Your Business Faster and Stronger:  Forget traditional business plans, investor pitches and risking everything. Mark Randall, serial entrepreneur, investor and chief strategist - advanced technology at Adobe, reveals the latest research on powerful new techniques you can use today to validate, launch and grow successful startups that are easier, cheaper and more fun.

• 4 Apr, 2012

  PowerSurge 2012

  Join us for PowerSurge - the region's premier spring clean tech mixer - at McClellan Business Park on April 4. Meet the innovators of today, see the products of tomorrow!