EventNov02 Thursday, November 02, 2017 8:00 am - 12:00 pm The Hotel at Arundel Preserve 7795 Arundel Mills Blvd Hanover, MD 21076 Register Here Join us for a morning of dynamic discussions around the challenges and successes in diversification for growing and/or selling your business. Hear from key business leaders who are tackling this opportunity with their businesses to further their bottom line. Additionally, a select group of investors will share their best practices for securing equity and reaching company growth goals. PANELISTS & KEYNOTE SPEAKERS INCLUDE: Panel A: Challenges and Successes in Diversification Adam Bixler Director, Advanced Threat Product Management ARBOR NETWORKS (Security Division of Netscout) Brian Hubbard Director Commercial Strategic Business Unit EDWARDS PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS Chuck Faughnan III CEO BRIDGES George Lamont Senior Vice President, Operations and CISO IRONNET PANEL B: Best Practices for Securing Equity and Protecting Your Growth Moss Amer Analyst, Maryland Venture Fund TEDCO Steve Pennington Managing Director, Business and Industry Sector Dev. MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Wendy Perrow CEO ASCLEPIX THERAPEUTICS KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Ron Gula Co-Founder, Chairman (Former CEO of Tenable Network Security) GULA TECH ADVENTURES Steven R. Schuh County Executive ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY AGENDA FOR THE DAY 8:00 – 8:30 a.m. Check-in and Hot Breakfast Served 8:30 a.m. Program Opens with Keynote Speaker, Ron Gula 9:25 a.m. Panel A: Challenges and Successes in Diversification 10:45 a.m. Panel B: Best Practices for Securing Equity and Protecting Your Growth 11:30 a.m. Program Closes with Keynote Speaker, Rep. Steven R. Schuh on the state of Anne Arundel County’s technology and business growth THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS & PARTNERS FOR THE DAY