Panel Title

Panelists

Welcome and Program Overview

Dean José R. (Beto) Juárez, Jr., Dean and Professor of Law, NSU Shepard Broad College of Law

Steven Kass, Esq., Berger Family Fellow and Director, 
Sharon & Mitchell W. Berger Entrepreneur Law Clinic
NSU Shepard Broad College of Law

Jon M. Garon, Professor of Law and Director, Goodwin Program for Society, Technology and the Law, NSU | Shepard Broad College of Law

Mitchell W. Berger, Esq. Founder and Partner, and Sharon L. Kegerreis, Esq., of Counsel, Berger Singerman LLP

Panel 1: Selecting & Documenting Your Business Entity

Michelle K. Suarez, Esq., CEO & Founder, Florida Entrepreneur Law

Steven Kass, Esq., Berger Family Fellow and Director, 
Sharon & Mitchell W. Berger Entrepreneur Law Clinic
NSU Shepard Broad College of Law

Panel 2: Equity & Ownership and Accounting & Tax Matters

Jordan M. Chisolm, Esq., Cozen O'Connor

Michele Migliuolo, Ph.D., Instructor of Entrepreneurship, NSU | H. Wayne Huizenga Business Innovation Academy

Meredith Tucker, CPA, Principal & Entrepreneurial Services Practice Leader, Kaufman | Rossin cpa + advisors

Panel 3: Community Resources and Support for Underserved Communities

Sandy-Michael McDonald, Director, Broward County Office of Economic and Small Business Development (OESBD)

Courtnee Biscardi, MPA, Executive Vice President, Urban League of Broward County

Rafael Cruz, MBA, CGBP, EDFP, Assistant Director, Florida Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at FAU, Division of Research

Panel 4: Lunch & Learn - Business Planning and Pitching to Investors

Jose Brache, Ph.D., Academic Director, NSU | H. Wayne Huizenga Business Innovation Academy

Michele Migliuolo, Ph.D., Instructor of Entrepreneurship, NSU | H. Wayne Huizenga Business Innovation Academy

Panel 5: Operational Risk Management 

Marc Roberts, Managing Director, My HR Department

Jonathan E. Gale, Esq., Cozen O’Connor

Ryan Menocal, Business Insurance Advisor, Marsh McLennan Agency

Panel 6: Navigating the Start-Up World

Moderated by: J.R. McFarling, Small Business Development Officer, Urban League of Broward County

Nadia Davis, Co-Founder, Show Agents LLC

Scott Logvin, President & Ceo, Barkera Corp.

David I. Muir, President, Island Syndicate Inc.

Panel Title

Panelists

Welcome and Program Overview

Jon M. Garon, Professor of Law and Director, Goodwin Program for Society, Technology and the Law, NSU  Shepard Broad College of Law

Intellectual Property Checklist for Start-Up

Panel 7: Patents and Patentability

Alexander D. Brown, Esq., The Concept Law Group, P.A.

Scott Smiley, Esq., The Concept Law Group, P.A.

Panel 8: Customer Data, Cybersecurity, Trade Secret, and Compliance Essentials

Dr. Cheryl Booth, Associate Director of Research and Reference Services, NSU Shepard Broad College of Law

Francisco Tschen, Adjunct Professor, FIU Law

Panel 9: Lunch & Learn: AI, Synthetic Media and Deepfakes

Moderated by: Vicenç Feliú, Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Library Services, NSU Shepard Broad College of Law

Zachary Catanzaro, Assistant Professor of Law, Director of the IP Certificate Program, College of Law, St. Thomas University

Jon M. Garon, Professor of Law and Director, Goodwin Program for Society, Technology and the Law, NSU  Shepard Broad College of Law

Panel 10: Copyright, Websites, and Materials

Paul D. Bianco, Ph.D., Fleit Intellectual Property Law

Veronika Balbuzanova, Esq., Johnson | Dalal®

Kelly Ann desRosiers, Esq., The Lomnitzer Law Firm, P.A.

Panel 11: Trademarks, Publicity Rights, and Endorsements Rules

Neda Lajevardi, Esq., Partner, Lott & Fischer

Nicholas B. Spatola, Esq., Origins Law