2008 Sorenson Inventor's Showcase: Presentation of Innovation

VisualShare, a 2007 Governor's Office of Economic Development Center of Excellence Licensee awardee, recently presented and participated in the 2008 Sorenson Inventor's Showcase at the Little America Hotel in Salt Lake City. The Sorenson Inventor's Showcase is Utah's premier networking event for inventors, Universities and the business community that focuses on showcasing technologies and encouraging collaboration between Utah inventor's and the Utah business community.

The Sorenson's Inventor's Showcase has undergone a transformation of the Showcase from a two day event to a commercial focused half day event that brings inventors together with business decision makers in Utah. The focus this year was on bringing inventor's from all of Utah's Academic centers statewide, together in a business development forum to showcase technology development - from prototype to product.

In 2008, the Sorenson Showcase added an new component, the "Speed Pitch Session" that provided an opportunity for Utah inventor's to give a ten minute business pitch to investor's attending the conference. The Speed Pitch allowed potential investor's to get a high level overview of the presenting company's product or service, go to market strategy and potential business plan.

The addition of the Speed Pitch sessions, in addition to the traditional exhibits, elevated the event to a bonafide forum for deal flow and validated the commercialization aspects for many of Utah's investors.

The 2008 Sorenson Inventor's Showcase was sponsored by MountainWest Capital Network, Governor's Office of Economic Development, USTAR and the Sorenson Center for Discovery and Innovation.