Tuesday, May 18 • 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. ET
Troutman Pepper is a proud sponsor of Ben Franklin 2021 Virtual iXchange taking place on Tuesday, May 18 from 3:30-5:00 PM EST.
The 2021 iXchange will include a tribute to Ben Franklin’s retiring CEO, Chad Paul; a welcome to their new president, Angelo Valletta; a Fireside Chat with both executives; and a virtual networking session. Ben Franklin will also present six innovation awards to early-stage technology companies, established manufacturers, and individuals who have, through their success, advanced the technology economy of northeastern Pennsylvania.
Program
- Welcome – Jan Heller, Chair, Board of Directors, Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania
- Thank you to retiring CEO, Chad Paul – Jan Heller
- Presentation of Innovation Awards – Angelo Valletta
- Entrepreneurial Achievement Award
OPTiMO, Bloomsburg
Michael Miguelez, Founder and Chief Executive Officer - Incubator Graduate Award
ChannelApe, Scranton
Mike Averto, Chief Executive Officer, and Jason DePietropaolo, Chief Operating Officer - Product Innovation Award
Signallamp Health, Inc., Scranton
Drew Kearney, Co-Founder and Andrew Goldberg, Co-Founder - Innovative Application of Technology Award
SOLO Laboratories, Inc., Kutztown
Jonathan Naugle, Owner, R&D Engineer; Jaimyn Sokol Westenhoefer, Owner, President; and Lindsay Sokol Szejko, Chief Executive Officer - Manufacturing Achievement Award
Effort Foundry, Inc., Bath
Charles D. Hamburg, Chief Executive Officer and William C. Easterly, President - The Frederick J. Beste III Partnership Award
Eugene A. Lucadamo
Director of Industry Research Engagement, retired, Lehigh University, Bethlehem - Fireside Chat -- Angelo Valletta – moderated by Dale Falcinelli
- Chat Rooms