Business Plan Competition

Past Mentors

2008-2009 Mentors:

2007-2008

Alane Barnes

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Harrison Bishop

Maynard, Cooper & Gale P.C.

Dr. Charles Bugg

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Dr. Dale Callahan

UAB Information Engineering and Management Program

Drew Deaton

MedMined (a division of Cardinal Health Corporation)

Gene Fuller

RemTech

Dr. Roger Graben

ProEthic Pharmaceuticals

Irene Graves

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC

Jon Holland

Thomas, Kayden Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

Devon Laney

Innovation Depot

Daniel Markstein

Markstein Consulting, LLC

Bill McKinnon

Independent Consultant

Joe Primm

UAB Small Business Development Center

Brian Rabon

Braintrust Software, LLC

Dick Reeves

BizTech

Remigius Shatas

RNR Ventures, LLC

Dr. Sanjay Singh

CTS, Inc. & UAB School of Business

Greg Spivey

IBM Global Business Services

India Vincent

Burr & Forman LLP


2006-2007 Mentors:

Alane Barnes

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Harrison Bishop

Maynard, Cooper & Gale P.C.

Charles Clark

Genexodus Fund

Derrick Copeland

Applied Data Trends, Inc.

Jim Corman

Corman Foundation

John Cranston

Balance-Certified, Inc. & University of Alabama in Huntsville

Donald Crow

AOL Member Services

Doug Grove

Vaxin, Inc.

Mitch Hamm

Alabama Technology Network

Eddie Hill

Business Strategy Consultant

Jon Holland

Thomas, Kayden Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

Devon Laney

Innovation Depot

Alex Leath

Balch & Bingham, LLP

James LeBatt

Blackhawk Enterprises

Danny Markstein

Markstein Consulting, LLC

Jerry Mitchell

North Alabama African American Chamber of Commerce

Curtis Palmer

TechBirmingham

Joe Primm

UAB Small Business Development Center

Dr. Maruf Rahman

Alabama Technology Network/UAH

Dr. Tina Rogers

Southern Research Institute

Remigius Shatas

RNR Ventures, LLC

Dr. Sanjay Singh

CTS, Inc. & UAB School of Business

George Smith

Balch & Bingham, LLP

Gregory Spivey

IBM Global Business Services

Zane Tarence

CTS, Inc.

Dr. Art Tipton

Brookwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.