SURE™ Program 2017 Graduation and Pitch Day with Special Guest Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner

You are cordially invited to the SURE™ Graduation and Pitch Day where we celebrate the accomplishments of the SURE™ Entrepreneurs from the Fall 2016 and Spring 2017 cohorts!

Graduation Agenda (9:00 AM--12:00 PM)

• 8:30 AM -- Guests arrive and are seated

• 9:00 AM -- Welcome and Opening Remarks

• 9:05 AM -- Sylvester Turner, Houston Mayor; Paula Mendoza, Member, Board of Regents, UH System; Beth Robertson, Former Chair, Board of Regents, UH System; and other special guests.

• 10:00 AM -- Presentation of Graduation Certificates to SURE™ Entrepreneurs

• 11:00 AM -- Select Entrepreneur Pitches

• 12:00 PM -- Break

Pitch Day Agenda (1:30 PM--6:00 PM)

• 1:30 PM-3:30 PM -- Entrepreneur Pitch Session 1

• 4:00-6:00 PM -- Entrepreneur Pitch Session 2

• 6:15 -- Closing Remarks

Special Guests

Among the special guests in attendance will be:

• Sheila Jackson-Lee, US Congress, 18th District

• Sylvester Turner, Houston Mayor

• Chris Brown, Houston City Controller

• Tim Jeffcoat, District Director, U.S. Small Business Administration Houston Office

• Kimberly Johnston, Founder and CEO of Goodworks Houston

From the UH System and the University of Houston

• Paula Mendoza, Member, Board of Regents, UH System

• Beth Robertson, Former Chair, Board of Regents, UH System

• Ramanan Krishnamoorti, Interim Vice Chancellor for Research and Technology, University of Houston

• Elwyn Lee, Vice President, Neighborhood and Strategic Initiatives, University of Houston

• Latha Ramchand, Dean, C.T. Bauer College of Business, University of Houston

• Kaye Newberry, Chair, Accounting Department, C.T. Bauer College of Business, University of Houston

Tickets

Tickets are free but there is limited seating. Family, friends, and support for entrepreneurs are invited. Guests who are interested in seeing the pitches are similarly invited. Guests will be asked for tickets at the door. If you are bringing guests, please get them a ticket as well.

Questions

Email SURE@UH.EDU