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Arrive early to get a seat for the Darden Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital Club’s Business Concept Competition! Innovators with a Darden connection are chosen to present to a panel of angels and VCs to win cash prizes and a potential opportunity to enter the Darden Incubator! Come see this fun and mind-bending look into the world of “BS-2-F” (no, “B-school to Funding”, silly!) Come join active investors and panelists and try to guess who will win before it is announced.

Richard Crawford Founder Virginia Active Angel Network	Richard D. Crawford; Mr. Crawford earned from the University of Virginia, a B.A. in Economics from the McIntire School of Commerce, an MBA from the Darden School of Business, and a law degree. Mr. Crawford co-founded the Virginia Active Angel Network, an angel investing group with chapters in Blacksburg/Roanoke, Charlottesville and Richmond, Virginia. He recently was awarded the 2007 “Navigator Award” from the Charlottesville Business Innovation Council (CBIC) for his work bringing early and seed-stage funding to “the rest of Virginia” (ROVA).
Troy Knauss Fund Executive Piedmont Angel Network	Troy Knauss; fund executive for the Piedmont Angel Network (“PAN”), focusing on angel investments in high-growth, high-technology seed and early-stage firms. Troy is an exited entrepreneur and an active angel investor in emerging technologies.
	Sidney VanNess, Ph.D. is Vice President of the Biotechnology & Healthcare investment banking practice at White Mountain Capital. Dr. VanNess completed his undergraduate work in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Centre College and received his Ph.D. in Molecular and Systems Pharmacology from Emory University.
Sidney VanNess, Ph.D. Vice President White Mountain Capital