Harris & Harris Group CEO to Speak on Bringing Early-Stage Innovations to Market at TechConnect Conference
NEW YORK, June 15, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Harris & Harris Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:TINY), an investor in transformative companies enabled by disruptive science, will continue its support of innovation in technology and venture investing through its presenting sponsorship of The TechConnect World Innovation Conference, being held alongside The National SBIR Conference and The National Innovation Summit and Showcase taking place June 15-17 in Washington D.C.
Doug Jamison, CEO of Harris & Harris Group, will speak as part of a panel on "Innovation Spotlights, Venture Investments," where he will discuss the Company’s strategies for early stage investing. Mr. Jamison will speak today, June 15th, at 1:30 p.m., followed by a Q&A session at 2:35 p.m. Both sessions will be located in room National Harbor 5 of the Gaylord Convention Center. In addition to Mr. Jamison’s panel appearance, Harris & Harris Group will be well represented all three days of the conference.
"Harris & Harris Group's goal has always been to advance groundbreaking companies and innovations from a very early stage. TechConnect’s mission to accelerate the commercialization of innovations out of the lab and into industry aligns nicely with our vision and philosophy,” said Mr. Jamison. “Additionally, the National Innovation Summit brings some of the world's emerging technologies ready for commercialization to the forefront, and we couldn’t be more proud to sponsor such an event.”
Harris & Harris Group is sponsoring the event as a TechConnect Acceleration Partner for the second year in a row. For more information regarding the event and a look at the event’s agenda please visit: http://www.techconnectworld.com/World2015/.
About Harris & Harris Group
Harris & Harris Group, Inc. is a publicly traded venture capital firm that is also a business development company. Detailed information about Harris & Harris Group, Inc. and its holdings can be found on its website at www.HHVC.com and by following on Twitter @harrisandharrisgroup.
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Released June 15, 2015