Inventors of new golf training and teaching aids, accessories and equipment will be able to gauge the interest of thousands of attending PGA Professionals, golf industry leaders and media at the Inventors Spotlight Exhibit Pavilion during the PGA Show, January 24-26, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.
Organised in partnership with the United Inventors Association (UIA), the Inventors Spotlight on the PGA Show Floor will showcase new golf and golf lifestyle-related products developed by independent inventors at some 40 pavilion exhibits.
In addition to the business networking opportunity provided by the PGA Show, Inventors Spotlight exhibitors also participate in the UIA Awards Program, where their products are reviewed and top inventions are presented with one of three awards – Most Innovative Concept, Best Marketing, and the Pinnacle Award (Best in Show) – on January 25, at 2.15pm. Judging will be conducted by UIA experts, who will be in attendance throughout the PGA Show to answer questions associated with taking an idea to the development, patenting, production and product distribution stages.
In addition to complimentary one-to-one inventor counseling by the United Inventors Association, inventors can take advantage of valuable programming organized by the UIA on the Inventors Spotlight stage.
Inventors Spotlight Stage Programming
Wednesday, Jan 24
- 10am UIA Opening Remarks – Carmine Denisco
- 10.30am Keynote Speaker, Jeff Shavitz – Shavitz Group
- 11.30am How to Leverage Social Media Marketing
Austin Maxwell, Kelly Shea, Christopher Guerrera, Roy Morejon
- 1pm How to Pitch Your Product – Carmine Denisco, Kelly Shea, Chris Landano
- 2pm Bringing your Product to Market – Carmine Denisco, Christopher Guerrera, Roy Morejon
- 3pm Successfully Exiting Your Business – Pat Yates
Thursday, Jan. 25
- 10am Inventor Education Program – Russ Barnes
- 11am Getting your Product on HSN – Bob Circosta
- 11.30am United States Patent & Trade Office – Elizabeth Dougherty
- 12pm Inventor Rescue – Chris Landano
- 1 pm Shark Tank Winners Journeys – Christopher Guerrera, Austin Maxwell, Pat Yates
- 1.30pm Pitch to the Pros – Chris Guerrera, Elizabeth Dougherty, Roy Morejon, Austin Maxwell
- 2.15pm UIA Awards – Most Innovative, Best Marketing & Best in Show
- 3pm Getting Product on FOX, Today Show & Good Morning America (Carmine Denisco, Chris Guerrera)
- 3.30pm Starting up a Business from Ground 0 – Pat Yates, Chris Landano, Kelly Shea, Roy Morejon
Friday, Jan. 26
- 10.30am United States Intellectual Property
- 11.30am Leveraging Manufacturing USA & Abroad – Carmine Denisco, Christopher Guerrera
“In working with the United Inventors Association, we are pleased to provide a PGA Show platform for inventors to introduce and demonstrate their golf-related innovations, receive complimentary and valuable guidance from the experts of the UIA, while networking with golf industry leaders and potentially securing new points of retail distribution,” said PGA Golf Exhibitions Vice President Marc Simon. “The Inventors Spotlight is a golf invention showcase unlike any other in the golf industry, and a favorite stop on the PGA Show Floor for industry influencers and product development experts.”