CEO OF M-CAM INC. TO SPEAK TO ECONOMICS CLUB MARCH 4

David Martin, chief executive officer of M-CAM Inc., will speak to Old Dominion University's Economics Club of Hampton Roads luncheon Monday, March 4.

Co-sponsored by Old Dominion's College of Business and Public Administration, the luncheon will begin at noon at the Sheraton Waterside Hotel in downtown Norfolk. Due to limited space, reservations are required. The cost of the luncheon is $30 for nonmembers.

M-CAM Inc. is a provider of mechanisms for lenders to use intellectual property and intangible assets as collateral for lending. It is focused on enabling companies to leverage their IP/IA portfolios to access smart capital, and creating liquid markets for intellectual property.

Martin is an expert in domestic and international technology transfer. He created the first collateral enhancement products that allow regulated financial institutions to use intangible assets as collateral for commercial credit and he is considered a global expert in patent enforcement and insurance. Martin's technological developments in credit, risk management and patent analysis are being used by the world's largest risk transfer, finance and corporate entities.

The founder and CEO of Mosaic Technologies, Martin has been an assistant professor at the University of Virginia, where he was the executive director of the first for-profit research and development corporation.

He earned his bachelor's degree from Goshen College, his master's from Ball State University and doctorate from the University of Virginia.

For more information or to make reservations, call 683-4058.