Peter Van Allen from the Philadelphia Business Journal blogs about the Spark! Networking event on June 1.  As a sponsor, Innovation Philadelphia is excited to participate.  Stop by our table for a chat!:

A new speaker series and networking group will start June 1.

Spark! will hold its first session at The Hub at the Cira Centre, from 5 to 9 p.m.

The concept is “to create a truly innovative networking event that will encourage attendees to look at networking and connecting with other entrepreneurs in the Philadelphia area in a new way,” said one of the organizers, Jessica Sharp of Maven Communications.

There will be more than 20 panelists, including Dave Magrogan, founder of Kildare’s pubs; Sulaiman W. Rahman, CEO and founder of UrbanPhilly.com; Kelly R. Lee, President & CEO of Innovation Philadelphia; Tom Taulli, founder of BizEquity; and Bernie Dagenais, editor of the Philadelphia Business Journal.

For now, it will be an annual event, but it may meet more frequently if there’s demand. At least 200 people are expected for the first event.

Spark! was organized by Maven Communications, The Hub, Brolik Interactive and bloblive.

 For more information and to register, click here