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2009 Agenda




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Absolutely no onsite registration.


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WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 2, 2009
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1:00-4:30 pm Pre-Conference Workshop: SBIRs for University Technology Commercialization [Separate Registration]
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6:00-7:30 pm Opening Reception at the British Embassy's Ambassador's Residence
[Separate RSVP Required - Capacity limit of 200 attendees for the Opening Reception has been reached. New registrations will be placed on the waiting list.]
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THURSDAY DECEMBER 3, 2009
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7:30-8:15 am Registration/Breakfast
8:15-8:30 am Conference Opening and Welcome
  • Errol Arkilic (National Science Foundation - NSF)
  • Steve Ferguson (National Institutes of Health - NIH)
  • Ali Andalibi (National Institutes of Health - NIH)
  • Tony Stanco (Executive Director, National Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer)
  • Cathy Swain (University of Texas, Co-Host)
  • Brian Darmody (University of Maryland, Co-Host)
8:30-8:45 am Keith McDowell (University of Texas, Co-Host)
8:45-9:00 am President C. D. Mote (University of Maryland, Co-Host)
9:00-9:45 am University Panel 1
9:45-10:30 am University Panel 2
10:30-11:00 am Break
11:00-11:15 am Congressman David Wu (Chair of the Science Committee’s Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation)
11:15-11:30 am Ali Andalibi (NCI SBIR and STTR Small Business Programs, National Institutes of Health - NIH)
11:30-11:45 am Kesh Narayanan (Director, Division of Industrial Innovation and Partnerships, National Science Foundation-NSF)
11:45-12:30 pm SBIR Review Perspectives from the NIH and the NSF
  • Errol Arkilic (National Science Foundation - NSF)
  • Andrew Kurtz (National Institutes of Health - NIH)
  • Al Hawkins (Director, New Ventures, Boston University)
  • Mel Billingsley (Life Sciences Greenhouse)
  • Albine Martin (Adjuvant Global Advisors)
  • Carol Covin
  • Greg Baxter (National Science Foundation - NSF)
12:30-2:00 pm Lunch
2:00-2:15 pm Philip Rycroft (Director General for Innovation and Enterprise, U.K. Department of Business Innovation and Skills)
2:15-2:30 pm Esther Lee (Director, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Policy, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce)
2:30-3:15 pm
Federal and University Lab Partnerships: New Directions Panel
  • Brian Darmody (University of Maryland)
    Click here for Brian Darmody’s Slides

  • Tim Wittig (Technology Management Advisor for Federal Laboratories, SAIC)
  • Cynthia Gonsalves (Acting Director, Office of Technology Transition, Office of Undersecretary of Defense)
  • David Koegel (Office of Laboratory Policy and Evaluation, Office of Science, Department of Energy)
  • Michael Schen (NIST)
    Click here for Michael Schen’s Slides
3:15-4:00 pm University Panel 3
4:00-4:45 pm
University Panel 4
  • Fred Farina (Director, Tech Transfer, Cal Tech)
  • Dennis Stone (Vice President, Office for Technology Development, UT Southwestern Medical Center)
  • Santiago Romo (Director TTO, Rey Juan Carlos University) [Spain]
  • Robert Gruetzmacher (Rutgers)
  • Melba Kurman (Cornell University)
  • Derek Waddell (University of Edinburgh) [UK]
    Click here for Derek Waddell’s Slides
4:45-5:30 pm University Panel 5
5:30-7:00 pm Reception - Sponsored by the Royal Netherlands Embassy
7:00-9:00 pm Dinner (on your own)
7:00-9:00 pm By Invitation "Strategic Players in Global Innovation" Dinner for U.S./International VCs, Private Equity Firms, Fortune 500/Global 1000 Corporations, Embassies and University Sponsors attending the conference. It is a conducive atmosphere for national and international VCs, private equity firms, Global 1000, US Government and Washington embassies to talk about how they see working together in the Global Innovation Ecosystem.


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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2009
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7:30-8:30 am Registration/Breakfast
8:30-8:45 am Friday Welcome
8:45-9:45 am Embassy Panel: Global Innovation: Working With Other Countries To Build A Global University Startups Innovation Community
9:45-10:00 am
Mark Heesen (President, National Venture Capital Association-NVCA)
10:00-10:45 am
VC Panel #1
  • Mark Heesen (President, National Venture Capital Association-NVCA)
  • David Wells (Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers)
  • Mark Rostick (Intel Capital)
  • Dan Watkins (DFJ Mercury)
    Click here for Dan Watkins’ Slides
  • Cali Tran (North Bridge Venture Partners)
  • Jeffrey Bussgang (Flybridge Capital Partners/Harvard Business School EIR)
10:45-11:30 am
VC Panel #2
  • Russ Cummings (Imperial Innovation) [UK]
  • Deepanwita Chattopadhyay (Chief Executive Officer, ICICI Knowledge Park) [India]
  • Eric Harle (Managing Partner, I-Source) [France]
  • Gary Rubinoff (Managing Director, Summerhill Ventures) [Canada]
    Click here for Gary Rubinoff’s Slides
  • Gabriela Gebrin Cezar (Venture Partner, Latin America, Burrill & Company) [Brazil]
  • Michael Brandkamp (High-Tech Gruenderfonds) [Germany]
11:30-1:00 pm Lunch
1:00-1:45 pm
VC Panel #3
  • Mark Frantz (Redshift Ventures)
  • Joe Del Guercio (CNF Investments)
  • Charles Curran (Valhalla Partners)
  • Harry Weller (NEA)
  • Tom Scholl (Novak Biddle Venture Partners)
1:45-2:30 pm
University-Global 1000 Strategic Relationships and Open Innovation: The Industry Perspective- Panel 1
  • Helmut Traitler (Nestle)
  • Martin Eglitis (Senior Partnering Director, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries)
  • Jit Patel (Head of Discovery Licensing, Astra-Zeneca)
  • Steve Hahn (Dow Chemical)
  • Javier Garoz Neira (General Manager Corporate Development, Telvent)
  • Eric Meulenkamp (Philips Research)
2:30-3:15 pm
University-Global 1000 Strategic Relationships and Open Innovation: The Industry Perspective- Panel 2
  • Paul Cummings (Principal, Honda Strategic Venturing)
  • Yannick Wittner (Director, Strategic Partnership, Dassault Systèmes)
  • Andrew Jay (Siemens)
  • Shekar Rao (Worldwide Manager, Texas Instruments)
  • Christopher Foster (Raytheon)
  • Susan Tuttle (Director Worldwide Innovation Policy, IBM)
3:15-3:30 pm Break
3:30-4:15 pm
University-Global 1000 Strategic Relationships and Open Innovation: The Industry Perspective- Panel 3
  • Robyn Zander (Southern California Edison)
  • Mark Mielke (BASF Future Business America )
  • Richard Wilder (Microsoft Corporation)
  • Thomas Fare (Merck)
    Click here for Thomas Fare’s Slides
  • Joseph Dvorak (Innovation and a Technology Futurist, Research In Motion)
4:15-5:00 pm
Angel Panel
  • David Lerner (Columbia University)
  • Jamie Rhodes (Central Texas Angel Network)
  • Craig Dye (University of Maryland, Maryland Angel Investors)
  • Patrick Jones (University of Arizona)
  • Jeremy Adelman (Illinois Institute of Technology)
5:00 pm
Conference ends

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