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MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2006
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7:30-8:30

Registration/Breakfast in Continental Ballroom

8:30-8:45

Timothy Tong (dean, George Washington Univesity - SEAS, University Host)

8:45-9:00

Steve Boyd (director, Entrepreneur Center@Northern Virginia Technology Council, Entrepreneurial Regional Host)

9:00-9:30

Mark Heesen (president, National Venture Capital Association-NVCA)

9:30-10:00

Robert Cresanti (Under Secretary for Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce)

10:00-10:30

John Fraser (president, Association of University Technology Managers-AUTM)

10:30-11:00

Break in Continental Ballroom

11:00-11:45

NVCA:The Future of Tech Transfer in light of Globalization and Convergence of Technologies

• Mark Frantz, Red Shift Ventures

• Jay Koh, The Carlyle Group

• Jonathan Silver, Core Capital Partners

11:45-12:30

Creating Communities of Science: Why Start Up Technology Companies Should Be At Research Parks

• Bill Drohan, Association of University Research Parks (AURP)

• Brian Darmody, University of Maryland

• Elaine Amir, Johns Hopkins University

12:30-2:00

Lunch- Speaker: Diane Palmintera, Innovation Associates

2:00-2:45

Tech Transfer via Start-Up: a NSF-SBIR Case Study

• Ali Andalibi, NSF SBIR/STTR

• Errol Arkilic, NSF SBIR/STTR

• Jay Koh, The Carlyle Group

• Karthik Ramani, Purdue University and Imaginestics

• Nainesh Rathod, Imaginestics

2:45-3:30

University Start-ups working with the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

• Steve Ferguson, NIH

• Martha Knight, CC Biotech LLC

• Frank Robey, Ariavax, Inc.

3:30-4:15

Lesa Mitchell (VP, Kauffman Foundation) and John May (chairman, Angel Capital Association-ACA)

5:30-8:00

Reception at Congress

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2006
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7:30-8:30

Registration/Breakfast in Continental Ballroom

8:30-9:00

Stephen Crawford (director, Division of Social Economic and Workforce Programs, Center for Best Practices, National Governors Association-NGA)

9:00-9:30

Richard Russell (Associate Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President of the United States)

9:30-10:00

Al Berkeley (former president and vice-chairman, NASDAQ)

10:00- 10:45

Best Practices for Creating Venture-backable University Start-ups
Panel Introduction by Sponsor: Andy Tucker, Andrews Kurth

• Matt Blanton, STARTech Early Ventures

• Jim Balthazar, Innovative Fluidics (Georgia Tech start-up)

• Leon Sandler, MIT Deshpande Center

• Brett Cornwell, Technology Commercialization Center at Texas A&M

10:45-11:00

Break in Continental Ballroom

11:00-12:00

West Coast Universities and VCs: Building Long-term Relationships

• Patricia Anderson Cotton, University of California

• Veronica Lanier, University of California, Berkeley

• Spencer Lemons, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

• Andrew Schwab, 5AM Ventures

• Scott Minick, ARCH Venture Partners

12:00-12:45

NVCA: Why VCs Do and Do Not like to Work with Tech Transfer Offices

• Keith Crandell, ARCH Venture Partners;

• Phil Bronner, Novak Biddle

• Nora Zeitz, Red Abbey

12:45-2:00

Lunch - Sponsored by the Canadian Embassy

• Valérie La Traverse, Canadian Embassy/Ambassade du Canada

• Sam Visaisouk, University of Toronto

• Doris Grant, Dalhousie University

2:00-2:45

East Coast Universities and VCs: Building Long-term Relationships

• Julia Spicer, Mid-Atlantic Venture Association

• Steven Kubisen, Johns Hopkins University

• Rob Conway, Carnegie Mellon University

• David Lerner, Columbia University Science & Technology Ventures

2:45-3:30

Best Practices in Creating University-based Angel Groups

• Tony Stanco, George Washington University

• David Day, University of Florida

• Tim Keane, Marquette University

• Dean Harvey, University of Kentucky

3:30-3:45

Break in Continental Ballroom

3:45-4:30

Partnering with Outside Angel Groups

• Ken Kay, Jumpstart NJ Angel Network

• Bob Goff, The Sierra Angels

• Toby Moskovits, Cammeby’s Capital Group

4:30-5:45

University Pre-seed and Venture Funds

• Alfred (Buz) E. Brown, BCM Technologies

• Vincent Smeraglia, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

• James M. Golubieski, Foundation Venture Capital Group

• Jacob Johnson, University of Minnesota

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2006
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7:30-8:30

Registration/Breakfast

8:30-9:00

Matt Thomas (Southeastern Universities Research Association-SURA)

9:00-9:30

Aneesh P. Chopra (Secretary of Technology, Commonwealth of Virginia)

9:30-10:00

Chris Foster (Deputy Secretary Business and Economic Development, State of Maryland)

10:00- 10:45

Early Stage Venture Investing for Research Commercialization

• Carl Stjernfeldt, Battery Ventures

• Jim Matheson, Flagship Ventures

• Tom Gillespie, In-Q-Tel

10:45-11:00

Break

11:00-11:45

Integrated University and Angel Venture Development in Utah

• Steve Kubisen, Utah State University

• Alan Hall, MarketStar

• Craig Bott, Grow Utah Ventures

• Brock Blake, Funding Universe

11:45-12:30

Lessons Learned Creating Startups at Midwest Research Institutions

• Allen Dines, University of Wisconsin-Madison

• Karen Studer-Rabeler, University of Michigan

• Jeff Coney, Northwestern University

• Jessica Zeaske, University of Minnesota

12:30-1:15

Pennsylvania panel

• Tom Fitzsimons, University of Pennsylvania

• Pat Rogan, InnovationWorks

• Chris Starr, University City Science Center

• Daniel Danois, I3 Archive, Inc.

• Marc Malandro, University of Pittsburgh

1:15-3:30

Lunch - TRI-STATE MEGA ROUNDTABLE FINALE

New Jersey Representation

• Lou Wagman, Einstein’s Alley Economic Development Initiative

• Seth Tropper, Rutgers University

• Helena Wisniewski, Stevens Institute of Technology

• Judith Sheft, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Maryland Representation

• Robert Powell, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute

• Martha J. Connolly, University of Maryland

• John Fini, Emerging Technology Centers

Virginia panel

• Jennifer Murphy, George Mason University

• Veena Rao, University of Virginia

• Mary Lou Bourne, James Madison University

• Yvelina Mecheva, Virginia Commonwealth University

3:30-3:40

Wrap-up