Agenda - WBTshowcase 2008

7:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Early Registration
Hilton Arlington Ballroom Foyer

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Continental Breakfast
Hilton Arlington Ballroom Foyer

8:00 AM - 12:00 Noon
Workshops and Panel Sessions
Grand Ballroom

8:00 - 9:15 Sessions Begin (Two Parallel Sessions)

Financing University Entrepreneurial Start-Ups

Moderator:
Tony Stanco, Director - George Washington University

Speakers:

• Gordon Hogan, President - University of Central Florida
• Rob Schultz, Illinois Ventures
• Jon Hoopingarner, Executive Vice President, Operations - Emergent Technologies, Inc.

Entrepreneurial start-ups from universities face significant challenges to secure financing for translational research, productization, and launching and developing a business. To support the successful growth of spinouts, many universities are reaching out to the investment community to help expand funding resources. Some form partnerships with, or help create, local angel groups and networks; others recruit alumni investors and cooperate with VCs; while others employ serial entrepreneurs and enterprise development professionals to expand valuable knowledge and funding resources. Join university leaders who share how to build successful university-investor partnerships that launch high-growth university entrepreneurial spinouts.


Navigating the Changing Landscape for Technology Assets

Speakers:

• Matthew Morris, Managing Director - Fin|Econ Partners
• Robert Ward, Partner - Gardere

After years of relative stability, the landscape for technology assets has been fundamentally altered through recent court decisions and the prospects for congressional legislation aimed at reforming the US patent system. The presenters will highlight critical developments including the KSR, eBay, MedImmune and Seagate decisions, noteworthy portions of the Patent Reform Act as well as specific changes to how inventors interact with the USPTO. Collectively, these events are changing the way technology assets are acquired, protected and licensed, and the presentation will address the expected impact on business practices.


9:15 - 9:30 Break Ballroom Foyer


9:30 – 10:45 Sessions Continue (Two Parallel Sessions)

“Shoulders of Giants”: Lessons learned from great Open Innovation practitioners

Speakers:

• Charles Brez, VP Innovation Alliances - NineSigma, Inc,
• Owen Carryl, Senior Group Manager, Open Innovation, Frito-Lay North America
• Jon Doherty, Consulting Sales Manager, Technical Insights, Frost and Sullivan
• Jim Poage, President & CEO - San Antonio Technology Accelerator Initiative (SATAI)


Strategies to source and activate technological innovations add directly to a corporation’s bottom line. Corporations have many technical needs that would increase revenues and save development costs. In order to determine the fit with growth strategies, great practitioners first develop the business case for early stage ventures in emerging technology. Next they assess the “lay of the land” for co-investment before getting involved in emerging and disruptive technologies. Finally, they seek out collaboration partners to help move an innovation forward into commercial reality, helping to open new markets and launch new products. Join Open Innovation experts who share best practices in working with service companies, technology providers, major corporations and venture capital companies.

Capturing Innovation with Successful Corporate-VC Partnerships

Moderator:
John Cogliandro, Sr. Principal Engineer - Raytheon

Speakers:

• George Petracek, Managing Director - Atrium Capital
• Christine Karslake, Principal - Prolog Ventures
• Paul Cummings, Honda Strategic Venturing

One of corporate venturing's primary goals is to increase overall revenue streams, profitability and global market share. To help produce these strategic outcomes, many corporate venturing professionals are building active partnerships with venture capital (VC) companies that help identify exciting new innovations, build a network of powerful relationships, increase market intelligence, improve access to management talent, and increase co-investing and deal syndication opportunities. Join leading corporate venturing and VC professionals who share best practices in building win-win partnerships.

10:45 – 11:00 Break Ballroom Foyer

11:00 – 12:15 Sessions Continue (Two Parallel Sessions)

Alternate Energy Investment: Sizzle or Bubble?

Moderator:
Dr. Faruq Marikar, President, Nanobiz, LLC

Speakers:
• Walter Nasdeo, Head of Energy Technology, Ardour Capital Investments
• Michael Lew, Vice President - ThinkEquity Partners

Alternate energy technologies are attracting the attention of angels, VCs and the corporate sector. “Hot” new start-ups in solar cells, bio-fuels and fuel cells keep making news. Some see alternate energy coming into its own at last, and others see overheated investment leading to a bubble. Join the discussion as experts on the panel share the latest on advanced products, strategies for finding alternate energy growth companies, and investing in the deserving and lucrative.


Closing the Innovation-Commercialization Gap

Moderator:
Charles Brumlik, JD, PhD, Principal - Novaflux Technologies

Speakers:
• Henry Fradkin, Principal - Value Extraction LLC
• Dr. Connie Luthy, Product Architect - Medical Product Innovation
• Michael Leventhal, Founder - MC Squared

On the way to becoming a self supporting business, innovative technology requires resources to move to the next step of demonstration, productizing and production. The two most common strategies to bridge the innovation-commercialization gap are to license intellectual property and to collaborate in product development. Seasoned pros discuss what potential customer “licensors” and partner companies expect, and what the innovators need to do to engage in successful transactions.


12:15 – 1:30 Lunch Capital Ballroom


1:30 – 3:00 Afternoon Sessions (Two Parallel Sessions)

2008 Hot Investment Markets and Sizzling Sectors

Moderator:
Bill Reichert, Managing Director - Garage Technology Ventures

Speakers:
• Lloyd Tran, Executive Director, International Association of Nanotechnology
• Andrew Nat, Executive Director - Texas Life Science Center
• Christine Copple Ph.D., President & CEO - Starise Ventures

Cleantech, nanotechnology, photonics, displays and biopharma top the 2008 list of hot markets and sizzling sectors in seed and early stage technology investing. But savvy investors are cutting through the dazzle of potential high growth ROIs to find technologies that fit well into the market value chain, and have proven technical feasibility, solid IP foundation, broad product applications and a feasible execution plan. Join leading investors and experts who reveal some 2008 tech investing "best bets" and talk about potential disappointments.

Pitching Your Technology to Angels

Moderator:
Dr. Randall Goldsmith, President & CEO - Mississippi Technology Alliance

Speakers:
• Tony Jeff, COO - Mississippi Technology Alliance
• Loretta Daniel, Assistant Director - Kentucky Innovation
• Jim Poage, President & CEO -San Antonio Technology Accelerator Initiative (SATAI)
• Connie Koch, Chapter President - Keiretsu Forum Southern California, Costa Mesa

A great investor pitch helps connect innovators, tech entrepreneurs and investors, often kicking off a winning partnership to launch a high growth company. An effective pitch opens up conversations with potential investors, creates interest in business plans and licensing proposals, and sets the stage for in-depth meetings and peer-level discussions with investors. It also acknowledges and discusses how to address tough investor questions and always aims at producing a "win-win" partnership. Dig deeper into great pitches and learn from top coaches and investors on pitches that get a “go” instead of “no”.


3:00 – 3:30 Break Ballroom Foyer


3:30 – 5:00 Sessions Continue (Two Parallel Sessions)

Productizing Federal Technologies

Moderator:
Scott Deiter, Technology Transfer Director - DoD Energetics Center, Indian Head

Speakers:
• Bruce Pittman, Consultant - Profit Engineering
• George Winston, Investor - Keiretsu Forum Southern California
• Theresa Baus, NUWC Technology Partnership Enterprise Office
• Mark R. Thomas, Managing Attorney - Reid Law Group LLC
• Marc Oettinger, Program Manager - Southeastern Universities Research Association

To help increase U.S. industrial competitiveness, and create jobs and capital, federal laboratories use technology commercialization as a combination of in-reach (getting laboratory scientists and engineers committed to the process) and out-reach (encouraging companies to use federally-developed technology). However, successful commercialization occurs only when products derived from technologies are identified and when the products are shown to have competitive value in the commercial marketplace. Get an update on how tech transfer and commercialization managers, technology developers and private investors work together successfully to move products coming from federal IP and innovations into the commercial marketplace.


“Getting to Yes” in Technology Commercialization

Moderator:
Robert Robb, Associate Director - University of Texas-Dallas

Speakers:
• Erik Molander, Managing Director - Mentor Capital Partners
• Daniel Winegarden, President - Iowa tecTERRA Fund
• Yonnie D. Butler, MBA, Business Development Director - North Carolina Biotechnology Center
• Shekar Rao, Worldwide Manager - Texas Instruments Medical Electronic Solutions

Winning at commercializing university innovation-stage technologies requires master-level know-how to fix broken communications and find hot buttons that motivate, and develop expectations that work for all the players. Those who consistently win see the launch of successful new companies and creation of lasting partnerships among researchers, scientists, innovators, university administration, corporate in-licensing professionals and VC and angel investors. Join in and listen up for great coaching on how to scout the tech commercialization playing field, develop a winning strategy and use tested "fixes" that get past pet-peeves, potholes and deal killers.


5:30 PM - 6:15 PM
VIP Opening Reception - Invitation Only
Sponsors, VC's, and Licensees
Capital Ballroom

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
WBTshowcase Opening Reception
Capital Ballroom

5:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Move-in
Arlington Convention Center

*Transportation will be provided To/From the Hilton Arlington and Arlington Convention Center

*Transportation will be provided To/From the Hilton Arlington and Arlington Convention Center

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Registration Opens
Arlington Convention Center

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Continental Breakfast
Arlington Convention Center Gallery

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Open
Arlington Convention Center – Grand Hall

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Opening Remarks

8:30 AM - 9:50 AM
Technology Presentations
Arlington Convention Center – Grand Hall

9:50 AM - 10:00 AM
Break
Refreshments in Grand Hall

10:00 AM - 11:20 PM
Technology Presentations
Arlington Convention Center – Grand Hall

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Luncheon
Arlington Convention Center – Grand Hall

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Technology Presentations
Arlington Convention Center – Grand Hall

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
Break
Refreshments in Grand Hall

2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
Technology Presentations
Arlington Convention Center – Grand Hall

4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Break
Refreshments in Grand Hall

4:15 PM - 4:45 PM
Technology Presentations
Arlington Convention Center – Grand Hall

5:00 - 6:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Move-out

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Reception
Hilton - Ballroom Foyer & Pool Terrace

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Awards Dinner - Sponsored by the Canadian Consulate General
Hilton Arlington Hotel - Capital Ballroom

With Special Guest Speaker

Dr. Ian Smith
Director General, NRC Institute for Biodiagnostics
In addition to his duties as Director General of NRC's Institute for Biodiagnostics, Dr. Ian C.P. Smith carries out research in applications of complex physical methods to problems of biological and medical significance. His specialty is early diagnosis of cancer using magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy. Dr. Smith began his career at NRC in 1967. He holds a M.Sc. from the University of Manitoba and a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge. He was awarded honorary doctorates by the University of Stockholm and the University of Winnipeg, and an honorary diploma from Red River Community College. Dr. Smith is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the Chemical Institute of Canada, and the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Dr. Smith takes an active interest in the commercialization of technology, and the role of science and technology in Canada's economic future.