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Appendix A-- Agenda
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... Appendix A Agenda Innovation, Diversity, and Success in the SBIR/STTR Programs February 7, 2013 Lecture Room National Academy of Sciences 2100 C Street NW Washington, DC 9:00 AM Welcome Charles Wessner, The National Academies 9:15 AM Introduction Jacques Gansler, University of Maryland 9:30 AM Keynote Address: Encouraging Innovation and Entrepreneurship Winslow Sargeant, Office of Advocacy, Small Business Administration 10:00 AM Overview of Demographic Data from NRC SBIR Evaluations Peter Grunwald, Grunwald Associates 10:45 AM Panel I: Women and the SBIR Program Moderator: Christina Gabriel, University Energy Partnership Improving Participation in SBIR Tanaga Boozer, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Empowering Women Entrepreneurs and Investors Peggy Wallace, Golden Seeds 11:30 AM Panel II: Entrepreneurial Boomers and Emerging Millennials: New Options for SBIR and STTR Moderator: Tyrone Taylor, Capitol Advisors on Technology 47
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... 48 INNOVATION, DIVERSITY, AND THE SBIR/STTR PROGRAMS Careers for Younger Scientists and Engineers: Parallels with other NIH Programs Sally Rockey, National Institutes of Health Changing Age Profiles of Scientists and Engineers Emilda Rivers, National Science Foundation Older Scientists and Engineers: A "New" Source of Expertise for SBIR Programs? Jeff Makowka, AARP 1:45 PM Panel III: SBIR/STTR and Support for Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Scientists and Engineers Moderator: Tim McClees, House Committee on Armed Services NSF SBIR/STTR Program: Broadening Participation Initiatives Grace Wang, National Science Foundation Improving Outreach at the Department of Energy Karina Edmonds, Department of Energy Reaching out to Disadvantaged Scientists and Engineers: Views of a Multiple SBIR Winner Eric Adolphe, CenterScope Technologies Lessons from the North Carolina A&T Engineering Research Center Jagannathan Sankar, North Carolina A&T 3:15 PM Panel IV: Cases of Successful High-Tech Entrepreneurship Moderator: Kevin Wheeler, Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship The Beacon Interactive Story ML Mackey, Beacon Interactive Systems The NAVSYS Story Alison Brown, NAVSYS Empowering Women in Technology Startups Jane Muir, University of Florida and AUTM
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... APPENDIX A 49 4:15 PM Closing Roundtable: Key Issues and Next Steps Forward Moderator: Michael Borrus, X/Seed Capital Mangement Matthew Portnoy, National Institutes of Health Christopher Rinaldi, Department of Defense Joe Hennessey, National Science Foundation Richard Leshner, NASA Ron Cooper, Small Business Administration 4:50 PM Closing Remarks Jacques Gansler, University of Maryland 5:00 PM Adjourn
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