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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2007
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7:30-8:30

REGISTRATION/BREAKFAST

8:30-9:00

CONFERENCE OPENING and WELCOME

• Ali Andalibi (National Science Foundation - NSF)
  
• Steve Ferguson (National Institutes of Health - NIH)
  
• Tony Stanco (National Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer - NCET2.org)
  

9:00-9:20

C.D. MOTE (President, University of Maryland)

9:20-9:40

SAMUEL J. TRAINA ( University of California )

9:45-10:30

TRACK 1: UNIVERSITY PERSPECTIVES

• Meg Arnold (University of California, Davis)
  
• Lesa Mitchell (Kauffman Foundation)
  
• Larry Gilbert (California Institute of Technology)
  
• Greg Horowitt (GlobalConnect)
  

TRACK 2: VENTURE CAPITAL PERSPECTIVES

• Tom Churchwell (ARCH Development Partners)
  
• Scott Nissenbaum (PA Early State Venture Funds)
  
• Timothy Mills (Sanderling Ventures)
  
• Matthew McCooe (Chart Venture Partners)
  

TRACK 3: STATE and GOVERNMENT PERSPECTIVES

• Ali Andalibi ( National Science Foundation - NSF )
  
• Banu Oneral ( Drexel )
  
• Barbara Schilberg ( BioAdvance )
  
• Grant Nulle ( SFAz )
  

10:30-11:00

BREAK

11:00-11:45

TRACK 1: UNIVERSITY PERSPECTIVES

• Brian Darmody ( University of Maryland )
  
• Dean Chang ( University of Maryland )
  
• Steve Kozak ( Greater Baltimore Technology Council )
  
• Catherine Vorwald ( Licensing Executive Society (LES) )
  

TRACK 2: VENTURE CAPITAL PERSPECTIVES

• Tracy Warren (Battelle Ventures)
  
• Mark Frantz ( RedShift Venture )
  
• Steve Ringlee ( Cimarron Capital Partners )
  
• Joe Del Guercio ( CNF Investments )
  

TRACK 3: STATE and GOVERNMENT PERSPECTIVES

• Ali Andalibi (National Science Foundation - NSF)
  
• Tracy Taylor ( KTEC )
  
• Ilse Treurnicht ( MARS )
  
• Ronald Cooper ( Small Business Administration )
  
• Chris Hayter ( National Governors Association )
  

11:45-12:30

TRACK 1: UNIVERSITY PERSPECTIVES

• David Potter ( Momentum Venture Associates )
  
• Daniel Behr ( Harvard )
  
• Todd Keiller ( University of Vermont )
  
• Doug Lynch ( The University of Pennsylvania )
  

TRACK 2: VENTURE CAPITAL PERSPECTIVES

• Shomit Ghose ( ONSET Ventures )
  
• Venky Ganesan ( GlobalSpan Capital Partners )
  
• Jack Biddle ( Novak Biddle )
  
• Tim Howe ( CHL Medical Partners )
  

TRACK 3: UNIVERSITY BOOT CAMPS

• Allen Dines ( University of Wisconsin-WARF )
  
• Robert Hacker ( Florida International University )
  
• David Gulley ( Univ of Illinois Chicago )
  
• Jim Roberts ( Washington University )
  

12:30-1:30

LUNCH

1:30-2:00

CHARLES WESSNER (National Academies of Science)

2:00-2:45

NIH Panel

• Jo Anne Goodnight ( National Institutes of Health )
  
• Anna Amar ( National Institutes of Health )
  

2:45-3:30

NSF Panel

• Kesh Narayanan ( National Science Foundation )
  
• Ed Clancy ( National Science Foundation )
  
• Errol Arkilic ( National Science Foundation )
  

3:30-4:00

BREAK

4:00-4:45

TRACK 1: UNIVERSITY PERSPECTIVES

• Vinse Davidson ( Star Tech Early Venture )
  
• Duncan Hitchins ( Lynn Tech )
  
• Sheker Rao ( Texas Instrument )
  
• Dennis Stone ( University of Texas, Office for Technology Development )
  

TRACK 2: CORPORATE VENTURE CAPITAL PERSPECTIVES

• Don Clark ( NEC )
  
• Julie Gerstenberger ( Eastman Kodak )
  
• Paul Cumming ( Honda )
  

4:45-5:30

TRACK 1: UNIVERSITY ANGEL GROUP PERSPECTIVES

• Tony Stanco ( George Washington University )
  
• David Day ( University of Florida )
  
• John Brasch ( University of Nebraska - Lincoln )
  
• Barry Rosenbaum ( The University of Akron Research Foundation )
  
• Melissa Carrier ( University of Maryland )
  

TRACK 2: VENTURE CAPITAL PERSPECTIVES

• Jim Gunton ( NJTC Venture Fund )
  
• Cali Tran ( North Bridge Venture Partners )
  
• David Stoffel M.D. ( Radius Ventures )
  
• Mark Burns ( Vesbridge Partners )
  

TRACK 3: BIOMARYLAND

• Bob Diamond ( Montgomery County Department of Economic Development )
  
• Eva Jack ( MedImmune )
  
• Joe Hernandez ( Innovative BioSensors )
  
• Larry Brown ( Sensics )
  

5:30-7:30

NETWORKING RECEPTION

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2007
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7:30-9:00

REGISTRATION/BREAKFAST

9:00-9:30

MARK HEESEN (president, National Venture Capital Association-NVCA)

9:30-9:45

JOHN FRASER ( Past President of AUTM; Florida State University )

9:45-10:00

MARK ELLISON ( Director, Office of the Governor, Texas )

10:00-10:45

TRACK 1: ANGEL INVESTOR CAPITAL PERSPECTIVES:

• Rick Holdren ( Healthcare Angels )
  
• Jura Zibas ( Clear Springs and S.N. Phelps & Co. )
  

TRACK 2: VC PERSPECTIVES

• Mark Montgomery ( Initium Capital )
  
• Carl Showalter ( Opus Capital )
  
• Tony Grover ( RPM Ventures )
  
• Jonathan Silver ( Core Capital Partners )
  
• Andrew Jay ( Siemens )
  

TRACK 3: UNIVERSITY PERSPECTIVES:

• Allen Dines ( UW-Madison Office of Corporate Relations )
  
• Matt Christensen ( Medical Imaging Sciences )
  
• David Gulley ( University of Illinois )
  
• Matt Noah ( North Dakota State University and Midwest Association of Angel & Venture Capital )
  

10:45-11:00

BREAK

11:00-11:45

TRACK 1: UNIVERSITY SEED FUNDS

• David Lerner ( Columbia University )
  
• Charlie Lewis ( Arizona State University )
  
• James Golubieski ( Foundation Venture Capital Group )
  
• Mark Grovic ( University of Maryland, New Markets Fund )
  
• Rob Bettigole ( Elm Street Ventures )
  
• Michael Cleare ( University of Pennsylvania )
  

TRACK 2: VENTURE CAPITAL PERSPECTIVES

• Chip Hazard ( IDG Ventures Boston )
  
• Thomas Penn ( Meridian Ventures Partners )
  
• Zach Jonasson ( Seaflower Ventures )
  
• Thorne Sparkman ( Slater Technology Fund )
  
• Daniel Gordon ( Valhalla Partners )
  

TRACK 3: PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS TO FURTHER DEVELOP TECHNOLOGY VENTURES

• Steve Kubisen ( Johns Hopkins University )
  
• Jim Poulos ( TEDCO )
  
• Steve Walker ( Steve Walker Ventures )
  

11:45-12:30

TRACK 1: UNIVERSITY PERSPECTIVES

• Brian Cummings ( University of Utah )
  
• Michael Paul ( Lineagen Venture Partners )
  
• Paul Ahlstrom ( vSpring Venture Capital )
  
• Greg Jones ( VisTrails and Former State Science Advisor, Utah )
  

TRACK 2: NIH PANEL

• Steve Ferguson ( National Insitutes of Health )
  
• JP Kim ( National Insitutes of Health )
  
• Ajoy Prabhu ( National Insitutes of Health )
  

TRACK 3: NSF PANEL

• Kesh Narayanan ( National Science Foundation )
  
• Lesa Mitchell (Kauffman Foundation)
  

12:30-2:00

LUNCH and END of CONFERENCE