AGENDA
Invention to Venture – Northern Arizona
April 04, 2008
DuBois Conference Center, Flagstaff, AZ
8:00 Continental Breakfast
8:30 Welcome
Dr. John Haeger, President, NAU (not confirmed on his calendar)
About NCIIA, Humera Fashuddin, Director, NCIIA
8:45 What is Technology Entrepreneurship Anyway?
Sharon Ballard, EnableVentures, Inc.
9:45 Break
10:00 Fostering Commercialization in Academia. Idea Validation and Opportunity Assessment
Moderator: Dr. Laura Huenneke, VP of Research
Panel: Dr. Al Poskanzer, Poskanzer and Associates
10:45 Bringing Companies to Market via the Northern Arizona Center for Emerging Technologies (NACET)
Moderator: Tom Rainey, President, NACET
Dr. Tim Vail, Senestec
Brad Van Orden, SunWind Solutions
Jason Baer, Mighty Interactive (NACET Advisor)
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11:30 Legal Issues for Emerging Companies:
Presentation: Gina Constant, Rodey Law Firm, Albuqurque, NM
12:15 Lunch
Key Note: Will Travis, Founder/President Attik Marketing
1:15 Building a Regional Sustainable Technology Cluster
Moderator: County Supervisor Carl Taylor, Chairman, SEDI
Steve Atkins, Northern Arizona University
Susan Casebeer, Southwest Windpower
2:00 Building a Regional Life Sciences Cluster
Moderator: Bob Eaton, President Az Bio
Dr. Loretta Mayer, Sensetech, Inc.
Dan Kaspryzyk, Co-founder, Machine Solutions (Invited)
2:45 Break
3:00 Developing and Implementing a Winning Business Plan
Presenter: Dan O’Neill, ASU Technopolis
3:45 Finding the Money
Moderator: Dr. Marc Chopin, Associate Dean, Franke School of Business
Dr. Tim Porter, Director, SABRE
Sharon Ballard, SBIR, STTR
Andy Kruse, Southwest Windpower
Andy Wykstra, President, Compass Bank
4:45 Closing remarks and Awards
Dr. Laura Huenneke, VP of Research, Northern Arizona University
Recognition of those who received patents and licenses at NAU
5:00 Reception and Poster Session