| SEPTEMBER 13, 2011 | ||
| Time | Topic/Description | |
| 8:00 – 8:45 a.m. | Registration and Refreshments | |
| 8:45 – 9:00 a.m. | Welcome, Opening Remarks | |
| Investor Seminar | ||
| Time | Topic/Description | Speaker |
| 9:00 – 9:50 a.m. |  Understanding Investors:What investors look for, the difference between angel and VC Deals; stages of funding and valley of death |
James Jaffee, President and CEO, National Association of Seed and Venture Funds |
| 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. | Sustaining Good Old American Know–How: How supporting small businesses promotes the innovation that keeps America productive and competitive |
Bridget Bean, District Director, Washington Metropolitan District, U.S. Small Business Administration |
| 10:05 – 10:20 a.m. | Break, Exhibit Poster Interaction |
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| 10:20 – 11:15 a.m. | The Business Plan: Major component, elevator pitch and presentation (more than just science); leveraging capital; doing more with less |
James Jaffee, President and CEO, National Association of Seed and Venture Funds |
| 11:15 a.m.– 12:15 p.m. | Negotiating the Deal: Valuation, term sheet, growth plan, exits and working with your investor |
James Jaffee, President and CEO, National Association of Seed and Venture Funds |
| 12:15 – 1:00 p.m. | Lunch and Poster Exhibit Reviews | |
| 1:00 – 1:20 p.m. | Afternoon Keynote Address: “Entrepreneur Spirit”
“Touchstone, an Entrepreneurial Journey” |
Brian Joseph |
| 1:20 – 2:20 p.m. | Plenary Panel: Technology Development/Transfer Lessons Learned Success, Failure, Barriers, Opportunities: challenges and opportunities from a technology development and investor/financial perspective |
Tom Stackhouse, Moderator |
| Government/Federal Labs: Learn more about working with federal laboratories to uncover the truth behind some urban legends |
Lili Portilla, Acting Director, Technology Transfer and Partnerships, National Center for Translational Therapeutics, NIH | |
| Industry: "Factors for business success with technology innovation" |
Joseph Foley, President, Emerging Science and Technologies Group, Inc. | |
| Investment Community |
Lee Buchanan, Venture Partner, Paladin Capital Group | |
| 2:20 – 2:35 p.m. | Break, Exhibit Poster Interaction | |
| 2:40 – 4:00 p.m. | Technology Cluster Panel Sessions |
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| Biomedical/Life Sciences | Mojdeh Bahar, Moderator | |
| Challenges and Opportunities for Company Growth and Development in the Life Sciences Sector |
Dr. Michael Salgaller, SAIC | |
| CC Biotech LLC: advanced instrumentation for bio – molecule separation with applications in small molecule, peptide and protein preparative purification and mass spectrometry analysis |
Dr. Martha Knight, Director, CC Biotech | |
| Electronics/IT/Cyber Security | Sindy Yeh, Moderator | |
| Other Sources of Funding in CyberSecurity, Federal and Other Grants and Educational Partnerships |
Dr. Diane Murphy, Chair, Information Technology, Marymount University | |
| We will discuss laser and electro–optics and related science instrument technologies for upcoming NASA missions. We will address the key requirements and opportunities for commercial technology research and development |
Dr. Michael Krainak, Head, Laser and Electro–Optics Branch, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | |
| Entrepreneurs Will Help America Win the Cyber War. Cyber security Is a national imperative; despite economic woes, Federal and Commercial markets are open for business for small IT firms. |
Art Jacoby, business consultant | |
| Ecosystem development engine for cyber security community |
Richard Geritz, CEO, Business Social, technology for social networks | |
| Advanced Materials Sciences | Dr. Whitney Hastings, Moderator | |
| Recent NASA Material and Structures Research and Development Partnerships, and the Lessons Learned | Dr. Kenneth Segal, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | |
Dr. Jennifer Sample, physical chemist and research group leader, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab |
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| Lee Buchanan, Venture Partner, Paladin Capital Group | ||
| Energy: Bridging Energy’s 3rd Valley of Death |
Amy Manheim Technology Manager, Department of Energy and Panel Moderator | |
| Current financing landscape for energy-related startup ventures |
Ralph Taylor – Smith, Senior General Partner, Battelle Ventures | |
| Renewable Development In the Public Sector – How Tax Incentives Can Help Finance Governmental Projects. An overview of how tax incentives provide unique opportunities for public renewable energy projects. Also discussed will be potential challenges, tax implications, and workaround solutions for governmental and tax-exempt entities |
Lee Peterson, Senior Tax Attorney, Reznick Group | |
| Carderock Laboratory, Naval Sea Systems Command is actively pursuing research and development in energy-related areas of batteries, waste-to-energy, solar and alternate energy | Joseph Teter, Naval Surface Warfare Center | |
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SBA’s Early Stage Innovation Fund |
Randall Luttenberg, SBA Washington Metro Area District Office | |
| 4:00 – 4:30 p.m. | Closing Remarks, adjourn formal part of forum; informal networking |
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