DRAFT 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, Phil Weilerstein, Executive Director, NCIIA

8:45   What is Technology Entrepreneurship Anyway?

            Key Note:  David Pensak, Former Chief Computer Scientist, DuPont, Founder of Raptor Systems, Authentic, Vi Laboratories, and the Intentional Innovation Institute

9:45 Break

10:00 Fostering Commercialization in Academia. Idea Validation and Opportunity Assessment

            Moderator:  Dr. Laura Huenneke, Vice President for Research, NAU

            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

            Panel: Michael Manson, Motor Excellence

            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, Rody 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

                                    Amy LeGere, Foresight Wind

                                    David Calley, Southwest Windpower

                                    Dr. Tom Acker, Northern Arizona University

2:00   Building a Regional Life Sciences Cluster

           Moderator: Bob Eaton, President Az Bio

Dr. Loretta Mayer, Sensetec

W.L. Gore

Flinn Foundation

2:45 Break

3:00   implementing a Business Plan (with adjustments along the way!)

          Presenter: Dan O’Neill, ASU Technopolis

3:45   Finding the Money

           Moderator: Dr. Marc Chopin, Associate Dean, Franke School of Business

           Michael Mason, Brookstone Ventures

Tuscon Village Ventures?

            Fly Wheel Ventures, Albuquerque Rocky Mountain Region)- Trevor Loy

Dee Harris, Arizona Angels, Phoenix

            Dr. Tim Porter, Director, SABRE             

            Sharon Ballard, SBIR, STTR

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