Agenda
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DAY 1 — Monday December 3, 2018
location: Plaza I&II
7:30 am – 8:30 am
Breakfast & Registration
8:30 am – 8:35 am
Introductory Remarks (1.84 MB)
Claudia Cantoni — DOE, SBIR/STTR Programs
Claudia Cantoni — DOE, SBIR/STTR Programs
8:35 am – 9:00 am
Overview of the SBIR/STTR Programs (554 KB)
Manny Oliver — Director, DOE, SBIR/STTR Programs
Manny Oliver — Director, DOE, SBIR/STTR Programs
9:00 am – 9:25 am
Considerations on Phase II Application and Commercialization Outcomes (1.84 MB)
Claudia Cantoni — DOE, SBIR/STTR Programs
Claudia Cantoni — DOE, SBIR/STTR Programs
9:25 am – 9:50 am
Administrative Issues of Interest to DOE SBIR/STTR Awardees (883 KB)
Mark Sojka — DOE, Chicago Office
Mark Sojka — DOE, Chicago Office
9:50 am – 10:15 am
Coffee Break & Networking
10:15 am – 10:40 am
Patent and Data Rights under SBIR/STTR Awards (1.19 MB)
Mike Dobbs — DOE, Chicago Office
Mike Dobbs — DOE, Chicago Office
10:40 am – 11:05 am
Fraud within the SBIR Program (377 KB)
Scott Davis — Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Scott Davis — Office of Inspector General (OIG)
11:05 am – 11:30 am
Patent Basics Overview (1.55 MB)
Zandra Smith — United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Zandra Smith — United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
11:30 am – 12:00 pm
Opportunities and Challenges in Using Federal Funding for New Product Development & Commercialization (2.35 MB)
Doug Campbell — CEO, Solid Power
Doug Campbell — CEO, Solid Power
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch & Concurrent Network Activity
1:30 pm – 2:20 pm
Navigating the Tech to Market Roadmap (1.12 MB, Panel Presentation)
Panelists:
Rohit Shukla — CEO, Larta Inc.
Gunjan Siroya — Larta Principal Advisor
Etosha Cave — Opus 12
Moderator:
David Berokoff — Director of Energy Practice, Larta Inc.
Panelists:
Rohit Shukla — CEO, Larta Inc.
Gunjan Siroya — Larta Principal Advisor
Etosha Cave — Opus 12
Moderator:
David Berokoff — Director of Energy Practice, Larta Inc.
2:20 pm – 3:10 pm
Working with the DOE National Laboratories: Challenges and Opportunities (Panel Presentation)
Panelists:
Elsie Quaite-Randall (2 MB)— Chief Technology Transfer Officer, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Bill Farris (701 KB)— ALD for Innovation, Partnering and Outreach, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Moderator:
Marcos Gonzales Harsha — Deputy Director, Energy Investor Center, DOE Office of Technology Transitions.
Panelists:
Elsie Quaite-Randall (2 MB)— Chief Technology Transfer Officer, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Bill Farris (701 KB)— ALD for Innovation, Partnering and Outreach, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Moderator:
Marcos Gonzales Harsha — Deputy Director, Energy Investor Center, DOE Office of Technology Transitions.
3:10 pm – 4:00 pm
Connecting Small Businesses with Investors (Panel Presentation)
Panelists:
Hemai Parthasarathy — Scientific Director, Breakout Labs;
Katie Rae — CEO and Managing Partner, The Engine
Jeff Chamberlain — CEO, Volta
Moderators:
David Berokoff — Director of Energy Practice, Larta Inc.
Rohit Shukla — CEO, Larta Inc.
Panelists:
Hemai Parthasarathy — Scientific Director, Breakout Labs;
Katie Rae — CEO and Managing Partner, The Engine
Jeff Chamberlain — CEO, Volta
Moderators:
David Berokoff — Director of Energy Practice, Larta Inc.
Rohit Shukla — CEO, Larta Inc.
4:00 pm – 4:20 pm
Coffee Break & Networking
4:20pm – 4:45 pm
Commercialization Insights from a Former Global 500 CTO (1.01 MB)
Jim Wasson — Larta Principal Advisor
Jim Wasson — Larta Principal Advisor
4:45pm – 5:30 pm
Post-Session Networking
Meeting space will be available until 5:30 PM.
Meeting space will be available until 5:30 PM.
5:30 pm
Adjourn and dinner on your own
DAY 2 — Tuesday December 4, 2018
7:30 am – 8:30 am
Breakfast & Registration
8:30 am – 5:40 pm
One-on-one meetings with DOE PMs
location: Plaza I & II
8:30 am – 5:40 pm
One-on-one meetings with Larta representatives
location: Roosevelt/Madison
8:30 am – 5:40 pm
One-on-one meetings with SBIR/STTR Programs Staff:
Please schedule these meetings onsite at the Registration Desk.
Please schedule these meetings onsite at the Registration Desk.
location: Plaza III
A list of scheduled one-on-one meetings with the DOE PMs will be posted under the menu item PM Meetings.