Agenda

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DAY 1 — Thursday August 9, 2018 location: Plaza I & II

7:30 AM 8:30 AM — Breakfast/Registration

8:30 AM 8:35 AM — Introductory Remarks (PDF, 380 KB)

Claudia Cantoni — DOE SBIR/STTR Programs

8:35 AM 9:00 AM — Overview of the SBIR/STTR Programs (PDF, 768 KB)

Manny Oliver — Director, DOE SBIR/STTR Programs

9:00 AM 9:25 AM — Considerations on Phase II Application and Commercialization Outcomes (PDF, 2.0 MB)

Claudia Cantoni — DOE SBIR/STTR Programs

9:25 AM 9:50 AM — RMD's Commercialization: Strategy and Successes

Kanai Shah — Radiation Monitoring Devices

9:45 AM 10:15 AM — Coffee Break & Networking

10:15 AM 10:40 AM — Fraud within the SBIR Program (PDF, 759 KB)

Scott Davis — Office of Inspector General (OIG)

10:40 AM 11:25 AM — Navigating the Tech to Market Roadmap (Panel Presentation) (PDF, 639 KB)

Panelists:
David Berokoff & Rohit Shukla — Larta Inc.
Peter Hong — Larta Principal Advisor
Karen Sorber — Micronic Technologies & Larta CAP Alumni

11:25 AM 11:50 AM — High Performance Network Cybersecurity DOE SBIR Project Commercialization: Lessons and Resources for Peer Small Businesses (PDF, 2.36 MB)

Richard Lethin — Reservoir Labs

11:50 AM 12:15 PM — Cyclotron Road: Activating Tomorrow's Energy Technology Leaders (PDF, 2.13 MB)

Sebastien Lounis —Cyclotron Road

12:15 PM 1:45 PM — Lunch & Concurrent Network Activity

1:45 PM 2:30 PM — Working with the DOE National Laboratories: Challenges and Opportunities (Panel Presentation)

Panelists:

Suresh Sunderrajan — Argonne National Laboratory
Title: Small Business Engagements with Argonne National Laboratory

Michael Paulus — Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Title: Tips for Working with National Laboratories to Accelerate your Business Growth (PDF, 3.22 MB)

2:30 PM 2:55 PM — Administrative Issues of Interest to DOE SBIR/STTR Awardees (PDF, 678 KB)

Mark Sojka — DOE, Chicago Office

2:55 PM 3:20 PM — Patent Basics Overview (PDF, 1.76 MB)

Daniel Kolker — United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

3:20 PM 3:50 PM — Coffee Break & Networking

3:50 PM 4:15 PM — Private Sector Approach to Commercializing Innovation (PDF, 2.55 MB)

Ferey Faridian — Larta Principal Advisor

4:15 PM 4:40 PM — Patent and Data Rights Under SBIR/STTR Awards (PDF, 1.67 MB)

Mike Dobbs — DOE, Chicago Office

4:40 PM 5:30 PM — Post-Session Networking

Meeting space will be available until 5:30 PM

5:30 PM — Adjourn and dinner on your own

DAY 2 — Friday August 10, 2018

7:30 AM 8:30 AM — Breakfast

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

An agenda with scheduled one-on-one meetings with DOE PMs can be found under the tab "PM Meetings"