NSF SBIR/STTR 2016 Phase II Grantee Conference ATLANTA MARRIOTT MARQUIS JUNE 5-8, 2016 #SBIR2016 SUMMARY AGENDA Sunday, June 5, 2016 Please check in to pick up your conference materials and name badge. Technology Showcase Set-Up Please hang all posters no later than 8:30 am on Monday morning. Monday, June 6, 2016 7:00 am 8:30 am 8:30 am 9:00 am 9:00 am 10:00 am 10:30 am 12:00 pm Please check in to pick up your conference materials and name badge. Technology Showcase Set-Up Please hang all posters no later than 8:30 am on Monday morning. Welcoming Remarks from NSF Barry Johnson, Division Director, Division of Industrial Innovation and Partnership Welcoming Keynote: ecoatm - One Entrepreneur s Journey to Success Through the NSF SBIR Program Mark Bowles, Serial Entrepreneur, Founder, ecoatm Dancing with Elephants: What Are Corporate Tech Scouts Really Looking For? Presenter: Kevin See, Research Director, Lux Research; Panelists: Thomas Boyd, Associate Director, Strategic Innovation & Technology Alliances, Colgate-Palmolive, Co.; Rick DeRose, Global Expert Technology Acquisition, Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC; Joe Fox, Director, Emerging & External Technologies, Ashland Inc.; and Jason Lynch, Director of IoT Strategy, Analog Devices Inc. 1 Wifi password: NSF2016
12:00 pm 1:30 pm Monday, June 6, 2016, Continued Luncheon with Keynote Speaker: Seed Fundraising in the Kickstarter Era Kevin Dewalt, Serial Entrepreneur, Founder, sohelpful.me 1:30 pm 2:30 pm Grantee Q&A Breakout Sessions by Program Director Peter Atherton - Imperial Ballrooms Prakash Balan - M102 Glenn Larsen - M103 Rajesh Mehta - M105 Murali Nair - M106 Ben Schrag - Imperial Ballrooms Ruth Shuman - M104 Jesus Soriano - M101 2:30 pm 3:00 pm 3:00 pm 5:00 pm 3:00 pm 4:00 pm 4:00 pm 5:00 pm 5:00 pm 7:00 pm Telling Your Story (Pitch Training for SBIR/STTR Grantees) Blake Patton, Managing Partner, Tech Square Ventures Supersize SBIR/STTR Phase IIB Presentations Ted Acworth, Founder & CEO, Artaic LLC Jason Ethier, Founder, President & CEO, Dynamo Micropower Jason Kelly, Founder, Gingko Bioworks Craig Knoche, Founder & President, i-human Patients, Inc. Lee Redden, CTO/Co-Founder, Blue River Technology Inc. Eric Smith, CEO, Keystone Tower Systems Evening Reception: Technology Showcase I Grantees with odd numbered posters should be available to discuss their projects at their poster during this evening s reception. Tuesday, June 7, 2016 8:00 am 4:40 pm 2 Wifi password: NSF2016
Tuesday, June 7, 2016, Continued The entrepreneurial educational sessions listed below are offered in concurrent sessions on Tuesday-Wednesday. Please review the session descriptions on the detailed agenda to determine which courses are most appropriate for you to attend. 8:45 am 10:00 am 10:30 am 11:45 am Customer Development Fundamentals of Financing Your Company Financials Financials Building Building Realistic Realistic Part 1 Customer Segmentation and Value Errol Arkilic, CEO, M34 Susan Preston, Susan Preston, Managing Propositions: Capital Member, Managing Seattle Angel Member, Edmund Pendleton, Lead Fund Seattle Angel Fund Instructor, NSF I-Corps and SBIR Phase I Beat-the- 11:45 am 1:15 pm Networking Luncheon Skyline, 10th Floor 1:30 pm 2:45 pm What You Need to Know About Mergers and Acquisitions Nancy Kamei, Entrepreneur in Residence, UCSF School of Pharmacy What You Need to Know About Mergers and Acquisitions Nancy Kamei, Entrepreneur in Residence, UCSF School of Pharmacy The Art of Negotiation and Strategic Partnerships John Bacon, Founder and CEO, ip2biz LLC The Art of Negotiation and Strategic Partnerships John Bacon, Founder and CEO, ip2biz LLC Common Legal Traps for Early-Stage Companies Building Realistic Financials Susan Preston, Managing Member, Seattle Angel Fund 2:45 pm 3:15 pm 3:15 pm 4:30 pm 4:45 pm 6:45 pm Customer Development Part 1 Customer Segmentation and Value Propositions: Edmund Pendleton, Lead Instructor, NSF I-Corps and SBIR Phase I Beat-the- Fundamentals of Financing Your Company Errol Arkilic, CEO, M34 Capital Common Legal Traps for Early-Stage Companies Evening Reception: Technology Showcase II Grantees with even numbered posters should be available to discuss their projects at their poster during this evening s reception. 3 Wifi password: NSF2016
7:00 am 4:00 pm 7:00 am 4:00 pm 7:00 am 8:30 am Atrium Level, Ballroom B 8:00 am 4:00 pm Women in Business Breakfast All women attending the conference are invited and encouraged to attend. The entrepreneurial educational sessions listed below are offered in concurrent sessions on Tuesday-Wednesday. Please review the session descriptions on the detailed agenda to determine which courses are most appropriate for you to attend. 8:45 am 10:00 am Venture Capital 101 Moderator: Ben Schrag, SBIR/STTR Senior Program Director, NSF Panelists: Swati Chaturvedi, CEO, Propel(x); David Cruikshank, Vice President, ARCH Venture Partners; Karen Kerr, Senior Managing Director, GE Ventures; Sonali Vijayavargiya, Founder and Managing Director, Augment Ventures Wednesday, June 8, 2016 Accelerating Growth: Challenges and Strategies for Your Innovation Company Neil Sheridan, CEO and Founder, SVPI, LLC 10:30 am 11:45 am Customer Development Part Conducting 2 Vali-dating 2 Your Validating Business Your Model Capital Raise Michael Horten, Company Horten Pitches CC Successful Conducting Telling a Successful Your Story: Capital Raise Part Business Edmund Model Pendleton, Lead Instructor, Michael NSF Horten, Imperial Horten CC Salon Each B company will have two Edmund I-Corps Pendleton, and SBIR Lead Phase I (2) minutes to present their Instructor, Beat-the-Odds NSF I-Corps Bootcamp pitch to a room of their and Imperial SBIR Phase Salon I ABeat-the- peers and receive valuable feedback from experts invited by NSF. See schedule in program booklet. 11:45 am 1:15 pm Networking Luncheon Skyline, 10th Floor 4 Wifi password: NSF2016
Wednesday, June 8, 2016, Continued 1:30 pm 2:45 pm 2:45 pm 3:00 pm IP Strategy Mindy Bickel, Associate Commissioner for Innovation Development, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office and Ann Fort, Partner, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP 3:00 pm 4:15 pm Customer Development Part 2 Validating Your Business Model Edmund Pendleton, Lead Instructor, NSF I-Corps and SBIR Phase I Beat-the-Odds Bootcamp Imperial Salon A 4:15 pm Conference Adjourns Conducting a Successful Capital Raise Telling Your Story: Company Pitches Each company will have two (2) minutes to present their pitch to a room of their peers and receive valuable feedback from experts invited by NSF. See schedule in program booklet. Accelerating Growth: Challenges and Strategies for Your Innovation Company Neil Sheridan, CEO and Founder, SVPI, LLC Imperial Salon B 5 Wifi password: NSF2016