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Conference Sessions — Thursday, October 18
TBED Business Models: The Revenue Issue
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
In recent years, there’s been increasing interest in strengthening TBED organizations by diversifying their revenue streams. In what is sure to be a lively discussion, the panelists will discuss a variety of issues including the challenges they’ve faced in establishing and sustaining revenue streams, how the funding mix affects the organization’s program focus, and the implications as more actors move into the TBED arena.
Panelists:
• Lee Cheatham, Executive Director, Washington Technology Center
• Monica Doss, President, Council for Entrepreneurial Development
• Tom Still, President, Wisconsin Technology Council
Moderator:
• Catherine Renault, Director, Office of Innovation, Maine Office of Innovation
Tools to Encourage Innovation and Speed Commercialization
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
The key to the game in transforming individual companies and regions is encouraging innovation and speeding commercialization. In this session, we’ll hear from two distinguished practitioners on the tools they’re using to a) evaluate deals regardless of development stage, and b) help established companies rethink their product line and business strategy.
Presenters:
• Aimee Dobrzeniecki, Deputy Director of MEP, NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership
• Randall Goldsmith, President and CEO, Mississippi Technology Alliance
Community Colleges’ Role in TBED
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Two-year schools bring important and often under-utilized resources and perspectives to the TBED portfolio of strategies—not just through workforce training, but through a host of accomplished approaches to supporting TBED. This panel will highlight two successful approaches that mix a host of strategies – incubation, distance learning, and cluster development – to stimulate local economic development.
Presenters:
• Erik Pages, President, EntreWorks Consulting
• Greg Rutherford, President, York Technical College
• Stuart Schulman, Executive Director, Center for Economic and Workforce Development, Kingsborough Community
College
Best TBED Practices [to Avoid]
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Best practices are all well and good, but simply copying TBED initiatives from other places can be a quick recipe for disaster — and good intentions don’t make up for poor planning. Talking about our mistakes can be painful yet beneficial. In this session, we’ll draw out some real doozies with a fair amount of humor and humility.
Discussion leaders:
• Jerry Paytas, Director of Research, GSP Consulting
• Mark Skinner, Vice President, SSTI
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Aligning TBED & Conventional Economic Development
2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Can there be just one type of economic development approach adopted in a state or community? Probably not. But with long time TBED themes like innovation and technology commercialization cropping up in policy and budget discussions everywhere, this session will focus on ways TBED is being used to strengthen and complement traditional economic development efforts like business retention, expansion & recruitment.
Panelists:
• Michael A. Finney, President & CEO, Ann Arbor SPARK
• Angeline Godwin, President, Area
Development Partnership
• Robin Roberts, Executive Vice President, Economic
Development, Greater Oklahoma City
Chamber
Moderator:
• Patricia Scruggs, President, Scruggs & Associates LLC
Keys to Effective Tech Entrepreneurship Education
2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Economic vibrancy of states and regions rises and falls on the backs of their entrepreneurs. Educators and mentors can provide potential entrepreneurs with the tools and information they need to start their businesses and increase the likelihood of becoming successful. This panel discussion will examine some of the best approaches being adopted for effective entrepreneurial education.
Presenters:
• Dean Chang, MTECH Ventures Director,
University of Maryland
• Ellen Hemmerly, Executive Director,
UMBC Research and Technology Park
• Horace Robertson, Secretary-Treasurer,
Consortium for Entrepreneurship
Education
• Phil Weilerstein, Executive Director,
National Collegiate Inventors and
Innovators Alliance
Moderator:
• Phillip Battle, Policy Analyst, SSTI
TBED Success through Partnership with Federal Laboratories
2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
In this session, we’ll discuss state-led models encouraging collaboration between research universities, businesses, and national laboratories. Participants will learn how these initiatives are yielding strong regional economic benefits by leveraging indigenous technical clusters of innovation.
Presenters:
• James A. Poulos, III, Vice President,
Technology Transfer & Commercialization,
Maryland Technology Development Corp.
• Elmer Salazar, Project Leader, Regional
Business Infrastructure, Development
Office, Technology Transfer Division, Los
Alamos National Laboratory
• John Slanina, Policy Analyst, SSTI
Moderator:
• Belinda Padilla, Program Manager,
Development Office, Technology Transfer
Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Discussants:
• John Emond, Collaboration Program Manager, Innovative Partnership Program NASA Headquarters & FLC Mid-Atlantic Regional Coordinator
• Terry Lynch, Office of Technology Partnerships, National Institute of Standards and Technology
SBIR: Current Status, Future Developments
2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
In its 24-year history, SBIR has never been as praised and as attacked as it has been recently. It also provides a backdrop of many state TBED initiatives. With Congressional reauthorization looming, we’ll take a look at new developments in state SBIR programs, the results of the National Academy of Sciences’ much anticipated review of the SBIR program, and the prospects for changes and passage of SBIR/STTR reauthorization.
Panelists:
• Robin Gaster, President, North Atlantic Research Inc.
• Rick Shindell, President, Zyn Systems,
SBIR Gateway
• Tab Wilkins, Senior Technology Advisor,
NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership
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The Maryland Strategy: From R to D to $
3:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
With one of the nation’s oldest university-industry research programs, strongest tech transfer catalysts, and some of the most active sources of early-stage capital, Maryland’s TBED portfolio strategy includes several models worthy of emulation and replication across the country. This session will provide candid local insights into how Team Maryland achieves its success.
Panelists:
• Brian Darmody, Special Assistant Vice
Chancellor, University System of Maryland
• Renée Winsky, President and Executive
Director, Maryland Technology
Development Corporation
• Ben Wu, Technology Policy Advisor,
Maryland Department of Business and
Economic Development
Future of University Tech Transfer
3:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
University technology transfer has been center stage for several months, the subject of several sets of guiding principles, wide media coverage, high profile reports, and even Congressional hearings. Those with opinions – and it
seems to include almost everybody – are making them known. Led by one of the
country’s most respected university administrators, this discussion session will sort out all the implications for TBED policy and practice.
Discussion leader:
• Don Smith, VP of Economic
Development, Carnegie Mellon and
University of Pittsburgh
What’s Exciting about Manufacturing?
3:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Often overlooked in the hype of the latest technology that will transform your economy is that manufacturing continues to be a significant employer of high-paid jobs with pockets of growth. In this session, we’ll look at some exciting possibilities for manufacturing, including opportunities for exporting, new product development, incorporating innovation strategies, and encouraging young people to consider manufacturing as a career path.
Presenters:
• Jim Battin, Dream It Do It Campaign Coordinator Southeast Indiana
• Bill Canis, Acting President, The
Manufacturing Institute, National
Association of Manufacturers
• Roger Kilmer, Director, NIST
Manufacturing Extension Partnership
SSTI Awards for TBED Excellence, Part One
3:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
We believe the SSTI Awards for TBED Excellence are unique in their emphasis on impact, strategic value, and replicability. In this promising session, we’re asking the recipients of the first annual awards to share their stories: their approaches, their impacts and their insights. Recipients will be announced during lunch on Thursday, Oct. 18. To ensure adequate time for audience Q&A, the presentations may be divided among two sessions. The first session will be Thursday afternoon at 3:45 and the second session, if necessary, will be held at 8:00 Friday morning.
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Conference Sessions — Friday, October 19
New Strategies for Rural TBED
8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
TBED has taken an exciting new twist that is yielding great opportunities for less densely populated areas. This session will investigate several tech-based initiatives producing employment growth within rural communities across the country, including the concept of “farmshoring.”
Presenters:
• Monica Babine, Rural Bridges Co-director, Washington State University
Extension
• Keith Boswell, Team Leader, Security &
Services Team, Virginia Economic
Development Partnership
• Heike Mayer, Assistant Professor in
Urban Affairs and Planning, Virginia Tech – Alexandria Center
Universities as Regional Economic Drivers
8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Institutions of higher education perform many roles within regional economies, serving as important sources of skilled workers, innovative research, and start-up
businesses. The panel discussion will examine the impact that colleges and universities can have on regional economies and how state and regional strategies can be tailored to maximize their economic benefit.
Presenters:
• Dennis Hoffman, Professor of Economics, Arizona State University
• Iryna Lendel, Program Manager, Center for Economic Development, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs, Cleveland State University
Moderator:
• Marsha Schachtel, Senior Fellow, Johns
Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies
SSTI Awards for TBED Excellence, Part Two
8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
We believe the SSTI Awards for TBED Excellence are unique in their emphasis on impact, strategic value, and replicability. In this promising session, we’re asking the recipients of the first annual awards to share their stories: their approaches, their impacts and their insights. Recipients will be announced during lunch on Thursday, Oct. 18. To ensure adequate time for audience Q&A, the presentations may be divided among two sessions. The first session will be Thursday afternoon at 3:45 and the second session, if necessary, will be held at 8:00 Friday morning.
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Successful TBED Implementation in Small & Mid-Sized Communities
9:35 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.
Not every community has all the economic development assets available to the nation’s largest cities -- nor do they need them to be successful in TBED! This session will explore the resourcefulness, innovation, and creativity that has proven effective for several small and mid-sized communities across the country. There are insights and lessons here for all communities, regardless of size.
Presenters:
• Philip Boudjouk, Vice President for
Research, Creative Technology and
Technology Transfer
• Kevin O’ Sullivan, President and CEO,
Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives
Moderator:
• Sheri Stickley, Chief of Administrative Operations, Oklahoma Department of Commerce
Does a National Innovation Initiative Really Change Anything for State TBED?
9:35 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.
Doubling NIH’s research budget ushered in huge life science investments by states. What should doubling the budgets of the National Science Foundation, NIST and the Office of Science within the Department of Energy hold for state TBED strategies? What do the new programs for STEM education mean? This path-breaking session will explore the challenges and opportunities presented by COMPETES, et al.
Discussion leaders:
• Kei Koizumi, Director, R&D Budget and
Policy Program, American Association for
the Advancement of Science
• Walt Plosila, Vice President, Technology
Partnership Practice, Battelle
States’ Evolving Roles In Equity Capital
9:35 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.
Accessible sources of capital provide a critical ingredient for tech entrepreneurship and successful TBED. Public strategies to increase accessibility vary - as do their effectiveness and value in changing financial markets. This engaging panel discussion will explore the experiences and wisdom gained through several approaches.
Panelists:
• Rebecca Bagley, Deputy Secretary for Technology Investment Office, Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development
• Phillip Battle, Policy Analyst, SSTI
• Jerry Bird, Vice President, Massachusetts
Technology Development Corporation
• Frank Dickson, Principal, Maryland Venture Fund
Moderated by:
• Phillip A. Singerman, Managing Director,
Toucan Capital Corp.
TBED Research Impact
9:35 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.
The Trent Lott National Center of Excellence for Economic Development & Entrepreneurship will use SSTI’s 11th annual conference as the backdrop for announcing the center’s award to the researcher or research team who has
made the most significant impact on the field of Technology Based Economic Development (TBED) in the last five years. Join us during this enlightening breakout session, as the recipient(s) will discuss research findings and policy implications valuable for all practitioners.
Presenter:
• Edward Feser, Professor and Interim Head of
Urban Regional Planning, University of Illinois
Urbana Champaign
Moderator:
• Ken Malone, Director, Trent Lott National Center
of Excellence for Economic Development &
Entrepreneurship, University of Southern
Mississippi
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