2012 SBIR/STTR Community Forum

Thursday, April 26, 2012 - 8:30am - 5:00pm
Posted in InnoVenture Community

Forum to increase the number of SBIR/STTR won by South Carolina companies.

Forum Agenda

SBIR/STTR Community Forum

April 26, 2012

Preliminary Draft

8:30 – 9:00 Registration
9:00 – 9:10 Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:10 – 9:40 Current South Carolina Situation and Objectives for the Forum – Chad Hardaway
9:40 – 10:00 Overview of the Award Process - Being Proactive
10:00 – 10:30 Networking Break
10:30 – 11:15 Success Stories from across South Carolina
11:15 – 12:15 Available Resources and Roles
12:15 – 1:15 Networking Lunch
1:15 – 2:15 Panel Discussion - Lessons Learned
2:15 – 2:45 Networking Break
2:45 – 3:30 Breakout Sessions: Phase Zero; Preparing the SBIR Proposal; Establishing the Partnership; Post Award Managing and Reporting
3:30 – 4:00 Launching the Community - Next Steps
4:00 Adjourn

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Attending

John Warner John Warner,  Founder and CEO,  InnoVenture LLC
Butler Mullins Butler Mullins,  Principal,  InnoVenture LLC
John Blackburn,  President,  TECHFISH, LLC
Matt Dunbar,  Managing Director,  Upstate Carolina Angel Network
Profile Image Christopher Bourne,  President,  Bourne Executive Strategies, LLC
Profile Image Jessica Moss,  Business Development Director,  InnoVenture LLC
Vickie Fowler Vickie Fowler,  Principal,  Vickie Fowler LLC
Reb Thomas,  Patent Attorney and Knowledge Economist,  Thomas Law Firm & KE Ventures
Bethany Acampora,  Technology Commercialization Officer,  Clemson University Research Foundation
Greg Davis,  Manager, Small Business Development,  SC Department of Commerce
Profile Image Ann Marie Stieritz,  Director of Business Solutions,  University of South Carolina - Innovista
David Clayton,  Director, Research Division,  SC Department of Commerce
Robert Fields Robert Fields,  Managing Partner,  Fields Group LLC
Elizabeth Regan,  Program Director, Integrated Information Technology,  University of South Carolina
Corey Schuerman,  Trade Show Marketing Consultant,  Skyline Exhibits & Design
Profile Image Craig Kinley,  Principal,  WiProwess
Dirk Brown Dirk Brown,  Director of the Faber Entrepreneurship Center,  University of South Carolina
Doug Cone,  Principal,  Nullvariable Web Consulting LLC
Mindy Espey Mindy Espey,  Director of Community Development,  InnoVenture, LLC