Defense TechConnect Conference & Expo

NOVEMBER 17-19, 2020 | NATIONAL HARBOR, MD

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2017 SBIR/STTR PROGRAM  

SBIR Tampa Presentation Slides

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Time

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2017
  SBIR/STTR Training Sessions, 9:00-5:00 (additional registration required)
0900-1200 SBIR/STTR Overview & Phase I Proposal Development
12:30-1:30 Lunch Break (on own)
1:30-3:30 SBIR/STTR Accounting Basics
3:30-5:00 Phase II Proposal Development
4:00-7:00 Defense Innovation and SBIR/STTR Showcase, Demos, & Reception, West Hall
 
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Time

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2017
8:15-10:00 Joint DITAC-SBIR/STTR Keynotes, Ballroom A/B
10:00-10:30 Coffee and Networking Break, Level 1 Foyer
10:00-10:45 Making the Most of Your Award, Room 18
10:30-12:00 SBIR/STTR Agency 1-on-1 Meetings (Advanced Sign Up Required), Room 13-16
11:00-12:00 SBIR/STTR DoD Agency Briefings, Room 19
12:00-1:00 Lunch (on own)
1:00-1:40 Working with the Warfighter: DOD SBIR Agency Perspectives, Room 18
1:00-3:00 SBIR/STTR Agency Briefings, Room 19
1:00-4:00 SBIR/STTR Agency 1-on-1 Meetings (Advanced Sign Up Required), Room 13-16
1:50-2:30 Grant Me An Opportunity, Room 18
3:10-3:50 Accepting Government Funding, Room 18
4:00-7:00 Defense Innovation Showcase, SBIR/STTR Showcase & Reception, West Hall
 
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Time

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2017
8:30-11:30 SBIR/STTR Agency 1-on-1 Meetings (Advanced Sign Up Required), Room 13-16
9:00-10:00 Partnering with Universities & Labs, Room 18 Building Your Business, Room 19
10:00-11:00 Recent Winners, Room 18 Leveraging SBIR Funding, Room 19
11:00-12:00 Innovation Ecosystems, Room 18 Making the Sales Pitch, Room 19
12:00-1:00 Lunch (on own)
12:30-1:30 SBIR/STTR Agency 1-on-1 Meetings (advanced sign-up required), Room 13-16
1:00-2:15 Transitioning Your Technology, Room 19
1:00 - 2:30 Joint DITAC-SBIR/STTR Closing Reception
 

TUESDAY OCTOBER 3, 2017

West Hall
4:00-7:00

Defense Innovation and SBIR/STTR Showcase, Demos, & Reception

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 4, 2017

Ballroom A/B
8:30

DITAC Welcome

Jennifer Rocha, Vice President, Strategic Partnerships, TechConnect
Ballroom A/B
8:30-8:45

Keynote

Lisa Sanders, Director of Science and Technology for Special Operations Forces, USSOCOM
Ballroom A/B
8:45-9:00

SBIR/STTR Welcome

John Williams, Director of Innovation and Technology, U.S. Small Business Administration
Ballroom A/B
9:00-9:30

SBIR/STTR Support Organizations: Roundtable Discussion

John Williams, Director of Innovation and Technology, U.S. Small Business Administration
Jim Greenwood, Founder, Greenwood Consulting Group
Becky Aistrup, Managing Partner, BBC Entrepreneurial Training & Consulting
Ed Jameson, CPA, Managing Partner, Jameson & Company
Ballroom A/B
9:30-10:00

Fireside Chat: SBIR Company Spotlights

John Williams, Director of Innovation and Technology, U.S. Small Business Administration
Scott Lewit, President, Structural Composites, Inc.
Tony Frazier, Senior Vice President and GM, Services, DigitalGlobe
Kevin DeMarzio, Business Development Manager, Made in Space
Tim Swift, Founder & CEO, Otherlab
Level 1 Foyer
10:00-10:30

Coffee and Networking Break

Room 18
10:00-10:45

Making the Most of Your Award

Chair: Bob Smith, Director, SBIR/STTR, U.S. Navy

Manny Oliver, Director, SBIR/STTR Program Office, U.S. Department of Energy
April Richards, Program Manager, SBIR, U.S. EPA
Room 13-16
10:00-12:00

SBIR/STTR Agency 1-on-1 Meetings (advanced sign-up required)

Room 19
11:00-12:00

SBIR/STTR DOD Agency Briefings

Lee Ann Boyer, Deputy Director-Contract & Grant Awards, SBIR/STTR, U.S. Navy
David Shahady, Managing Director, SBIR/STTR Program, U.S. Air Force
Nicole Fox, Program Anaylst, Army STTR
Anthony Aldrich, SBIR Program Manager, USSOCOM
Jordan Reynolds, Deputy Operations Manager, SBIR/ STTR Program, DoD-MDA
Susan Nichols, Program Director, Small Business Office, DARPA
12:00-1:15

Lunch (On Own)

Room 18
1:00-1:40

Working with the Warfighter: DOD SBIR Agency Perspectives

Chair: David Shahady, Managing Director, SBIR/STTR, U.S. Air Force

Lee Ann Boyer, Deputy Director-Contract & Grant Awards, SBIR/STTR, U.S. Navy
Jordan Reynolds, Deputy Operations Manager, SBIR/ STTR Program, MDA
Anthony Aldrich, SBIR Program Manager, USSOCOM
Room 19
1:00-3:00

SBIR/STTR Agency Briefings

Manny Oliver, Director, SBIR/STTR Program Office, U.S. Department of Energy
Henry Ahn, SBIR/STTR Program Director, NSF
Elden Hawkes, Program Specialist, USDA
Vince Garcia, SBIR Program Manager, NOAA
April Richards, Program Manager, SBIR, U.S. EPA
Sophie Jantz, Technology Policy Analyst, U.S. Department of Transportation
Rob Hodge, Supervisory Patent Examiner, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
Mike Vinje, Small Business Technology Manager, NASA
Mark Flohr, Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Program Manager, DTRA
Larry Pollack, Program Manager, SBIR/STTR, Joint Science & Technology Office for Chemical and Biological Defense (JSTO-CBD), DoD-CBD
Michael Merriken, Manager, Technology Transfer Office, FLC Navy
Room 13-16
1:00-4:00

SBIR/STTR Agency 1-on-1 Meetings (advanced sign-up required)

Room 18
1:50-2:30

Grant Me An Opportunity

Chair: Chris O'Gwin, Program Manager SBIR/STTR, U.S. Department of Energy

Henry Ahn, Program Manager, National Science Foundation
Elden Hawkes, Program Manager, USDA
Room 18
3:10-3:50

Accepting Government Funding

Chair: Ed Jameson, Jameson & Company

Daniel Kim, Kim & Galstad, LLP
Karen Beckman, Supervisory Auditor, DCAA
West Hall
4:00-7:00

Defense Innovation and SBIR/STTR Showcase, Demos, & Reception

THURSDAY OCTOBER 5, 2017

Room 18
9:00-10:00

Partnering with Universities & Labs

Chair: Chris McNeal, Senior Advisor for Strategy and Operations, U.S. SBA

Bin Yan, Director, Office of Technology Transfer, Office of Technology Transfer, University of Miami
Michael Bloom, Senior Director, Office of Corporate Partnerships, USF
Michael Merriken, Manager, Technology Transfer Office, FLC-U.S. Navy
Brent Edington, Director of Office of Commercialization, Florida State University
Room 19
9:00-10:00

Building Your Business

Chair: John Williams, Director of Innovation and Technology, U.S. SBA

Ed Ramos, Senior Area Manager, SBA North Florida
Jonel Hein, Deputy District Director, South Florida, U.S. SBA
Ryan Donlon, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
R. Wayne Brass, FSBDC
Room 13-16
8:30-11:30

SBIR/STTR Agency 1-on-1 Meetings (advanced sign-up required)

Level 1 Foyer
10:00-10:30

Coffee and Networking Break

Room 19
10:00-11:00

Leveraging SBIR Funding

Chair: Henry Ahn, NSF

Jordan Reynolds, DoD-MDA
Michael Morris, SpectrEcology
Scott Lewit, Structural Composites
Shyam Mohapatra, TransGenex
Room 18
10:00-11:00

Recent SBIR Winners

Chair: Becky Aistrup, Managing Partner, BBC Entrepreneurial Training & Consulting

Chris O'Gwin, Program Manager SBIR/STTR, U.S. Department of Energy
Marla Buchanan, Green Technologies
Tony Mulligan, CEO/President, Hydronalix
Steve Sullivan, DoD-Navy
Room 18
11:00-12:00

Innovation Ecosystems

Moderator: Jonathan Robinson, Venture Hive

Valerie McDevitt, Associate Vice President Technology Transfer & Business Partnerships, USF
Gordon Hogan, UCF Business Incubation Program
Ed Schons, Florida High Tech Corridor
Jonel Hein, SBA SFDO
Room 19
11:00-12:00

Making the Sales Pitch: Selling Your Science vs. Selling Your Technology

Chair: Barb Carson, U.S. SBA

David Shahady, Managing Director, SBIR/STTR Program, U.S. Air Force
Denis Ebodaghe, Program Manager, USDA
Mitch Lairmore, FSSBDC
Room 13-16
1:00-2:00

SBIR/STTR Agency 1-on-1 Meetings (advanced sign-up required)

Room 19
1:00-2:00

Transitioning Your Technology

Chair: Bob Smith, Director, SBIR/STTR Program, U.S. Navy

Craig Owens, Systems Engineer, Principal SBIR Program Manager, Lockheed Martin
Erin Fopiano, SBIR Portfolio Manager, Raytheon IDS
Anthony Aldrich, SBIR Program Manager, USSOCOM
Level 1 Foyer
2:15-3:15

Closing Reception

 

 
 

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