SBIR FALL Innovation Conference

SEPTEMBER 22-24, 2026  |  NATIONAL HARBOR, MD
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   SPEAKERS  


Henry Ahn

SBIR/STTR Program Director, National Science Foundation

Obidon Bassinan

Electronics Engineer, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD)

Nicole Berry

SBIR Information Specialist, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Jason Calvert

Aerospace Engineer, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC)

Joshua Carter

Associate Administrator, SBA’s Office of Investment and Innovation

Lesia Crumpton-Young

Section Head for the Small Business section within the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) Directorate Program Director, National Science Foundation

Scott Dockum

SBIR Program Manager, NIST

Daniel Eliot

Program Lead, NIST

Allen Franke

Engagements Lead, AFWERX

Colleen Gibney

SBIR Deputy Project Manager, Defense Health Agency (DHA)

Jacqueline Gray

SBIR Program Manager, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Carlos Gutierrez

Innovation Outreach Specialist for National Programs, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Elden Hawkes

Partnership and Innovation Specialist, U.S. Small Business Administration

Dr. Michael A. Krainak

Chief Technology Officer, Relative Dynamics, Inc.

Kate Kvaternik

SBIR Program Manager, Department of Transportation

Genevieve Lind

SBIR/STTR Program Manager, U.S. Small Business Administration

Kelly Loeffler

Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration

Adam Lurie

CEO, Knexus

Elizabeth Mirowski

Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer Phase (SBIR/STTR) Program Director, National Science Foundation

J.R. Myers

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Project Manager, Defense Health Agency

Dr. Akilah Nelson

Education Research Scientist, U.S. Department of Education (ED)

Rikki O'Reilly Jones

Senior Advisor for Investment and Innovation, U.S. Small Business Administration

Craig Owens

Program Manager, Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program, Lockheed Martin

Nirav Rajpara

Economic Development Specialist, SBA DC District Office Representative

Nagesh Rao

Director (Acting) and Deputy Director, NIST

Ben Schrag

SBIR/STTR Program Director and Policy Liaison, National Science Foundation

Deborah Segal

Environmental Health Scientist, United States Environmental Protection Agency

Jennifer Shieh

Acting Director, Innovation, Small Business Administration

Brian Shipley

Director, Department of the Navy SBIR/STTR Programs

Regina (Gina) Sims

Director, DoW Office for Small Business Innovation

Adam Sorkin

Small Business Policy Manager, National Institutes of Health

Jolie Stepnowski

Operations Manager, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)

Tylar Temple

Deputy Director, DoW Office for Small Business Innovation

Jennifer Thabet

Office Director Small Business Programs Office, DARPA

David Thalenberg

Program Analyst, U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of Investment and Innovation

Chuck Wallace

Deputy & Execution Manager, APFIT

John Williams

Executive Director, Small Business Innovation Research Consortium (SBIRC)

Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Development Specialist, U.S. Small Business Administration

Director, NIH Small Business Program, National Institutes of Health

Supplier Innovation Lead, Raytheon

Acting Director, Northeast Regional Outreach Office, USPTO

Lead Enterprise Liaison Engineer Boeing Defense Space & Security, Boeing







 



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