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Beyond SBIR Phase II:

"Bringing Technology Edge to the Warfighter"

21 - 23 August 2007

Arlington, VA

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Agenda

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Technology Transition and Acquisition Excellence: Taking It to the Next Level
Moderator: Dr. James I. Finley, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition & Technology)
Panelist:

• Honorable Claude M. Bolton, Jr., Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology
• Honorable Delores Etter, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Research, Development and Acquisition
• Honorable Sue C. Payton, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force
• Ms. Katrina G. Wahl, Deputy for Acquisition Management, Missile Defense Agency

Sourcing Innovation in a Consolidated Industry: Sustaining Competitive Edge
Moderator: Ms. Kathleen Harger, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Innovation and Technology Transition
Panelist:

• Mr. John Shakespeare, Washington DC Operations for Enterprise Strategic Growth, The Boeing Company
• Dr. John Waszczak, Director Advanced Technology and SBIR/STTR, Raytheon Company

Leveraging SBIR to Address Technology Needs
Moderator: Mr. Richard McNamara, PEO Submarines, Naval Sea Systems Command
Panelist:

• CAPT Shane Gahagan, USN, PEO(A) Program Office, Navy
• Mr. Paul Koskey, Advanced Technology Innovation Team Leader, MDA

Tapping Small Business for Technology Solutions: SBIR in DoD Agencies
Moderator: Dr. Andre Van Tilborg, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Science & Technology
Panelist:

• Dr. Robert F. Leheny, Deputy Director, DARPA
• COL Benjamin T. Hagar, USA, Deputy Director Chemical/Biological Technologies Directorate, Joint Science & Technology Offi ce for CB Defense, Defense Threat Reduction Agency (Invited)

Commercialization Pilot Program (CPP) Overview
Moderator: Mr. Michael Caccuitto, DoD SBIR/STTR Program Administrator
Panelist:

• Ms. Susan Nichols, Army SBIR Program Manager
• Mr. John Williams, Director, Navy SBIR and STTR Programs
• Mr. Richard Flake, Air Force Senior Planner

Open Innovation

• Ms. Joanne Hyland, President, Radical Innovation Group

 

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Data Rights and Liscensing
Moderator: Mr. Steve Guilfoos, SBIR/STTR Program Manager, Air Force
Panelist:

• Mr. Jere Glover, Brand & Frulla
• Mr. Jesse Erlich, Burns ∓ Levinson LLP

Open Architecture
Moderator: Mr. John Williams, Director, Navy SBIR and STTR Programs
Panelist:

• Mr. Douglas Marker, PEO IWS TT/7ST, Navy Advanced Technology
• Ms. Joan Marano-Goyco, APEO(T) - OPen Architecture

Venture Capital Financing Issues
Moderator: Mr. Thomas Weithman, Vice President and Managing Director, CIT GAP Fund

Mentor-Protege Program
Moderator: Mr. Chris Mailey, Engineer, Unmanned Systems, DoD Mentor Protege Program
Panelist:

• Mr. Carl Pompei, Anthrotronix, Inc.

 

Thursday, August 23, 2007

Self-Help Support For the SBC
T&E/Manufacturing
Moderator: Mr. Mike Zammit, Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
Panelist:

• Mr. Doug Schaefer, Director Manufacturing & Producibility, Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
• Mr. Tab Wilkins, Senior Technology Advisor
• Ms. Cynthia Gonsalves, Deputy Director, Office of Technology Transition & Transfer ODUSD(AS&C)

DARPA Transition Pilot
Moderator: Ms. Connie Jacobs, SBIR PM, DARPA
Panelist:

• Mr. Mark Heiferling, Bluetronix
• Dr. Praveen Chawla, President, EDAptive
• Ms. Mary Ann Beyster, Foundation for Enterprise Development (FED)

Commercialization Pilot Program (CPP) Overview

• Ms. Carol Van Wyk, Small Business Innovation Research Commercialization Pilot Program

Army Beyond SBIR Phase II

• Ms. Susan Nichols, Army SBIR Program Manager

Navy Beyond SBIR Phase II

• Ms. Lee Ann Boyer, DoN CPP Manager
• * Best Manufacturing Practices Center of Excellence: Mr. John S. Craighill, Senior Systems Engineer

Air Force Beyond SBIR Phase II

• Mr. Richard Flake, Air Force Senior Planner